Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Nano One produces low-cost high-performance energy storage materials for batteries as well as a wide range of advanced nanostructured composite materials. The facility will simulate full-scale production of lithium-ion cathode materials and showcase Nano One’s patented processing technology. —Nano One CEO Dan Blondal.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2015

The Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) has awarded $3 million from its 2015 OPEN funding to a project to develop an all-solid-state sodium battery. A sodium-based battery, on the other hand, has the potential to store larger amounts of electrical energy at a significantly lower cost. Led by Steve W.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 3, 2013

BASF is focused on developing a full suite of advanced cathode and electrolyte solutions for current and next-generation lithium-ion batteries as well as for future battery systems. The number of personnel at the site will nearly double to more than 90 employees by 2015; approximately 50 employees currently work at the site.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

The partners have launched the Second Life Batteries alliance and are interconnecting used batteries from electric vehicles to form a large-scale energy storage system in Hamburg. The energy will be fed into the energy balancing market to balance out short-term fluctuations in the power grid. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2010

Honeywell has signed a contract with the US Department of Energy for a $27.3 million grant to produce high-purity lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF 6 ), a conductive salt used in electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries. billion in 2015, driven by demand for plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is contributing about €19 million (US$24 million) to a new €36-million ($US46 million), 3-year, public-private research project to improve further the safety of lithium-ion batteries for electric and hybrid vehicles. SafeBatt began in July 2012 and will end on 30 June 2015.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2015

l/100 km), higher than the combined cycle mileage ratings of the Ford Fusion, Toyota Camry and Hyundai Sonata hybrid variants and a significant boost over the 29 mpg combined of the MY 2015 Malibu with 2.5L 2016 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid Lithium-Ion Battery System, 1.8L engine with start/stop. An all-new direct-injection 1.8L

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2015

Stealth-mode battery start-up 24M has introduced its new semi-solid lithium-ion cell. Together, our inventions achieve what lithium-ion has yet to do—meet the ultra-low cost targets of the grid and transportation industries. The lithium-ion battery is a brilliant, enabling technology, but its economics are flawed.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

The 48 V on-board electric subsystem uses a lithium-ion battery as its energy store. When braking, the electric machines act as a generator and recharge the lithium-ion battery. Schaeffler is now applying 48V hybridization to an Audi TT. In this mode, the engine is used all the time.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 9, 2024

It has two batteries, one of which is a lithium-ion battery. The energy produced when the driver hits the brakes or slows down is caught by the self-charging system and used to generate power while the car is being driven. The electrical energy that has been saved is released to help the vehicle when it needs extra power.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2015

An interdisciplinary team of researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and KIT-founded Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) has developed a new Li-ion cathode material based on a new storage principle, resulting in increased energy storage density. New storage material with (left) and without lithium (right). Resources.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2012

The target is to have a network of quick charge stations across Europe with thousands of units in place by the end of 2015. The Centre will also investigate the best opportunities for second life use of lithium-ion batteries that have been used previously in Nissan’s electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2016

The GLC F-CELL features a ~9 kWh lithium-ion battery pack combined with a new fuel cell stack developed in Vancouver, Canada together with partner Ford in the Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation (AFCC) joint venture. The GLC has been rolling off the production line there since July 2015. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

kWh lithium-ion battery pack (from the Jetta Hybrid), which stores the kinetic energy recovered from regenerative braking; assists in the starting phase of the fuel cell; and adds a dynamic boost to the maximum acceleration of the Golf SportWagen. The hydrogen is stored in the tanks at a pressure of 700 bar (10,150 psi).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Kia Motors America (KMA) unveiled the Trail’ster e-AWD concept at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show. The system also improves fuel economy over standard all-wheel-drive setups by operating only when needed and serving as an energy recovery mechanism. The Trail’ster’s electric propulsion system draws energy from a 1.2

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

liter inline-3-cylinder turbocharged engine (134 hp/100 kW) paired with a compact electric motor (161 hp/121 kW) with a high-boost converter and a main drive lithium-ion battery pack with storage capacity of 14 kWh (located beneath the floor of the cabin). The powertrain features a front engine/front-wheel drive gasoline-powered 1.1-liter

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Following the consultation the Commission is expected to release its opinion in the first half of 2015. The study also concludes that lead-based batteries will remain the only viable mass market energy storage system in automotive applications for the foreseeable future. Other battery technologies (nickel-metal hydride, lead-based etc.)

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

However, the best current technology to store the energy required by electric motors is the lithium-ion battery, and most (although not all) types of such batteries contain nickel. A succession of market surpluses up to 2015 have left reported nickel stocks at near-record highs, equivalent to 9.9

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

nm, average) of iron pyrite (FeS 2 ) nanoparticles are advantageous to sustain reversible conversion reactions in sodium ion and lithium ion batteries. FeS 2 is particularly attractive for energy storage technology due to its earth abundance, low toxicity, and low raw material cost. …

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2011

The market will receive a boost from new diesel locomotive emissions regulations scheduled to go into effect in the European Union in 2014 and in North America in 2015, which will require diesel locomotives to receive substantial changes or exhaust treatments. during the same period, with annual unit sales exceeding 170.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2015

The 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat’s supercharged 6.2-liter Turbochargers are typically driven by energy from the exhaust—i.e., starting from very low revs, the rise in boost pressure and therefore torque becomes gradually greater only as the exhaust energy increases.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2015

Among various promising battery candidates with high energy densities, lithium!sulfur sulfur (Li-S) batteries, with a high theoretical capacity of 1675 mAh g -1 (based on sulfur) and an energy density of 2600 Wh kg -1 (based on the lithium-sulfur redox couple), are highly considered. The pore volume was 1.6 5b01990.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Current LIBs [Li-ion battery] systems utilize graphite anodes, where energy is stored by intercalating lithium into the graphite layers. mAh cm −2 —close to the performance targets for next generation high-energy dense LIBs. All capacities reported are based on the total mass of SG, c-PAN and Si.)

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2015

Audi is introducing two new models with plug-in hybrid drive systems to the market in China in 2016, both of which are having their world premier at Auto Shanghai 2015: the Audi Q7 e-tron 2.0 In battery hold mode, the system conserves the available electrical energy, and charges the battery in battery charge mode. The Q7 e-tron 2.0

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

liter V-6 gasoline engine paired with a high-output electric motor; 12 kWh lithium-ion battery; 8-speed automatic transmission; and Mitsubishi Motors’ advanced full-time Super All-Wheel Control (S-AWC) all-wheel drive. The system’s high-capacity main drive lithium-ion battery pack can also act as a mobile power source.

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My Electric Car

AUGUST 21, 2020

Recent developments in lithium ion batteries, and the consequential range improvements of EVs has significantly dampened enthusiasm for hydrogen fuel cells. More significantly it must be realized that hydrogen, just like a battery, is not an energy source in itself, but simply a means of storing energy.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Together with the soon-to-be-launched BMW X5 xDrive40e ( earlier post ) also on display at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show, the BMW eDrive technology initially developed for BMW i cars will be available for BMW models spanning four different vehicle segments in 2016. kWh lithium-ion battery. BMW 330e.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2015

In 2014, Volkswagen of America announced that starting with the launch of the zero-tailpipe emissions battery-electric 2015 e-Golf ( earlier post ), it would invest in projects to offset the carbon emissions created from the e-Golf on a full lifecycle basis: production, distribution and up to approximately 36,000 miles (57,936 km) of driving.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2015

kWh lithium-ion battery pack provides electric power to the hybrid system. The 2016 Malibu goes on sale in the fourth quarter of 2015 and will be built from globally sourced parts at GM’s Fairfax Assembly Plant, in Kansas City, Kansas. EGHR improves engine warm up and ensures consistent fuel economy performance in cold weather.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2017

With the battery’s energy content of 95 kilowatt-hours, range is in excess of 500 kilometers (310.7 Before even starting out, the driver can have the Audi e-tron Sportback concept compute a drive train strategy to minimize energy consumption. When under way, the Audi e-tron recovers large amounts of energy. miles) (NEDC).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2015

The new racer will compete in the 8 MJ category (8 MJ of recovered energy per race lap)—the highest of the current four energy categories in the LMP1 class. The amount of liquid fuel that may be used in a lap decreases in proportion to the amount of electrical energy a driver is able to employ.). Porsche 919 Hybrid, 2015.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2015

Volkswagen is unveiling the Sport Coupé Concept GTE plug-in hybrid at the 2015 Geneva International Motor Show, ushering in a new and progressive Volkswagen brand design language. The electrical components consist of a lithium-ion battery that’s housed in the center tunnel and two electric motors. The turbocharged 3.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

PPG has entered into a partnership with SiNode Systems to accelerate the commercialization of high-energy silicon-graphene anode materials for advanced battery applications in electric vehicles. The company met its initial 30 percent goal five years ahead of schedule in 2015. Earlier post.) —Kurt Olson, PPG research fellow.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

The concept expresses a potential styling direction for Honda’s next-generation fuel-cell vehicle anticipated to launch in the US and Japan in 2015, followed by Europe. The energy is stored in a 24 kWh lithium-ion polymer battery, jointly developed with LG Chemical. HYUNDAI TUCSON FUEL CELL. Click to enlarge.

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Wallbox

JANUARY 4, 2021

In contrast, instructions for the Nissan Leaf (2015) and Hyundai Kona suggest leaving the car nearly fully charged and only recharging it once every three months. By the way, don’t worry too much about your 12V battery (which supplies energy needed to operate lights, wipers, audio systems and so on). Support and next steps.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2015

Measurements also indicate that these new materials could yield a cathode that is extremely energy-efficient. 1 ) and currently limits the energy density of most commercial cells, the researchers note. The lithium ions then bond temporarily to the fluorine atoms. The capacity of mainstream conventional cathodes (e.g.,

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

In 2012, the US Department of Energy (DOE) awarded $120 million over five years to establish a new Batteries and Energy Storage Hub known as the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR). Crabtree (2015) Click to enlarge. Li ions carry a single positive charge. Source: Crabtree (2015) Click to enlarge.

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