article thumbnail

Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance invests in Enevate to advance Si-dominant Li-ion battery technology for EVs

Green Car Congress

Alliance Ventures, the strategic venture capital arm of Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi, has invested in the latest round of funding in Enevate Corporation, an advanced lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology company based in Irvine, California. Earlier post.).

Li-ion 259
article thumbnail

Panasonic Energy and NMG sign non-binding MoU for anode material

Green Car Congress

(NMG) and Panasonic Energy entered into a Framework Agreement establishing the terms of the commercial relationship between the parties to enable the next development steps of NMG’s ore-to-battery-market integrated graphite project in Québec, Canada.

NMG 199
article thumbnail

Volkswagen lays out its NEW AUTO strategy: transforming from manufacturer to software-driven mobility provider; Scalable Systems Platform

Green Car Congress

In addition to software development and the capability for autonomous driving, this also applies to areas such as battery technology, battery recycling, charging infrastructure and mobility services. Battery and rapid charging. The biggest cost in electric cars is the battery. Here too, Volkswagen offers its own solution.

article thumbnail

Biden Administration releases EV Charging Action Plan

Green Car Congress

EV charger manufacturing, assembly, installation, and maintenance all have the potential to not only support our sustainability and climate goals, but also to drive domestic competitiveness and create jobs in the United States.

Charging 334
article thumbnail

T&E finds city e-truck charging could cut road freight emissions by 22% in 10 years; requires €28B for charging infrastructure

Green Car Congress

Electric trucks are clean, cheaper to run and available today. T&E said next year’s review of the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive (AFID) should only focus on electricity and green hydrogen infrastructure to be coherent with the EU Green Deal’s climate ambitions. billion a year on average, the analysis finds.

Emissions 221
article thumbnail

MIT analysis finds current EVs could replace ~90% of personal vehicles now on the road based on driver’s energy consumption

Green Car Congress

A study by a team at MIT has concluded that roughly 90% of the personal vehicles on the road in the US could be replaced by an electric vehicle available on the market today, even if the cars can only charge overnight. —Jessika Trancik. For these days, other powertrain technologies will likely be needed.

MIT 150
article thumbnail

Electrification gaining momentum in fleet vehicle industry – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Major factors driving this growth include declining battery costs leading to more affordable EVs, expanded charging infrastructure, government incentives and standards, and corporate sustainability initiatives. Challenges that EV OEMs are addressing include limited driving range, battery life and maintenance, to name a few.

Fleet 52