WASHINGTON—The U.S. Energy Department on Monday said it has finalized a $9.63 billion loan to a joint venture of Ford Motor and South Korean battery maker SK On to help finance construction of three new battery manufacturing plants in Tennessee and Kentucky. The low-cost government loan for the BlueOval SK joint venture is the largest […]
New England Patriots safety and team captain Jabrill Peppers was arrested on multiple charges, including assault and strangulation, following an incident with his girlfriend over the weekend, according to Braintree police. Peppers, 29, appeared in Quincy District Court on Monday, where not guilty pleas were entered on his behalf. The charges include assault and battery […]
WASHINGTON—The White House announced over $3 billion in grants for domestic battery processing, manufacturing, and recycling projects on Friday. “These investments are also going to help end America’s reliance on critical materials from our economic competitors like China,” Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm told reporters before the announcement. According to Granholm, with the cumulative investment from […]
The State Department has approved a $20-billion arms sale to Israel. Congress has 30 days to block the sale or to let it proceed. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said today he will not be running for reelection as president of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party, bringing an end to a three-year presidential term riddled […]
A group of U.S. lawmakers is urging the Department of Homeland Security to blacklist two Chinese battery firms—Gotion High Tech and CATL. Officials allege these companies are connected to organizations involved in state-sponsored forced labor programs in the Xinjiang region.
Chicago police arrested four Venezuelan men on Feb. 17, for allegedly robbing and beating a man unconscious on a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) train. Three of the men could face deportation if convicted. The attack on the 49-year-old victim occurred just before 5:30 p.m. in the 2000 block of South Pulaski Road. The men were […]
U.S. lawmakers are seeking to review the license agreement between Ford Motor and a Chinese battery maker. They are concerned that the deal will facilitate China’s global dominance in electric vehicle battery technology with American taxpayers’ money and increase America’s reliance on Chinese critical raw materials. According to the lawmakers, the Chinese battery maker’s supply […]
ATLANTA—Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution announced Thursday they will build a $4.3 billion electric battery plant as part of Hyundai’s new electric vehicle assembly plant in southeast Georgia. The companies will split the investment, starting production as soon as late 2025. Hyundai Motor Co. CEO Jaehoon Chang said in a statement that the […]
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.—Jackson Mahomes, the brother of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, was briefly jailed Wednesday on aggravated sexual battery charges over an alleged altercation at a Kansas restaurant in late February. Jackson Mahomes, 22, was charged Tuesday in Johnson County, Kansas, with three counts of aggravated sexual battery and one count of battery. […]
Ford’s new deal with a Chinese electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturer has triggered bipartisan concern over economic and national security risks. The iconic American automaker on Feb. 13 announced that a new $3.5 billion plant will be built in Marshall, Michigan, 100 miles west of Detroit, to produce lithium-iron-phosphate batteries, better known as LFP, a […]
SAN DIEGO—A fire on board a New Jersey-bound United Airlines plane prompted it to return to San Diego International Airport and four people were taken to a hospital for treatment for smoke inhalation, authorities said. Flight 2664 was heading to Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey when a passenger’s external battery pack caught fire […]
Chinese battery maker CATL recently built a second plant in central Germany and aims to have six production lines running this year. The company is slated to become Europe’s largest battery maker. Once its facility in Hungary reaches full capacity in the coming years. The Germany-based plant can produce 30 million cells a year. Enough […]
NEW YORK—An electric scooter battery sparked a fire that killed an 8-year-old girl in New York City, authorities said. The death of Stephanie Villa Torres on Saturday was at least the third time in a little over a year that a fatal fire in the city has been linked to a scooter battery. Saturday’s fire […]
DETROIT—General Motors says it will start making Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles again in early April after an eight-month pause due to a series of battery fire recalls. The automaker says Tuesday that battery supplier LG Energy Solution is now making enough to supply replacement modules for the recalls as well as to resume production. The […]
Toyota will build a new $1.29 billion automotive battery manufacturing plant for electrified vehicles in North Carolina, the company announced Monday afternoon. The battery manufacturing plant, to be named Toyota Battery Manufacturing, is set to open in 2025 at the North Carolina Greensboro-Randolph “Megasite,” the company said in a statement. Toyota expects the facility to have four […]
WASHINGTON—General Motors said Friday it is issuing a new recall for nearly 69,000 Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles (EVs) worldwide for fire risks after reports of two fires and will replace defective battery modules as needed. The Bolt EVs were recalled in November for fire risks and at least one of the two new fires was […]
