batteries

Retail Asia01/11/2021

Apple Inc’s talks with China’s CATL and BYD over battery supplies for its planned electric vehicle have been mostly stalled after they refused to set up teams and build U.S. plants that would solely cater to the tech giant, three people with knowledge of the discussions said. The firms informed Apple sometime in the past […]

Retail Asia05/07/2021

Researchers in Britain and the United States have found ways to recycle electric vehicle batteries that can drastically cut costs and carbon emissions, shoring up sustainable supplies for an expected surge in demand. The techniques, which involve retrieving parts of the battery so they can be reused, would help the auto industry tackle criticism that […]

Retail Asia16/06/2021

General Motors Co will supply electric batteries and hydrogen fuel cell systems for rail supplier Wabtec Corp’s locomotives, in a move extending the No. 1 U.S. automaker’s reach outside the automotive sector. Wabtec, based in Pittsburgh, is developing locomotives powered by electric batteries and hydrogen fuel cells in response to rail industry demand to eliminate […]

Retail Asia09/06/2021

The Apple Car project or as it is called internally at Cupertino – Project Titan has been in the works for now 7 years. But in the last year, work on it has progressed and Apple has been actively courting potential suppliers, but this process has been a struggle. Now a fresh report comes via […]

Retail Asia27/04/2021

Supermarket Woolworths is further hastening its consumer-facing sustainable initiatives by announcing a battery recycling initiative, with collection units to be placed in every Woolworths store around the country. The units will accept used batteries, as well as mobile phones, in an effort to bump up Australia’s rate of battery recycling – which currently sits at […]

Retail Asia31/12/2020

Tesla has confirmed that its new tab-less 4680 battery cells are going to be produced by Panasonic which already has a dedicated facility at the Gigafactory in Nevada. This report comes via Nikkei Asia which states, “Panasonic will set up a prototype production line at existing facilities. The cost of the project is expected to […]

Retail Asia28/02/2020

Panasonic said it would exit solar cell production at Tesla Inc’s New York plant, the latest sign of strain in a partnership where Panasonic’s status as the U.S. electric vehicle (EV) maker’s exclusive battery supplier is ending. The move increases uncertainty over Tesla’s solar business which is already under scrutiny, having been drastically scaled back […]

Retail Asia08/08/2019

BMW Group said on Wednesday it would double its production capacity for electric vehicle batteries at its U.S. plant in South Carolina as it ramps up manufacturing of plug-in hybrid vehicles to include the X3 vehicle in addition to the X5. BMW said it was investing $10 million in a new battery assembly line which […]

Retail Asia04/07/2019

Yamaha has just revealed its new EC-05 electric scooter, and it features removable batteries for easy re-charging and to swap out the drained battery with a fully charged battery. The Yamaha EC-05 is the result of Yamaha’s partnership with Taiwanese electric motorcycle manufacturer Gogoro. Last year, the two brands formed a partnership with the goal […]

Retail Asia28/06/2019

Hella announced that it will develop and manufacture products that support all stages of automotive electrification. With new products like dual voltage battery management system and powerpack 48 Volt, the company is now one of the first on the market to offer innovative battery module solutions for mild hybrid vehicles. The new solutions enable savings […]

Retail Asia04/06/2019

Volkswagen will invest almost 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) in battery cell production at a facility in western Germany and is seeking to simplify the group by spinning off or selling units, the automaker said on Monday. Volkswagen said in a statement after a supervisory board meeting it would set up the battery facility in Lower […]

Retail Asia24/04/2019

The joint venture will be located in the automaker’s factory in the southern port city of Hai Phong, where it will manufacture lithium-ion battery packs for VinFast’s electric scooters that are being made now, and for electric cars to be produced in the future, VinFast said in a statement. The factory, which will be built […]

Tag: batteries

Apple’s Talks With Chinese Battery Makers CATL And BYD

New Recycling Techniques Set To Make Electric Vehicles Greener

General Motors To Supply Electric Batteries, Hydrogen Fuel Cell Systems For Wabtec Locomotive

Apple In Talks With CATL And BYD For Batteries

Woolworths to recycle batteries, mobile phones

Tesla’s 4680 Battery Cells Are Manufactured By Panasonic

Panasonic To Exit Solar Production At Tesla’s New York Plant As Partnership Frays

BMW Doubles Battery Production Capacity

Yamaha Electric Scooter With Removable Batteries Unveiled

Hella Develops Battery Solutions For Mild Hybrid Vehicles

Volkswagen Plans To Produce Batteries In Germany

VinFast, South Korean firm to make batteries for EVs