Blackstone Resources presented its manufacturing process for lithium-ion batteries from the 3D printer at an event at its plant in Döbeln, Saxony. In this context, the plant for series production was also started up.

The event and production takes place at Blackstone Technology, the German subsidiary of the Swiss holding company Blackstone Resources AG. Due to the corona situation, however, the press conference had to be broadcast online.

Blackstone presented the LFP...

SEA Electric, a supplier of electric commercial vehicles originally from Australia and now based in Los Angeles, has received another major order: the US school bus dealer Midwest Transit Equipment (MTE) wants to convert SEA 10,000 existing school buses to electric drives permit.

The existing diesel buses are to receive the SEA-Drive system and thus become purely electric school buses that also have a vehicle-to-grid function. It is not clear from the company's announcement whether...

General Motors has acquired a 25 percent stake in Pure Watercraft, a Seattle-based developer of all-electric boating solutions. Both companies want to develop and market battery-electric watercraft with GM technology.


The exact amount of the carmaker's investment in Pure Watercraft does not emerge from the GM announcement. Specific projects and joint products have not yet been announced either; according to GM, these will be announced at a later date.

According to...

The South Korean battery cell manufacturer Samsung SDI and its South Korean supplier of battery materials EcoPro BM are investing the equivalent of around 88 million euros in a joint venture called EcoPro EM.

The joint venture is held by 40 percent from Samsung SDI and 60 percent from EcoPro BM. Both companies plan to endow the joint venture with 120 billion won. It is planned to start building a factory in the city of Pohang this year, which will produce cathode material for NCA cells...

After Geely presented its Geometry electric car brand and its first Geometry A model last year, Geometry C, the brand's second model, came onto the Chinese market in July. Geometry opted for an unusual body shape in China.

As is known, the Geometry A presented in April 2019 is a sedan - still a very popular segment in China. With the Geometry C, the brand did not take the (obvious) step to an SUV, but chose an almost classic compact car shape. Since the car is a bit higher, Geometry...