WSJ News Exclusive | Global Battery Race Heats Up With Billions for Europe’s Northvolt

[ad_1] Jan. 16, 2024 12:01 am ET One of the world’s most valuable battery startups is raising $3.4 billion in debt from the European Union and a group of banks…

Cargo ship carrying burning lithium-ion batteries kept offshore of Alaska port

[ad_1] ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A large cargo ship with a fire in its hold is being kept 2 miles offshore of an Alaska port as a precaution while efforts are undertaken to…

Why Every Western Automaker Is Visiting This Remote Part of South Africa

[ad_1] Updated Dec. 30, 2023 12:11 am ET Listen to article (2 minutes) MBOMBELA, South Africa—A half-century-old company on the outskirts of South Africa’s Kruger National Park has found itself…

The Next Chips to Transform EVs Could Be Made From Wood

[ad_1] Listen to article (2 minutes) ADELAIDE, Australia—Ivan Williams reckons he can help to break China’s dominance of a key ingredient of electric-vehicle batteries. To do so, he has been…

Northvolt to bring sodium-ion batteries to European market

[ad_1] Northvolt has launched a commercial sodium-ion battery for static energy storage in Europe. The development comes much sooner than most industry observers expected to see this technology. The Swedish battery…

Toyota nears mass production of solid-state batteries

[ad_1] Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Toyota says it is close to being able to…

Ford Downsizes Plan for Michigan Battery Factory, Citing Slower EV Demand

[ad_1] Nov. 21, 2023 10:38 am ET Ford Motor is moving forward on construction of a battery plant in Michigan but at a reduced size from original plans, citing a…

Stellantis and CATL Sign Strategic MoU for the Local Supply of LFP Batteries for European Market

[ad_1] The MoU outlines joint development of a state-of-the-art technology roadmap and future battery value chain opportunities Stellantis and CATL are considering the possibility of a joint investment in the…

Reconomy Group buys Ecosurety WEEE and batteries compliance schemes in deal led by Shaw & Co

[ad_1] Bristol-based Ecosurety has sold its UK Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and Batteries Compliance Scheme to international circular economy specialist Reconomy in a deal led by Bristol-based corporate finance advisory firm Shaw &…