Tag: Battery
EV battery plants make for wild card issue
General Motors revealed its all-new modular platform and battery system, Ultium, on March 4, 2020 at its Tech Center campus in Warren, Michigan.Photo [...]
Lawmakers probe Ford partnership with Chinese battery supplier CATL
Ford CEO Jim Farley announces at a press conference that Ford Motor Company will be partnering with the worlds largest battery company, a China-based [...]
House GOP committee chairs launch probe into Ford-China battery deal
The continued focus on the battery agreement echoes broader bipartisan concerns on Capitol Hill about China’s influence on domestic supply chains as [...]
Lawmakers Challenge Ford and Chinese Battery Partner Over Forced Labor
A partnership between Ford Motor and a major Chinese battery maker is facing scrutiny by Republican lawmakers, who say it could make an American autom [...]
Ford’s Battery Joint Venture to Get $9.2 Billion Government Loan
Ford Motor and its battery manufacturing partner will receive a $9.2 billion loan to build three battery factories in Kentucky and Tennessee, the Depa [...]
Europe Frets U.S. Battery Factory Subsidies Will Hurt, Not Help
But if Europe doesn’t move quickly to aid the battery industry, “you will really lose momentum on the ground versus the North American market,” said D [...]
DOE won’t award $200M to battery company criticized by GOP over China links
Company officials have insisted that the Chinese government has no influence over its operations and that Republican attacks are purely for political [...]
Canada Lands Volkswagen Battery Plant With Billions in Subsidies
Volkswagen’s first North American battery plant for electric vehicles will be built in Canada, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other Canadian po [...]
U.S. and Japan Reach Deal on Battery Minerals
While the terms of the deal are limited, the agreement appears to provide a model for resolving recent trade spats between the United States and some [...]
LG Will Spend $5.5 Billion on a Battery Factory in Arizona
Investment plans for U.S. battery production have increased since President Biden signed a law that offers generous incentives for electric cars and g [...]
Ford delays F-150 Lightning production another week after battery fire
Ford CEO Jim Farley announces at a press conference that Ford Motor Company will be partnering with the worlds largest battery company, a China-based [...]
Ford to build EV battery plant in Michigan, use Chinese tech
Ford workers will build both nickel cobalt manganese and lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries at the facility, slated to come online in 2026, while [...]
Ford Will Build a U.S. Battery Factory With Technology From China
Ford’s $3.5 billion plant in Michigan will draw on technology from CATL, a Chinese company that is the world’s No. 1 maker of electric-car batteries.
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Who is Matt Schlapp, the top Trump ally being sued for sexual battery?
A lawsuit was filed by an anonymous accuser Tuesday against Matt Schlapp and his wife Mercedes, two prominent Republican insiders in Washington, DC [...]
Britishvolt: UK battery start-up collapses into administration
The majority of Britishvolt's 300 employees have been made redundant after last minute attempts to find a buyer failed.
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