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Green Car Congress
MARCH 5, 2020
Volvo Cars formally inaugurated a new battery assembly line at its Belgian manufacturing plant in Ghent, where it will start building its first fully electric car, the XC40 Recharge P8, later this year. The XC40 Recharge P8 is the first of a family of fully electric Volvos. Volvo XC40 Recharge powertrain.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 15, 2018
Lithium and cobalt are fundamental components of present lithium-ion batteries. Analysis by researchers at the Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) suggests that, given the foreseen scaling of battery demand up to 2050, each may face supply risks, albeit for different reasons.
Green Car Congress
MAY 15, 2019
Volvo Car Group has signed long-term agreements with leading battery makers CATL and LG Chem to ensure the multi-billion dollar supply of lithium-ion batteries over the coming decade for next generation Volvo and Polestar models. In 2017 Volvo Cars committed that all new Volvo cars launched from 2019 would be electrified.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 3, 2022
Battery swap stations are Nio’s signature replenishment facility, and it is currently the only company offering such models to the general consumer. There are also other companies in China that offer models with battery swap support, but for the taxi market. Swapping to become more efficient by using smaller batteries.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 25, 2021
Under the plans, Zeekr will use Geely Holding Group’s Sustainable Experience Architecture (SEA)—unveiled last year—and will include its own battery technologies, battery management systems, electric motor technologies and electric vehicle supply chain support.
Green Car Reports
JULY 20, 2020
As it ramps up electric-car production, BMW has inked a battery-supply deal with Sweden's Northvolt. billion) of batteries from Northvolt beginning in 2024. Batteries will be manufactured at a factory currently under construction Skelleftea, Sweden, which will use 100% renewable energy, according to a BMW.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 9, 2020
Fortum, BASF, and Nornickel have signed a letter of intent to plan a Li-ion battery recycling cluster in Harjavalta, Finland, serving the electric vehicle market. This would enable a successful “closed loop” cycle to re-use the critical metals present in used batteries. Earlier post.).
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