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Volkswagen subsidiary PowerCo SE is preparing the site of its Canadian gigafactory for the start of construction next year. The annual production capacity will be up to 90 gigawatt-hours.

NV Gotion has produced its first battery pack in Thailand. Based on a lithium iron phosphate chemistry, it provides electric vehicles with a range of 400 kilometers.

Battery manufacturer LG Energy Solution is to supply around 200,000 battery modules to public transport battery system provider Impact Clean Power Technology (ICPT) over the next three years.

Automation technology company Comau and solid-state sodium battery developer LiNa Energy have jointly developed a concept for automating the production of solid-state sodium metal chloride battery cells.

The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs has approved funding of approximately 700 million euros for the construction of a battery factory by Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt in Heide, Germany.

Gotion InoBat Batteries has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Slovakian government to support the construction of a gigafactory which was planned to be built in the Middle-European region.

Ford has announced changes to its plans for the 'BlueOval Battery Park Michigan'. Annual production will be reduced from 35 to 20 gigawatt-hours.

European automotive group Stellantis and China's largest battery manufacturer CATL have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the local supply and use of LFP battery cells and modules.

Forge Nano, a US company specializing in materials science, plans to build a lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility in North Carolina. Production is scheduled to start in 2026.

Turkey's Koc Holding has announced that it has revoked its earlier agreement with Ford and South Korean battery manufacturer LG Energy Solution to form a joint venture (JV).

Volvo Group has announced acquiring Proterra's battery business for 210 million US dollars shortly after the US electric bus and battery manufacturer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Our Next Energy Inc (ONE), a Michigan-based energy storage technology company, has announced the start of production of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells. The start of cell production comes...