GM’s Ultium Cells Venture: What If Electric Vehicles Survive The New Tax Bill After All?
The GM-LG venture Ultium Cells anticipates a renewed burst of interest in electric vehicles despite the obstacles created by the new tax bill.
LG Energy Solution
LG Energy Solution Opens New LFP Battery Cell Lines In Michigan To Support Energy Storage…
Introduction LG Energy Solution’s new lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) battery plant in Holland, Michigan, marks a significant step for clean energy in the US. Opened in early May 2025, this facility shifts focus from electric vehicles (EVs) to energy storage systems (ESS) as EV demand cools. This article explores the plant’s … [continued]
No Tech Transfer Requirements in Chinese-European Battery Partnerships Despite EU Subsidies — Study
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. Despite receiving €900 million in state aid … [continued]
The Great Grid-Scale Battery Boom Comes To The US
The United States is rapidly installing grid-scale batteries that are helping to prevent power blackouts, known in German as Dunkelflaute, according to The Guardian. From barely any just a few years ago, the US has now installed 20 GW of grid-scale battery storage for its electric grid — equivalent to … [continued]
EV Sales H1 2024: Europe Slowest Growing Region
Europe is the slowest region of growth for electric vehicle (EV) sales so far this year, Rho Motion, the leading research house focused on the electric vehicle market, revealed today in their half yearly update. Just under seven million electric vehicles have been sold globally in the passenger car and … [continued]
10 Largest EV Battery Producers in the World
One company has absolutely run away with the trophy for largest EV battery producer in the world. That would be Chinese battery giant CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd). I recall when it stole the title from LG Chem a few years ago, and it seems that it has only … [continued]
Redwood Partners with Ultium Cells
At Redwood, our process involves sourcing end-of-life batteries and production scrap as well as raw materials and then recycling, refining, and remanufacturing these feedstocks into critical battery materials for North American cell manufacturers at gigafactory-scale. Redwood is now working with Ultium Cells LLC—the joint battery cell manufacturing venture between General … [continued]
LG Energy Solution Strengthens Partnership with WesCEF, Secures Stable Lithium Supply Chain for the North…
LG Energy Solution signs a second offtake agreement with WesCEF, expands its supply chain for competitive lithium procurement Lithium hydroxide and lithium concentrate from WesCEF’s Mt. Holland lithium project to be assembled into IRA-compliant batteries for the North American market The company to secure reliable and sustainable supply chain by … [continued]
Top 10 Battery Producers In The World — 2023 (Provisional Data)
While there are regular reports about sales performances of the best selling EVs, as one can see here, here, and here, reports on the deployment of the all-essential batteries for these EVs are much less frequent. Nevertheless, they are a critical element in the EV transition, and big business too. … [continued]
LFP Cathodes — Made in Morocco, Financed by China, Exported to the West
Looks like there is more than one way to skin a cat. The USA has effectively locked out Chinese batteries from its domestic market, but what if components like LFP cathodes are made in Morocco, in a factory financed by a Chinese–Korean partnership? Sounds complicated, but it might just work, … [continued]
