Lawmakers Challenge Ford and Chinese Battery Partner Over Forced Labor
Republicans are raising fresh concerns about CATL, the battery maker Ford is working with to bring new technology to the U.S., and its connections to Xinjiang.
In China, a Big Auto Show Returns to a Country That Has Gone Electric
The Shanghai auto show, the largest in China since before the pandemic, had one theme: The dominance of electric vehicles in the world’s largest car market is here to stay.
China Could Dominate Sodium Batteries, the Next Big Advance in Power
China is far ahead of the rest of the world in the development of batteries that use sodium, which are starting to compete with ubiquitous lithium power cells.
Falling Lithium Prices Are Making Electric Cars More Affordable
An unexpected decline in the price of an essential battery material, along with those of other commodities, is good news for buyers. But experts disagree on how long low prices will last.
Ford Will Build a U.S. Battery Factory With Technology From China
Ford’s $3.5 billion plant in Michigan will draw on technology from CATL, a Chinese company that is the world’s No. 1 maker of electric-car batteries.
How China’s CATL Became the Top Electric Car Battery Maker
Beijing gave CATL lavish subsidies, a captive market of buyers and soft regulatory treatment, helping it to control a crucial technology of the future.