Panasonic wants to build Tesla super battery in Kansas

Panasonic-Akkus The new battery generation of the type 4680 (left) is intended to replace the current 2170 batteries. (Photo: Archyde.com) Tokio Panasonic wants to build another battery factory together with the US electric car manufacturer Tesla. In the US state of Kansas, the Japanese are investing four billion dollars for another battery production, the group … Read more

Mercedes and Tesla rely on batteries with silicon

New battery material Automakers have high hopes for silicon. San Francisco It hisses, hums and whirrs: In the laboratory of the battery specialist Sila Nanotechnologies, one huge test station is lined up after the next. In ever new experiments, dozens of researchers are optimizing different batteries to make them even more powerful. “We are making … Read more

Siemens Gamesa boss Nauen under a lot of pressure

Wind turbine from Siemens Gamesa Above all, the business with onshore systems on land is causing problems. (Photo: dpa) Munich After the profit warning from Siemens Gamesa, the leadership around CEO Andreas Nauen came under a lot of pressure. The renewed bad news from the listed wind power subsidiary would have consequences, the Handelsblatt learned … Read more