LG Chem and Hyundai Motor are discussing a reaction to plan to the recent fires on the Kona EV electric vehicle model, TheElec has learned.They are considering a voluntary recall as the most likely decision for the troubled models, people familiar with the matter said.The pair has discussed the expe

Samsung Electronics will use batteries made by China’s Amperex Technology Limited (ATL) for the initial batches of its Galaxy S21 smartphones, TheElec has learned.It is ATL’s first supply to Samsung for the Galaxy S series in two years. The Chinese firm last supplied its batteries for the Galaxy S9

Circular batteries that once dominated the market thanks to handsets and notebooks are being revived thanks to the expansion of electric vehicles (EV).Tesla’s strong sales of its EV that uses circular batteries has been the main catalyst for this.Major battery makers Panasonic, Samsung SDI, LG Chem

LG Chem will have five different models of batteries to supply to General Motors starting in 2022.The batteries will be first applied to Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC brand electric SUV and pick-up trucks, TheElec has learned.The batteries, made by General Motors and LG Chem’s joint venture Ultium Cells,

SFA has won an order for battery equipment from South Korean battery giant Samsung SDI.The South Korean equipment maker will be supplying distribution and automation equipment to Samsung.SFA has now won its second large client after SK Innovation. The company supplies equipment used in separator pro

US International Trade Commission (ITC) has delayed its final judgment on the electric vehicle (EV) battery lawsuit between LG Chem and SK Innovation.The commission was expected to make its judgment on October 5 but this has now been pushed back to October 26.The ITC didn’t mention why it was postpo

SK Innovation has become the world’s third largest lithium-ion battery separators (LiBS) last year.According to Techno Systems Research, SK IE Technology, the separator making subsidiary of SK Innovation, took a market share of 10% in 2019 to become the world’s third, surpassing rival Toray of Japan

Electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla announced its new battery on Battery Day event at California on Tuesday. The new battery is bigger and has increased energy density. The company plans to produce up to 100GWh per year in 2022, and 3TWh by 2030.Such things as solid-state battery, a million mile batte

Tesla has unveiled its own battery that it will produce at its Battery Day event.The battery is larger and has more energy density while costing 56% less to make compared to its predecessors.Tesla also said it plans to launch a US$25,000 electric vehicle in 2022.The US car company plans to produce 1

Global electric vehicle (EV) sales exceeded 200,000 units per month for three consecutive months up to August.The market has been recovering since April following the COVID-19 pandemic.According to EV Volumes, a total of 247,000 units of EV, plug-in hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles were sold i

LG Chem has sent a task force to Poland to reorganize its factories there, TheElec has learned.The South Korean battery giant aims to improve management efficiency, clear inventory and secure a stable yield rate at its factories in Kobierzyce near Wroclaw.The four month reorganization has already st

SFA has supplied a battery equipment to SK Innovation used in separator production, TheElec has learned.The South Korean equipment maker previously supplied mostly to Samsung.SFA has focused on display equipment and distribution systems before. It entered the battery equipment market last year.The S

LG Chem will split-off its battery business. The company held a board meeting on Thursday and decided on the matter to increase company and shareholders’ value, it said.The matter will go through vote on its extraordinary shareholders’ meeting on October 30. After the motion is approved, the company

LG Chem is expected to hold a board meeting on Thursday to decide on splitting off its battery business, TheElec has learned.The motion will be approved and LG Chem will form a new wholly-owned subsidiary within the first half of 2021, people familiar with the matter said.LG Corp will own LG Chem, a

LG Chem has completed its first overseas anode factory in China, the company said on Tuesday.The factory, called Leyou New Energy materials, at Wuxi is a joint venture with local company Huayou Cobalt.Construction for the factory began in February 2019. It will produce 45,000 metric tonnes of anode

Anode material maker EcoPro will collaborate with Chinese company GEM in battery recycling, the company said.The South Korean company will invest 12 billion won by 2021 to build the recycling factory at Pohang.EcoPro will increase synergy with its subsidiaries EcoPro BM, EcoPro EM, EcoPro GEM, EcoPr

PNE Solution will produce battery cycler equipment at China to save cost and win orders from local battery makers, TheElec has learned.The South Korean battery equipment maker will produce the equipment through its Chinese joint venture set-up in 2017.PNE considered producing both formation and cycl

LG Chem has successfully tested a drone powered by its lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery, the company said on Thursday.The drone, called EAV-3, was co-developed with Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI). It is powered by a Li-S battery and flied on the stratosphere.Solar panels on the wings charge

BYD, China’s second largest battery maker, is planning to supply Daimler with its lithium ferrophosphate (LFP) batteries, TheElec has learned.The batteries will be module-less blade batteries that have higher energy density compared to its counterparts with modules.CATL has previously used a similar

LG Chem is starting production for new anode materials that can increase travel distances of electric vehicles (EV).These new anode materials will likely replace its current mainstay NCM622 (nickel, cobalt and manganese in 6 to 2 to 2 ratio) in the next couple of years.LG Chem has begun supplying Vo