Factbox: Plans for electric vehicle battery production in Europe

BMW Group said on Wednesday it would double its production capacity for electric vehicle batteries at its U.S. plant in South Carolina as it ramps up manufacturing of plug-in hybrid vehicles to include the X3 vehicle in addition to the X5......»»

U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday moved closer to developing a national electric vehicle supply chain policy, with senators voicing bipartisan support for legislation designed to parry China's dominance in metals production and battery manufacturing......»»

Volkswagen plans to build a fully electric sports utility vehicle (SUV) for China from 2021, taking on the Chinese market leader Tesla's Model X as the German carmaker ramps up production of zero emissions vehicles......»»

With demand growing for electric cars, Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) said Wednesday it will build its next-generation battery-electric vehicles at its Flat Rock Assembly plant near Detroit, instead of self-driving cars, which read more.....»»

German automaker Volkswagen is saying it plans to ramp up its production of electric vehicles over the next ten years to 22 million and reduce its carbon footprint over vehicle life cycles by 30 percent......»»

Tesla flew six planes full of robots and equipment from Europe in an unusual, high-stakes effort to speed up battery production for its Model 3 electric sedan, people familiar with the matter told Reuters this week......»»

STUTTGART (Reuters) - Sport car maker Porsche will name its first all-electric car model the Taycan, it said on Friday, a year before it plans to launch serial production of a vehicle that will compete with Tesla's Model S......»»

Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), a China-based maker of Li-ion power batteries used in electric vehicles, plans to expand annual production capacity to 50GWh by 2020, according to the company......»»

BMW says it will continue plans to add 1,000 jobs in South Carolina, even as it starts production of a new electric vehicle in China. .....»»

Panasonic Corp on Tuesday said it expects its battery business with U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla to contribute to profit from the second half of its business year, as production of mass-market Model 3 cars picks up pace......»»

General Motors’ plans to ramp up electric-vehicle production in China were set back after the auto maker determined the Chinese-made batteries it intended to use failed to meet its own performance and safety standards during testing......»»

Volkswagen has announced a major push to manu.....»»

Europe's biggest utility Enel and Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD on Thursday marked the arrival of 100 electric buses in Chile and said they would work together on similar plans for three other Latin American nations......»»

South Korea's SK Innovation , a supplier of electric vehicle (EV) batteries to Daimler and Volkswagen , aims to boost production capacity more than tenfold by 2022, betting on global demand......»»

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Lordstown forecast that production of its Endurance truck this year would be "at best" 50% of its previous expectations. The Endurance truck wit.....»»

Lordstown Motors said Monday it expects to spend $115 million more than expected in 2021, making it necessary for the company to return to capital markets to raise more money to meet its fall production plans. The Youngstown, Ohio-area manufacturer .....»»

Tesla Inc.'s (NASDAQ: TSLA) global ambitions are getting bigger and the electric vehicle pioneer is contemplating setting up a manufacturing base at a country known for its authoritarian government and not-so-transparent policies. read more.....»»

Ford Motor Co (NYSE: F) and South Korean battery maker SK Innovation are close to announcing a battery joint venture in the United States to aid the maker of the F-150 Lightning truck boost its electric vehicle roll-out, Reuters read more.....»»

President Joe Biden on Tuesday touted his electric-vehicle and infrastructure plans in a visit to a Ford Motor Co. plant in Michigan, framing his proposals as giving the U.S. a competitive edge against China......»»