VW's Next Battery Manufacturing Site, Tesla's 4680 Cells

A new facility dedicated to researching lithium processing technologies is expected to open later this year in Arizona. 

Pylontech, a China-based maker of energy storage systems, wants to raise $750 million in part to support its a 10 GWh lithium-ion R&D and manufacturing facility set to break ground in Hefei later this year. 

Could cobots help prevent battery defects? 

Stellantis is retooling two plants in Canada to eventually build a 500-mile-range EV. 

Volkswagen is looking for new sites to build batteries and EVs in the US. 

The EU is one step closer to banning fossil fuel vehicles. 

New Tesla Model Y with 4680 battery cells and a structural battery pack might charge faster and offer better energy density. 

GE Healthcare was hit with a Class I recall of backup and replacement batteries for ventilators. 

ION storage, a US-based developer of solid-state lithium-ion batteries, raised $30 million from investors, including Toyota Ventures. 

Chinese EV maker NIO plans to start making its own battery packs in the next two years. 

Scrapped or delayed energy storage projects are hampering the transition to renewable energy in the US. 

GE plans to boost battery energy storage manufacturing in India.