The two companies are committing to a target of 86,250 to 115,000 tonnes of synthetic graphite offtake beginning in 2026
With battery modules now in production at its new Windsor facility, NextStar is focusing on putting out battery cells in 2025
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
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
Malahat Nation takes the lead on a new state-of-the-art gigastorage factory on Vancouver Island
These details, published in separate reports last week, reflect the different ways the two projects are positioned in North America’s shifting EV marketplace
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
Based on earlier reports, the plant is to be a joint-venture with Honda Canada as part of its EV battery supply chain — although Honda wasn’t present, or even mentioned, at the official announcement
Honda’s $15-billion EV manufacturing investment isn’t just a massive story in Canada. What happens here will also be the “benchmark” for Honda’s EV factories around the world
Canada’s largest single EV supply chain announcement will see EV production start in 2028, with battery-making facilities developed in tandem
