Articles Tagged with ''battery manufacturing''

Volkswagen Begins Recycling EV Batteries

February 5, 2021

SALZGITTER, Germany—Volkswagen AG has opened a plant here that is dedicated to recycling electric car batteries.

IPC Prepares New Standard for EV Interconnect Assembly

Austin Weber

February 3, 2021

IPC-9791: Electric Mobility Cable and Interconnects—Visual Acceptability and Process Requirements is a new standard being developed for electric vehicle wiring harnesses, cables and interconnects.

New EV Battery Promises 5-Minute Charge Times

January 21, 2021

HERZELIYA, Israel—A startup company called StoreDot claims to have reached a milestone by developing a lithium-ion battery that can charge in only five minutes.

New Technology for Dispensing Two-Part Materials

Electric vehicle applications are driving demand for automated equipment.

Austin Weber

January 5, 2021

Dispensing two-part adhesives to assemble electric vehicles can be a challenge, particularly if the mix ratio is wide or the two components have different viscosities.

Proterra Opens Battery Assembly Line in Southern California

December 23, 2020

CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA—Proterra has begun assembling battery packs inside its factory here that produces electric buses.

Ford Considers More EV Vertical Integration

Austin Weber

November 24, 2020

A century ago, vertical integration thrived at Ford Motor Co. Today, as the curtain starts to close on the golden age of the internal combustion engine, Ford is rethinking its strategy for building electric vehicle components in-house.

GM Begins Hiring at Ultium Battery Assembly Plant

November 9, 2020

LORDSTOWN, OH—General Motors is starting the process to hire more than 1,000 positions at its Ultium Cells LLC battery assembly plant here.

Leak Testing Batteries

A new technology accurately tests cylindrical, prismatic and pouch cells for electric vehicles

John Sprovieri

October 1, 2020

Sales of electric vehicles (EVs), particularly plug-in hybrids and full battery electrics, are growing faster than expected, according to a study released earlier this year by the Boston Consulting Group.

KORE Power to Build Large-Scale Battery Cell Manufacturing Plant

September 21, 2020

COEUR d'ALENE, ID–KORE Power, a leading developer of battery cell and energy system storage technologies, recently announced that it is building a large-scale battery cell manufacturing facility that will open in early 2021 and create an estimated 18,000 direct and indirect jobs.

Tipping point?

Battery electric vehicles could be on the fast track to reach an installed base of over 100 million by 2029, but much of the growth in electrification hinges on battery technology as well as educated and willing consumers.

Kevin Jost Linda Trego

September 11, 2020

The electrification of automotive powertrains has accelerated as the world's automakers come to the realization that traditional ICE (internal combustion engine) vehicles can no longer keep pace with stringent global emissions requirements, especially those in Europe.

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Articles Tagged with ''battery manufacturing''

Volkswagen Begins Recycling EV Batteries

IPC Prepares New Standard for EV Interconnect Assembly

New EV Battery Promises 5-Minute Charge Times

New Technology for Dispensing Two-Part Materials

Proterra Opens Battery Assembly Line in Southern California

Ford Considers More EV Vertical Integration

GM Begins Hiring at Ultium Battery Assembly Plant

Leak Testing Batteries

KORE Power to Build Large-Scale Battery Cell Manufacturing Plant

Tipping point?

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