Tag: Batteries
China relies on battery changing stations for electromobility
Asia Technonomics In the weekly column we take turns writing about innovation and economic trends in Asia. (Photo: Klawe Rzeczy) Beijing From a distance, the large gray boxes in a…
Deutsche Bahn is making a big move into the transport of batteries
Frankfurt For DB Cargo, the freight subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn, the Automotive Logistic Center right next to the Mercedes-Benz plant in Bremen could be a glimpse of the future. DB…
The empty mobile phone battery, a symbol of finiteness
The author Tillmann Prüfer is a member of the editor-in-chief of “Zeit-Magazin”. I heard that smartphones are currently being developed that no longer require a battery. That should really be…
Mining group starts recycling electric car batteries
Glencore headquarters in Baar The Swiss commodity giant is getting into the recycling of e-car batteries. (Photo: Reuters) Zurich The Glencore mining group is getting into the recycling of old…
Rock Tech announces second lithium factory in Germany
Dusseldorf, Zurich The German-Canadian company Rock Tech Lithium wants to build more factories in Germany than previously known. The listed company wants to set up two of the five production…
Daimler acquires a stake in the manufacturer of solid-state batteries
Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX The next generation of electric cars could benefit from solid-state batteries at Daimler. (Photo: dpa) Munich Greater range, shorter charging times, greater efficiency: solid-state batteries are intended…
Daimler acquires a stake in the manufacturer of solid-state batteries
Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX The next generation of electric cars could benefit from solid-state batteries at Daimler. (Photo: dpa) Munich Greater range, shorter charging times, greater efficiency: solid-state batteries are intended…
How record prices for metals threaten to slow down the energy transition
Berlin, Zurich Gas, coal and oil prices have rallied like never before. Due to the efforts for more climate protection, some high energy prices are likely to become permanent. But…
How record prices for metals threaten to slow down the energy transition
Berlin, Zurich Gas, coal and oil prices have rallied like never before. Due to the efforts for more climate protection, some high energy prices are likely to become permanent. But…
Panasonic to Produce More Powerful Batteries for Tesla
Panasonic, the electronics brand of years, will undertake the mass production of the new generation batteries of Tesla electric vehicles as of 2023. The good thing is that the batteries…
This is how investors can benefit from the e-mobility megatrend
ID.3 model from Volkswagen The switch of car manufacturers to e-mobility means new investment opportunities for investors. But there are also risks. (Photo: dpa) Cologne Hardly anyone doubts that electromobility…
Volkswagen and Bosch plan battery alliance
Battery cell production at VW in Salzgitter With the turn to electric cars, cell production capacities and with it the demand for machines for them are growing rapidly. (Photo: dpa)…
China Announces New Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced the renewal of lithium-ion battery standards with its announcement yesterday. Here are the new standard conditions that rechargeable batteries must meet… Lithium-ion…
Vulcan Energy wants to accelerate the development of its own lithium conveyor technology with an investment of millions
View of the Upper Rhine Plain Europe’s largest lithium source is located in the so-called Upper Rhine Graben. (Photo: Juergen Feuerer / Chrome Orange /) Zurich, Düsseldorf The lithium start-up…
Experts expect prices to rise in 2022
Battery metals Electric cars, power lines and wind farms require large amounts of metals. Experts have identified four major beneficiaries: copper, nickel, lithium and cobalt. (Photo: Bloomberg) Zurich It was…
BASF splits off catalytic converter business
BASF in Schwarzheide In the business with battery materials for electric vehicles, the group is aiming for sales of over seven billion euros by 2030. (Photo: imago images / photothek)…
Nissan wants to drastically reduce the price of electric cars, but how?
Tokyo With breakthroughs in battery technology, Renault’s Japanese partner Nissan wants to accelerate its electric car strategy after years of crisis. In the next five years, the group wants to…
Tesla waived state aid for battery factory in Grünheide
Düsseldorf, Berlin Overall, Elon Musk thinks little of subsidies, but is usually happy to accept them. “None of the funds are necessary, but they are all helpful,” said the Tesla…
Tesla waives state subsidies for battery production in Grünheide
Construction site of the Tesla factory in Brandenburg The electric car maker wants to forego possible government funding in the billions. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Grünheide The US electric car manufacturer…
Batteries: First gigafactory in Great Britain
London There is not much to see on the industrial wasteland in Blyth in the north east of England. The UK’s first battery gigafactory is to be built on the…