22 Jul 2022 | Ford Secures Massive Battery Deal for 600,000 EVs

Jul 22, 2022, 11:05 AM

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➤ China's BYD launches 3 electric car models in Japan
➤ BYD marches into Japan, home turf of Toyota and Honda
➤ NIO to deliver 150kWh batteries from Q4 2022
➤ Walmart's electric vehicle deal blocks Amazon as rivalry expands
➤ Amazon is starting to deliver packages with Rivian electric vans
➤ Ford Releases New Battery Capacity Plan
➤ Ford to Fund Its EV Efforts in Part by Laying Off 8000 Workers
➤ Samsung SDI to Build $1.3 Billion Battery Plant in Malaysia
➤ NASCAR could experiment with electric vehicles in 2023
➤ Swappable batteries could accelerate UK EV adoption, report argues
➤ Wall boxes from Elli can now also be ordered in Italy, Sweden and Spain
➤ Rivian Delaying Canadian Customer Deliveries To Late 2023, Owners Claim

Show #1539

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CHINA'S BYD LAUNCHES 3 ELECTRIC CAR MODELS IN JAPAN

Original Source: https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Automobiles/China-s-BYD-launches-3-electric-car-models-in-Japan

BYD MARCHES INTO JAPAN, HOME TURF OF TOYOTA AND HONDA

 Original Source: https://cnevpost.com/2022/07/21/byd-marches-into-japan-home-turf-of-toyota-and-honda/

NIO TO DELIVER 150KWH BATTERIES FROM Q4 2022

Original Source: https://autonews.gasgoo.com/new_energy/70020887.html

WALMART'S ELECTRIC VEHICLE DEAL BLOCKS AMAZON AS RIVALRY EXPANDS

Original Source: https://www.grocerydive.com/news/walmart-amazon-rivalry-last-mile-delivery-electric-vehicles-vans-canoo/627628/

AMAZON IS STARTING TO DELIVER PACKAGES WITH RIVIAN ELECTRIC VANS

Original Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/21/amazon-is-starting-to-deliver-packages-with-rivian-electric-vans.html

FORD INCREASES ITS BATTERY SUPPLY TO MEET ITS ELECTRIC-VEHICLE GOALS

 Original Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/21/business/ford-electric-vehicle-battery-china.html?


FORD TO FUND ITS EV EFFORTS IN PART BY LAYING OFF 8000 WORKERS

Original Source: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a40669316/ford-layoffs-to-fund-evs/

SAMSUNG SDI TO BUILD $1.3 BILLION BATTERY PLANT IN MALAYSIA

Original Source: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/samsung-sdi-to-build-1-3-billion-battery-plant-in-malaysia-1.1794827

NASCAR COULD EXPERIMENT WITH ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN 2023

Original Source: https://www.fox46.com/organization/nascar/nascar-could-experiment-with-electric-vehicles-in-2023-documents/

SWAPPABLE BATTERIES COULD ACCELERATE UK EV ADOPTION, REPORT ARGUES

Original Source: https://www.businesscar.co.uk/news/2022/july/swappable-batteries-could-accelerate-uk-ev-adoption,-report-argues

WALL BOXES FROM ELLI CAN NOW ALSO BE ORDERED IN ITALY, SWEDEN AND SPAIN

Original Source: https://www.volkswagen-newsroom.com/en/press-releases/wall-boxes-from-elli-can-now-also-be-ordered-in-italy-sweden-and-spain-8068

RIVIAN DELAYING CANADIAN CUSTOMER DELIVERIES TO LATE 2023, OWNERS CLAIM

Original Source: https://www.carscoops.com/2022/07/rivian-delaying-canadian-customer-deliveries-to-late-2023-owners-claim/

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