Fire Hazard Alert: Batteries in Recycling Trucks Ignite Blaze in Somerset County
SOMERSET COUNTY, NJ—A fire erupted in a Somerset County recycling truck, triggered by improperly disposed-of batteries in the recycling materials. Police are warning residents against throwing lithium batteries in the trash. Authorities…
Global demand for lithium batteries to leap five-fold by 2030- Li-Bridge
(Reuters) – Global demand for lithium batteries is expected to surge more than five-fold by 2030, public-private alliance Li-Bridge said on Wednesday, as more people opt for electric vehicles and energy storage…
LG says it’s in talks with Tesla to supply batteries from Arizona factory
SAN FRANCISCO/SEOUL (Reuters) – LG Energy Solution said on Friday it is in “active discussions” with Tesla and electric vehicle startups to supply batteries from the supplier’s proposed Arizona factory in the…
Honda, GS Yuasa agree to collaborate in lithium-ion batteries
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co Ltd and battery maker GS Yuasa Corp on Monday said they will collaborate in the high-capacity, high-output lithium-ion battery business, and plan to establish…
Davos Speaker Details The ‘Horrific’ Costs Of Mining Key Metal Used In Electric Car Batteries
Davos Speaker Details The ‘Horrific’ Costs Of Mining Key Metal Used In Electric Car Batteries Harold Hutchison on January 17, 2023 A speaker at the World Economic Forum (WEF) held at Davos,…
Panasonic agrees to supply EV batteries to Lucid Group
TOKYO (Reuters) – Tesla Inc battery maker Panasonic Holdings on Tuesday said it had concluded an agreement to supply lithium-ion batteries to electric vehicle (EV) maker Lucid Group as the Japanese company…
China’s CATL to provide EV batteries for Honda starting in 2024
TOKYO (Reuters) – Honda Motor Co said on Thursday that Chinese battery giant CATL would supply batteries for seven years for its electric vehicles (EV) in China. The Japanese automaker said the…
Goldman Sachs says U.S., Europe could end reliance on Chinese EV batteries by 2030 -FT
(Reuters) – The United States and Europe could cut their dependence on China for electric vehicle batteries through more than $160 billion of new capital spending by 2030, the Financial Times reported…
Latham Company Pays $75,000 for Selling Counterfeit Batteries to Department of Defense
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Industrial Equipment and Supply Company, LLC (IESC) and its principals, Mark Nystoriak and Sandra Nystoriak, of Latham, New York have agreed to pay $75,000 to resolve allegations that…
Toshiba India to supply batteries for EVage’s electric vans
BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Indian unit of Japan’s Toshiba will supply its SCiB rechargeable lithium-ion cells for 10,000 electric delivery vans made by Indian start-up EVage, the companies said on Tuesday. This…
Drug traffickers sent to prison for transporting narcotics in car batteries
LAREDO, Texas – Five members of a drug trafficking organization have received significant sentences their convictions of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute meth and heroin, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B.…
S.Korea’s LG Energy Solution to supply batteries to India’s Mahindra -source
SEOUL – South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution is set to supply batteries to Mahindra & Mahindra’s first electric sports utility vehicle (SUV), a source familiar with the matter said on…
LG Energy Solution to supply batteries to Japan’s Isuzu Motors -newspaper
SEOUL – South Korea’s LG Energy Solution is on track to supply Japanese commercial vehicle maker Isuzu Motors with an estimated 1 trillion won ($763 million) or more worth of batteries, a…
Stellantis secures lithium supply from California for EV batteries
(Reuters) – Stellantis NV has secured lithium essential for its electric vehicle production in North America from a project in California, as carmakers worldwide scramble to secure supply of the battery metal…
Batteries Plus Continues to Power Onward with Expanded Presence Nationwide, Surmounting Pandemic Year after Year
National Battery Retailer Signs 15 Franchise Units at Start of 2022, After a Record-Breaking 2021 HARTLAND, Wis., March 24, 2022 — Batteries Plus is hitting the ground running in 2022, announcing 15…
Factbox-Swapping electric car batteries since the Gilded Age
By Paul Lienert and Nick Carey – Battery swapping – replacing a depleted battery with a freshly charged one – is not new: The first experiments with exchanging batteries in electric cars…
Musk’s plan for Tesla-built batteries has an acceleration challenge
By Hyunjoo Jin SAN FRANCISCO – Elon Musk wants to make cheaper batteries – fast. But the Tesla Inc chief executive is unlikely to hit ambitious targets for Tesla to mass-produce its…
Britishvolt to develop high-performance batteries with Aston Martin
By Nick Carey LONDON – Electric vehicle (EV) battery startup Britishvolt is to develop high-performance batteries with Aston Martin as the British luxury carmaker gears up to launch its first fully electric…
Somebody stole dozens of golf cart batteries at South Jersey golf cart reseller
MONROE, NJ – Last Friday, the employees of Mike’s Golf Carts in Monroe (South Jersey) came to work to find somebody had removed and stolen 25 batteries from golf carts stored in…
Explainer-Costs of nickel and cobalt used in electric vehicle batteries
By Pratima Desai LONDON – Rising sales of electric vehicles (EVs) and a scramble along the supply chain to secure materials have propelled prices of battery ingredients nickel, cobalt and lithium to…
Britishvolt to develop batteries for new Lotus electric sports car
By Nick Carey BLYTH, England – Britishvolt said on Friday it will develop batteries for a fully-electric sports car in partnership with British carmaker Lotus, the first publicly-announced customer for the electric…
Toyota, Jeep To Produce Electric Car Batteries In US
Toyota Motor Corporation and Jeep parent company, Stellantis, announced Monday that it would build electric car battery factories in the U.S. Toyota said it will invest around $3.4 billion in electric car…
Los Angeles-area man sentenced to 5 years in federal prison for role in conspiracy to sell counterfeit laptop computer batteries following HSI probe
LOS ANGELES – A Chinese national who participated in a multimillion-dollar scheme to manufacture, ship and market counterfeit laptop computer batteries and other electronics made in China was sentenced today to 60…
San Gabriel Valley Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Conspiracy to Sell Counterfeit Laptop Computer Batteries
LOS ANGELES – A Chinese national who participated in a multimillion-dollar scheme to manufacture, ship and market counterfeit laptop computer batteries and other electronics made in China was sentenced today to…
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