Telematics provider’s new research finds batteries degrade just 1.8 per cent per year on average — meaning EV batteries can typically last more than 20 years
New investments of $54 million from a strategic battery materials partner and the U.S. Department of Defense bring a new cobalt sulphate refinery in Ontario closer to reality
These details, published in separate reports last week, reflect the different ways the two projects are positioned in North America’s shifting EV marketplace
The money, from Prairies Economic Development Canada, will allow the Saskatchewan Research Council to establish a bastnaesite processing unit to make ingots that can be used to produce magnets for electric vehicles
The EV project funding, which involves 10 companies, is part of a new $59-million, 15-project package spanning four NGen advanced manufacturing programs
The Canadian Battery Innovation Roadmap from the Accelerate alliance is “a strategy to establish Canada as a global leader in battery technology by 2035”
Deal leaves Li-Metal to focus on anode production, while Arcadium, which owns lithium projects in Quebec, will leverage the technology to expand its lithium processing operations
After three cornerstone suppliers and OEMs change or announce “strategic reviews” of their EV battery supply chain investments in Canada, industry and policymakers take stock
New plan comes after Ford postponed EV plant launch to 2027; those EVs will now be made elsewhere, while Oakville may get an electric pickup later in the decade
From forging new alliances to deepening relationships, key industry players came together for the BEV In-Depth: Mines to Mobility event