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BCI backs bill to remove lead battery chemicals from US Superfund tax
Legislation has been introduced to remove elements of the US infrastructure bill (passed last month) that reinstituted Superfund excise taxes on three chemicals important to the lead battery industry: lead oxide, sulfuric acid and antimony.
Whistle-blower report ignites Porsche investigation over its lithium-ion battery packs
Porsche is investigating allegations that lithium-ion battery packs in its electric vehicles are faulty and could catch alight.
Volkswagen deals to secure European EV lithium-ion battery materials and cheaper cell manufacturing
Volkswagen’s battery strategy is gathering pace with the vehicle OEM securing materials deals to supply its European lithium-ion cell production and investing in a US battery manufacturing process firm.
SES and Entek sign separator materials supply deal
US-headquartered firms SES Holdings and Entek Membranes have entered into an exclusive supply agreement for separator materials in the development and production of high-energy lithium-metal secondary batteries.
Stena breaks ground on lithium-ion battery recycling plant in Sweden
Stena Recycling, part of Swedish-based Stena Metall Group, has begun construction of its lithium-ion battery recycling plant in Halmstad, Sweden.
Could ESSs allay range anxiety as EV adoption ramps up
Britain’s government-owned organisation National Highways has revealed plans to end electric vehicle owners’ range anxiety by installing 6,000 energy storage systems at service stations across the country by 2035.
GM and POSCO Chemical partner to build North America cathode active material factory
Vehicle OEM General Motors and POSCO Chemical will partner to build a lithium-ion battery materials processing factory in North America to supply GM’s Ultium electric vehicle platform.
UPDATE: Rumours that Toyota will build a $1 billion battery plant in North Carolina are confirmed
Japanese vehicle OEM Toyota is set to invest $3.4 billion into lithium-ion battery production in the US.
Arkema to increase lithium-ion materials production as it opens battery-focused Centre of Excellence
Battery materials firm Arkema Group has announced it will increase production capacity of its lithium-ion electrode binder by 50% at its French site.
VRFB projects announced to bring 154MWh of long duration storage to California
Three projects using vanadium redox flow batteries have been announced in California, US by Energy agency Central Coast Community Energy, which was established by communities in the area to source renewable power.
