Lithium ion batteries can overheat, catch fire or explode if improperly handled
The Free Press spoke to Vianode chief executive Burkhard Straube about the new plant that could eventually employ 1,000
Premier Doug Ford was in St. Thomas on Thursday morning to mark a $3.2-billion investment by Norway-based Vianode in a local plant officials say will eventually employ 1,000 and help power about two million electric vehicles annually. Synthetic graphite, key to the production of EVs and batteries, will be produced at the facility that’s expected […]
St. Thomas has landed a $2-billion manufacturing investment that will create 300 jobs and supply the region’s growing electric vehicle supply base. Vianode, a Norwegian industry that makes artificial graphite, critical in the production of electric vehicles (EV) and batteries, has already begun work on a plant slated to open in 2028, said Sean Dyke, […]
By Joe Lorenz
Electrification and tariffs mean rural Midwest communities can cash in on their mineral resources. But how can these ventures balance local benefit to the ecological cost?
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The impact of U.S. tariffs has filtered down to hit, and hurt, manufacturing in the London region, auto industry officials in Ontario say
“They don’t want to piss off (U.S. President Donald) Trump so they are buying from the U.S," said the head of the union representing workers.
By Clara Lincolnhol
On a cool and cloudy summer day, Michigan high school students recently drove the car they’d been engineering for months around the block and parked it in front of the state Capitol. The three wheeled, sharply angled, gray, white and black camo-print car seats two people and is powered by solar-charged batteries.
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The former Michigan governor worked through budget standoffs — and brief partial government shutdowns — in 2007 and 2009. She shares her thoughts.
Toyota will assemble electric batteries at its Ontario plants, adding to the concentration of electric vehicle investment in Southwestern Ontario.