One more reasons not to buy an EV have been debunked! The uncertainety around the potential degradation of batteries caused by fast charging has been a reason given to shy away from buying an electric vehicle. Up until recently, there has been very few long term “real life” studies showing the effects of different charging […]
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Batteries are without a doubt a cornerstone in the energy transition. The development of sustainable and transparent supply chains for the battery industry is therefore of highest priority. And with the surge in demand for batteries, new sources for battery raw materials need to be developed. Lithium, for example, will remain the main building block
Northvolt today announced it is expanding Northvolt Labs in Västerås, Sweden, into a fully-integrated ecosystem for catalyzing technological advances in the emerging European battery industry. With the establishment of a fully integrated European battery industry comes the need to also build industry relevant research to complement the good academic research already exsisting. The new customer
Daimler announced last week that they will become an equal shareholder in Automotive Cells Company (ACC), along with Stellantis and TotalEnergies. This is another confirmation that European companies are aligning in strategic alliances along the battery value chain and that the strategic plan for Europe outlined by the European Battery Alliance is delivering. ACC was
EBA250 welcomes you back after the summer break. While we hope you enjoyed some days off relaxing and charging your batteries, Europe continued its path towards electrification and building its own battery ecosystem. Here is a short selection of what has happened over the past few weeks with relevance to the European battery industry. Policy
Before logging off for the summer break, we would like to come back on some recent activities and progress that took place during the first half of 2021. 2021 opened with a new milestone for the European Battery Alliance (EBA). In January, the European Commission approved indeed a €2.9 billion state aid for a second
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We are happy to relay that we hosted the 3rd Virtual Meetup of 2021 on July 13th, which focused on the role of charging infrastructure in accelerating electric heavy-duty vehicles. Bo Normark, from EIT InnoEnergy kickstarted the session by providing to all of our stakeholder the latest market outlook when it comes to Heavy Duty
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The annual publication of BP Statistical Review of World Energy was released last week. Main news this year was the record decrease in oil consumption, decrease in fossil as well as nuclear electricity generation, and continued dramatic increase in renewable electricity, both production and new installations. The data reported, still does not contain any
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South Korea plans to invest approx. €30 billion in its EV battery industry by 2030 to secure a strong position in the global battery race. These investments – both in R&D and battery production – will be led by key players like LG Energy Solution, SK Innovation or Samsung SDI, reported Bloomberg last week. South
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Speeding up battery recycling capacities is critical to meet the increasing volumes of waste batteries on the market, to secure Europe’s position as a leader in the circular economy and to build a strong position in such a volumetric industry. Europe counts indeed over two million EVs on its roads today, and this number is
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