Notable Events

Notable Events

September

Gotion acquires 25% stake in Slovak EV battery startup Inobat.

Week 1

Notable Events | September

Lyten raises $200M Series B for lithium sulfur batteries.

CATL announces plans to produce fast-charging Shenxing battery in Germany and Hungary.

Gotion announces $2B battery plant in Illinois.

Northvolt announces plans for $5.2B battery factory in Quebec.

KKR acquires 45% stake in energy storage developer Zenobe for $1B.

Stellantis announces plans to expand global battery capacity to 400 GWh.

BYD launches new $31k Dolphin EV in Mexico.

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Geely Automotive’s premium brand Zeekr files for IPO in the US.

Rimac partners with Eve Energy to use 46XX cells in battery packs.

Gotion and InoBat announce plans to build 20 GWh battery plant in Europe by 2026 to supply VW EVs.

Tesla Shanghai sues chip and auto parts maker Bingling Intelligent Technology for IP infringement.

Verkor raises $2.14B for Dunkirk EV gigafactory.

LGES raises $1B in bonds to finance for EV battery factories.

Toyota implements self-propelled assembly lines and massive die casting to catch up in EV race.

US State Department announces plans to build battery factories in Africa for surging EV battery demand.

Varco Energy secures $70M in debt financing from NatWest to fund BESS projects. SK Ecoplant and Ascend Elements announce JV to build battery $66M recycling facility in Kentucky, with capacity to process 12 ktpa of black mass.

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