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Solid-state battery company Solid Power closes $130M Series B led by BMW, Ford and Volta

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Solid Power, a developer of all solid-state batteries for electric vehicles, announced a $130-million Series B investment round led by the BMW Group, Ford Motor Company and Volta Energy Technologies. BMW and Ford now share leading positions in the race for solid-state battery-powered electric vehicles.

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Fusion energy company TAE Technologies launches power management subsidiary TAE Power Solutions

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TAE Technologies , the world’s largest private fusion energy company, has spun-out a new subsidiary, TAE Power Solutions. TAE Power Solutions intends to deliver a novel technology to improve fundamentally the reliability, efficiency, longevity, and affordability of electric-powered products, from vehicles to renewable energy storage.

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Rough road for EV industry

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Even Tesla, despite its substantial efforts to hold the line on affordability, has suffered from the effects of war, supply chain disruptions and the rising costs of raw materials. As the price of EV batteries continues to skyrocket , major automakers ranging from Ford and GM to BMW and Volkswagen are shoring up supply chain strategies.

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EVgo launches grid-tied public fast charging system with second-life batteries

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EVgo has integrated second-life BMW i3 batteries to store energy from the grid generated during peak solar hours and later use that stored energy to fast-charge EVgo customers during periods of high demand. —Austin Brown, Executive Director of the UC Davis Policy Institute for Energy, Environment and the Economy.

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Battery revolution! Has Stellantis cracked the code for super-cheap EVs that will undercut ICE?

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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. READ MORE: Range anxiety solved?

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CATL unveils new sodium-ion battery for electric vehicles 

Electric Vehicles India

The Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd (CATL), the world’s largest electric car battery maker has unveiled a new battery that runs on the affordable and abundantly available sodium instead of lithium. These batteries will be mainly used in energy storage systems and two-wheeled vehicles. million miles).

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BMW MINI E Powered by AC Propulsion?

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The automotive and green electric vehicle blogosphere has been abuzz with talk of the BMW MINI E ever since July 9th, 2008, when AutoblogGreen published the rumor that 500 of the intriguing new electric cars would be released later this year in California. If my speculation holds true congratulations are due both to BMW and AC Propulsion.

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