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MARCH 11, 2021

ion Ventures, a modern utility and energy storage infrastructure specialist, and LiNa Energy , a solid-state battery technology developer, concluded their first successful trial of LiNa’s proprietary solid-state sodium-nickel battery platform at an undisclosed location in South East England last week.

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MAY 27, 2016

Ford’s 2017 Fusion Energi—incorporating enhancements announced earlier this year at the Detroit Auto Show ( earlier post )—can travel 610 miles (982 km) on a full tank of gas and battery charge according to EPA estimates to be posted to fueleconomy.gov—the highest combined range of any plug-in hybrid sold in the US.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 14, 2021

Drivers of certain 2017-2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV models recently endured months of living with just 90% of their battery capacity and range—and a winter of charging outside—due to concerns over fire risk.

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InsideEVs

DECEMBER 21, 2021

These examples are not heavily discounted and Tesla says that because they have old batteries, their range could be 12 percent lower.

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Range 2017 Batteries Battery 99

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MARCH 18, 2021

Proterra , a leading innovator in commercial vehicle electrification technology, and Lightning eMotors announced a new collaboration to power the Generation 4 Lightning Electric Transit commercial van using Proterra’s battery technology. The first Lightning Electric Transit vans are expected to be delivered to customers later this year.

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JULY 24, 2021

Experts from GM and LG have identified the simultaneous presence of two manufacturing defects in the same battery cell as the root cause of battery fires in certain Chevrolet Bolt EVs. As part of this new recall, GM will replace defective battery modules in the recall population. Earlier post.) Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 7, 2021

The European Commission has approved , under EU State aid rules, a second Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) to support research and innovation in the battery value chain. The project complements the first IPCEI in the battery value chain that the Commission approved in December 2019 with €3.2 Earlier post.).

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MAY 21, 2021

Daimler Truck AG and lithium-ion battery manufacturer and developer Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. CATL will be the supplier of lithium-ion battery packs for the Mercedes-Benz eActros LongHaul battery-electric truck, which is planned to be ready for series production in 2024. The supply will go beyond 2030.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Cadillac will put the 2017 CT6 Plug-In Hybrid ( earlier post ) sedan on sale in the US in the spring of 2017, with a total driving range of more than 400 miles. All-electric range for the CT6 Plug-In Hybrid is an estimated 30 miles. In the CT6, Cadillac presents a new formula for prestige luxury.

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JUNE 24, 2022

Ltd have agreed to develop jointly high-performance catholyte materials for solid-state batteries, combining their respective expertise in cathode active materials (CAM) and solid electrolytes, and aiming to provide the technological breakthrough to extend the driving range and thereby propel e-mobility. Umicore and Idemitsu Kosan Co.,

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

With a 1% increase in sales and increasing battery pack size, all-electric vehicles (EVs) captured a record amount of total plug-in vehicle battery capacity sold in 2019, 17.4 PHEV sales decreased 32% from 2018 to 2019, about the same as the decrease in PHEV battery capacity.

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JANUARY 31, 2015

SolidEnergy , an MIT spin-out commercializing solid electrolyte technology enabling the use of lithium metal anodes for high energy density rechargeable batteries ( earlier post ), says that in 2016, it and its battery manufacturing partners will release a 2 Ah commercial battery for the smartphone and wearable market.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2016

an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of battery-electric vehicles, will present a working concept truck of the W-15 electric pickup work truck with range extender for fleet usage at the ACT EXPO Conference May 1-4, 2017 in Long Beach, CA. Workhorse Group Inc., Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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MARCH 12, 2012

According to a recent report examining batteries for electric vehicles from Pike Research, as manufacturing efficiencies improve and access to lithium expands, the installed cost of Li-ion batteries will fall by more than one-third by the end of 2017. billion by 2017, the market intelligence firm forecasts.

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MAY 12, 2021

Leclanché SA will provide its proprietary battery technology to Canadian Pacific (CP) for its innovative Hydrogen Locomotive Program. million in 2018 versus 2017. Earlier post.) The distance travelled by Canada’s freight trains, measured by freight train-miles, increased by 5.4%

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APRIL 27, 2017

At Auto Shanghai 2017, China-based Hybrid Kinetic Group (HK), with its partner Pininfarina, introduced two more microturbine range-extended electric vehicles: the five-seat K550 and 7-seat K750 SUVs. HKG intends for customers to configure the range extender to use the fuel of their preference based on regional fuel supplies and costs.

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MAY 24, 2023

Circulor’s “digital battery passport” solution is an enabler of a sustainable, responsible, and circular battery value chain and designed for full compliance with forthcoming EU regulatory requirements. The EU Battery Regulation was provisionally agreed in December 2022 and is due to enter into force in 2023.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 4, 2016

The 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV electric car isn't on sale yet, but quite a lot of useful information is already available to potential buyers. General Motors recently confirmed the $37,495 base price (before Federal, state, and local incentives), and an EPA-rated 238-mile range—meeting its original promises.

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APRIL 21, 2016

Honda announced that the upcoming Clarity Fuel Cell ( earlier post ) will be joined by two additional electrified variants, the Clarity Electric and Clarity Plug-in Hybrid, launching in the US in 2017. In addition to the Clarity series, a reengineered 2017 Accord Hybrid will go on-sale this spring. Earlier post.). Accord Hybrid.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Toyota announced the pricing for the 2017 model year Mirai fuel cell vehicle. The Mirai hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle is a zero-emission vehicle with an EPA-estimated driving range of 312 miles (502 km); it refuels in around five minutes. MY17 MSRP remains $57,500 plus an $865 destination fee.

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OCTOBER 24, 2018

Enevate Corporation, developer of a silicon-dominant composite anode material and high energy density batteries ( earlier post ), announced that LG Chem has participated in Enevate’s recent funding. The cells can be charged to 75% capacity in five minutes. —,Robert A. Rango, Enevate’s President and CEO.

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JUNE 1, 2018

At the Movin’On 2018 mobility summit in Montreal, hydrogen fuel-cell company Symbio intoduced a 40-kW fuel cell system—H2Motiv L—targeting range-extending conversion applications for heavy-duty electric vehicles. Symbio has a great deal of experience with using hydrogen fuel cells as range extenders. Earlier post.)

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OCTOBER 21, 2021

Phase 1, 2020-2021 of NFTA-Metro's Electric Bus Implementation plan aims to introduce battery-electric buses to its existing fleet of 323 buses, powered with diesel, hybrid, and compressed natural gas. NFI has electric vehicles operating (or on order) in more than 80 cities in five countries.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 21, 2016

The 2017 BMW i3 will go on sale this fall with significant updates, most notably a higher-capacity battery pack. Its capacity rises a full 50 percent, from 22 to 33 kilowatt-hours, and the EPA-rated range of the battery-electric model will be 114 miles, BMW announced last month.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 19, 2022

When the Tesla Semi was unveiled back in late 2017, many were skeptical. Doubts were abounding about whether the Semi would be able to haul any meaningful cargo since its batteries would be extremely heavy, or if the truck could achieve its target 500-mile range. No sacrifice to cargo capacity, 500-mile range.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2018

The BMW Group and Turkish manufacturer Karsan have signed an agreement for the supply of BMW i3 motors and batteries for the battery-electric 6-meter city bus “Jest electric”, which is produced in Bursa in Turkey for both the domestic market and for international markets. Torqeedo uses the batteries as the energy source for its motors.

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MAY 1, 2018

The vehicle is based on a Workhorse chassis with 80 kWh battery packs and a TM4 traction motor (20 kW, 2100 N·m). Workhorse currently offers the range-extended EGEN with a 647 cc two-cylinder BMW range-extending engine; total range on that vehicle is 120 miles. The fuel cell range extended van stores 11.6

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JANUARY 20, 2019

The Nikkei said it had learned that Toyota Motor and Panasonic will set up a joint venture in 2020 to manufacture EV batteries, with a focus on cost and scale and an eye toward rising Chinese players. Panasonic, with the other 49%, will shift five automotive battery production facilities in Japan and China to the new company.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 1, 2016

For its fourth year on the market, the 2017 BMW i3 electric car gets a huge boost in battery capacity and hence its EPA-rated range. The battery capacity rises 50 percent, from 22 to 33 kilowatt-hours, and the company says the rated range for the battery-electric version will be up to 114 miles combined.

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2017 BMW Miles Range 60

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FEBRUARY 22, 2017

In the US, Volkswagen’s updated 2017 e-Golf now carries an an EPA-estimated range of 125 miles—a 50% increase over the previous model year. The 2017 e-Golf goes on sale in the US later this spring, with pricing yet to be announced. The electric motor on the 2017 e-Golf has been upgraded as well.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Portions of the company ground to a halt for a funding-imposed austerity from 2017 until last spring, when a new. The Lucid Air electric sedan that goes into production late this year won’t quite be the Lucid Air that the company had originally planned.

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APRIL 11, 2019

Ford Motor Company is teaming up with Solid Power ( earlier post ) to develop all solid-state batteries (ASSB) for next-generation electric vehicles. Solid-state batteries offer improved energy and safety as compared to current industry-standard lithium-ion batteries. —Doug Campbell, Solid Power’s co-founder and CEO.

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MARCH 13, 2017

OLEA APP is a full stack software offering leveraging OLEA and OLEA LIB for HEV and EV eMotor performances, range and durability extensions of batteries, energy consumption and pollutant emission reduction. OLEA APP for Mild/Full Hybrid and EV electric motor control will be available in Q3 2017.

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OCTOBER 31, 2022

The Responsible Battery Coalition, in partnership with the University of Michigan Center for Sustainable Systems, launched a comprehensive research project to compare the total cost of ownership of gas and electric vehicles (EVs). —Steve Christensen, Executive Director of RBC.

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JANUARY 22, 2018

billion) by the end of 2017 following a series of significant program wins with major global automakers. million) in 2017 to £200 million (US$277.1 In 2017, the Research and Development expense charged to the income statement was £36 million (US$50 million), with total investment of more than £123 million (US$170.4 Earlier post.)

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 25, 2021

That’s me on January 16, 2017, with my brand new Chevy Bolt EV Premier edition in my garage at home. Last week, as part of the little known and unadvertised “Bolt Buyback” program GM quietly created in response to the recall of all their 2017- 2019 Bolts, Chevy paid $37,900 to buy this car back from us. Installing the 5.2

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DECEMBER 27, 2018

Toshiba Corporation is taking its SCiB rechargeable battery business from Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation (TISS) to make it an independent business unit within Toshiba. Positioning the business as an independent operation will remove layers of management and allow for more rapid decision making. Earlier post.).

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