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Novonix Eyes Second Graphite Plant After Deals With Battery Makers
The Australian company is betting American-made graphite will be in demand as battery makers seek to reduce their reliance on China for materials essential to the energy transitionBusiness - The Wall Street Journal - 2 days ago -
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Nigeria signs $1.2 billion deal with Chinese state-owned company to revamp key gas plant
Nigeria has inked a $1.2 billion deal with a Chinese firm to revitalize a gas processing facility, a move that officials say could propel the African country to a leading position in aluminum ...World - ABC News - November 13 -
Will new battery-powered trains replace diesel, and are they safe?
Manufacturers see lithium power as the future of rail travel in the UK - but the trains could pose unique challenges.Top stories - BBC News - November 11 -
Battery start-up Northvolt files for bankruptcy protection in US
Europe’s big hope for homegrown manufacturing has struggled with production at its factory in northern SwedenBusiness - Financial Times - 5 days ago -
This Battery Startup Raised $15 Billion. Then It Went Bust.
Sweden’s Northvolt was once a darling of the battery industry and Europe’s best hope for competing with China’s dominant battery makers.Business - The Wall Street Journal - 2 days ago -
Northvolt, Europe’s Hope for a Battery Champion, Files for Bankruptcy
The company’s woes are symptomatic of a wider malaise among companies that make batteries for electric vehicles.Tech - The New York Times - 5 days ago -
Why Elon Musk’s Plan to Reinvent EV Batteries Was Dissed by a Chinese Battery Leader
Inside Tesla a team has been feverishly working to reinvent the power cells that make EVs work. The founder of the world’s biggest battery maker said the effort was doomed to fail.Business - Inc. - November 15 -
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Vauxhall owner to close Luton factory, putting 1,100 jobs at risk
Car giant Stellantis said it would consolidate electric van production at its other UK plant in Ellesmere Port.Top stories - BBC News - 14 hours ago -
Volvo moves to buy out Northvolt from Gothenburg battery project
Chinese-owned Swedish carmaker is reviewing options for a potential partnershipBusiness - Financial Times - October 30 -
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Cellphone battery sparks fire, evacuations on Southwest flight at DIA
Everyone on board a Southwest Airlines flight at Denver International Airport was evacuated safely Friday morning after a cellphone battery ignited.Top stories - CBS News - November 15 -
Electric Vehicle Companies, Battery Makers Urge Trump to Keep Tax Credits
The Trump transition team wants to kill the $7,500 consumer tax credit for electric-vehicle purchases.Business - Inc. - November 15 -
Kentucky Electric Vehicle Battery Production Workers Attempt to Unionize
Workers who build electric vehicle batteries are hoping to achieve better working conditions.Business - Inc. - 6 days ago -
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Northvolt chief warns of faltering green transition after battery maker’s bankruptcy
Europe’s best-funded start-up raised $15bn but was left with just $30mn in cashBusiness - Financial Times - 5 days ago -
Northvolt CEO resigns as Europe’s big hope for a battery champion files for bankruptcy
The chief executive of Northvolt stepped down on Friday, shortly after the Swedish battery maker filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S.Business - CNBC - 4 days ago -
The Northvolt dilemma: can European EVs avoid relying on Asian batteries?
Governments, carmakers and investors must recraft the region’s strategy after the fall of the Swedish groupBusiness - Financial Times - 2 days ago -
At least 12 dead in Mexico steel plant explosion
An explosion at a Simec-owned steel plant in Mexico’s central Tlaxcala state in the early hours of Wednesday killed at least 12 people, state authorities said.Top stories - NBC News - October 30 -
The Democratic Blind Spot That Wrecked 2024
Maybe it would have been better if the red wave had crashed ashore in 2022.Top stories - The New York Times - November 10 -
New plant captures carbon dioxide for fizzy drinks
The new electricity plant plans to use the gas rather than releasing it into the atmosphere.Top stories - BBC News - November 12 -
At least 2 killed in explosion at Louisville plant
At least two people have died and several others are injured after a massive explosion at a Louisville food coloring factory Tuesday. The cause of the blast is still under investigation.Top stories - CBS News - November 13 -
2 Workers Are Killed in ‘Tremendous Explosion’ at Kentucky Plant
The explosion at a food-coloring facility in Louisville also injured several others and caused widespread destruction.Top stories - The New York Times - November 13 -
Exxon to Invest $200 Million to Expand Texas Plants
Exxon plans to expand its effort to build the plans to process 1 billion pounds of waste annually by 2027.Business - Inc. - 5 days ago -
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Vauxhall owner Stellantis blames EV rules for plan to close UK van factory
About 1,100 jobs at risk as carmaker says government mandate played a ‘significant role’Business - Financial Times - 14 hours ago -
VW sells plant in Chinese region of Xinjiang
German carmaker cites ‘economic reasons’ for move to offload controversial facilityWorld - Financial Times - 3 hours ago -
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Solid-state batteries may yet catch up — but silicon anodes are winning the race to power EVs
Silicon anodes appear to be leading the way in the race to commercialize next-generation battery technologies for electric vehicles.Business - CNBC - November 5 -
How Can You Stop Batteries From Catching Fire? Perhaps by Adding Some Water
Governments and investors are pouring money into the search for batteries that are difficult, or impossible, to set on fire.Business - The Wall Street Journal - November 5 -
Woman asks that battery and assault charges be dropped against Georgia wide receiver Colbie Young
The woman who told police she was the ex-girlfriend of Georgia wide receiver Colbie Young has retracted statements which led to his arrest on misdemeanor charges of battery and assault on Oct. 8Sports - ABC News - November 7 -
Browns' Jameis Winston dove in to the end zone for TD, and the battery on his helmet popped out
Jameis Winston's helmet communication device had an issue.Sports - Yahoo Sports - 5 days ago -
Volkswagen Could Close 3 Plants in Germany to Cut Costs
The auto maker’s top employee representative told workers that management planned to shutter factories for the first time in the company’s 87-year history.World - The New York Times - October 28
