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Dec 1, 2022, 1:33 AM

Nikola To Buy Battery Supplier Romeo Power For $144 Million

Nikola Corp has agreed to buy battery supplier Romeo Power Inc for about $144 million in stock, the electric truck maker said on Monday, in a move that will help jumpstart its efforts to make battery packs.

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  Reuters | Dec 1, 2022

  Factbox-Automakers Accelerate Drive To Secure Battery Raw Materials

  Rising demand for EV around the world is encouraging automakers such as Tesla, Volkswagen and Stellantis NV to step up efforts to secure raw materials needed for making batteries.

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  Reuters | Dec 1, 2022

  China's CATL To Develop New Battery Materials To Improve Energy Density - Report

  CATL is working on new battery materials that can improve energy density by 10% to 20% compared to iron phosphate batteries.

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  Reuters | Dec 1, 2022

  Paris Considers Electric Scooter Ban Over Safety Concerns

  The Paris town council is considering not renewing the licences of the three operators - Lime, Dott and Tier - which expire in February 2023.

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  Reuters | Dec 1, 2022

  Vingroup, Gotion Start Building $275 Million Battery Plant In Vietnam

  The factory in the central province of Ha Tinh will annually produce 30 million lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells, the company said in a statement.

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  Reuters | Dec 1, 2022

  Indonesia Says Lithium, Anode Plants Are Being Built To Support EV Ambitions

  Investors are currently building a lithium hydroxide plant with 60,000 tonnes capacity in the heart of the nickel industry in Morowali

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  Sahil Gupta | Nov 30, 2022

  Prototype Mercedes EQG Tested With G-Turn Feature

  A prototype of the EQG has been tested as per Greg Kable which also has a working version of the “G-turn” feature which is not too dissimilar from the crab model on the Hummer EV

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  Sahil Gupta | Nov 30, 2022

  Polestar 6 Is Being Designed As A Porsche 911 Rival

  The two-door sports coupe is being developed as a Porsche 911 rival. It should be noted that Porsche will not be sitting on its heels and by 2026, it will likely have an electric 911 of its own.

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  Reuters | Nov 30, 2022

  Stellantis Looks To India For Affordable EVs For Europe

  Stellantis is investing heavily in EVs and plans to produce dozens in the coming decade, but Tavares warned last month that affordable battery EVs were between five and six years away.

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