Ikea Canada to phase out non-rechargeable alkaline batteries
In fiscal year 2019, Ikea sold roughly 300 million alkaline batteries globally.
Closing date of GM-Nikola partnership may be delayed
Automaker would get an 11% stake in exchange for engineering and building Nikola’s Badger hydrogen fuel cell and electric pickup truck.
Global energy storage to rebound, witness strong capacity additions: Frost & Sullivan
The United States and China are set to be the biggest markets for energy storage in terms of installations and installed capacity
Li-Cycle completes first commercial shipment of recycled battery material
Mississauga company’s unique process removes metals such as cobalt, nickel and lithium for reuse.
Musk says Tesla to build new factory near Berlin
The new plant will build batteries, powertrains and vehicles, starting with Model Y.
Volkswagen to invest 1B euros in battery production plant
Factory is part of the company’s effort to electrify its vehicles.
AAA: Cold weather can cut electric car range over 40%
Tesla disputed the AAA study results.
Tesla buys battery technology company
Maxwell Technologies will help the manufacturer of electric vehicles cut production costs.
Toyota, Panasonic announce joint venture for green auto batteries
Automaker will take a 51% stake in the venture, which will be running by the end of 2020.
GM to offer two more electric vehicles in next 18 months
Sees its entire model lineup running on electricity in the future, big battery or hydrogen.
Electrovaya gets $3.8M to develop Li-Ion batteries for commercial vehicles
Funding made available by Sustainable Development Technology Canada.
Electrovaya Inc. CEO to pay $250K penalty over OSC disclosure violations
Settlement follows allegations by the OSC that Electrovaya issued unbalanced press releases and failed to update its disclosure record.
Dal’s battery man: Jeff Dahn awarded the Herzberg medal
The researcher was awarded the $1 million Herzberg medal recognizing his efforts to improve lithium-ion batteries.
Electrovaya: Charging a greener future
Electrovaya is confident its safer and greener technology will overcome concerns about the promising battery technology.
Dalhousie professor wins top science prize for battery research
Jeff Dahn has an “exclusive research partnership” with Elon Musk’s Tesla Motors.
