CATL to supply 123 GWh batteries to Honda EVs by 2030

Honda today announced key next steps in the establishment of its EV Hub in Ohio, USA. The Marysville Auto Plant (MAP), where Honda began auto production in America in 1982, will be Honda’s first auto plant in the U.S. to transition to making EVs. It will be transformed together with the East Liberty Auto Plant (ELP) and Anna Engine Plant (AEP) to build Honda's EV Hub in North America. Each Honda auto production...

14 March 2023

Honda and LG Energy Solution today held the official groundbreaking ceremony for a new joint venture EV battery plant over 2 million square feet in size, to be located in Fayette County, near Jeffersonville, Ohio. The two companies have committed to invest $3.5 billion in the new joint venture (JV) facility, with their overall investment projected to reach $4.4 billion. The facility is scheduled to be completed by...

1 March 2023

Ford has committed to producing both nickel cobalt manganese (NCM) and lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries in the U.S. The brand is investing $3.5 billion to build the country’s first automaker-backed LFP battery plant, offering customers a second battery technology within Ford’s EV lineup. This plant – called BlueOval Battery Park Michigan – initially will employ 2,500 people when production of LFP batteries...

14 February 2023

According to SNE Reasearch, the global battery usage for 2022 has been 518GWh - a 517.9% growth YoY. For this year, the research agency expects 749 GWh of batteries to be deployed in EVs, PHEVs, and HEVs. Being a South Korean company, SNE Research pays special attention to the three local companies that are major players in the EV battery market - Samsung SDI, SK On, and LG Energy Solution. Their production is...

8 February 2023

The Global Battery Alliance (GBA), the world's largest multi-stakeholder organization to establish a sustainable battery value chain by 2030, today launched the proof of concept for its Battery Passport at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos. The Battery Passport is key to facilitating the rapid scaling of sustainable, circular, and responsible battery value chains to meet the targets of the Paris...

18 January 2023

LG Energy Solution and Honda announced the formal establishment of the joint venture (JV) which will produce lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles (EV) produced by Honda. The JV will begin construction of a new battery plant early this year with the goal of completion by the end of 2024 and starting mass production of advanced lithium-ion battery cells by the end of 2025. The plant aims to have an annual...

16 January 2023

According to Digitimes Research reported by Digitimes Asia, the global sales of electric vehicles have reached 9.78 million units in 2022. The projected growth for this year is 49% to 14 million units sold globally. Of those, 9 million are expected to be sold in China only. Even now, China's share of the global EV sales is higher than 60%. For comparison, Europe sales account for 24% of the total sales, and USA...

11 January 2023

At CES 2023, Sony Honda Mobility unveiled the brand for its future EVs - Afeela. The three main brand values are Autonomy, Augmentation, and Affinity: Autonomous intelligence for mobility. Where Afeela aims to create the essential foundations for safety and security. Using sensors and many intelligent technologies, we will realize mobility with peace of mind. Augmentation - mobility space built upon safety and...

5 January 2023

On April 6 earlier this year, CATL received the second permit for its battery cell production plant in Thuringia, Germany. Today, CATL announced that the plant has kicked off serial production of lithium-ion battery cells in December as scheduled. This is the brand's first facility outside of China. Dubbed CATT, the plant consists of two buildings: G1, an existing building purchased from another company where cells...

22 December 2022

Honda unveiled the next-generation technologies of the Honda SENSING 360 omnidirectional safety and driver-assistive system, and Honda SENSING Elite, a flagship variation of Honda SENSING, respectively. They employ new functions to reduce driver burden by detecting abnormal conditions occurring to the driver and vehicle’s surroundings to prevent collisions. These new functions will be added to the current Honda...

1 December 2022

At the Fifth China International Import Expo, which began today in Shanghai, Honda exhibited the world premiere of the e:N2 Concept, the concept model for the second set of its e:N Series models, the Honda-brand EV model series in China. The exterior design of the e:N2 Concept features sharp and dynamic body lines and surface finishing which highlights the metallic look, aiming to present new styling that does not...

7 November 2022

CATL and VinFast today announced an MOU for Global Strategic Cooperation to expand collaboration in areas including CIIC (CATL integrated intelligent chassis) skateboard chassis products. The MOU signing ceremony is witnessed by Dr. Robin Zeng, founder and Chairman of CATL, and Mr. Pham Nhat Vuong, Chairman of Vingroup and VinFast. According to the agreement, CATL and VinFast intend to explore various forms of...

31 October 2022

Sony Honda Mobility announced at a news conference in Tokyo that will introduce its first EV in the second half of 2025. Pre-order books will be open then and the first deliveries to customers in North America will be made in the spring of 2026, while customers in Japan will receive their vehicles in the second half of 2026. The future Sony Honda Mobility EVs will be produced in Honda's North American plant. Honda...

14 October 2022

Honda announced two major investments in Ohio, including $700 million to re-tool several of its existing auto and powertrain plants for the production of electric vehicles and $3.5 billion with LG Energy Solution (LGES) to establish a previously announced joint venture facility to produce the battery modules to power them, pending final government approvals. The JV battery plant will be located in Ohio's Fayette...

12 October 2022