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US-based Ascend Elements has started construction of its largest electric vehicle battery recycling and engineered materials manufacturing facility with a ceremonial ground-breaking. 

TuanChe, an integrated automotive marketplace in China, has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with YangMing New Energy Technology to expand its research capabilities in the field of EV batteries as well as strengthen the company's supply chain capacity. 

Ionic Mineral Technologies, an American advanced battery materials company, has provided an in-depth response to the US Department of Energy’s “Request for Information on the Department of Energy’s Critical Materials Research, Development, Demonstration, and Commercialisation Application Program” (DE-FOA-0002794). 

The global EV battery market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 19.0% from US$56.4bn in 2022 to US$134.6bn by 2027. 

Mercedes-Benz has finalised a supply agreement with Canadian-German start-up Rock Tech Lithium to secure high-quality lithium used in battery production as part of a direct sourcing approach. 

Flo, a North American electric vehicle charging network, and Imperial Oil have announced a collaboration that will support Canada’s net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions goals by expanding the Flo charging network for electric vehicles.

ADS-TEC Energy's ChargeBox dispensers can now be used as part of an ultra-fast, battery-buffered EV charging solution for indoor areas, such as parking garages, showrooms or halls. 

The €7.2bn investment will transform the A22 motorway between Modena and Bolzano into one of Italy’s greenest intermodal corridors.

US electric utility ComEd, in partnership with North Carolina State University’s Freedm Systems Centre, has been awarded a US$200,000 federal research and development grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE). 

TeraWatt Infrastructure, a company powering electrified fleets with a network of charging centres, is developing what it says is the first network of high-powered charging centres for heavy- and medium-duty electric trucks along the Interstate 10 (I-10) highway. 

Gridserve has installed what it claims is the UK’s fastest car charger for public usage at Braintree Electric Forecourt in Essex. Capable of delivering a maximum output of up to 360kW, it can add an approximate 100 miles in less than five minutes. 

While electric cars will remain the largest electric vehicle market for the foreseeable future in terms of battery demand and market revenue generation, most transport sectors are facing a transition. In this article, IDTechEx summarises key developments in non-automotive sectors, showing each sector's global battery demand (in 2021) for relative scale. For reference, battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars demanded approximately 280GWh globally in 2021.

EVoke Systems, in partnership with Argonne National Laboratory, has announced a research project to develop and pilot the Power Broker set of application programming interfaces (APIs) for managing EV charging.

SSE Energy Solutions says it has begun plans for a major electric vehicle (EV) charging network across the UK by announcing a significant new partnership with global commercial real estate investor, asset manager and business builder, Oxford Properties (Oxford) and its pan-European portfolio company M7 Real Estate (M7).

US flexible electric vehicle (EV) charging technology company EV Safe Charge is developing ZiGGY, a mobile EV charging robot. 

Via Motors, a US-based all-electric commercial OEM vehicle manufacturer, has announced its new headquarters and technical centre in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

Digital transparency company Everledger has announced the launch of a battery passport pilot with automotive manufacturer Ford Motor Company that is designed to ensure responsible recycling of EV batteries.

Mass Technology Leadership Council (MassTLC), the Massachusetts-area technology association, has recognised WiTricity for innovation and technology and named the company as the winner of the Clean Tech category for the 2022 Tech Top 50 award. 

Hyundai Motor Group executive chair, Euisun Chung, along with Governor Brian P Kemp, and company officials, and state and local leaders, have officially broken ground on the Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA) new manufacturing plant at the Bryan County mega site in Georgia. 

Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) has launched the Metrolinera project, which enables people to recharge their electric vehicles - such as scooters - with kinetic energy recovered from the braking process of metro trains.