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LG Energy Solution investing $1.7B to quintuple battery plant capacity in Michigan

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LGES’ expansion will quintuple the plant’s capacity to help produce battery components into the future as Michigan’s electric vehicle industry grows. billion to build Ultium Cell LLC’s third US battery cell plant in the city of Lansing and Delta Township, a joint venture between GM and LG. million; and. million; and.

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Tata Motors Selects EIG Lithium-ion Polymer Batteries for Indica Vista Electric Vehicle Program

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EIG will supply 20Ah NCM Li-ion polymer cells to Miljøbil Grenland AS. awarded South Korea-based Energy Innovation Group Ltd. EIG) a contract to supply batteries for the Indica Vista EV project ( earlier post ), a development of the TATA Indica Vista. (EIG) Tags: Batteries Electric (Battery).

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Roskill forecasts increasing dependence of Li market on batteries; switch from portable electronics to hybrids

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Consumption of lithium in rechargeable batteries by end use, 2012-2017, kt LCE. Batteries accounted for 27% of global lithium consumption in 2012, up from 15% in 2007 and 8% in 2002. The lithium industry is therefore becoming more reliant on rechargeable batteries to sustain high rates of future demand growth, Roskill concludes.

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CCM: Shanghai Energy investing US$790M to construct world’s largest Li-ion wet process separator production base

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China will account for more than 60% of the world’s production of wet-process separators for Li-ion batteries, with more than 10 billion square meters capacity, according to China-based market intelligence firm CCM. Separators are a key element in rechargeable lithium-ion batteries with liquid electrolytes. plasticizer).

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Bacteria provide template for oxide nanostructures with strong electrochemical performance; potential applications in batteries, catalysts, sensors and supercapacitors

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Researchers at Ajou University, South Korea, have developed a simple, high-yield biomineralization process to create cobalt oxide nanostructures with a high surface area using Bacillus subtilis bacteria as soft templates. More recently, one type of soft templates, biological templates (bacterium, DNA, virus particles, etc.),

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CTT Outlines International Expansion Efforts At Tokyo Motor Show; $400M in Orders for 38,000 EVs

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South Korea-based electric vehicle maker CT&T outlined the company’s expansion efforts during a press briefing at the Tokyo Motor Show and announced $400-million, 38,000-units in sales and distribution agreements. kW motor and offers either a 72V, 165Ah lead-acid battery (base option) or a 72V, 140Ah (approx. Earlier post.)

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Electric car maker reveals expansion plans

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There are plenty of previously unheard of names emerging to challenge the big motoring brands as the green car race gathers pace – and one to watch may be South Korea-based electric vehicle maker CT&T. Production of the 38,000 new electric vehicles will begin on Nov 1, 2009, and will continue through the first quarter of 2010.