Ford Raises Price of F-150 Lightning for Fourth Time in a Year

Dept of Treasury releases guidance on EV domestic battery components and critical minerals; Advanced battery co Amprius touts 3rd-party verification of high-density lithium-ion cell; SC Dept of Ed'n to buy 160 Thomas Built electric school buses; Ford w/4th increase in a year on base price of F-150 Lightning; Battery recycling co Cirba Solutions plans $300 mn Phase One investment in a li-ion battery recycling facility in SC; EU reaches provision agreement requiring 42% of H2 in existing industrial applications be green by 2030; European Council sets regs to cut road transport emissions, w/zero emissions from new cars by 2035; CATL making M3P batteries, outperforming nickel and cobalt-based tech on price and range; Norway electrolyzer co HydroPro to build 500 MW high-pressure alkaline electrolyzer factory in TX.

1) Department of Treasury announces IRA EV subsidy battery component and critical minerals eligibility requirements, with minimum amounts rising over time.

2) Advanced battery company Amprius completes third-party verification of its high-density lithium-ion cell.

3) SC Dept of Education orders 160 electric school buses from North American Daimler subsidiary Thomas Built Buses.

4) Ford raises price on its base F-150 Lightning for the fourth time in a year, to over $61,000 (Incl destination chg).

5) Battery materials/recycling co Cirba Solutions announces $300 mn Phase One investment in SC lithium-ion battery recycling facility.

6) EU reaches provision agreement requiring 42% of all hydrogen used in existing industrial applications to be green by 2030. 

7) European Council sets regs to cut road transport emissions, with zero emissions from new cars by 2035. 

8) Global battery giant CATL begins manufacture of M3P batteries, that will outperform nickel and cobalt-based variants on price and range. 

9) Norway electrolyzer company HydroPro touts a new 500 MW high-pressure alkaline electrolyzer factory in Texas.