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Tesla to expand battery plant in Nevada using equipment and tech from CCP-linked company

https://www.naturalnews.com/2024-02-07-tesla-expand-nevada-battery-plant-help-china.html

2 months ago -

The automaker plans to purchase machinery from CATL and install it in Tesla's Gigafactory 1 in Sparks, Nevada. This new facility will be fully controlled by Tesla, which will cover 100 percent of the costs of the construction, and CATL personnel will allegedly be uninvolved other than helping set up the equipment.

The plant, which will make cells for Tesla's large-battery Megapack product, is part of a broader effort to onshore the supply chain for lithium-iron-phosphate ...

Ford resumes Michigan EV battery plant but reduces production capacity by 40%, drops about 800 jobs

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-11-30-ford-resumes-michigan-ev-plant-reduces-capacity.html

November 30, 2023 - battery plant in Michigan amid scrutiny over CCP involvement with the project.)

It indicated it is "right-sizing" while balancing investment, growth and profitability. The facility will now create more than 1,700 "good-paying American jobs" to produce a planned capacity of approximately 20 gigawatt hours (GWh), it claimed. The company also intends to use less space at the site, which currently comprises hundreds of acres just west of Marshall, a small town that's ...

Proposed CCP-controlled battery plant in Michigan constitutes a significant THREAT to the environment and national security

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-07-20-ccp-battery-plant-michigan-national-security-threat.html

July 20, 2023 - battery plant, led by the Chinese company Gotion, into a "Renaissance Zone," claiming it violates certain zoning laws.

Robby Dube, the attorney working on behalf of the residents of Green and Big Rapids townships, noted that the zone designation is illegal.

"Nowhere is the [MEDC] granted the authority to rewrite statuses," said Dube. He added that the designation is not only illegal but it also "was beyond the scope of [MEDC's] authority and arbitrary and capricious....

Ford pauses construction of $3.5 billion EV battery plant in Michigan amid scrutiny over CCP involvement with the project

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-09-27-ford-pauses-construction-ev-battery-plant-michigan.html

September 27, 2023 - battery plant be put on hold," she added.

The local opposition group the Committee to Save Marshall – Not the Megasite has also celebrated the news, with organizer Glenn Kowalske noting that halting construction has always been the group's goal.

"And it would be the goal moving forward," Kowalske added. "It's late because the land has [already] been heavily modified."

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New $4B Panasonic electric vehicle (EV) battery factory in Kansas requires so much power that the facility will need its own COAL plant to run

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-09-26-panasonic-ev-factory-kansas-power-coal-plant.html

September 26, 2023 -

In accordance with the Biden regime's ongoing efforts to force all Americans into an EV, Panasonic has built a $4 billion EV battery factory in the small Kansas City exurb of De Soto.

Local media reports state that the factory will require anywhere from 200 to 250 megawatts of electricity to function. This is roughly the amount of power needed to keep the lights on in a small city.

On track to receive a whopping $6.8 billion from fake president Joe Biden's Inflation ...

Lithium-ion battery pack sizes have increased 10 percent over the last five years, which could lead to battery supply shortages

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-08-14-lithium-battery-sizes-increased-battery-supply-shortages.html

August 14, 2023 -

In a recent report released by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) entitled "Electric Vehicle Outlook," analysts delved into three different range projections for EV battery demand and their implications for material supply. (Related: Car companies are expanding into the lithium mining business to secure their supplies for EV manufacturing.)

According to the results, BNEF's baseline projection envisions the stabilization of average EV ranges at approximately 250 to 310 ...

Arizona and Texas to become hubs for EV, battery and semiconductor companies

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-05-04-arizona-texas-ev-battery-semiconductor-hub.html

May 04, 2023 - battery plant in the US.)

Zylstra also noted that the Grand Canyon State has a very light regulatory environment and the best research and development tax credit in the United States. The state also has a lot of available land, which a lot of places don't have.

"We have five electric vehicle manufacturers here, four battery manufacturers here and two lithium-ion battery recycling firms," he said, adding their advantage of being at the border of Mexico. The neighboring ...

Dannar, BMW combine to launch a mobile power station carrying EV battery packs

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-10-20-dannar-bmw-mobile-power-station-ev-battery.html

October 20, 2023 -

In 2015, Dannar and BMW co-developed BMW i3 EV batteries, a "first-of-its-kind electric heavy-duty vehicle for infrastructure maintenance and disaster response," designed for road applications. By 2017, Dannar launched its Mobile Power Station off-road work vehicles equipped with BMW i3 EV batteries. (Related: Tesla to expand lithium refining capacity to meet growing demand for EV batteries.)

Dannar's Mobile Power Station, which allows owners to use the same vehicle ...

ANOTHER ONE? American Plant Food Corporation fertilizer plant in Texas BURNS to the ground

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-08-22-american-plant-food-corporation-fertilizer-texas-fire.html

August 22, 2023 -

The American Plant Food Corporation in Bartlett, Tex., near Round Rock reportedly caught fire around 8:30 p.m. on August 20, which is when the Bartlett Volunteer Fire Department received a call to come put it out at 9901 North Highway 95.

According to Fire Chief Steven Wentrcek, crews arrived at the scene to find the facility "fully engulfed" in flames. The fire was so severe that the Bartlett Volunteer Fire Department sought help from numerous other departments in surrounding ...

EVs on the verge of becoming UNINSURABLE due to HIGH COST of battery repairs

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-11-08-evs-becoming-uninsurable-high-cost-battery-repairs.html

November 08, 2023 -

Jonathan Hewett, CEO of the motor insurer-funded automotive research firm Thatcham Research, issued this warning. According to him, the lack of "insight and understanding" about the cost of repairing damaged EV batteries leads to increased insurance premiums. In some cases, it has even led insurance providers to refuse whole vehicle coverage for EVs.

While EV owners are burdened with insurance costs, with some quotes exceeding £100 ($122.90) per week and reports of ...

Electric car EXPLODES on driveway and sets fire to family home after battery malfunction

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-09-27-electric-car-explodes-driveway-burns-home.html

September 27, 2023 -

The explosion occurred at around 9:51 p.m. on the evening of Saturday, Sept. 23, in the neighborhood of Cooks Acre, with county emergency services – Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service (MFRS) – rushing to the family home after receiving reports that a car was on fire. Neighbors reported hearing screams and popping noises like fireworks going and seeing flashing lights when the incident occurred. (Related: Fatal prototype hybrid car explosion claims researcher's life and leaves ...

Ford, Tennessee state gov’t collude to grab private lands for EV and battery plants

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-04-12-ford-govt-grab-land-ev-battery-plants.html

April 12, 2023 -

The carmaker's collusion with Big Government was part of its efforts to build the $5.6 billion BlueOval city in Stanton, Tennessee. The 4,100-acre facility located west of Memphis will employ about 5,800 people and will churn out 500,000 electric trucks annually at full production. According to Ford, BlueOval City is set to become operational in 2025. (Related: Ford recalls electric version of iconic Mustang muscle car, citing manufacturing defect.)

According to a Reason ...

Massive explosion at EV battery warehouse in Uzbekistan kills 15-year-old boy, injures 163

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-10-01-explosion-at-uzbekistan-ev-warehouse-kills-teenager.html

October 01, 2023 -

Video and photos of the blast flooded social media showing a massive conflagration and a big mushroom cloud of smoke that was visible across Tashkent. The Inter Logistics LLC explosion reportedly occurred at 2.43 a.m. local time and likewise caused damage to hundreds of houses and other buildings over a vast area up to 20 miles away.

Conflicting reports are coming out about the exact cause of the explosion. Initial reports suggested a plane crash, which authorities in ...

EV supply chain problems drive GM to build “green” battery packs for electric cars BY HAND

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-08-04-ev-supply-chain-gm-green-batteries-hand.html

August 04, 2023 -

General Motors (GM) is reportedly struggling with costs as it feverishly works to unleash more EVs while still maintaining some kind of profit.

According to reports, GM's adjusted pre-tax profit and margins in its key North American market fell from the first quarter despite an increase in revenue and per-vehicle transaction prices, resulting in shares declining by 1.7 percent in early trading.

GM's promise to shareholders and customers is that it will invest an ...

Apartment owners in Australia propose NEW RULES for storing electric bikes and scooters following wave of BATTERY FIRES

https://www.naturalnews.com/2024-02-20-apartment-owners-propose-new-rules-ebikes-scooters.html

a month ago -

The OCN – which unites owners' corporations for apartments in the Land Down Under – analyzed recent cases of lithium-ion battery fires caused by electric scooters, bicycles and skateboards. It found that cheap and damaged mobility devices from disreputable manufacturers are to blame.

Emma Sutcliffe, CEO of battery fire research company EV Fire Safe, backed OCN's findings. According to her, personal mobility devices with lithium batteries commonly have quality issues, especially ...

U.K. government warns Brits to stock up on battery-powered radios and flashlights to prepare for coming catastrophes

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-12-07-uk-government-warns-stock-up-battery.html

December 07, 2023 -

This is according to U.K. Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden, who said that Brits need to be more “personally resilient” and less reliant on electronic devices and those that are connected to the internet. The message came during his first annual statement on “risk and resilience,” in which he emphasized that risks are “evolving faster than ever,” citing the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, extreme weather conditions like flooding, misuse of technologies like artificial intelligence, ...

Canada and Japan sign electric vehicle battery supply chain agreement to strengthen their position in the EV market

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-09-27-canada-japan-sign-ev-battery-supply-chain-agreement.html

September 27, 2023 - battery plants in Ontario.

In 2022, Champagne visited Japan multiple times to promote Canada's capacity for battery materials to Japanese carmakers and electronics companies. Canada could also assist Japanese automakers in making electric vehicles that qualify for a substantial consumer tax rebate in the United States, which is available only for vehicles made in North America.

Moreover, Japan became the best option for Canada as its relationship with India ...

SUPPLY CHAIN WARNING: China flexes world domination muscle, restricts mineral exports vital for semiconductors and EV battery production

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-07-13-china-restricts-mineral-exports-for-semiconductors-ev-production.html

July 13, 2023 -

According to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), the party's decision to restrict the West's access to the said crucial metals demonstrated CCP's willingness to use its dominant control over mineral resources to disrupt Western supply chains. Neither gallium nor germanium is traded in large quantities and both are important to particular industries, especially the production of semiconductors that are often designed in and for use in the U.S. even if made in Taiwan and South Korea....

China’s 4th-generation nuclear plant now FULLY OPERATIONAL

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-12-13-chinas-4th-generation-nuclear-plant-fully-operational.html

December 13, 2023 -

China's National Energy Administration (NEA) announced that the Shidao Bay NPP, commonly known as Shidaowan, is now online. The power plant uses a high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR), which completed a 168-hour continuous test prior to operations.

According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), innovative reactors such as the HTGR can generate up to 70 times more energy; enhance the sustainability of nuclear power; and contribute to reducing the volume, ...

Psychedelic plant compound ibogaine helping people overcome addition

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-05-14-psychedelic-plant-ibogaine-overcome-addiction.html

May 14, 2023 -

Ibogaine, which comes from a powerful Gabonese plant, is a natural substance that people with drug addiction are turning to for help – but it is only legally available outside the U.S. in places like Mexico, where patients with opioid addiction, as one example, are finding relief.

Schedule I "drugs" like ibogaine are considered by the U.S. government to be substances with no recognized medical benefits that supposedly also come with a high risk of abuse. The reality, though, ...


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