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Quality management and the future of battery manufacturing

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Sponsored by Siemens. As the energy transition and electrification of mobility drive the explosive demand for batteries, Christophe Mazeaud, director of Battery Industry Solution, Siemens Digital Industries Software, discusses the key role that a holistic quality program plays in scaling and stabilizing battery production. What we are seeing across the battery manufacturing landscape is an… Read more…

How to use innovative financing to electrify your fleet (Webinar)

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The question around fleet electrification is no longer “Why?” but rather “When?” and “How?” The process of transitioning to operating an electric fleet can be lengthy and the upfront costs can feel daunting, so how can fleets join the electrification revolution without breaking the bank? Fleets can take advantage of financing available from sources such… Read more…

GM acquires casting specialist TEI, a key enabler of Tesla’s gigacasting process

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Tesla’s gigacasting process, which uses giant casting machines to make car bodies with just a few massive cast parts, allows the company to greatly simplify chassis assemblies, saving loads of time, money and factory space. Other automakers, including Ford, Hyundai and several Chinese brands, have taken a keen interest in the technology. Tesla’s process relies… Read more…

BYD’s Song L gets 11,000 pre-orders, sales begin on December 15

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ArenaEV
BYD announced today that the Song L will be launched on December 15 in China. The shooting-brake-styled SUV went on pre-order on October 31 with a price range of CNY 220,000 ($30,600, €28,200) to CNY 280,000 ($39,000, €35,700).

Since pre-orders went live, BYD has gotten some 11,000 orders for the Song L, the company announced.

The Song L sits lower than your typical SUV and has an aggressive rear with a sloping rear window with a sporty spoiler. The car is 1,950 mm wide, 4,850 mm long, 1,560 mm tall, and has a 2,930 mm wheelbase.

The EV is based on BYD’s e-Platform 3.0 and is… Read more…

China’s new restrictions on graphite exports are “a very big deal” for the EV industry.

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The global supply of graphite, a critical component of Li-ion battery anodes, could soon represent a major bottleneck for EV production. Supply chain experts have been sounding alarms about graphite for some time. Some months ago, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence was already reporting that “the potential graphite supply crunch is arguably one of the most acute… Read more…

2025 Cadillac Optiq will be luxury brand’s lowest-priced US EV

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Green Car Reports
Cadillac’s EV lineup will further expand with a compact SUV called the Optiq. In a brief announcement Friday, the General Motors luxury brand confirmed the Optiq as the “entry point for Cadillac’s EV lineup in North America,” sitting below the Lyriq. Further details will come next year, meaning the Optiq is likely to launch as a 2025 model… Read more…