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Ebusco said shareholder Gotion will provide €5.86 million in production support to help complete the remaining Rouen bus order. The company also warned that it still needs additional short-term funding to continue operations.
XPENG G9L has started production at Magna’s Graz facility in Austria ahead of its planned global debut in Paris. The move indicates the model is moving from announcement to manufacturing, but the source provides limited operational detail.
Renault Trucks’ Blainville-sur-Orne plant has reached 70 years of operation. The site is noted for keeping diesel and electric truck production together as electric demand matures.
Constantia Flexibles has launched energon, a European-made battery foil portfolio that includes pouch cell laminate and cathode foil. The launch is relevant because it adds a Europe-produced materials option for battery manufacturing, according to the company.
Princeton NuEnergy says it will receive battery manufacturing scrap from SK Battery America under a planned expansion of their closed-loop recycling collaboration. The arrangement matters because it links battery production waste back into recycling for EV battery supply chains.
The US Department of War has awarded Amprius a $75 million grant to convert a civilian EV battery production line for military drone batteries. The move matters because it redirects battery manufacturing capacity from electric vehicles to defense use.
Toyota plans to invest around $1.3 billion at its Buenos Aires site to produce a new electric vehicle. The company says the project would be the largest investment in Argentina’s automotive industry to date.
Beyond Motors says it is working on a new version of its axial motor designed for lower-cost production. The development could matter for making the company’s motor range more affordable, but no launch date or technical details were provided.
Toyota has opened a North American battery centre in Michigan. The centre is intended to keep battery development close to the company’s US cell production and vehicle plants.
Autocraft Solutions Group won the Green Award at the Automechanika Frankfurt Innovation Awards 2026 for its REVIVE workshops. The award highlights EV battery repair and remanufacturing as a route to handling failed battery packs.
LA Metro has approved an order for 220 battery-electric buses from US manufacturer ENC. The order matters because the buses are to be built in Southern California, in Jurupa Valley.
BMW has begun battery output for the Neue Klasse at a plant in Bavaria. The faster-than-planned ramp-up suggests the program is moving quickly and will test BMW’s battery supply chain from the start.
REGENT Craft has opened a 255,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. The facility marks the start of production preparations for its seagliders.
Amprius Technologies has received a grant of up to $75 million from the U.S. Department of War to convert production for drone batteries. The funding is relevant because it supports manufacturing capacity for aviation-related battery supply.
RWTH Aachen says it is working on scalable processes for multilayer battery electrodes under the ProMeBa research project. The aim is to move the technology from lab-scale development to pilot scale.
EnerVenue has begun production of its water-based nickel-hydrogen Aqueous Metal Cell at its Wujin site in Changzhou, China. The company says the line is the first high-volume AMC line built anywhere, which may matter for scaling the battery technology.
Volvo Buses says the Volvo 9700 is returning to the European market, with production already underway in Mexico and customer deliveries expected to start in late 2026. The move expands Volvo Buses’ European coach portfolio.
BMW has opened its new battery plant in Irlbach-Straßkirchen and started series production of sixth-generation high-voltage batteries. The site is expected to supply the new BMW i3 from Munich and become part of the company’s German production network.
BMW Group has begun series production of sixth-generation high-voltage batteries at its new Plant Irlbach-Straßkirchen in Bavaria, Germany. The batteries are being supplied to Plant Munich for use in a new i3, according to the source.
Ultium Cells says it will convert its Spring Hill, Tennessee battery cell plant to make prismatic LMR cells. The chemistry is intended for future General Motors EVs from 2028 and is said to offer about 33% higher energy density than LFP at similar cost.
Stellantis is halting production at three French plants for at least one week, including two cases linked to shortages of EV batteries. The pause underscores supply constraints at battery supplier ACC and their effect on vehicle output.
Volkswagen will make LFP batteries for mass-market electric vehicles through joint ventures with China’s Gotion. The move points to a push for lower-cost battery supply in Europe.
General Motors said it will mass-produce lithium-manganese-rich cells at a factory in Spring Hill. The confirmation points to the manufacturing site for its next-generation EV battery plans.
CBAK Energy has signed an investment agreement for a project in Nanjing that would add 12 GWh of annual cell production capacity. The project covers the research, development and manufacture of large cylindrical sodium-ion cells and integrated battery systems.
PowerCo says its St. Thomas battery plant is now expected to open in 2029, two years later than previously planned. The company still describes the facility as a cornerstone of its North American strategy.
InsideEVs reports that Volkswagen delayed its Ontario battery plant.
Volkswagen subsidiary PowerCo has pushed back the timing of battery cell production in St. Thomas, Canada. The company now expects operations to begin in 2029, after construction was initially set to begin in 2027.
Renault says it will invest €600 million by 2030 to modernize its Valladolid and Palencia plants in Spain. The plan includes production of five new models, among them two EVs, and a battery assembly line in Valladolid.
Tesla said it has started high-volume production of the Tesla Semi at a dedicated factory in Nevada. The company says the plant can build 50,000 electric trucks per year, which may allow deliveries to begin now after earlier schedule delays.