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Wednesday 30 April 2025
Taiwan’s Mastertrans readies fast-charging intercity e-bus
Since 2015, Mastertrans has focused on electric vehicle R&D. At the 360° MOBILITY Mega Shows, they presented a fully autonomous vehicle supply chain, including essential components...
Tuesday 29 April 2025
Decoupling from China and local policies drive Taiwan and South Korea battery firms to seize SEA opportunities
Amid geopolitical tensions, tariff adjustments, and regulatory pressures from the US, battery supply chain players state that Southeast Asian customers are reducing their reliance...
Thursday 24 April 2025
CATL to mass-produce first sodium-ion battery by year-end
At its April 21 Tech Day in Shanghai, CATL unveiled two major innovations poised to accelerate the EV transition past internal combustion engines. Highlights included the debut of...
Friday 18 April 2025
Trump orders national security probe into critical minerals, threatens higher manufacturing costs
The US President Donald Trump has initiated a national security investigation into imports of critical minerals and their downstream products, including semiconductor wafers, electric...
Wednesday 9 April 2025
US launches first LFP battery pilot line amidst tariff tensions
In a strategic move amidst rising global trade tensions, the US has inaugurated its first lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery pilot production line. This groundbreaking facility,...
Monday 7 April 2025
US tariffs on Chinese lithium battery materials create winners and losers in global supply chain
The US has intensified tariffs on Chinese lithium battery materials, beginning with the Inflation Reduction Act under the Biden administration and continuing with President Trump's...
Friday 28 March 2025
LG Energy Solution to supply 1GWh of ESS batteries for Poland's clean energy transition
LG Energy Solution (LGES) has signed a battery supply deal with Polish utility Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE) to deliver lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries for a 1GWh energy...
Thursday 20 March 2025
China to further tighten export curbs on battery, chip material tech, escalating US trade spat
China is reinforcing its grip on key minerals and battery technologies as tensions with the US escalate over tech trade policies. Fortune reports that China dominates the...
Monday 17 March 2025
Formosa Smart Energy unveils Taiwan's largest battery cell plant, eyes Southeast Asian expansion
Formosa Smart underscores its ambitions to position Taiwan as a regional battery hub. Chairman Sandy Wang called the facility Taiwan's largest battery cell factory, with plans to...
Monday 17 March 2025
China targets US lithium battery production with strategic countermeasures
Since President Trump took office, China has come to view the US with increasing skepticism, prompting the Chinese government to implement several countermeasures in response to perceived...
Monday 17 March 2025
US targets Chinese lithium battery manufacturers with tariffs and bans as domestic production ramps up
At the beginning of 2025, the US Department of Defense blacklisted China's lithium battery leader, Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), followed by US President Donald Trump imposing...
Monday 10 March 2025
Chinese automotive market struggles with smart driving technology disparities and declining values of used vehicles
For three years, China's automotive market has been embroiled in a price-cutting war, evolving from a tussle between new energy vehicles and traditional cars to a contest for smart...
Friday 7 March 2025
India's lithium battery incentive scheme fails to deliver required production
India launched an incentive scheme to support local production of lithium batteries amid an EV trend in 2021. However, all the approved applicants failed to begin production to avail...
Thursday 6 March 2025
Elon Musk's 'money printer': how lithium batteries spark global power struggle over critical minerals
In 2022, lithium battery shortages for electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage reached a peak. Tesla CEO Elon Musk urged global investment in lithium refining, calling it a "money...
Thursday 6 March 2025
Chinese lithium battery makers face challenges from Trump's tariffs
It is becoming increasingly difficult for Chinese lithium battery manufacturers to navigate the constant changes to US tariff policy made by US President Donald Trump. These policy...