Volvo - Thu February 01, 2024
Volvo Completes Acquisition of Battery Business From Proterra Inc., Proterra Operating Company
The Volvo Group has completed the previously announced transaction whereby the Group acquired the battery business from Proterra Inc. and Proterra Operating Company Inc. The acquisition, which was made at a purchase price of USD 210M before adjustment for inventory level at closing, includes a development center for battery modules and packs in California and an assembly factory in Greer, S.C....
Caterpillar - Mon January 15, 2024
Flory Industries, Caterpillar, Holt of California Collaborate to Demonstrate Electrified Powertrain Prototype for Nut Harvesting Equipment
Caterpillar Inc. announced the launch of a prototype demonstration project for a battery-powered field elevator with Flory Industries, a global leader in the production of nut-harvesting equipment. Supported by Holt of California, the local Cat dealer, the prototype will demonstrate how a 600-volt battery-powered powertrain can deliver the performance, reliability and durability currently provided in this application by a conventional 74-hp diesel engine while reducing maintenance and operating with zero tailpipe emissions....
John Deere - Mon August 14, 2023
John Deere, Kreisel to Build Batteries, Chargers in North Carolina
Deere & Company announced it has selected a location in Kernersville, N.C., for the construction of a 115,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing facility. The factory will expand production capacity of Kreisel Electric products....
Anovion Technologies - Thu July 27, 2023
VIDEO: Decatur County, Ga., Chosen as Site for New Lithium-Ion Battery Materials Factory
Chicago-based Anovion Technologies, a climate tech-driven advanced materials company, announced recently that it had selected Decatur County, Ga., as the site of its first large-scale expansion of manufacturing capacity for production of premium synthetic graphite anode materials....
Webasto - Wed July 19, 2023
Webasto Adds to its Intelligent Charging Family With ProCore Edge Series
Webasto Charging Systems Inc. , a subsidiary of Webasto Group, announced the latest addition to the company's intelligent charging family, the PosiCharge ProCore Edge charger, that fully supports a wide array of industrial forklift batteries of varying, type, brand, voltage and size....
The Associated Press - Tue June 13, 2023
Toyota to Invest Another $2.1B Into North Carolina Electric, Hybrid Battery Plant
Toyota will invest another $2.1 billion in an electric and hybrid vehicle battery factory that is under construction near Greensboro, N.C. The plant will supply batteries to Toyota's huge complex in Georgetown, Ky., which will build Toyota's first U.S.-made electric vehicle, a new SUV with three rows of seats....
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Wed May 31, 2023
Hyundai, LG Plan to Build $4.3B EV Battery Plant Near Savannah, Ga.
Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solutions announced plans May 25 to spend $4.3 billion to build an EV battery manufacturing plant in Bryan County near Savannah as part of the largest economic development project in Georgia history....
Komatsu - Tue May 30, 2023
Komatsu's GHG Alliance Members Join Together to Learn About Progress Toward Zero-Emissions Goals
Komatsu gathered members of the company's Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Alliance at the Komatsu Arizona Proving Grounds (AZPG) to share progress and highlight knowledge gained since the EVX (battery-powered haul truck) was showcased at MINExpo 2021....
Wacker Neuson - Thu March 30, 2023
Wacker Neuson Zero-Emission Equipment Powered by Battery One
Wacker Neuson's extensive line of battery-powered, zero-emission compaction and concrete consolidation products are powered by the Battery One modular system. Battery One is a single ecosystem for battery products that is flexible, easy to use and is on its way to becoming the most widely used battery solution on the market for professional construction equipment, the manufacturer said....
Wacker Neuson - Wed March 22, 2023
Battery One: Interchangeable Battery System for Construction Equipment
Battery-powered construction equipment is becoming an increasingly attractive option for construction companies, especially with investments in a battery and charger now being compatible with a growing range of equipment from different vendors....
