🔥The BYD Seal U has been launched in China with a price starting at $18,040 for the hybrid version and $20,800 for the electric version.
💰 Price: $18,040 (hybrid), $20,800 (electric)
🔋 71.8/87 kWh LFP battery
🛣️ 520/605 km range
⚡ 204/218 HP motor options
🔌 90/140 kW DC, 11 kW AC charging support
📐 4,785 mm length, 2,765 mm wheelbase, heat pump thermal management system
The Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD has opened orders for the Seal U model. For the 2024 model year, there is a significant reduction in prices, almost $3,000.
Having surpassed the 800,000 sales mark in three years, the Seal U will initially come to our country only with the plug-in hybrid version. This motor option stands out with a starting price of $18,000.
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The BYD Seal U Has Been Launched in China with a Price Starting at $18,040

⚡#BYD has revamped its popular electric sedan Han, which sold 220,000 units last year. The 2024 version of the car has been launched in China with a starting price of $25,000.
🟢The 5-meter sedan features a base model with a 150 kW motor, a 60.48 kWh LFP battery, and 110 kW DC charging support. All models come equipped with the new Level 2+ intelligent driving system, DiPilot 100, which has been in development for over 1,000 days. Additionally, the new generation intelligent suspension system, DiSus-C, has been integrated into the 2024 model to enhance Han&#8217;s comfort.
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🔋The 2024 BYD Han boasts a range of 506 km (CLTC), which extends up to 715 kilometers in the version with an 85.44 kWh battery. During today&#8217;s event, it was emphasized for the first time that the car features a silicon carbide chip inverter and an 800V architecture. However, the charging speed of the largest battery being limited to 155 kW indicates that the entire high-voltage system is not yet ready for 800V.
🚗In the performance version of the car, a dual-motor powertrain capable of producing 517 horsepower and 700 Nm of torque is used, achieving a 0-100 km/h acceleration time of 3.9 seconds.
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The 2024 BYD Han Has Officially Been Released | Starting At $25,000

Zeekr

⚡ Chinese ZEEKR极氪 announced a major update to its first car, the 001, by replacing over 2,000 components.
🔋 The 2024 Zeekr 001, available with 95 and 100 kWh battery options, now features an 800V architecture. This not only boosts charging speeds up to 350 kW but also significantly enhances the vehicle’s efficiency.
🟢 Transitioning to the new-generation thermal management system called PTM 2.0 along with the battery, the 4.9-meter electric crossover can operate efficiently in both high and low temperatures.
💨 The new 001 offers a single-motor option producing 310 kW (422 HP) and a dual-motor option capable of generating 560 kW (762 HP). Hence, it’s expected to have a starting price around $40,000.
🚗 Equipped with LiDAR sensor-based autonomous driving mode, a new infotainment system powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8295 chipset, and numerous interior design changes, the exact price of the 001 will be revealed upon its release on February 27th.
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The New Zeekr 001 | 800V Architecturer and Qualcomm 8295 Chipset

Audi

💰Starting price: €74,700
🔋94.9 kWh battery, 625 km range
🔌270 kW DC charging, 10-80%: 21 minutes!
⚡388/517 HP motor options (Q6 e-tron quattro vs SQ6 e-tron)
🟢PPE platform, 800V electrical architecture
📐Length: 4,771 mm, Rear trunk: 526 liters, Front trunk: 64 liters, Wheelbase: 2,899 mm
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#Audi has introduced its first car developed on the all-electric PPE platform, the Q6 e-tron.
The Q6 e-tron, which is priced 10% cheaper than its sibling model, the Porsche Macan EV, developed on the same platform, stands out with both more compact and lightweight electric motors and a large prismatic cell-based massive battery.
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Audi, using NCM811 cathode cells produced by Chinese company Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) in Germany, states that the larger cell form facilitates battery production. Additionally, it emphasizes that the newly developed smart thermal management system enhances battery life by continuously conditioning the battery and reduces charging time.
Regarding the engine, the company claims a 50% increase in efficiency compared to the first-generation electric Audis and states that it can produce more power with smaller motors by increasing power density by 62%. It should be noted that the Q6 e-tron uses an asynchronous ASM motor at the front and a permanent magnet synchronous PSM motor at the rear, differentiating it from the electric #Macan.
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Audi Q6 E-Tron | 255 KM Range with a 10-Minute Charge!

HiPhi

🟢Announcing that it will convert diesel mining trucks to electric in 2021 together with #ABB, #Hitachi shared that the first vehicle has been produced.
⛏️The giant truck started to be used in a copper-gold mine in Zambia. It climbs with an electrical connection that feeds the battery, similar to a trolleybus, while going to pick up load. When turning downhill while loaded, it recharges its battery thanks to regenerative braking.
🔋In this way, ABB and Hitachi completed the transformation with a smaller one instead of a megawatt-hour battery. They made this possible thanks to the regenerative braking ability of the huge electric motors seen in the prototype photo.
🔌Mining truck&#8217;s previously had a giant internal combustion engine with 16 cylinders and 2,534 horsepower. It will relatively reduce the impact of mining on the environment by ending diesel consumption and zeroing out emissions after the conversion to electric.
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244 Tons Capacity Truck Converted Fully Electric by ABB

Volvo

⚡ Exciting electric vehicle technology continues to emerge, with Volvo&#8217;s investment in Breath Battery&#8217;s groundbreaking charging software making headlines this time.
🔌 The software developed by Breathe Battery Technologies allows lithium-ion batteries to charge at much higher speeds and reduces the impact of fast charging on battery life. This will shorten the charging time from 10% to 80% by 30%.
💰 Volvo Group, the first electric vehicle manufacturer to invest in and partner with Breath Battery, founded in the UK in 2019, aims to introduce cars in the near future that can charge much faster and have longer battery life than their competitors.

Volvo Invests in Technology That Reduces Charging Time by 30% for Electric Vehicles!

Critical battery investment from Chinese Geely in the USA!
Geely one of China&#8217;s largest automobile groups is buying Proterra Powered. The company has been operating in the field of battery supply for electric buses and commercial vehicles in the USA for 20 years for $ 210 million!
Proterra Powered is a battery and motor manufacturer affiliated with Proterra, which filed for bankruptcy protection in August 2023 due to difficulties in supplying battery cells and seeking funding. 20 years of experience and customer portfolio will be transferred to the Chinese with the agreement.
Proterra Powered&#8217;s battery solutions were previously used by Anadolu Isuzu in Turkey for the Citi VOLT electric bus. The company has a battery pack/module development center in California and a battery assembly plant in South Carolina.
Geely made the $210 million purchase through the Sweden-based Volvo Group The Group operates within its own organisation, and can use Proterra&#8217;s battery experience in Volvo brand commercial vehicles as well as passenger cars.
The Chinese giant, which was preparing to launch its Zeekr sub-brand, which produces only electric cars, to the stock market in the USA, was planning to expand its sales network in Europe in 2024, while in 2025 it had the desire to open up to the US market. In a possible US car factory investment, Proterra&#8217;s battery facilities could be a great advantage for Zeekr.
The company recently announced that another brand, Polestar, will be produced in South Korea in agreement with Renault to avoid 2.5%+25% customs duty in the US.

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Critical Battery Investment In The US By Chinese Geely

Polestar

Renault and Polestar will produce electric vehicles in South Korea to avoid customs duty.
Polestar, which separated from Volvo and turned into an independent EV brand, pays 2.5%+25% customs duty when importing its vehicles produced in China to the USA. In order to get rid of this tax, the company signed a cooperation agreement with Renault.
Geely bought a 34% stake in Renault&#8217;s operations in South Korea with an investment of approximately $ 190 million last year. Under this partnership, the Polestar 4 model will be produced at Renault&#8217;s South Korean plant in 2025. Geely also owns Polestar.
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The factory in Busan, previously known as Renault Samsung Motors, has an annual production capacity of 300,000 vehicles. The cooperation will also allow Polestar to get rid of the tax burden brought by Chinese production. The cooperation will also increase the rapprochement of the Geely-Renault partnership.
The Polestar 4 offers 544 horsepower with dual engines, a 94 kWh battery, 560 km range, and 200 kW DC charging speed. The vehicle will be launched first in China in December and then in the US with customs duty. The starting price of 60 thousand dollars is expected to fall below 50 thousand dollars in 2025.

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Renault And Polestar To Produce Electric Cars Together

Toyota

Toyota will switch to a unibody chassis design like Tesla. The unibody chassis design, which helped Tesla reduce the cost of production, managed to attract the attention of Toyota after Volvo and Volkswagen. The Japanese giant announced in a press release that it will use a single-piece chassis in both the front and rear of its new electric vehicle platform, which it will launch in 2026.
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The solid chassis, which will gradually halve the production cost and reduce the factory investment volume, will be used for the first time in the electric Lexus. It will go on sale in 2026. It is stated that this vehicle will come with a new generation battery that will push the limits with 965 kilometers.
Toyota, which will first get rid of 85 different parts by producing the rear chassis in one piece, will then transform the front chassis and combine a total of 175 chassis parts into two giant parts. The company will realize this transformation with systems similar to the 6,000-ton giant aluminum casting machines that Tesla bought from Italian iDRA.
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Toyota To Move A Monolithic Chassis Design Like Tesla

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12 Largest EV Battery Manufacturers in the World

While Volvo Cars is trying to find ways to create an EV charging corridor in the Pacific Northwest, Volvo Trucks is also attempting to build another charging network for its all-electric semi-trucks in production and it has already started making partnerships with key players.
Volvo is about to ally with Shell Recharge Solutions (formerly known as Greenlots), TEC Equipment, Affinity Truck Center, and Western Truck Center. The partnership aims to build a widely accessible medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicle (MHD EV) charging network along with the most important port cities and industrial centers throughout California.
The California Energy Commission (CEC) under BESTFIT has granted the Volvo Group a $2 million endowment to begin “the Electrified Charging Corridor Project”.  The project will help to overcome the problems of long-range MHD EV deployments and slow widespread adoption.
<h2 style="font-weight: 400;">The Electrified Charging Corridor Project in California</h2>
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Peter Voorhoeve, president of Volvo Trucks North America, explains the project’s goal as opening the door to a completely electrified freight future in which zero-tailpipe emission MHD EV trucks will be no longer limited to short-mileage and return-to-base operations and will reach far and wide across the state. He also stated that:
“We are excited to begin construction of the Electrified Charging Corridor Project this year in collaboration with these pioneering truck dealerships so that we can further support fleets in successfully integrating battery-electric trucks into their operations, including our Volvo VNR Electric model. With the support of the CEC helping to drive and manifest this project, we will see an accelerated progression with ripple effects across the industry.”
The Electrified Charging Corridor Project has three main targets for convenient charging. First, it will help small business fleets that will be in financial hardship if they make a major investment into the charging network. Secondly, the project will create opportunities for the fleets looking to pilot an MHD EV through rent or short-term leasing. And thirdly, fleets that need an OEM-neutral location to “opportunity charge” along their route will benefit from the charging network of Volvo Group.
CEC Commissioner Patty Monahan states that “The Energy Commission is thrilled to support the Electrified Charging Corridor Project, which will help California meet its goals for zeroing out tailpipe emissions from trucks.”
Volvo Trucks claims that the project will begin very quickly later this year with all five stations planned to be available by the end of 2023.
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Volvo to build a charging corridor for its all-electric trucks

Volvo has aimed to produce only fully electric cars by 2030 and to become carbon neutral by 2040. In pursuit of this, the company has announced its investment of $1.25 billion into the third factory in Europe in addition to its two plants in Sweden and Belgium.
The new factory will be located near Kosice in eastern Slovakia, which is very important location for the company. Volvo Cars creates a European triangle of manufacturing covering its largest sales region — complementing the Ghent plant (Belgium) in western Europe and the Torslanda plant (Sweden) in northern Europe.
The building of the Slovakia factory will begin in 2023 and production equipment and production lines will be assembled in 2024. The Slovakian government will undertake 20% of the investment. The mass production of the &#8216;next generation&#8217; electric Volvos will start by 2026.
By ‘next generation’, it means Volvo&#8217;s mega casting technology will produce most of the vehicle chassis in one piece with giant aluminum casting machines. Thanks to the new technique that will reduce the production cost and vehicle weight, the new generation Volvo electric vehicles will be able to offer a much longer range compared to their counterparts, and more space for the driver and passengers in the car.
<h2 style="font-weight: 400;">Volvo’s 2025 goal: 1.2 million cars</h2>
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The Swedish automotive giant plans to produce approximately 250.000 electric cars per year in its third European factory. The company will meet its energy needs from entirely renewable sources and will ensure that the aluminum used in the factory is produced in the most environmental-friendly way.
Volvo predicts that it will increase its annual automobile production capacity to 1.2 million by 2025 with the start of production in Slovakia. European factories will undertake half of this capacity, while facilities in the USA and China will meet the other half.
The company has decided to build a new plant in Slovakia because of not only the European automobile market but also the generous incentive of the Slovakian government. Volvo still sells the most cars in Europe. The company has made significant gains in the Chinese market recently whereas they will continue to be the western-oriented brand of the Geely Group, as can be understood with this investment move.
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Volvo to build a new factory in Slovakia with an investment of $1.25 billion

One of the biggest challenges of the EV industry is to provide longer ranges with a single charge. That’s why companies try to develop batteries that can be charged as fast as possible.
Polestar has officially announced that it will make its first financial investment in Israeli battery technology innovator, StoreDot.
StoreDot is the pioneer in manufacturing extreme fast charging (XFC) batteries that will overcome the range and charging anxiety of the EV industry. StoreDot&#8217;s strategic investors and partners include Daimler, BP, VinFast, Volvo, Ola Electric, Samsung, TDK, and the manufacturing partner EVE Energy.
<h2>Revolutionizing the battery architecture</h2>
Polestar CEO, Thomas Ingelath says that “Charging and range anxiety are common concerns holding owners of combustion engine cars back from making the switch to EVs. Store Dot’s advanced battery technology potentially provides real solutions to these obstacles.”
The company has revolutionized the conventional Li-ion battery and has been using two different techniques to produce XFC batteries.
The first technique of StoreDot is to replace the conventional graphite in the battery’s anode with silicon nanoparticles, synthesized together with proprietary small-molecule organic compounds. The Israeli company says that this mix overcomes the inherent challenges of the silicon such as its expansion during the charging cycles and the subsequent energy loss.
Secondly, the battery manufacturer company developed a hybrid-solid electrolyte, which creates a low-resistance flow of ions between the battery’s electrodes, increasing energy density.
<h2>StoreDot promises  100 miles range in under 5 mins</h2>
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Through its ‘100inX’ product roadmap, StoreDot is confident that its batteries will deliver 160 km/100 miles of charge in five minutes by 2024, three minutes by 2028, and just two minutes by 2032. In other words, this will be the same time it takes to refuel a conventional combustion engine car.
With this partnership, StoreDot will adapt and apply its technology to the prototypes of Polestar’s EVs. If this pilot program becomes successful, the company will put its fast-charging batteries into Polestars by 2026.
StoreDot CEO, Dr. Doron Myersdorf, adds, “We are extremely excited to be entering into an agreement with Polestar, both as an investor and collaborator. Like us, Polestar is an extremely ambitious, innovative brand and is already proving to be pivotal in the mass adoption of electric vehicles, helping us move to a cleaner, zero-emissions world. We are looking forward to working together and we know that our technologies have huge potential to eradicate charging and range anxieties for future Polestar owners.”
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Volvo is committed to its objective to produce only electric cars by 2030, and these EVs will be manufactured with the new mega-casting technology. The Swedish carmaker will upgrade its Torslander factory near Gothenburg with a €1.1 billion investment to make it ready for the next decade.
The new technology will allow the company to mold a big part of the car with as many components built into the panel as possible, and this helps to reduce the complexity of the main assembly. It was also used in Tesla’s <a href="https://www.licarco.com/cars/2021-tesla-model-y-performance/">Model Y</a> electric SUV. Elon Musk called it the Giga Press. This new process not only simplifies the production of the vehicle but also helps manufacturers ease the final assembly workload.
Volvo released a statement on February 8;
“With its next generation of pure electric cars, Volvo Cars aims to offer customers a longer range, quicker charging, lower costs, and reach new milestones in automotive safety and sustainability. To realize these ambitions, Volvo Cars will invest [€1.1 billion] in its Torslander manufacturing plant in Sweden in coming years in preparation for the production of that next generation of fully electric cars.”
The company is also planning to introduce new technologies for the production processes of its new cars as part of the investments in the Torslander plant. The mega casting of aluminum body parts, a new battery assembly plant, a newly designed paint shop, and final assembly shops will also be introduced.
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The most important one is the introduction of mega-casting of aluminum body parts because it offers many advantages in terms of sustainability, cost, and car performance during its lifetime, and Volvo Cars is one of the first carmakers to invest in this process.
For sustainability, it will allow the company to curtail its emissions. Dr. Mikael Fermér, Volvo’s lead engineer for the mega-casting project, said: “if we look at the CO2 emissions of producing a steel floor with a cast aluminum floor, it’s a major reduction. So that’s important also.”
Fermér then discussed the cost. “We say the cost for a cast aluminum floor and a steel floor is ballpark the same,” he said, “but you always have benefits. We have a weight reduction for instance, but also one thing that I think is important is the design flexibility that you get.”
<h2>Elon Musk Led the Way with &#8216;Giga-Pressed&#8217; Tesla Model Y</h2>
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Last year, Elon Musk started talking about high-pressure casting, and instantly it became popular among other car manufacturers. Recently, six Chinese automakers publicly confirmed that they intend to adopt the technology in the production of their cars. One of the six companies is Geely, which is the owner of Volvo.
The Volvo elaborated on the reason why they decide to adopt the casting technique:
“Casting major parts of the floor structure of the car as one single aluminum part reduces weight, which in turn improves the energy efficiency and thereby the electric range of the car. This also allows Volvo designers to optimally use the available space inside the cabin and luggage area, boosting the overall versatility of the car.”
The adoption of the high-pressure casting technology by many EV manufacturers shows that Tesla has a high impact on the automobile world, and Elon Musk is one of the most influential personalities of the current century.
The automobile industry would eventually embrace the high-pressure casting technology, but its adoption by Tesla has sped up the adoption process for the whole industry. Volvo is the most recent company that followed Tesla into this new technological transformation.
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Northvolt becomes the first European start-up to start its production of lithium-ion battery cells. The company officially announced the assembly of the first prismatic cell at its Northvolt Ett &#8216;gigafactory&#8217; in northern Sweden. The cell is also the first to have been fully designed, developed, and also produced at a European facility. Northvolt assembled the first cell on Tuesday night, just before the year ends.
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Swedish battery start-up is backed by big European companies such as Volkswagen, Volvo, and Ikea. The company has already huge orders to be fulfilled worth $30 billion, most of which comes from automakers. Volkswagen solely ordered $14bn worth of battery cells from Northvolt. These cells will be used in VW EVs such as <a href="https://www.licarco.com/volkswagen-id-4-pure/">Volkswagen ID.4</a>, etc.
Northvolt will start deliveries of its battery cells sometime next year. Swedish company&#8217;s first gigafactory will eventually reach an annual capacity of 60 GWh. The Nordic company will also build two more gigafactories in Europe. Northvolt aims to have 150 GWh  of annual supply capacity by 2030.
Volvo is also working with Northvolt to build its own battery gigafactory. Northvolt is in the spotlight in Europe, and the reports regarding the successful launch of the battery cell production will increase European companies&#8217; interest in the promising Swedish start-up.
<h2>Who is behind Northvolt?</h2>
Northvolt was founded by two former Tesla employees Peter Carlsson and Paolo Cerruti in 2015. After financial backing from European Investment Bank, and some other investors including commercial banks, potential European customers, Northvolts officially started construction of its first battery cell gigafactory in Skellefteå, northern Sweden in 2020. 
Northvolt&#8217;s biggest shareholder is the German automaker Volkswagen with approximately 20% share. Northvolt and Volkswagen are also working together to build a cell production facility in Saltzburg, Germany by 2024.
<h2>How much is Northvolt worth?</h2>
Northvolt was valued at $12 billion when its last round of investment was completed in June 2021. Sweden-based battery cell-maker is considering an IPO in the near future. Another European battery start-up, Freyr Battery completed its initial offering and listed in New York Stock Exchange via merging with a SPAC earlier in 2021.

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