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Stellantis's Big Battery Moves, Plus the State of EV Sales

In this week's roundup of battery news you might have missed, Stellantis is making big moves in the battery space, and EV sales soared last month.

June 3, 2022

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Here's a look at some of the biggest news in the battery space this week:

A Stellantis-Samsung joint venture will bring a $2.5-billion battery plant to Kokomo, IN.
Stellantis, Chrysler's parent company, also struck a deal to source lithium hydroxide for its EV batteries from California's Salton Sea Basin.
A faulty battery pack caused a fire at a Rivian assembly plant in Normal, IL.
EV sales jumped 70% from a year prior last month and nabbed a bigger share of the overall auto market.
The UK's Faraday Institute is adding 16 seed projects to its battery research portfolio.
Toyota's 2023 Carolla Hybrid has an upgraded Li-ion battery.
Designing EV batteries for the Indian market requires special considerations.
The US Postal service is trying out e-bikes equipped with 500 Wh batteries.
Researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory are developing polymers that could make lithium batteries safer and more stable.
ICC Compliance Center published a helpful guide to regulations governing ground shipments of lithium batteries in the US.

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