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Honda announced an all-new hybrid-electric Prelude sports coupe will be introduced to the US market late next year, returning one of the brand’s most iconic nameplates to the lineup. The new Prelude will mark the debut of Honda S+ Shift, a new drive mode that further advances Linear Shift Control…

BMW Group Plant Regensburg has produced 100,000 fully-electric vehicles produced since the start of the year. The milestone vehicle was a BMW iX1. The vehicle, finished in Blue Bay Lagoon metallic, will be shipped to overseas, to the island of La Réunion. The plant has produced this successful premium compact…

Toshiba Corporation has developed a method for recycling lithium-ion battery oxide anodes at low cost and with low environmental impact. The EU Battery Regulation, which went into effect in August 2023, mandates the declaration of carbon footprints (CFP) and high levels of environmental consideration throughout the product life cycle, necessitating…

General Motors and LG Energy Solution are extending their 14-year battery technology partnership to include prismatic cell development. GM expects the prismatic cell technology developed under the agreement to power future GM electric vehicles, as part of the company’s strategy to diversify its supply chain, leveraging multiple chemistries and form factors….

BMW Group is building a Cell Recycling Competence Center (CRCC) for battery cells in Kirchroth, in the Straubing-Bogen district of Lower Bavaria, where it will implement a process referred to as direct recycling. This procedure enables residual materials from battery cell production, as well as whole battery cells, to be…

Volvo Trucks North America announced that its Class 8 Volvo VNR Electric model has surpassed 10 million miles of zero-tailpipe emissions in customer operations since commercial orders began in December 2020. Nearly 600 Volvo VNR Electric trucks are now operating across the United States and Canada by fleets of all…