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EVs – Honda, Ascend to Buy Recycled Nickel, Cobalt, Lithium
Through this collaboration, Honda will seek to acquire a consistent supply of nickel, cobalt and lithium that Ascend Elements reclaims from recycled lithium-ion batteries. Honda will then use these materials in its battery supply chain. Continue reading
Honda and Hanwa Combine to Buy Battery Metals
Through the Hanwa partnership, Honda said it will ensure stable procurement in the medium to long term, of essential metals necessary for batteries such as nickel, cobalt and lithium, with the mined resources secured by Hanwa. It’s the latest move in what has become and EV battery ‘Gold Rush’ albeit centered on nickel, cobalt, and lithium. It remains problematic that China is well entrenched in EV research and development, manufacturing and various processes needed to support EVs. Continue reading
Posted in electric vehicles, global warming
Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, cobalt, ev batteries, Ken Zino, lithium, nickel, Yoichi Nakagawa
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2016 Chevy Cruze Debuts end of June, on Sale this Winter
The current Cruze is a design hybrid since its engineering was done at Opel in Germany and Daewoo in Korea. North American versions went into production at Lordstown, Ohio during the summer of 2010. Unlike the last time around where Cruz after being on sale for years in 60 countries debuted in the U.S. last because of complications and delays caused by the GM bankruptcy. Now, Cruze will debut first here. Continue reading
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Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, cobalt, Ken Zino
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LG Energy Solution, Toyota Sign Long-Term Battery Deal
The deal is LG Energy Solution’s largest single supply agreement secured outside of its many joint ventures. The company now supplies its batteries to all top five global automakers[based on 2022 sales]. The company has eight battery manufacturing facilities currently operating or under construction in North America, and continues to expand both its production network and supply chain in the region. Continue reading →