Tag: Batteries
With the turbocharger into the future of the fuel cell
Zurich Accelleron’s core product can’t be overlooked by visitors in the courtyard of the company’s headquarters, not far from Zurich. It is a turbocharger for diesel engines in container ships,…
Is the dream of electric flight getting closer now?
E-plane at the Aero aviation fair in Friedrichshafen The energy density of the batteries is still only sufficient for the operation of small aircraft. But there are significant advances in…
Northvolt is considering building two sites at once
Northvolt According to initial plans, one million batteries are to be produced annually in Schleswig-Holstein with around 3,000 employees. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf The major investment was uncertain for a long…
Battery subsidiary PowerCo plans to employ up to 1,500 people by the end of 2023
Visualization of the Gigafactory in St. Thomas, Canada Around 3,000 jobs are to be created around the largest VW battery plant. The factory is scheduled to open in 2027. (Photo:…
Chinese lithium will remain cheaper because of slave labor
Justin Trudeau at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York The Canadian prime minister relies on the domestic raw materials economy. (Photo: IMAGO/ZUMA Press) new York According to Canada’s…
Battery company Varta wants to cut hundreds of jobs
Varta AG The group had recently initiated a comprehensive savings and conversion program. (Photo: dpa) Ellwangen The ailing battery company Varta has announced that hundreds of jobs will be cut.…
Japan wants to subsidize raw materials for batteries
Graphite workers in China According to the International Energy Agency, the country also processes 70 percent of its graphite for anodes, the positively charged electrode of a battery. (Photo: The…
Chile’s president wants to put lithium mining under state control
SQM mine Aerial view of brine pools slowly turning to lithium in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. (Photo: dpa) Santiago The Chilean government wants to tighten control over the…
VW’s largest battery site is to be built in Canada
Volkswagen battery For its electric strategy, VW expects a battery requirement of between 60 and 100 gigawatt hours in North America by 2030. (Photo: Volkswagen AG) Shanghai The new battery…
Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo is campaigning for a billion-euro investment from BASF
Joko Widodo in Jakarta The Indonesian President is looking for investors who want to exploit his country’s raw materials. (Photo: REUTERS) jakarta Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo wants to promote a…
New price cuts at Tesla possible: Analysts expect adjustments
new York Tesla plans to present new quarterly figures in a week. If US analysts have their way, the group is likely to announce further price cuts soon. Several analyzes…
Tesla builds battery factory in Shanghai
Shanghai The electric car manufacturer Tesla plans to build a battery factory in Shanghai. The manufacturing facility is intended to complement the production of the so-called “megapack” batteries in California,…
New hope for lithium mining in Germany
Mining shaft in the Ore Mountains Despite the sale of the Zinnwald project, the old owner remains the new one. (Photo: Getty Images) Zurich There is movement in the development…
Biden’s new rules for EV subsidies cause confusion
Washington The US Treasury Department has unveiled long-awaited rules on EV purchase incentives. The new regulations, which were published on the authority’s website, are scheduled to come into force on…
Lilium starts building the production jet
tubingen Daniel Wiegand, co-founder of the air taxi start-up Lilium, does not want to be thrown off course despite all the adversities. “We have started to build molds for the…
Rejected: climate protection referendum in Berlin failed
Good morning, dear readers, If only the political commitments and promises of the changing city governments were to be followed, then Berlin would long since have “affordable housing for everyone”,…
Rock-Tech boss relies on closed lithium cycle
CEO Dirk Harbecke With his company, Harbecke tackles the construction of a lithium converter in Guben, Brandenburg. (Photo: Rock Tech Lithium) Berlin, Zurich Dirk Harbecke, CEO of Rock Tech Lithium,…
Varta announces austerity measures including job cuts
Varta headquarters The battery manufacturer is under great pressure to restructure. (Photo: dpa) Munich The Swabian battery manufacturer Varta has to save drastically under pressure from the banks – and…
Varta announces austerity measures including job cuts
Varta headquarters The battery manufacturer is under great pressure to restructure. (Photo: dpa) Munich The Swabian battery manufacturer Varta has to save drastically under pressure from the banks and also…
Le Canada, choisi pour la 1ère usine de Batteries de VW hors-Europe
Breadcrumb-Trail-Links Fahren en français St-Thomas, en Ontario, a été sélectionnée comme emplacement «idéal» pour la troisième «Gigafactory» mondiale du constructeur allemand. Selon Volkswagen, l’usine ontarienne debutera la production de «cellules…