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TOKYO -- Tesla battery supplier Panasonic Energy is weighing additional investment in the U.S. state of Kansas despite concerns that demand for electric vehicles is slowing, Nikkei Asia has learned.
FRANKFURT/TOKYO -- Japanese marine shipping group O.S.K. Lines has filed a lawsuit against Porsche, blaming an electric-vehicle battery for a fire that sank a car carrier two years ago.
Goldman Sachs finds it is too early to call an end to a battery raw materials price plunge, warning that significant supply pipelines and Western electric vehicle headwinds could keep prices lower for longer.
BEIJING -- China's battery and car makers have united as part of a government-led drive to commercialize all solid-state batteries, challenging Japan and the West in an area of technology that could revolutionize the electric vehicle market.
TOKYO -- The government-backed Development Bank of Japan will invest more than 150 billion yen ($1 billion) to build supply chain resilience in semiconductors, batteries and other industries vital to the nation's economic security, Nikkei has learned.
SEOUL/GUANGZHOU -- LG Energy Solution is hitting a growth plateau as slowing European and American adoption of electric vehicles and Chinese competition together force the South Korean battery maker to rethink its aggressive expansion.
SYDNEY -- A prolonged slump in the price of metals used in electric vehicle batteries has spotlighted the challenges Australia faces in its quest to become a key player in the global green transition.
KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia has built a solid reputation over four decades as a reliable manufacturer of products ranging from semiconductors to automobiles -- even producing a "national car" in 1985 through cooperation with Japan's Mitsubishi Motors.