EV/AV Report: A pact for battery packs and fresh competition for the Phoenix Cell
Toronto, Ontario — Federal and provincial governments form a pact with a pair of automakers, competition brews in the cold-resistant battery market and an autonomous cargo airline makes a deal with Transport Canada. This is the latest in electric and autonomous vehicles. Courted with cash In a truly Ross-and-Rachelesque turn of events, the federal and […]
St. Lawrence Supply: Umicore to build $1.5 billion battery materials plant in Loyalist Township, Ont.
Kingston, Ontario — Umicore has become the latest electric vehicle battery developer to claim its stake in Canada, announcing last Wednesday that the company would be investing $1.5 billion to set up an electric vehicle battery materials plant in Loyalist Township, in Eastern Ontario. The Belgium-based technology company expects to employ 1,000 people at the […]