Rumor: BYD-Powered Tesla Model Y Production Started In Germany According to German publication Teslamag, Tesla has just started production of a new, BYD-powered, base version of the Model Y in Germany. InsideEVs · May 4, 2023
BoI woos Chinese EV battery giant Thai authorities are in talks with China-based CATL, the world’s biggest electric vehicle battery maker, and others to build production facilities in the country to fuel its EV production hub ambitions, according to the head of the Board of Investment (BoI). Bangkok Post · May 3, 2023
CATL unveils battery that may power electric airplanes and 1000km-range EVs The world's largest battery maker says its new battery could power electric aircraft or propel electric vehicles beyond 1,000km on a single charge. ABC News · May 2, 2023
EVs unstoppable in China SHANGHAI: This year’s Shanghai Auto Show signalled the end of the petrol engine era in China, as domestic electric vehicle brands drive change across the indistry and leave foreign companies in the dust, analysts and industry insiders say. Bangkok Post · Apr 22, 2023
Anjani Trivedi: The global EV transition hinges on one Chinese company The world’s largest battery maker doesn’t need Ford Motor Co. or Tesla Inc. It’s the U.S. — and global — carmakers, desperate to go electric quickly, that need the Chinese behemoth. Tribune News Service · Apr 11, 2023
China seethes as US chip controls threaten tech ambitions China's leaders are seething at U.S. efforts to cut off access to technology to make advanced computer chips The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2023
Tesla Said To Plan US Battery Cell Factory Using CATL's LFP Tech As with Ford's LFP cell plant in Michigan, Tesla's factory would be wholly owned by the US EV maker while the LFP technology would be licensed from CATL. InsideEVs · Mar 31, 2023
Tesla pursues building a new US Plant with China’s dominant battery maker Tesla Inc. is looking to build a battery plant in the U.S., according to people familiar with the matter, in what would likely be a controversial arrangement with China’s dominant electric-vehicle battery manufacturer. Tribune News Service · Mar 30, 2023
Global Passenger xEV Battery Market In 2022: 488.3 GWh (Up 70%) The global passenger xEV (BEVs, PHEVs, HEVs) battery market significantly expanded last year, as both xEV sales and the average battery capacity are increasing. InsideEVs · Mar 28, 2023
Report: CATL's New Qilin Battery Enters Series Production The latest media reports from China says that CATL has begun series production of its new Qilin battery systems. InsideEVs · Mar 22, 2023
Mango Power E Review: Pros & Cons, Features, Ratings, Pricing and more The Mango Power E is the ultimate home power station, providing 3kW of battery and AC output power. TechRadar · Mar 22, 2023
China Green Bulletin: Chinese Lithium Firms Have Bolivia in the Crosshairs The South American country has the world’s largest reserves of the key EV battery raw material, but political and practical obstacles have prevented the nation from becoming a significant global supplier Caixin Global · Mar 6, 2023
BYD plans second Asean EV plant The Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia are competing to host another Southeast Asian electric-vehicle assembly plant for BYD Co, the world’s second-largest maker of EVs, according to a Philippine trade and investment official. Bangkok Post · Feb 24, 2023
Weekly Must-Read: Billionaire Founder of China Renaissance Goes Missing China Renaissance reports being unable to make contact with its billionaire founder and chairman months after authorities took President Cong Lin into custody Caixin Global · Feb 24, 2023
InsideEVs · Feb 21, 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E Will Get LFP Batteries This Year In Europe The new LFP battery chemistry won't replace the existing nickel cobalt manganese (NCM) chemistry as both will be offered in parallel.
InsideEVs · Feb 21, 2023 Tesla May Not Benefit From Largest EV Battery Maker's Pricing Deals CATL has announced that it will help its strategic partners by issuing
Tribune News Service · Feb 17, 2023 How years of tricky talks sealed Ford’s deal with a Chinese battery maker For executives on both sides of the Pacific, Ford Motor Co.’s controversial deal to build a $3.5 billion electric-vehicle battery plant in Michigan using Chinese technology was the finale of a high-wire act that began two years ago.
Caixin Global · Feb 17, 2023 China Green Bulletin: New Ford-CATL Battery Plant, Green Energy Capacity Trumps Coal Chinese firms search the world for mining assets, Beijing promotes EVs in rural areas
Reason · Feb 16, 2023 Innovation Drives Down the Cost of Powering Electric Cars Americans are increasingly buying electric cars. Electrochemists and their innovations will drive down the cost of powering them.
InsideEVs · Feb 15, 2023 Ford Battery Deal With CATL Draws Backlash From US Senators, Reps Senator Marco Rubio said the licensing agreement between Ford and CATL "will only deepen US reliance on the Chinese Communist Party for battery tech."
InsideEVs · Feb 14, 2023 Ford To Build $3.5 Billion LFP Battery Plant In Michigan We analyze the announcement that Ford is building a new battery plant in Marshall, Michigan to produce FLP batteries with it's partner, CATL.
Tribune News Service · Feb 13, 2023 Ford details $3.5 billion electric vehicle battery plant to be built in Michigan ROMULUS, Michgan — Ford Motor Co. signaled Monday that Michigan will play a central role in the Dearborn automaker's bid to secure its electric-vehicle supply chain and diversify its battery technologies.
Bangkok Post · Feb 11, 2023 Ford and Chinese giant team up on EV batteries Ford Motor Co and China-based CATL — the world’s biggest electric vehicle battery maker — are reportedly planning to build an EV battery plant in Michigan, capping a months-long search that became mired in tensions between the US and China.
Tribune News Service · Feb 11, 2023 Ford to announce $2.5B battery plant in Michigan with Chinese partner Ford Motor Co. on Monday is expected to detail a multi-billion-dollar investment with a Chinese company to build an electric-vehicle battery plant on a site in mid-Michigan, The Detroit News has confirmed.
Roll Call · Jan 30, 2023 With EV batteries in demand, some in GOP say 'no' to China - Roll Call As Americans snap up electric cars, some Republicans take a tough-on-China stance even for projects that would create jobs for Americans.