GM’s Britta Gross, Director of Advanced Vehicle Commercialization Policy, gave perhaps my favorite presentation at the EV Transportation & Technology Summit. Her presentation was essentially split into two (or three) sections. She first talked about Drive Electric Florida, then Drive Electric […]
The man widely credited as being the “father” of the Chevy Volt, Bob Lutz, was recently quoted as saying that he’d be “surprised and shocked” if the 2017 Chevy Bolt ended up being profitable, according to […]
LG Chem has been named by the most recent Navigant Research Leaderboard report on automotive lithium-ion battery companies as the top company in the market. The report — which ranks companies based on strategy and execution […]
LG Chem will be supplying lithium-ion batteries to Tesla for use in Roadster battery-pack upgrades as part of a new deal between the two companies, according to recent reports. Tesla has confirmed the news, so this […]
LG Chem has announced that it will be ramping up lithium-ion battery production at its facility in Michigan, according to recent reports. The move follows closely on an announcement that GM will be expanding its business […]
A study of Chevy Volt owners with vehicles featuring batteries supplied by LG Chem has found that there’s been nearly no loss of range/performance even after 3 years of ownership, according to the vice president of […]
As many of you know, I’m from Florida but I’ve ended up in Wrocław, Poland. I’ve now lived here for over 7 years. It’s a beautiful city of ~1 million and has several large international employers […]
LG Chem Power will soon have a new CEO, with the CEO of the last decade, Prabhakar Patil, stepping down as of October 1st, according to recent reports. The respected CEO is now set to be […]
Utilizing battery cells from LG Chem as well as Samsung SDI, Audi has announced that it is planning to produce a fully electric SUV with 311 miles (500 kilometers) of range. If that wasn’t enough to […]
The initial 44 suppliers set to work with Volkswagen on the FAST initiative have been announced. Interestingly, Volkswagen has chosen to go with LG Electronics as its supplier of high-voltage batteries. For those of you who are unaware […]
Those interested in tracking the state of the electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing market will likely be interested in taking a look at the chart and table below — which provide a fair amount of data on […]
Comprehensive sales figures for EV battery manufacturers in 2014 recently became available, giving us further insight into the fast-growing market. Altogether, the year saw an increase of 54% over the previous year. As far as the […]
With the ongoing growth of the electric vehicle market, EV battery manufacturers are of course continuing to see their sales numbers climb as well — as attested to by the most recent figures on the market. […]
Lithium-ion batteries are the clear EV battery technology winner today, as they are being used in the vast majority of electric vehicles on the market today. The future may bring a shift to lithium-air batteries or […]
