SK On Cuts Jobs at Stanton, Tennessee Battery Plant Amid Slower EV Demand
SK On trimmed staffing at its Stanton, Tennessee battery plant on Oct. 12, though the company has not disclosed how many positions were affected.
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CATL, Intilion Target 3 GWh Sodium-Ion Storage in Europe
The Oct. 9 agreement extends a German integrator deal into sodium-ion storage, adding to CATL's 2026 run of European sodium-ion…
LG Energy Solution tests sodium batteries for US power grids
The South Korean cell maker plans a 30-megawatt-hour sample verification by early 2027, converting Ochang lines to counter…
POSCO Future M plans domestic LFP precursor supply by 2029
The battery materials maker is using steelmaking waste acid to forge non-Chinese lithium iron phosphate cathode inputs after…
BYD debuts Atto 8 electric SUV with 1,500 kW flash charging
The 115-kilowatt-hour flagship delivers 405 miles of range and cuts 10% to 97% recharge times to nine minutes, supported by 3,000…
Korean battery makers secure non-FEOC LFP supply contracts
LG Energy Solution and Samsung SDI are locking in North American materials contracts before federal rules end transition relief…
Li Auto and EV rivals drop CATL to build in-house batteriesMembers
Regulatory filings and supply shifts show automakers reallocating cell procurement to CALB and Sunwoda while assembling…
POSCO Future M Locks In $4.5B Cathode Pact With Samsung SDI to 2032
The revised 21.25 trillion won agreement swaps high-nickel volume for 380,000 tons of LFP materials to build US-compliant battery…
LG Energy Solution shifts battery output to AI data centers
South Korean battery makers accelerate grid storage production as Nvidia certifies containerized energy systems to cushion sudden…
CATL separates battery specs as 600 kW charging tests grids
The world’s largest cell maker clarified that its six-minute recharge belongs to an 800-kilometer chemistry, while utility…
Suzuki selects BYD LFP battery cells for inaugural Japanese mini EV
The procurement decision equips Suzuki's e SKY kei car with a 26 kilowatt-hour pack, intensifying cost competition against…
CATL and Seres Expand Dedicated Battery Capacity to 20 GWh
The Chongqing expansion adds up to 12 gigawatt-hours of pack capacity directly inside the vehicle plant as Chinese automakers…
BYD rolls out 150,000th commercial EV with 800-hp electric truck
The milestone Q3 heavy tractor deploys a 600-kWh Blade battery pack and dual-gun fast charging as the Chinese manufacturer…
CATL overtakes LG Energy Solution in global battery patents
A 10-year tally showed the Chinese cell maker accumulated 26,574 simple patent families through September, surpassing its South…
LG Energy Solution Binds $4.3B Tesla Pact to Grid Storage
The 5.94 trillion won Michigan contract will supply lithium iron phosphate cells for Megapack units from 2027, with no electric…
CATL expands sodium storage supply in Europe for 2027 rolloutsMembers
Integrators in Germany, the Netherlands and Finland adopt CATL’s Tener Sodium battery systems to curb raw material price swings…
SK On cuts 40 jobs at Tennessee battery site, delaying output to 2028
The South Korean cell maker reduced staffing at its Stanton facility to roughly 30 workers, deferring commercial production to…
Nio battery swaps beat BYD charging threefold on China roads
Golden Week travel data showed Nio stations handled 44 vehicle swaps daily on peak holiday corridors, compared with 15.5 sessions…
Chery Automobile orders solid-state battery tools for 2027 EV tests
The Chinese carmakers are shifting next-generation cell manufacturing out of laboratories and into pre-production factories,…
BYD opens second-generation Seagull orders for 2026 rollout
The redesigned hatchback lengthens the chassis by 425 mm, installs FinDreams battery packs up to 39.2 kWh and adds optional LiDAR…
LG Energy Solution shifts ESS tool orders as supplier defaults
The battery maker reallocated module assembly contracts to SYSTEM R&D and HyVISION SYSTEM following a $22.43 million default by…
Li Auto drops CATL from 2026 i6, tapping Sunwoda and CALB
The automaker confirmed an Oct. 28 rollout for its top-selling electric SUV with proprietary packs, ending single-source reliance…
LG Energy Solution beats profit views on grid battery orders
Operating profit jumped 25.7% to 756 billion won as stationary energy storage lines ran at capacity in North America, more than…
Corvus and BYD Win DNV Marine Battery Approval for ShipsMembers
The DNV certification of the Blue Whale NxtGen energy storage system clears Chinese lithium iron phosphate cells for Western…