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Battery and Components
Secondary energy storage 'can boost' EV range
Researchers develop e-thermal bank to save battery power
Corporate Strategy
Lucid production guidance misses expectations
Automaker aims to limit inventory to boost margins
Stellantis
Stellantis to produce electric vans at second UK plant
Manufacture of Vivaro Electric will begin at Luton plant in 2025
Rivian
Rivian retools for R2 SUV production
EV pure play tells analysts to expect sluggish Q1 production as it prepares supply chain
Battery and Components
BMW and Albermale ink lithium supply deal
Lithium supplier looking to pivot away from spot sales
Corporate Strategy
Volvo announces rebrand for BEV range
Firm will mark out its EVs from its ICE offerings in its drive to be all-electric by 2030
Battery and Components
Ascend Elements raises $162mn equity finance
Firm plans to recycle used batteries into precursor cathode active material
Battery and Components
US BEV growth 'will not be hindered' by critical minerals
Report says that BEVs could reach cost parity with ICE vehicles by 2028
Charging and Grid
New data 'dispels' range anxiety concerns
Driving habits survey suggests that range anxiety need not be a worry for vast majority of consumers
Charging and Grid
Chargepoint strikes hardware collaboration deal
Struggling CPO will collaborate with AcBel, a producer of power supplies and adapters
Battery and Components
Forvia restructures to tackle Chinese competition
EU Forward scheme could impact 10,000 jobs in Europe
Vehicle Sales
European BEV sales grow at double the rate of wider market
ICE market share falls to half of new sales on the back of BEV and HEV growth