Electric Vehicle
PolyPlus starts pilot manufacturing of lithium seawater battery
PolyPlus Battery Company has installed a pilot manufacturing line for producing Lithium Seawater Batteries (Li/SWBs) for subsea and deep ocean applications.
These batteries have energy...
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VinFast receives $1.2 bn incentive for EV manufacturing project
VinFast has received a $1.2 billion incentive package from the State of North Carolina for its electric vehicle manufacturing project in the US.
The largest economic incentive package in state...
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FirstEnergy unit offers $39.8 mn EV charging incentive
Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy, has launched EV Driven, a four-year program that provides incentives for electric vehicle charging...
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Ford, SK On finalize U.S. EV battery joint venture
US-based Ford Motor and South Korean battery maker SK On Co along with its subsidiary on Thursday finalized setting up a joint venture for...
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Panasonic picks Kansas for Tesla EV battery plant with $4 bn investment
Japan’s Panasonic Energy, a major Tesla supplier, has selected Kansas as the site for a new battery plant.
State officials said the proposed battery plant...
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Ola to start production of lithium-ion cell at its Gigafactory by 2023
Ola Electric has introduced its lithium-ion cell -- NMC 2170 -- and said it will begin the mass production of its cell from its...
Electric Vehicle
VinFast raises $4 bn to develop EV factory in North Carolina
Vietnam-based EV carmaker VinFast has signed agreements with Credit Suisse and Citigroup Global Markets to raise at least $4 billion to develop an electric...
Electric Vehicle
Tesla to lay off 229 employees, shuts San Mateo office
Electric-car maker Tesla is laying off 229 employees at its office in San Mateo, California, and is permanently shutting the office, a filing showed...