ions. There are 342 models on the list in total, including 25 energy-saving and 317 New Energy models. The models on the list are energy-saving passenger vehicles, energy-saving light-duty commercial vehicles, energy-saving heavy-duty commercial vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric passenger vehicles, battery electric commercial vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric commercial vehicles, and fuel cell electric commercial vehicles of automakers such as SA...

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China releases 19th list of “Catalog of New Energy Models Eligible for Vehicle Purchase Tax Breaks” On July 15, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released the “Catalog of New Energy Models Eligible for Vehicle Purchase Tax Breaks (19th List)”. The selected battery electric models consist of 44 passenger vehicles (including Beijing Hyundai’s Elexio, FAW Hongqi’s Tiangong 06, and Li Auto’s Li i6), 48 bu...

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Camel Energy GmbH participates in 2025 AABC Europe Camel Energy GmbH, a European branch of Camel Group, participated in the 2025 AABC Europe held in Mainz, Germany with its latest research achievements. At the event, the focus was on hot topics such as solid-state batteries, sodium-ion batteries, battery recycling, high-energy-density designs, battery intelligentization, and cells for xEVs. Camel Energy GmbH showcased its latest achievements in ...

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Comau, Italy builds in-house dry room to develop cell manufacturing solutions On July 16, Comau announced that it has built a dry room laboratory at its Italian headquarters in Grugliasco to develop and test the cell manufacturing equipment the company has already developed. Comau has invested close to EUR 1 million in it.  It features three proto-test spots (two of which are at -40° dew point (DP) and one at -50 ° DP), as well as Comau’s Ra...

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GM’s EV strategy boosted by new Ancker-Johnson Battery Cell Development Center On July 14, General Motors President Mark Reuss talked about his company’s strategy in building a North American supply chain to power its lineup of EVs.    •    With the Ultium Cells plants in Spring Hill and Warren, Ohio, GM has the largest OEM battery cell manufacturing capacity in the U.S. Building on a USD 2.3 billion commitment, Ultium Cells Spring Hill...

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e drivetrain, energy storage, and interior, can be easily configured or updated. Constellium developed a modular sill concept using aluminum extrusions made from Constellium HSA6 high-strength aluminum alloys featuring significant recycled content. Designed to support various powertrains, including battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell, the sill structure offers enhanced crash performance, design flexibility, and a lower carbon footprint over t...

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mpared to the ternary lithium-ion batteries used in Japanese manufacturers’ EVs and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHVs), LFP batteries have the advantage of being cheaper in cost and less prone to deterioration during charging and discharging. Meanwhile, they have the drawback that the voltage of each cell of the battery packs can vary while they are in use, lowering the accuracy when estimating vehicle driving range. (From an article in the Nikkan ...

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Ultium Cells to add LFP battery cell production in Spring Hill, Tennessee On July 14, Ultium Cells LLC, the joint venture between General Motors and LG Energy Solution, announced it will upgrade its Spring Hill, Tennessee battery cell manufacturing plant to scale production of low-cost lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells, building on a USD 2.3 billion investment announced in 2021.  Conversion of battery cell lines at Spring Hill to produc...

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Panasonic Energy begins mass production of 2170 cells at plant in DeSoto, Kansas On July 14, Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd. announced the official opening of its new cylindrical lithium-ion battery factory for electric vehicles. Located in De Soto, just outside Kansas City, Kansas, the facility marks the opening of one of the largest automotive battery plants in North America.  Panasonic Energy also announced it has begun mass production of 2170 cel...

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imler Truck delivered the eActros 600 e-trucks in the Netherlands to logistics provider Simon Loos. Two trucks are now being used for retail deliveries. Simon Loos has ordered 75 eActros 600s, doubling its electric truck fleet. The eActros 600 is built for long-distance transport. It features three battery packs with a total capacity of 621 kWh, providing a range of up to 500 km on a single charge. The batteries use LFP cell technology. Both comp...

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, respectively. YTD production and sales volumes were 2.099 million units and 2.122 million units, up 4.7% y/y and 2.6% y/y, respectively. For NEVs, production and sales volumes in June totaled 1.268 million units and 1.329 million units, up 26.4% y/y and 26.7% y/y, respectively. Specifically, BEV (battery electric vehicle) production and sales volumes totaled 823,000 units and 859,000 units, up 41.9% y/y and 40.4% y/y, respectively; PHV (plug-in...

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dies, and regulations, Daimler Truck is adjusting its powertrain strategy. In North America, where zero-emission vehicle adoption has slowed, the company is cutting investments in zero-emission platforms and focusing on improving heavy-duty engines using global platforms and economies of scale. For battery-electric trucks, Daimler Truck will decide whether to produce in-house or outsource based on market demand. It plans to switch to zero-emissio...

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CATL, Geely to deepen strategic cooperation Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL) signed an agreement on comprehensively deepening strategic electrification cooperation with Geely. Taking this agreement as an opportunity, the two companies will further deepen cooperation in areas such as power battery technology, product platform integration, and supply chain system establishment to promote the in-depth synergistic development of the e...

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EU to invest EUR 852 million in six innovative electric vehicle battery projects On July 4, the European Commission announced that six electric vehicle (EV) battery cell manufacturing projects will receive a total of EUR 852 million in grants from the Innovation Fund, using revenues from the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). These projects will help the EU to meet its decarbonization goals, while boosting industrial competitiveness and creati...

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novali, Belgium receives funding for lithium metal battery cell technology On July 3, novali announced that it has received funding for a new research project to further advance its next-generation lithium metal battery cell technology. In this project, it will deploy Sc.AI, its general-purpose reasoning engine for automating scientific research. Sc.AI will autonomously manage the full scientific discovery process from mining research and generat...

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CustomCells, Germany secures new investors after insolvency On July 3, CustomCells announced that it has completed its investor process following insolvency proceedings. It will be taken over by a consortium of industry-focused family offices, including existing investor ABACON and SALVIA. The purchase agreement includes the transfer of 80% of employees at the Itzehoe headquarters. The research and development activities in the field of battery c...

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w-generation Volvo model. The Polestar 7 will offer the design and performance characteristics that are synonymous with the brand, while sharing a common technology base with two forthcoming Volvo models, including the Volvo EX60. The vehicle will benefit from group component sharing, mega casting, cell-to-body technology with advanced battery performance, and Volvo’s next-generation in-house electric motors. This approach to technology sharing...

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NXP unveils new 18-channel BMx7318/7518 Li-ion battery cell controller chips NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NXP) introduced its new 18-channel BMx7318/7518 Li-ion battery cell controller integrated circuit (IC) family, designed to enhance performance and safety in EVs, energy storage systems, and 48V battery management systems. Built on NXP's new architecture with dedicated analog-to-digital converters (ADC) per channel, the ICs offer PIN-to-PIN compat...

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CATL commissions CTP 2.0 battery pack production lines at Seres Super Plant in Chongqing Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL) commissioned two production lines for high-end CTP (Cell-to-Pack) 2.0 battery packs at the Seres Super Plant in Chongqing. The plant, the first CATL site in Chongqing, adopts for the first time a “plant-in-plant” cooperation model for the localized production and supply of power battery systems for AITO mod...

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Tesla nears completion of LFP battery manufacturing facility in Nevada On June 28, Tesla announced on social media that it is nearing completion of the company’s first Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) cell manufacturing factory in North America.  The LFP battery factory is part of the broader expansion of Gigafactory Nevada near Sparks, Nevada with some production line equipment acquired from China's CATL.  The initial capacity of the Nevada LFP ...

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