NIO's first EV battery plant could come up in Hefei with a capacity of 40 GWh

Chinese pure-electric automaker NIO is planning to build its first battery plant to make cylindrical battery cells on its own for its electric cars, according to Reuters' rece...

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LONGi launches new range of ALK Hi1 Alkaline Electrolyzers

Chinese H2 module manufacturer LONGi has unveiled new line of alkaline electrolyzers for global markets. The new ALK Hi1 series is claimed to benefit from lower energy co...

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Geely's Zeekr raises US $750m funding for global development of EV solutions

China's largest private-owned automotive group Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely Holding) has announced a USD 750 million A-Series fundraising at ZEEKR Intelligent Tech...

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CATL partners with UL Solutions for UL 9540A testing of EV battery, BESS

Battery giant CATL and safety science expert UL Solutions have signed a MoU for strategic cooperation to help create safer deployment and use of battery energy storage systems...

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EVE Energy inaugurates R&D center for battery technology in China

Chinese battery manufacturer EVE Energy has opened its new, state-of-the-art battery technology R&D center at Huizhou in Guangdong province at a cost of CNY 2 billion...

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Hithium LFP battery ES powers China's largest standalone BESS

Xiamen Hithium Energy Storage Technology Co. Ltd. has announced that a 200MW/ 400MWh standalone energy storage station in Ningxia, using the company's advanced LFP energy...

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Tesla install 10,000 EV Superchargers in China

Tesla has installed its 10,000th supercharger for electric vehicle charging in China at Shanghai yesterday. With this, the US company has a cumulative count of more than 1,500...

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WESD 2022: Green Hydrogen ecosystem in India, China, and Japan

A dedicated session on green hydrogen ecosystem in the R1 Asia-Pacific region saw speakers discoursing on the current status, new prospects, and challenges of the emerging sector i...

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Johnson Matthey begins fuel cell recycling in China

British chemicals and sustainable technology firm Johnson Matthey (JM) has signed its first fuel cell recycling contract in China. Located in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu province, the pl...

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Global Progress in 'Green' transition: Japan, China, South Korea

Energy storage solutions, whether applied to the power grid or EVs, make systems more flexible and are suitable for meeting low cost, low carbon electricity demands. Following is a...

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BMW to use round battery cells from 2025, plans for six 20 GWh giga factories

German automaker BMW has announced a 'new era of e-mobility' from 2025 with the models of its 'NEUE KLASSE' EV architecture, using newly-developed round battery cells adapted for t...

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BYD, Castrol ON form strategic partnership on advanced EV fluids

China's largest EV maker BYD and global lubricant giant Castrol have announced a three-year strategic collaboration agreement on using Castrol ON advanced EV fluids in the former's...

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Xpeng unveils 480 kW Supercharging Technology promising 200 kms range in 5 mins

Chinese EV maker Xpeng has recently hosted 'Supercharging Media Day' in Guangzhou, outlining the progress and development of its advanced charging technology and plans to create an...

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Tesla has opened 32 Supercharging stations in China just in the month of June

In 25 cities across the Chinese mainland, Tesla has launched 32 supercharging stations with a cumulative number of 120 chargers last month. With this, the automaker has opened more...

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Umicore to invest in setting up a large-scale fuel cell catalyst plant in China

Umicore has announced that it will invest in building a large-scale fuel cell catalyst plant in Changshu in China to capture the fast-emerging growth in fuel cell technology. The p...

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NaaS Tech, Green Intelligent Link partner for one-stop commercial EV charging services

NaaS Technology Inc. has announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with smart connected car platform provider, Zhejiang Green Intelligent Link Co., Ltd. ("Green In...

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China’s ‘dual-credit’ policy: Top carmakers with positive NEV credits (2021)

Credited as one of the prime policy push forcing carmakers into electrification in the country, China's 'dual-credit' policy mandates those car manufacturers that fail to meet fuel...

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CATL introduces CTP 3.0 EV battery ‘Qilin’ capable of delivering 1,000 km range

Chinese battery supplier CATL has recently launched the third-generation of its CTP (cell-to-pack) battery technology. Named as 'Qilin', the advanced battery boasts a record-breaki...

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CATL launches its EVOGO battery swap services in Hefei, China

CATL has announced that it has officially launched its EVOGO battery swap services in Hefei, the capital of east China's Anhui Province, making it the second EVOGO city in the coun...

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BASF to expand production capacity for battery materials in China

BASF Shanshan Battery Materials (BSBM), a BASF majority-owned company in China, is commissioning of new capacity for cathode active materials (CAM) to meet the increasing local and...

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India added RE capacity worth 15.4 GW in 2021, ranks 3rd after China, US: REN21 report

India added around 15.4 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy capacity in 2021, the third-highest after China (136 GW) and the US (43 GW), in line with a world-standing report launche...

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Tesla revives pre-lockdown output levels to 70 percent at Giga Shanghai

Amid the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown throughout the Chinese city of Shanghai, it is reported that Tesla has restored the weekly output of its giga plant to nearly 70 percent of the p...

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Volta Tech Ltd to unveil its innovative SSB early next year

Volta Technology Limited has announced it would roll out its innovative solid-state batteries from its pilot production line in Shenzhen in early 2023. Solid-state batteries are re...

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BMW forms closed loop for recycling Ni, Li and Co from Eol batteries in China

The BMW Group is massively expanding its use of secondary material in closed recycling loops to achieve climate neutrality and sustainability. For the first time in China, the BMW ...

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Action stations for a battery nation in the making

To speed up the shift towards energy storage, renewable energy, and EVs, PM Modi announced at COP26 a target of 500 GW of non-fossil fuel energy usage by 2030. The FAME II, the Aut...

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GAC Aion establishes its first battery swapping station in China

GAC Group's new energy vehicle (NEV) division – GAC Aion – has unveiled its first-ever battery swapping station for its electric cars in Guangzhou, China. The company claims that t...

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CATL's subsidiary acquires exploration rights to a lithium clay project in China

As the race to acquire critical materials needed for battery cell manufacturing intensifies, Yichun Contemporary Amperex Resources Limited, a subsidiary of battery giant CATL, has ...

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Bosch, Mitsubishi partners with Blue Park Smart Energy for BaaS innovations, pilot in China

Bosch and the Mitsubishi Corporation, with Blue Park Smart Energy (BPSE), are partnering to create Battery as a Service (BaaS) innovations. The main idea here is that fleet operato...

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Shell, BYD inks agreement to collaborate on enhancing EV charging experience

Global energy and petrochemical company Shell and Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD have announced that they have signed a global strategic cooperation agreement to mutuall...

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Bosch, Mitsubishi Corporation and BPSE team up to offer battery insights for EV fleets

Bosch, Mitsubishi Corporation and Blue Park Smart Energy Technology (BPSE) have recently agreed into a cooperation to create a new service to enable 'Battery as a Service' (BaaS) b...

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