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Stellantis secures nickel in Finland

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Car company Stellantis and Finnish state-owned mining company Terrafame have signed a supply agreement for nickel sulfate to be used in batteries for electric cars. Starting in 2025, Terrafame will supply nickel sulfate to Stellantis during the five-year term of the agreement. The companies have not disclosed the quantity of nickel targeted. Terrafame operates one […] More…

SEA Electric & Mevco convert 8,500 utility vehicles in Australia

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In Australia, commercial electric vehicle supplier SEA Electric and Mevco, a systems integrator specialising in light-duty electric utility vehicles for the mining industry, have agreed to cooperate on the conversion of 8,500 Toyota off-road vehicles to electric drives for mining operations. The deal is worth nearly $1 billion AUS, which amounts to around 648 million […] More…

Mercedes announces changes in management

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Mercedes-Benz has announced various new appointments in top management, affecting Level 1 below the Group Board of Management. Among others, Christoph Starzynski, currently Head of Development Electric Drive, will assume responsibility for the overall vehicle development of all Mercedes-Benz passenger car series as of 1 July 2023. The series of new appointments was triggered by […] More…

Britishvolt files for bankrupcy

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The battery start-up Britishvolt has to file for insolvency and has laid off most of its employees with immediate effect. According to British media, negotiations with several potential investors to save the company have failed. Britishvolt applied for the appointment of an insolvency administrator on Tuesday, write the Guardian and the BBC. The auditing firm […] More…

Battery Show North America 2022

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Supply and demand Peter Donaldson provides some highlights of this key event, focusing on new products and technologies that offer solutions to pressing challenges Held in Novi, Michigan, in mid-September, the Battery Show North America focused attention on numerous new products, from test equipment for battery development and manufacture to batteries, safety devices, power electronics […] More…

Webasto system boosts the performance of traction batteries

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Webasto has launched a compact and scalable thermal management solution called the eBTM, which it says increases the performance and service life of traction batteries in electric vehicles and machines. It allows continuous monitoring of the operating temperature to ensure that the heating and cooling circuits are balanced in order to maintain the battery temperature […] More…