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Electric vehicles may be struggling, but GM’s leader is still a believer
Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors, before an investor meeting at a General Motors factory in Spring Hill, Tenn., on Oct. 8, 2024. Barra said that the company had fixed battery-manufacturing problems and that its electric vehicles would soon be profitable. (Brett Carlsen/The New York Times)
international business
Battery maker Northvolt reportedly strikes deal to get short-term funds while talks continue
FILE PHOTO: General view outside the Northvolt facility in Vasteras, Sweden, September 29, 2021. REUTERS/Helena Soderpalm/File Photo
globe investor
Electric vehicles prove a bumpy ride for battery metals
Andy Home
international business
Swedish battery maker Northvolt making progress toward securing financing package
FILE PHOTO: General view outside the Northvolt facility in Vasteras, Sweden, September 29, 2021. REUTERS/Helena Soderpalm/File Photo
international business
Swedish battery maker Northvolt in talks for about €200-million in short-term funding, sources say
FILE PHOTO: General view outside the Northvolt facility in Vasteras, Sweden, September 29, 2021. Picture taken September 29, 2021. REUTERS/Helena Soderpalm./File Photo
international business
Subsidiary of Swedish battery maker Northvolt files for bankruptcy after project cancelled
FILE PHOTO: General view outside the Northvolt facility in Vasteras, Sweden, September 29, 2021. Picture taken September 29, 2021. REUTERS/Helena Soderpalm./File Photo
international business
Northvolt’s US$1.5-billion funding guarantee on hold, Swedish debt office says
FILE PHOTO: General view outside the Northvolt facility in Vasteras, Sweden, September 29, 2021. Picture taken September 29, 2021. REUTERS/Helena Soderpalm./File Photo
report on business
Quebec says Northvolt battery project will go ahead as company cuts 20% of global staff
The entrance to Northvolt, the new EV battery plant being built by the Swedish manufacturer in Saint-Basile-le-Grand, east of Montreal, Que.,Thursday, May 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
international business
Battery maker Northvolt to cut 1,600 jobs in Sweden as Europe’s EV hopes stall
FILE PHOTO: General view outside the Northvolt facility in Vasteras, Sweden, September 29, 2021. Picture taken September 29, 2021. REUTERS/Helena Soderpalm./File Photo
international business
Sweden will not take stake in battery maker Northvolt, PM Ulf Kristersson says
Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson speaks during a joint news conference with his Finnish counterpart Petteri Orpo in Stockholm, Sweden, Sept. 16, 2024. (Jessica Gow/TT News Agency via AP)
international business
Swedish battery maker Northvolt to cut costs, explore strategic partnerships
FILE PHOTO: General view outside the Northvolt facility in Vasteras, Sweden, September 29, 2021. Picture taken September 29, 2021. REUTERS/Helena Soderpalm./File Photo
report on business
Malahat Nation, Energy Plug start work on Vancouver Island battery plant
CEO Broderick Gunning, poses for a photograph outside the Energy Plug office in Vancouver, B.C, on Tuesday, August 27, 2024. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail
international business
Battery maker Northvolt to shift R&D from California to Sweden
FILE PHOTO: General view outside the Northvolt facility in Vasteras, Sweden, September 29, 2021. Picture taken September 29, 2021. REUTERS/Helena Soderpalm/File Photo
mobility and technology
The solid-state battery arms race: Carmakers eye 2028 for smaller, lighter and safer EV batteries
energy and resources
India has ramped up its wind and solar energy. It now needs to expand places to store it
A worker walks in front of the 500-kilowatt battery energy storage system inside the Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages factory in Thiruvallur district, on the outskirts of Chennai, India, Tuesday, July 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)