CATL $5 billion, 80-GWh Factory in the U.S. Will Supply Cells to BMW and Ford
6 May 2022, 18:13 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Two states are among the most likely to receive the company’s first cell factory in the country: South Carolina and Kentucky
CATL's Kirin Battery Will Enter Volume Production, Will Not Be Used by Tesla
6 May 2022, 13:53 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / CATL prepares to officially unveil the Kirin battery with improved energy density compared to a large cylindrical battery with the same chemistry
EV Prices Are Poised To Skyrocket in the Face of Raw Materials Price Increases
3 May 2022, 18:13 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla’s supplier CATL will raise its battery prices after supply chain pressure mounted, leading to new EV price hikes that will further degrade affordability
CATL EVOGO Officially Starts Swapping 26.5-kWh Choco-SEB Battery Modules in Xiamen
18 Apr 2022, 16:20 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The swappable battery module service started with four swapping stations. CATL intends to reach 30 stations by the end of 2022.
Honda's Electric Plans Include Two Sports Cars and a Pickup Truck
12 Apr 2022, 10:37 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Toshihiro Mibe explained all changes Honda will have to go through to achieve its target of selling 2 million electric cars by 2030
CATL Paves the Way for Tesla to Begin Building LFP-Based Vehicles at Giga Berlin
8 Apr 2022, 14:38 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / CATL is about to open its first production facility outside China and it happens to be not far from Tesla Giga Berlin, go figure
CATL States Its Kirin CTP Method Delivers 13% More Energy Density than 4680 Cells
28 Mar 2022, 16:57 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Yes, the Chinese Tesla supplier decided to tease the American EV maker by claiming to offer a more efficient packing system
CATL Is Looking for a North American Site for Massive $5 Billion, 80-GWh Battery Factory
22 Mar 2022, 01:10 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The U.S. is not the only place that could receive CATL’s new unit: Canada and Mexico are also in the dispute for the investments
ORA Punk Cat Is More Than an EV: It Is a Volkswagen Beetle on Steroids
15 Mar 2022, 00:58 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / With the official technical specifications out, thanks to the homologation process with MIIT, we can say that this Beetle wannabe is massive.
Henrik Fisker Shows Fisker Ocean's SolarSky Solar Roof in Action
4 Mar 2022, 16:34 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The designer shared a video on Twitter that shows how the world’s largest solar roof – in his own words – also works as a sunroof and how big it is
CATL Starts Building Its Second Battery Plant Next to Tesla Giga Shanghai
22 Feb 2022, 10:11 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla’s thirst for LFP batteries prompts CATL to start building its second battery factory near Tesla Giga Shanghai, following an investment worth $440 million
CATL Borrows Idea of Modular Swappable Battery Packs From Ample
18 Jan 2022, 17:11 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / With the Chinese battery manufacturer’s production scale, that may mean that CATL is closer to establishing a standard for battery swapping.
This is Why I Want an EV With an LFP Battery Pack – and Battery Swapping Capacity
30 Dec 2021, 21:45 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Spending a lot of money on a vehicle that may become useless if a single component fails is not the kind of game I am willing to play
NIO Would Be Partnering With BYD to Create Affordable Brand
24 Dec 2021, 10:03 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Currently, NIO buys its batteries from CATL, but a shaken relationship and production capacity would have made it approach BYD
Apple Car Development Hits Another Roadblock as Battery Talks Fail
22 Oct 2021, 22:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The negotiations between Apple and Chinese battery manufacturers over a potential collaboration have reportedly failed to reach any conclusion
Indiana-built ELMS EV Van Company Signs Deal With CATL for Battery Swapping Deal
17 Oct 2021, 13:10 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / Electric Last Mile Solutions (ELMS) has announced two new battery partnerships with Chinese battery giants CATL and battery swap company Ample
Talent Crunch in South Korea Could Strangle EV Battery Supplies Worldwide
6 Oct 2021, 02:59 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / IHS also says the demand for EV batteries will triple in size to nearly $90 billion by 2025 and that progress may be halted by a talent shortage
Chinese Website States Tesla 4680 Batteries Could Only Be Produced In 2023
31 Aug 2021, 10:36 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / That would delay the Cybertruck and Semi even more than previously predicted by Elon Musk: his worst estimate was October 2022.
Working First-Gen Sodium-Ion Battery Unveiled by Tesla Supplier
30 Jul 2021, 09:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Chinese company Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) previews its first sodium-ion battery, plans to make it from 2023
CATL Extends Battery Supply Deal With Tesla Up to 2025
28 Jun 2021, 18:16 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The world’s biggest cell supplier would sell batteries to Tesla up to June 2022. Now, it will do that until December 2025.