Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2022 18:30:14 +0000
Rare earth minerals and other battery materials are crucial for global politics. As this article explains, China’s power over the worlds clean technology advancements and medical progress came to a head in 2010 when it cut off supplies to Japan. This ultimately left Japan defenseless, and with no choice but to cave on the border […]
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2022 17:33:37 +0000
Panasonic has agreed to purchase cathode materials and copper foil from Redwood Materials for its battery factories in Nevada and Kansas.
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2022 02:03:54 +0000
The EV battery world has changed a lot in the past few years. Let’s start with the 10 largest EV battery manufacturers through most of 2022, but then also look at how this list is different from a few years ago. As you can see above, CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited) is the big […]
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 16:30:43 +0000
Battery factory construction in the US is ramping up in a big way, with both Panasonic and LG Energy Solution announcing new plans.
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2022 07:54:36 +0000
Panasonic is likely to invest up to $4 billion into a new factory for Tesla batteries in Kansas. It’s all about the batteries. While there are other supply chain challenges lately, the number one barrier to faster electric vehicle sales growth year after year is lack of batteries. That goes for Tesla as well as […]
Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2022 06:29:54 +0000
The 4680 batteries have 5 times more energy with 6 times the power and enable a 16% range increase. At the battery-pack level, the form-factor improvements alone result in a 14% reduction in cost per kWh.
Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Sat, 04 Jun 2022 00:57:00 +0000
Panasonic shipped samples of its 4680 batteries to Tesla ahead of the production surge, Reuters recently reported. Mass production of the new battery is expected to begin at the plant in Wakayama in March of next year when the company’s fiscal new year begins and before production is moved to North America. Kazuo Tadanobu, CEO […]
Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2022 04:20:03 +0000
Panasonic plans to start the mass production of Tesla’s 4680 battery cells in the fiscal year April 2023, according to reports. There are also plans to set up two additional production lines and facilities at the company’s Wakayama factory. There’s also a rumor that Panasonic is planning a major gigafactory somewhere in the US. In […]
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 05 Mar 2022 15:05:11 +0000
There’s a rumor Panasonic will build a large new battery factory somewhere in the US.
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 05 Mar 2022 15:05:11 +0000
There’s a rumor Panasonic will build a large new battery factory somewhere in the US.