Illegal immigrant arrested by ICE in Virginia on incest and sexual battery charges after release from local jail
HERNDON, VA. — A 25-year-old Honduran national illegally present in the United States was arrested last week in Falls Church on charges of incest and aggravated sexual battery involving a minor, U.S.…
Del Rio Sector Agents Arrest Two Sex Offenders Convicted of Battery and Rape
DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector arrested two convicted sex offenders, shortly after they illegally entered the United States. Jan. 27, Eagle Pass South Station…
Laredo CBP Officers Apprehend Fugitive Sought for Rape and Domestic Battery
LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), officers at the Laredo Port of Entry, detained one male Mexican Citizen wanted for rape and domestic battery. “The apprehension of persons wanted…
Proterra to cut jobs, merge electric bus and battery production in South Carolina
(Reuters) – Proterra Inc said on Thursday it plans to cut more jobs and combine electric bus and battery production in South Carolina as it looks to trim costs. The electric-bus maker’s…
German chancellor meets auto, battery bosses in ‘mobility’ summit
By Victoria Waldersee and Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) – German carmakers, Tesla, chip producers and battery maker Northvolt met the German chancellor and cabinet ministers on Tuesday to discuss topics from European…
SK On says it is undecided whether to proceed with battery venture with Ford, Koc
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean electric vehicle battery maker SK On said on Monday it has not decided whether to pursue a battery cell venture in Turkey with Ford Motor Co and…
South Korea’s SK On plans a new, lower cost EV battery by 2025
By Joseph White LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – South Korea’s SK On plans to produce a new, lithium-iron-phosphate electric vehicle battery by 2025 as part of an effort to deliver lower-cost batteries to…
Ford, China’s CATL considering building U.S. battery plant -Bloomberg
(Reuters) – Ford Motor Co and China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd (CATL) are considering building a battery plant in Michigan or Virginia to reap tax benefits without treading on Sino-U.S. political…
Redwood Materials joins electric vehicle, battery trek to South Carolina
By Paul Lienert (Reuters) – Redwood Materials is the latest company to set up shop in South Carolina’s growing community of electric vehicle and battery manufacturers, the Carson City, Nevada-based firm said…
U.S. finalizes $2.5 billion loan to GM, LG battery joint venture
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Energy Department said on Monday it had finalized a $2.5 billion low-cost loan to a joint venture of General Motors Co and LG Energy…
U.S. bid for battery metals has Africa blind spot
By Helen Reid and Nelson Banya JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Mining companies and governments in Africa are calling for stronger trade ties with the United States after a new climate law set out…
Republican lawmakers criticize U.S. grant to battery company with China ties
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two senior Republican lawmakers on Wednesday were highly critical of the decision by the U.S. Energy Department to award $200 million to Microvast Holdings over the…
Voting opens in key UAW test to organize U.S. battery plants
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Workers begin two days of voting on Wednesday to decide whether to unionize at a General Motors-LG Energy battery cell manufacturing joint venture in Ohio. Workers…
China’s lithium newcomer Zijin eyes rich returns from battery demand
By Siyi Liu and Dominique Patton BEIJING (Reuters) – The head of China’s Zijin Mining Group Co Ltd said lithium prices now at record levels could halve by end-2025, telling the Reuters…
Australian battery metal players key to South Korea’s EV ambition
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will play a big role in South Korea’s ambition to lead the electric vehicle batteries market and diversify from China for its battery metals needs, a top South…
Hyundai Motor, LGES consider building two JV battery plants in U.S. -report
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co and LG Energy Solution Ltd (LGES) are considering building two joint venture battery plants in the United States, a local online news outlet reported…
Hyundai Motor and SK On to build $1.9 billion JV battery plant in U.S. -report
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co and SK On plan to invest about 2.5 trillion won ($1.88 billion) to build a new joint venture battery factory in the United States,…
Workers to decide whether to unionize Ohio GM-LG battery joint venture
By David Shepardson (Reuters) – Workers next month will decide whether to unionize at a General Motors-LG Energy battery cell manufacturing joint venture in Ohio, a U.S. government agency said. The National…
Volkswagen in talks with pre-IPO investors for battery unit – sources
By Emma-Victoria Farr and Jan Schwartz FRANKFURT/HAMBURG (Reuters) – German carmaker Volkswagen is holding discussions with investors to join its battery division ahead of a possible partial initial public offering (IPO) of…
Redwood Materials to supply cathode material to Panasonic U.S. battery plant
By Paul Lienert (Reuters) – Panasonic Corp will buy remanufactured battery cathode material from Redwood Materials, beginning in 2025, for the Japanese battery maker’s new Kansas plant, the companies said on Tuesday.…
EV battery production faces supply chain, geopolitical headwinds – report
(Reuters) – A fragile supply chain marred by geopolitical tensions could hit the planned expansion of electric vehicle (EV) battery production, slowing EV adoption, S&P Global Mobility warned in a report on…
Yellen touts U.S. battery investments in election battleground Ohio
By David Lawder CLEVELAND (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen hailed the beginnings of a Midwest “Battery Belt” on Thursday as a result of the Biden administration’s investments in clean energy,…
Biden Admin Shells Out $2.8 Billion To Battery Makers That Pledge Commitment To Diversity, Equity And Inclusion
Biden Admin Shells Out $2.8 Billion To Battery Makers That Pledge Commitment To Diversity, Equity And Inclusion John Hugh DeMastri on October 20, 2022 The Biden administration announced a $2.8 billion investment…
Stellantis eyeing two more North American battery plants by 2030
DETROIT (Reuters) – Stellantis will need four electric-vehicle battery plants in North America by 2030, the company’s North American chief operating officer said on Tuedsay. The automaker has already announced two joint-venture…
Lead set to shine on tight supplies, winter battery failures
By Eric Onstad LONDON (Reuters) – Lead is expected to outperform other metals over the coming months as cold weather is likely to force consumers to replace auto batteries and supplies tighten,…
Former Robins Air Force Base Daycare Employees Indicted for Cruelty to Children, Simple Battery, Failure to Report Suspected Child Abuse
MACON, Ga. – A federal grand jury has returned a 30-count indictment charging two former employees and the former director of a daycare facility located on Robins Air Force Base, Warner Robins, Georgia,…
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