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Volkswagen Buys A 20% Interest In Chinese Battery Manufacturer

January 17th, 2020 | by Steve Hanley

Volkswagen has invested $560 million for a 20 percent stake in Chinese battery manufacturer Guoxuan.

Lithium-ion Battery Manufacturing Heating Up In India

July 28th, 2019 | by Anand Upadhyay

Interest in electric vehicles (EVs) is getting super hot in India. Having missed out on building its own manufacturing base for solar PV, India seems conscious about not missing the EV opportunity, especially for lithium-ion battery manufacturing (LIB)

Batteries

European Electric Car Market News — Triple The Number Of Models & More Battery Factories

July 19th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley

IHS Markit predicts the number of electric car models available in Europe will triple over the next 18 months. European leaders are pushing hard for new battery factories to meet the demand, but leaders in the UK and the US seem not to have gotten the memo.

Clean Transport

Partnerships With Local Companies Help Tesla Feed The People At Tesla Gigafactory 1

October 18th, 2018 | by Steve Hanley

With more than 2,000,000 million square feet of space, how do workers at the Tesla Gigafactory 1 eat? As usual, Tesla has thought of everything and its solutions are benefiting both workers and local businesses.

Batteries

Bosch Surprises By Dropping Idea Of Battery Cell Production — What Does That Mean For Bosch? For Batteries?

March 2nd, 2018 | by Nicolas Zart

Bosch is pretty much everywhere when it comes to mobility, and that's particularly true with the electric vehicle (EV) sector. But one thing the global giant has shied away from so far is manufacturing its own batteries. It just announced it won't pursue that route any longer