Items Tagged with 'battery cells'

BIRMINGHAM, Mich. — Anthro Energy and EnPower Inc. have signed a master memorandum of understanding to jointly develop and scale domestic lithium-ion battery cell manufacturing for defense, robotics and autonomous systems applications. 

WINDSOR, Ontario—NextStar Energy has opened a 4.23 million-square-foot battery manufacturing facility in Windsor, marking a major expansion of electric vehicle supply chain capacity in North America.

SPRING HILL, TN— The upgrade builds on a $2.3 billion investment announced in 2021 and reflects GM’s broader strategy to lower EV costs while expanding battery options for consumers. LFP cells offer a more affordable alternative to nickel-based batteries and are becoming increasingly popular among U.S. automakers.

SEOUL—Hyundai Mobis has developed a new battery cell cooling material to prevent overheating during ultra-fast charging of electric vehicles.

WARREN, OH—Ultium Cells LLC recently celebrated the 100 millionth battery cell produced at its two-year-old facility here.

DETROIT—General Motors is selling its stake in a nearly completed battery cell plant in Lansing, MI, to its joint-venture partner, LG Energy Solution Michigan Inc.

NURTINGEN, Germany—A new three-year R&D project is attempting to improve the safety of plastic battery housings used in electric vehicles.

MUNSTER, Germany—New product and production technologies will make battery manufacturing more energy-efficient in the future.

HOLLAND, MI—LG Energy Solution has announced that it is investing $1.7 billion at its plant here to increase production of lithium-ion polymer battery cells and packs for EVs by fivefold. The expansion will create more than 1,200 new jobs.

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.