SK Innovation has begun placing orders for equipment as part of its plan to expand its second factory at Yancheng, China, TheElec has learned.It has sent letters of intent to its major battery production equipment suppliers. The orders are expected to be completed within the first quarter of 2021.Th

Panasonic and Tesla will begin increasing energy density and secure safety on the 46800 battery they are co-developing, the Japanese maker said at CES 2021.Panasonic has over 30 years experience in battery production and it will begin producing 46800 batteries in the not so distant future after veri

Sono Motors said on Tuesday at CES 2021 that its solar powered electric vehicle Sion has received 12,600 orders from crowdfunding.The company will launch Sion in Europe first, priced at 21,428 euros, around the fourth quarter of 022.The second-generation Sion showcased at CES 2021 can travel 255km w

SFA has supplied inspection equipment to SK Innovation for the latter’s electric vehicle battery factory at Changzhou, China, TheElec has learned.They are vision equipment that uses artificial intelligence (AI). The deal is worth less than US$1 million but as Changzhou factory is planned as a mother

ITM Semiconductor have supplied battery production circuits for IQOS e-cigarettes produced by Philip Morris.The Korean company had been producing the circuits for IQOS 3 in its factory in Vietnam since the second half of 2020, people familiar with the matter said.ITM Semiconductor is also doing batt

Data from China’s General Administration of Customs on Thursday showed that the country’s export of precursors for nickel, cobalt and manganese (NCM) cathode from January to November was 81,649 metric tonnes.This is a rise of 37.2% from the same time period a year ago. Export of precursors for nicke

The planned joint venture between LG Energy Solution and China’s Geely Automobile is in danger of collapsing. There has been no updates since the pair announced that they will form a joint venture in June 2019. In the meantime, Geely has formed joint ventures with CATL and Farasis.CATL recently prop

In 2020, 3.1 million electric cars were sold in 2020, according to EV Volumes.The was a 35% increase from 2019 when 2.62 million electric cars were sold.Electric car sales were slow in the first half of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic but subsidies in Europe and China in the second half increased

Youil Energy Tech was developing roll to roll notching equipment for battery production to reduce its reliance on sales from SK Innovation.The company said 99.9% of its sales in the third quarter of 2020 came from SK Innovation.Youil was currently supplying roll to sheet notching equipment to SK Inn

Panasonic will begin investment into a pilot line to produce Tesla’s 46800 batteries, according to Japanese media Nikkei.The equipment will be placed at Suminoe factory at Osaka city. The news is likely to end speculation that Panasonic and Tesla’s relationship was in trouble. However, it is highly

EcoPro will take part in LG Energy Solution’s electric vehicle battery recycling business, TheElec has learned.It is South Korea material maker’s first deal with LG in 8 years. EcoPro halted precursor supply to LG back in 2012.EcoPro has multiple subsidiaries that can produce cathode and have techno

South Korea battery equipment makers Hana Technology and Korea Vacuum will supply their goods to Tesla for the latter’s battery production, TheElec has learned.They join their compatriots Daebo Magnetic and Koem in joining the US car giant’s supply chain for battery production.Tesla is planning to p

South Korean battery material maker Betterial said on Friday that it has developed a technologyy that can use make nano-materials such as carbon nanotube as conductive additive for batteries.Conductive additive are used between cathode and anode materials and current collectors such as copper and al

ITM Semiconductor will manufacturer the batteries that will be used in LG Electronics’ new smartphone launching next year, TheElec has learned.ITM Semiconductor has previously mostly assembled battery packs for Samsung’s mobile division. It also supplied Samsung with its battery protection circuits.

Samsung SDI will procure components needed for electric vehicle (EV) batteries from China’s KDL, people familiar with the matter said.KDL recently announced that it was forming a EV battery component factory in Hungary with an investment of 30 million euros.People familiar with the matter said the a

SK Innovation is considering diversifying its cathode supply for electric vehicle (EV) batteries, TheElec has learned.The South Korean energy company is has received samples of NCM811(nickel, cobalt and manganese in 8 to 1 to 1 ratio) cathode from Posco Chemical and are testing them, people familiar

Hanwha and Onejoon are competing to win orders for equipment used in cathode production.Companies such as LG Energy Solution, EcoPro EM, L&F and Cosmo AM&T are planning to expand their cathode production facilities as the battery market for electric vehicles continues to rise, which will give plenty

Samsung SDI has begun investments into building its second electric vehicle (EV) battery factory at Goed, Hungary, TheElec has learned.The second factory will be double in size of the first factory. It will make Gen5 batteries that will be made with new materials with high energy density and new pro

The US’s International Trade Commission (ITC) has delayed its final judgment on the lawsuit between LG Energy Solution and SK Innovation over car battery technology theft for a third time.The ITC said on Wednesday that the final judgment will now be announced on February 10. It didn’t specify as rea

SK Innovation have sent out almost no new orders to its suppliers during the second half of 2020, TheElec has learned.This is due to its prolonged lawsuit over battery technology with rival LG Energy Solution.SK Innovation was initially planning to put in orders around October in time with US Intern