Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Leclanché SA reported that year-long testing of its 60 Ah G/NMC battery cells has shown them to be both high energy density and high cycle life—critical characteristics for a wide range of automotive and e-transportation energy storage solutions. 1C/1C continuous for a 100% DoD at room temperature conditions.

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EV Obssesion

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Research by the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Vehicle Technologies Office estimates the cost of an electric vehicle lithium-ion battery pack declined 87% between 2008 and 2021 (using 2021 constant dollars).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Toshiba has manufactured and sold SCiB, the lithium-ion rechargeable battery that features high security, long life, low-temperature operation and rapid charging since March 2008. Its versatility has found broad application in hybrid electric vehicles, automated guided vehicles and energy storage systems for rolling stock.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2009

JM Energy Corp., will begin mass production this summer of lithium-ion capacitors (LICs) with a 50% larger capacity than its current highest-end product. The electrochemical difference between EDLC and Lithium Ion Capacitors. a wholly owned subsidiary of JSR Corp. Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

SiFAB, a scalable proprietary silicon anode battery technology demonstrated in a number of applications, including electric vehicles, power tools, smartphones, personal computers, medical devices and aviation, can deliver up to a 20% increase in gravimetric energy density in lithium-ion batteries versus cells using a graphite anode.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

The Award Seminars were added to the annual Award event in 2008. The maximum power output and minimum charging time of a lithium-ion battery depend on both ionic and electronic transport. 2018) “Niobium tungsten oxides for high-rate lithium-ion energy storage.” The paper (Griffith et al. ) Griffith et al.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Toshiba Corporation announced the development of its next-generation SCiB (Super Charge ion Battery), which uses a new material to double the capacity of the battery anode. The new battery offers high-energy density and the ultra-rapid recharging required for automotive applications.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Many Rio Tinto operations are highly energy-intensive and some of the industrial processes also result in GHG emissions. Rio Tinto is taking steps to enhance productivity and efficiency, as well as exploring alternative sources of energy and developing pathways to reduce emissions. Reduce the carbon footprint of operations.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2009

awarded South Korea-based Energy Innovation Group Ltd. is to supply 20Ah lithium-ion polymer cells to Miljøbil Grenland AS for the design validation and the subsequent engineering sign-off scheduled for early 2010. Specific energy is 175 Wh/kg; energy density is 370 Wh/L, according to EIG. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2010

is developing a phosphorous sulfide solid electrolyte (Li 2 S-P 2 S 5 ) for solid-state lithium-ion batteries. The company expects to commercialize solid-state lithium-ion cells using the new electrolyte around 2012. Idemitsu did not disclose its power and energy densities. Idemitsu Kosan Co. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2020

Octillion Power Systems, a provider of advanced lithium-ion storage systems for electric mobility, announced it has reached two milestones: 100,000 electric vehicles worldwide powered by its batteries and 2 billion kilometers driven. After graduation from Stanford University with a Ph.D

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2010

a $19-million contract for the development of large-format lithium-ion battery systems. These new advanced lithium-ion battery systems will be developed and produced in C&D’s Milwaukee, Wisconsin operations, which has been a focus for renewed investment for the company over the last two years.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2017

In a new study published in the journal Nano Energy, researchers from Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) provide in-depth insight into the electrochemically induced surface reaction processes on iron anodes in concentrated alkaline electrolyte in iron-air batteries. —Weinrich et al.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2015

and Litarion GmbH, the newly wholly-owned subsidiary of Electrovaya ( earlier post ), have entered into a supply agreement for the manufacture and commercialization of Lithium-ion storage systems incorporating electrodes from Litarion. Leclanché S.A. Through this agreement we further secure this collaboration.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The electric vehicle market has transformed immensely in the past dozen years. Most of that transformation comes down to one thing: dropping battery prices. As battery prices have come down, various electric vehicle models have gotten more range for the same price, and many more models have come to market with a competitive mix of […].

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Electric Vehicles India

AUGUST 10, 2021

Currently, India is importing 100% of lithium-ion batteries from China, Europe, the US and Japan. There are two types of batteries widely used in India at present is the lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries. Panasonic Energy India Company Ltd. Top electric vehicles battery manufacturers in India.

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EV Central

JANUARY 22, 2024

The fourth largest car-maker globally, with brands including Peugeot, Citroen, Opel, Alfa Romeo, Fiat, RAM, Dodge and Jeep, hasn’t revealed just how affordable sodium-ion batteries will be, but some analysts predict they will cost only a third to produce compared to regular lithium-ion cells.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2009

As part of a reorganization effort designed to optimize its lithium-ion battery businesses, Hitachi will consolidate all its automotive battery work to Hitachi Vehicle Energy Ltd, its joint venture formed in 2004 with Shin-Kobe Electric Machinery Co. Hitachi Vehicle Energy Ltd. Li-ion cell and module.

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MARCH 14, 2012

a company that has developed a low-cost hybrid electric powertrain designed specifically for class 1-3 commercial fleet use ( earlier post ), will display a Chevrolet Express 2500 cargo van fitted with the company’s hybrid technology at the 2012 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Energy Conference Energy Showcase on 16 March.

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MARCH 2, 2011

million contract to develop high-energy lithium-ion batteries for use in electric vehicle applications. The competitively bid contract Cobasys award from USABC is co-funded by the US Department of Energy (DOE) and includes a 50% cost-share. Cobasys, with two sites in Orion, Mich.,

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My Electric Car

JANUARY 29, 2023

For example the volumetric energy density of lithium-ion batteries has increased eightfold since 2008, from around 55 watt-hours/litre to 450 watt-hours/litre in 2020. At the same time the cost of lithium-ion battery packs declined 87% between 2008 and 2021.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2011

International Battery, a US manufacturer, designer and developer of large-format Lithium-ion rechargeable cells, batteries and energy storage systems (ESS), has entered into a collaboration and license agreement with Hydro-Québec with the purpose to further develop water-based manufacturing processes of Lithium-ion batteries.

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Plug In Partners

AUGUST 1, 2008

T he Plug in 2008 National PHEV Conference in San Jose by most accounts was a big success. Electrically powered vehicles are going to provide tremendous benefit and excitement for the customer, while also hastening the move to a more diverse choice of energy alternatives,” said Jon Lauckner, GM vice president of Global Programs.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2009

Under the leadership of BASF Future Business GmbH, eighteen partners from industry and science have formed the cross-sector consortium “HE-Lion” to develop and bring to market safer, more affordable high-energy lithium-ion batteries over the next four to six years for use in plug-in hybrid automobiles and electric-vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

CSG is the principal anode material used in lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries for electric vehicles (EVs), renewable energy storage, and other use cases. Graphex has been proficient in graphite processing in Jixi since 2008 and transacting commercially since 2013. Global EV sales are expected to increase from about 2.5

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2009

Lithium Energy Japan, a joint venture between GS Yuasa Corp., The joint venture will spend ¥2-3 billion (US$21-32 million) to build the lithium-ion battery factory in Kyoto. In 2008, the company began construction on a factory in Kusatsu, Shiga Prefecture, with eventual planned capacity for approximately 10,000 vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2020

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) announced up to $60 million in new and innovative advanced vehicle technologies research. ( Advances in connectivity and automation have the potential to improve transportation system-level energy efficiency, energy productivity, and affordability.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2009

Leveraging expertise in materials science, nanotechnology, green chemistry and supercomputing, scientists at IBM Research’s Almaden lab in San Jose, California, are undertaking a multi-year research initiative around a grid-scale, efficient, affordable electrical energy storage network. kWh/kg—the highest of any metal-air battery system.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2010

and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the joint development of renewable energy and electric vehicles. Raser first unveiled its Extended Range Series Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) drive system, developed with FEV, at the 2008 SAE World Congress in Detroit. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 28, 2012

These include cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries, a variety of coloring materials such as pigment and toner, as well as magnetic materials such as magnetic powder material and other ferrite materials. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

The novel protected anode will mitigate a commonly experienced problem in lithium-sulfur cells—the polysulfide shuttle effect—leading to enhanced performance cells that can be made with existing cell fabrication methods. Since 2008, Ilika has been working with Toyota on the development of novel battery chemistries.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2011

Peugeot Sport first unveiled the team’s demonstration hybrid car at Silverstone, in 2008. The system employed by the 908 HYbrid4 recovers and stores the kinetic energy generated under braking before feeding it back into the driveline during acceleration. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

SB LiMotive, the Samsung SDI-Bosch Li-ion 50:50 joint venture formed in 2008 ( earlier post ) has been working on developing automotive lithium-ion energy-storage systems, including various sizes of cell, entire battery systems, and battery management systems, as well as its production capacity. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2011

The competitively bid contract award is co-funded by the US Department of Energy (DOE) and includes a 50% cost-share by A123 Systems. The new LEESS requirements call for a smaller, lighter, lower-cost battery cell with higher regenerative power capability, lower energy and improved cold-crank capability. Click to enlarge. A second $12.5

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

The newly-developed sixth generation of our lithium-ion cells will bring a huge leap in technology that will increase energy density by more than 20 percent, improve charging speed by up to 30 percent and enhance range by up to 30 percent. As a result, the cell’s volumetric energy density will improve by more than 20%.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

kWh Lithium-ion battery system. CODA Automotive’s all-electric vehicle is another important addition to Hawai’i’s efforts to transition to a clean energy economy. CODA plans to begin limited deliveries at the end of 2010. Governor Linda Lingle.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

Researchers from Imperial College London and their European partners, including Volvo Car Corporation, are developing a prototype multifunctional structural composite material composed of carbon fibers and a polymer resin which can store and discharge electrical energy and which is also strong and lightweight enough to be used for car parts.

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