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New solid-electrolyte interphase may boost prospects for rechargeable Li-metal batteries

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Rechargeable lithium metal batteries with increased energy density, performance, and safety may be possible with a newly-developed, solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI), according to Penn State researchers. Credit: Donghai Wang,Penn State. Yue Gao, Zhifei Yan, Jennifer L. Gray, Xin He, Daiwei Wang, Tianhang Chen, Qingquan Huang, Yuguang C.

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Drive Electro to supply components for another 200 electric buses in Moscow

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The company uses lithium titanate batteries for the electric buses, giving them a range of 350-400 km and requiring just 6-20 minutes to recharge. In addition, thanks to the engineering solutions applied, the buses are able to operate even at record low or high temperatures, making them ideal for Moscow’s changeable climate. Up to US$5.2

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Bustech to use new Cummins battery-electric and fuel-cell electric powertrains in next-gen XGi buses

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The Battery-Electric System from Cummins debuted in 2019 after extensive development, testing and validation. The battery electric powertrain for Bustech will have a range up to 350 km between recharging. The updated XDi architecture simplifies mixed fleet vehicle maintenance through the quantity of shared components.

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Volta Power Systems, Stellar Industries partner on anti-idling Li-ion system for utility service and work trucks

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kWh, 48V automotive-grade Li-NMC battery, along with a 110V 48V chassis alternator for recharging. As of August 2019, 23 states have idling-reduction or restrictive emissions laws in place, with many continually increasing enforcement and levying fines. The HPS features a 13.5 —Tim Worman, Product Manager at Stellar Industries.

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AMPLY Power saves up to 40% on energy costs for Tri Delta Transit electric buses

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Using this real-time status allows AMPLY’s system to forecast when the vehicles will be ready-to-go, and once the vehicles are out delivering passengers, AMPLY’s system can track their return state-of-charge battery level and length of time to recharge. For Tri-Delta, this is realizing up to 40% savings on energy rates.

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Roskill: Spread of COVID-19 threatens cobalt supply; bottlenecks out of DRC

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With countries imposing prevention and control measures against the virus, a number of cobalt-producing operations have been temporarily closed for maintenance since March. At this time, the loss of supply from these closures amounted to more than 1% of the total mine supply in 2019. Gulley, Erin A. McCullough, Kim B. 2019.03.015.

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Ford opens E-Transit Registration site for commercial customers; new pricing

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kilowatts of available power to help customers use and recharge job site tools ranging from belt sanders to miter saws. Scheduled maintenance costs over eight years/100,000 miles are projected to be 40% less than for the gas-powered Transit based on recommended service schedules published in 2019 and 2020 owner’s manuals.