GM Needs To Add LFP Cells Production and New Cell Formats To Make More Affordable EVs
10 Feb 2023, 17:06 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / General Motors and LG Energy Solution partnered to produce the Ultium cells, but the carmaker needs more affordable LFP cells if it wants to slash costs
Tesla's Advances in Battery Tech Put Korean Battery Manufacturers in a Difficult Position
23 Jan 2023, 19:28 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla’s battery tech and dominant market position puts the three South Korean battery manufacturers in a very difficult position long term
Volkswagen Recalls 10,000 ID.3 and ID.4 Units Due to Cell Defects
27 Sep 2022, 18:21 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / According to nextmove, the manufacturing defect makes the affected cells present increased self-discharge, which reduces the range
LGES Exploding Li-Ion Cells Are Also Used in Home Batteries, You Might Be in Danger
24 May 2022, 11:03 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Batteries made by LG Energy Solution have been the cause of car fires, but it appears that the faulty batteries are also used in home energy storage systems
GM Will Keep Supplying Battery Packs to the Spark EV – Just Don't Ask About Their Prices
29 Apr 2022, 09:49 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / What looks like good news is actually another thing for us to think about regarding EV adoption and what the current model holds some years in the future
Talent Crunch in South Korea Could Strangle EV Battery Supplies Worldwide
6 Oct 2021, 02:59 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / IHS also says the demand for EV batteries will triple in size to nearly $90 billion by 2025 and that progress may be halted by a talent shortage
Apparently, No One Is Investigating the VW ID.3 Fire in the Netherlands
31 Aug 2021, 12:39 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / We have tried to contact all authorities involved in the situation, and all those that answered said they were not in charge with discovering the causes.
Volkswagen Produces First Units of VW ID.4 in Chattanooga Factory in the U.S.
20 Aug 2021, 18:33 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Scott Keogh shared on LinkedIn that he was proud to witness one of the first pre-production ID.4s roll off the assembly line to prepare for production in 2022.
Recall Did Not Prevent a Chevrolet Bolt EV From Burning
9 Jul 2021, 16:12 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / GM refused to talk if the repair would be enough when it released it. The new blaze screams that it may not be the case.