All Battery System and Pack Production articles – Page 15
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NewsBMW increases battery cell order from CATL
BMW Group has extended its existing business relationships with battery cell manufacturers CATL and Samsung SDI to ensure a stable supply of batteries
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ArticleTesla gets the gig in Berlin
Electric carmaker Tesla is to build its next Gigafactory in Germany, co-founder and CEO Elon Musk told an awards ceremony in the country on Tuesday.
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ArticleSuppliers will charge the change: opportunities in the EV value chain
While much focus is put on OEM plans to launch more electric vehicles, a great deal of the technology, value, production and services will come from both existing and emerging suppliers across the value chain. We expect many new opportunities for these companies over the next decade.
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ArticleFCA–PSA fusion: first of the electric shock waves?
The merger attempt by FCA and PSA will be complicated but makes economic and operational sense, including for manufacturing efficiency. Whether or not it goes ahead, more consolidation is likely as the automotive industry gears up for electrification
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ArticleFCA to build battery assembly complex
Italy - FCA will construct a battery assembly facility to support its electrification strategy
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ArticleCATL begins building battery factory
Germany - CATL is looking to serve its many European carmaker customers from its new factory
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ArticleWhat took the air out of Dyson’s electric car project?
The iconic manufacturer of vacuum cleaners has cancelled plans to develop and build an EV. That was probably a smart decision, considering the huge costs, competition and struggling market that Dyson would have been entering. An analysis from Ultima Media’s automotive analyst, Daniel Harrison.
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ArticleVolkswagen Center of Excellence for Battery Cells
Volkswagen is now testing production methods for batteries at its Salzgitter facility
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ArticleVolkswagen develops new battery manufacturing technologies
Germany - Volkswagen is developing manufacturing technologies in order to better make lithium-ion batteries
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CommentA European battery gigafactory … someday, somewhere
As OEMs continue to push the scale and variety of their electrified vehicle ranges, Ian Henry asks, is battery production and supply up to the task?
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InterviewPowering the EV surge
Andreas Guecker, head of quality management and projects within BMW’s planning and production of E-Powertrains, offers an insight into the OEM’s e-drive production operations
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ArticleSkoda starts battery production for VW Group
Czech Republic - Batteries for hybrid vehicles in the Volkswagen Group are being made at Skoda’s Mladá Boleslav factory
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ArticleValmet starts building battery test centre
Germany - Valmet is upping its game in the battery field for electric vehicles
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ArticleBMW doubles battery production capacity
US - BMW has doubled its battery production capacity at its Spartanburg plant
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ArticleCutting battery production costs
Automation and economies of scale could see a reduction in battery production costs. Michael Nash takes a look
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ArticlePowertrain suppliers get electric
The vehicle electrification craze is showing no signs of slowdown. OEMs are unveiling more and more emobility models at glitzy events, and governments all over the world are establishing laws that will eventually push the internal combustion engine to the margins. As a result, powertrain suppliers are setting aside substantial ...
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ArticleMercedes starts building battery plant
Germany - Mercedes-Benz has started the construction of its battery production facility in the Brühl sub-plant at Untertürkheim, Germany. This is part of the €1bn (US$1.13bn) investment that the OEM has set aside for its global battery production network, which currently comprises of nine battery factories at seven locations on ...
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ArticleBMW Dingolfing to make Mini batteries
Germany - BMW is investing an undisclosed amount in its Dingolfing plant in order to house the production of batteries for the all-electric Mini. The 'mid-double-digit-million-euro' amount will be used to construct a new assembly line and to implement 'extensive remodelling' measures."With the launch of new models and growing demand ...
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ArticleMercedes builds battery facility
US - The OEM recently held a groundbreaking ceremony at the site in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It is located seven miles from the Mercedes-Benz Cars plant, which produced around 300,000 units in 2017, in order to support the production of electric SUVs under the EQ brand."The widely export oriented Mercedes-Benz plant ...
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ArticleNew coating for composite battery cases
Zircotec says it has developed a new conductive ceramic coating that enables vehicle manufacturers to use carbon or plastic composite battery casings for hybrid and electric vehicles. The company claims this coating overcomes composite’s inability to isolate the battery from electromagnetic fields and radio frequency interference (RFI), which has prevented ...