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Novonix, Stellantis ink six-year term graphite offtake agreement

The two companies are committing to a target of 86,250 to 115,000 tonnes of synthetic graphite offtake beginning in 2026

Emma Jarratt

Nov 12, 2024

3 minute read

Honda, Asahi Kasei confirm joint venture to build EV battery separator plant in Ontario

The joint venture will produce battery separators by combining Asahi Kasei’s expertise in material technology with Honda’s electrification knowledge.

Mehanaz Yakub

Nov 6, 2024

2 minute read

NextStar Energy begins battery module production in Windsor

With battery modules now in production at its new Windsor facility, NextStar is focusing on putting out battery cells in 2025

Mehanaz Yakub

Oct 23, 2024

2 minute read

GM, Lithium Americas partner in $864-million joint venture to secure critical minerals in North America

The money will develop the Thacker Pass project in Nevada, with GM entering a pair of 20-year lithium off-take agreements

Mehanaz Yakub

Oct 22, 2024

4 minute read

Canadian battery education sparks German startup, Litona

In this new instalment of the Behind the Battery series, two German students came to Canada for one reason: to study at the Jeff Dahn lab at Dalhousie University. Now they are helping solve the global battery material shortage

Emma Jarratt

Oct 9, 2024

5 minute read

EV batteries are likely to outlive vehicles they’re in, finds latest Geotab data

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

Mehanaz Yakub

Sep 18, 2024

3 minute read

Battery plant timelines diverge: VW PowerCo “on track” for 2027; Northvolt delayed until 2028

These details, published in separate reports last week, reflect the different ways the two projects are positioned in North America’s shifting EV marketplace

Brian Banks

Sep 3, 2024

3 minute read

Li-Metal sells its lithium metals business to global lithium producer Arcadium in $15-million deal

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

Mehanaz Yakub

Aug 8, 2024

4 minute read

Ford. Northvolt. Umicore. As Canada’s EV battery supply chain hits rough waters, what’s next?

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

Emma Jarratt

Aug 1, 2024

7 minute read

Sudbury looks to position itself as “the new Fort Mac” in the Ring of Fire critical minerals race

This week’s Wyloo Metals precursor CAM plant MOU and an alliance with the city of Kingston are concrete signs of Sudbury’s determination to be a major player in Ontario’s EV supply chain

Emma Jarratt

May 30, 2024

4 minute read