Tesla To Buy $2 Billion In LFP Batteries From Samsung SDI, GM Project Slowed
Samsung SDI is facing challenges to its US battery factory plans as a result of the trade and tariff chaos in Washington.
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Global Coalition Calls for No Further Weakening of EU Batteries Due Diligence Rules
Changes to Batteries Regulation rules would threaten responsible and resilient supply chains and weaken European companies’ competitive advantage. A coalition of over 30 global civil society organisations, labour organisations, investors and businesses have called on the European Parliament to prevent any further weakening of the due diligence requirements of the … [continued]
Ford Battery Factory In Michigan Fights For Survival
The Ford battery factory in Marshall, Michigan may become a giant white elephant if Congress cancels IRA tax credits.
Can von der Leyen Save Europe’s Car Industry from ‘the Slow Agony of Decline’?
T&E’s William Todts assesses the EU Commission chief’s three biggest promises There was a time when five-minute charging, full self-driving and ultra-fast development cycles would have been announced in Stuttgart, Wolfsburg or Paris. No longer. These days German and French carmakers are scrambling to catch up with technology—like cheap LFP … [continued]
EU News: BYD Overtakes Tesla, Northvolt Suspends Production
BYD hit a significant milestone in April when it outsold Tesla in Europe, where Notthvolt is finding itself in financial turmoil.
Hyundai, Kia, & Genesis Plant That Can Produce 500,000 Electric & Hybrid Vehicles Opens In…
The largest economic development project in the history of Georgia is now open. Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America is a battery and vehicle assembly factory that Hyundai Motor Group invested $12.6 billion to build. The company says that it will produce up to 500,000 Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis electric and … [continued]
Nissan to Get 100 GWh of US-Made Batteries from SK On
The electric vehicle market is growing everywhere, even in the USA, and various dynamics are encouraging automakers to get their batteries locally in each market more and more. That just makes more sense in the long term anyway, but given the fact that China moved much faster in this arena … [continued]
U.S. Battery Capacity Increased 66% in 2024
In the United States, cumulative utility-scale battery storage capacity exceeded 26 gigawatts (GW) in 2024, according to our January 2025 Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory. Generators added 10.4 GW of new battery storage capacity in 2024, the second-largest generating capacity addition after solar. Even though battery storage capacity is growing fast, … [continued]
Toyota’s Late Shift to BEVs Evident in Latest Financials Report
Toyota has gone through dozens of pairs of shoes dragging its feet on battery-electric vehicles. There may be no more notable laggard on electric vehicles (though, neighboring Honda gives it a run for its money). I pointed out yesterday that despite all of its hype for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles … [continued]
Assembly Plant or Battery Powerhouse? Analysis of Foreign Battery Investments in EU
External experts commissioned by T&E find no EU-wide or national requirements on technology transfer and breaches of air pollution rules from battery factories in Poland and Hungary. T&E calls on clear foreign investment rules and a comprehensive European strategy for battery supply chains. Europe’s ambition to build a world-leading battery … [continued]
