Hybrid Electric Vehicles: A Stay of Execution for NiMH Batteries

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......»»

Chinese-owned Volvo Car Group is being allowed to use high-end South Korean battery technology in the electric hybrid vehicles it builds in China, even as Beijing strong-arms other auto makers into using Chinese batteries......»»

Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it expects battery electric vehicles (BEV) and fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) to make up 15% of total U.S. sales by 2030. The Japan-based auto maker said that including hybrid.....»»

Xiaomi said it would develop smart electric vehicles through a wholly-owned subsidiary led by Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun. Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun. Zhang Wei/China News Service/Visual China Group via Getty Images Chinese phone-maker Xiaomi plans t.....»»

South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution suggested that it could build a factory in the U.S. state of Georgia to manufacture batteries for electric vehicles......»»

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) CEO Jim Farley said that the United States must begin making batteries for electric vehicles to avoid supply disruptions like the ones caused by semiconductor shortages, Bloomberg read more.....»»

QuantumScape Corp. on Tuesday said it's made a breakthrough in the development of solid state electric batteries that it has promised will provide more power at a lower costs than the lithium-ion cell batteries now used in electric vehicles.  That's.....»»

Porsche CEO Oliver Blume has said over 80% of the vehicles sold by the automaker by the end of this decade will be electric. This will include the hybrid as well as the fully electric variants, Bloomberg has reported.  read more.....»»

CarParts.com, Inc (NASDAQ: PRTS) shares closed over 48% higher today. What Happened: The California-based company said it's launching a dedicated shopping hub for electric and hybrid vehicles on Tuesday. read more.....»»

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The auto industry’s quickening shift to electric cars is spurring investment in another emerging industry in the U.S.: manufacturing lithium-ion batteries for those vehicles......»»

Samsung SDI, LG Chem and SK Innovation (SKI) are likely to introduce ternary batteries with nickel content exceeding 80% beginning 2021, and such batteries will be mainly used in electric vehicles (EVs), according to industry sources......»»

The global volume of LFP (lithium iron phosphate) battery packs adopted for new electric vehicles (EVs) will surpass that of ternary ones in 2021, China-based media has cited Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) as indicating......»»

Many battery makers and automakers have been developing solid-state batteries for electric vehicles (EVs), according to industry sources......»»

Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research and Taiwan Battery Association (TBA) have formed an alliance aiming to establish an ecosystem for recycling batteries used in electric vehicles (EV), according to TBA......»»

GM showed its EV plans to reporters, revealing 10 new electric vehicles and a new battery it developed to reduce its cost .....»»

General Motors Co Chief Executive Mary Barra said Wednesday the Detroit automaker will invest $20 billion by 2025 in electric and automated vehicles as it races to catch up with Elon Musk's Tesla Inc as vehicles go electric......»»

U.S. automaker General Motors Co on Wednesday launched Ultium, a battery with higher capacity and fast charging capabilities, to power its upcoming line of electric vehicles......»»

General Motors Co Chief Executive Mary Barra said Wednesday the Detroit automaker will invest $20 billion by 2025 in electric and automated vehicles as it races to catch up with Elon Musk's Tesla Inc as vehicles go electric......»»

Some Arizona lawmakers in the House of Representatives are backing away from a proposal that could double the state's gas tax and impose new fees on hybrid and electric vehicles. The proposal likely would get a majority of lawmakers, but appears .....»»