Toyota ramps up commitment to electrification with us bev production and additional battery plant investment. Advancing its commitment to vehicle electrification and building where it sells, Toyota will assemble an all-new, three-row, battery electric SUV at Toyota Kentucky starting in 2025. The company’s first U.S.-assembled BEV will be powered by batteries from Toyota North Carolina. The new battery plant, which is currently under construction, will receive an additional $2.1 billion investment to support the company’s drive toward carbon neutrality. Ted Ogawa, president and chief executive ..read more

Honda Engine Plant in Ohio produces 30-Millionth Engine as it prepares for electrified future, casing for battery modules. Honda celebrated production of the 30 millionth engine built by associates at the company’s Anna Engine Plant in Ohio with the production* of the newly refined 2.0-liter Atkinson-cycle four-cylinder engine, which is part of the two-motor hybrid-electric system that powers Honda Accord and CR-V hybrid-electric models. The Anna plant, Honda’s largest engine plant in the world, is now preparing to retool to add production of the casings for the battery modules that will power ..read more

Government of Canada invests in GM-POSCO to strengthen Canada EV battery supply chain. The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, François Legault, Premier of Quebec, and Pierre Fitzgibbon, Quebec’s Minister of Economy, Innovation and Energy, announced support for the latest cathode active materials (CAM) facility to be operational in Canada, to be built by a joint venture between General Motors (GM) and POSCO Future M in Bécancour, Quebec. CAM are key battery materials that consist of components like processed nickel, lithium and other ..read more

RWE starts construction of large-scale battery storage project at two locations in North Rhine-Westphalia. RWE has begun construction of one of Germany’s largest battery storage facilities at its power plant locations in Neurath and Hamm. The facility will have a capacity of 220 megawatts (MW) and storage capacity of 235 megawatt hours (MWh). A total of 690 lithium-ion battery blocks will be installed at the facility, involving an investment of approximately 140 million euros.  Roger Miesen, CEO RWE Generation:  As the proportion of renewables in the electricity ..read more

Summit Nanotech appoints new Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of engineering as it reshapes the future of lithium extraction.  Summit Nanotech (“Summit”), a leader in sustainable lithium extraction technology, announced the appointment of Dr. Jeremy Patt as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Dr. Katerina Kryst as Vice President of Engineering. Amanda Hall, Founder and CEO of Summit Nanotech, said: Jeremy and Katerina are high-impact catalysts to our team, with Jeremy’s successful commercialization of multiple first-of-kind, chemical process technologies, an ..read more

The attraction of na-ion battery cehmistry lies in its composition rather than its performance, finds IDTechEx. Na-ion is probably the most prominent metal-ion battery chemistry outside of Li-ion, working via the same ‘rocking chair’ (where the alkali-ion shuttles from a non-metal anode to a cathode during discharge and vice versa during charge) principle of reversible cation intercalation, at a positive and negative electrode. Materials can also be similar to Li-ion, with metal oxides often used as the cathode and carbon-based materials as the anode. However, the carbon cannot be in the form ..read more

Ampace Technology – Kunlun opened a new chapter for Ampace to fully seize the opportunity in the era of energy storage. In 2023, the world is seeing great momentum of growth in energy storage battery from home to overseas and power generation to users. On May 24, 2023, Xiamen Ampace Technology Limited (hereinafter referred to as “Ampace”) made its debut at the 16th International Photovoltaic Power Generation and Smart Energy Conference & Exhibition (“SNEC”) in Shanghai, expressing its comprehensive energy storage system solutions with the three key core technological edges, “high safety, l ..read more

Argentina Lithium completes initial drill campaign at rincon west, announces positive results from ninth exploration well. Argentina Lithium & Energy Corp. (TSXV: LIT) (FSE: OAY3) (OTC: PNXLF), (“Argentina Lithium” or the “Company”) reports the completion of the ninth exploration hole at its Rincon West Project in Salta Province, Argentina, returning a 258 m interval ranging from 287 to 402 mg/l lithium. Two portions of this interval were not sampled, one length of 42 m and a second length of 33 m. Miles Rideout, V.P. of Exploration, said ..read more

Gamma Technologies and Proventia join forces to accelerate battery development through a holistic battery simulation platform. Gamma Technologies (GT) and Proventia announced they have aligned to develop state-of-the-art battery and system models based on industry best practices. This partnership will help to guide and accelerate the development of Proventia’s battery products portfolio specialized in non-road mobile machines. By leveraging Gamma Technologies’ environment for battery solutions, Proventia continues to innovate and thus maintain its leadership position in the market and expand t ..read more

Century Lithium announces board changes and addition to senior management. Century Lithium Corp. (TSXV: LCE) (OTCQX: CYDVF) (Frankfurt: C1Z) (“Century Lithium” or “the Company”) announces that Ms. Cassandra Joseph will step down as non-executive Chair and director effective June 30, 2023 in order to focus her attention on her new role as General Counsel of Ivanhoe Electric. Mr. Bryan Disher, non-executive director and Chair of the Audit Committee, will become Chair of the Board of Directors upon her departure. Bill Willoughby, President and CEO, sai ..read more