Lithium-Ion Batteries
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Quebec, Ottawa pledge $300M for GM electric car battery component plantThe factory will manufacture cathode-active materials, a key component of lithium-ion batteries found in electric cars. It is expected to create 200 jobs when it opens in 2025.CanadaMay 29, 2023
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Next step in Ontario EV auto strategy is a lithium hydroxide plant: ministerOntario Economic Development Minister Vic Fedeli calls it the 'sleeper story' of the province's massive auto industry transition.CanadaMay 11, 2023
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The EV revolution is igniting these surprising companiesMore EVs are showing up on the road. New economic opportunities springing up related to that. This includes service technicians, mining, charging stations and battery recycling.EconomyFeb 10, 2023
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Imperial Oil signs deal with E3 Lithium to advance pilot project in Alberta’s historic Leduc oilfieldThe agreement will see Imperial invest $6.35 million in E3 Lithium, a junior resource company that has developed a technology to extract lithium from oilfield brines.EconomyJun 23, 2022
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UBC Okanagan assistant professor working to create safer, cheaper batteriesZinc-ion batteries are being touted as being cheaper, safer and long-lasting than lithium-ion batteries.CanadaMar 17, 2021
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Kingston business growing thanks to lithium-ion battery processing technologyA Kingston business specializing in battery recycling shows off its first facility.NewsOct 14, 2020
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Battery fires: The potential danger hiding in your kitchen junk drawerHealth Canada says it received more than 100 consumer reports over the last year involving batteries - everything from overheating to starting fires.CanadaNov 25, 2018
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Groundbreaking Nova Scotia battery-tech start-up gets federal fundingThe future of lithium-ion battery longevity - a key component in a world without fossil fuels - may lie in an unassuming, bunker-style building in a Halifax-area industrial park.CanadaAug 29, 2017
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Sleeping passenger suffers burns after her headphones exploded on Australia-bound flightA woman suffered minor burns after the battery operated headphones she was wearing exploded on her flight to Melbourne.TechMar 15, 2017
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Galaxy Note 7 recall: Samsung to release software update to prevent phones from fully chargingSamsung plans to issue a software update for its recalled Galaxy Note 7 smartphones that will prevent them from overheating by limiting battery recharges to under 60 per cent.TechSep 13, 2016
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