Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2014

million to develop a next-generation lithium ion “6T” battery system for use in military applications, with a focus on ground combat vehicle applications. Currently, there are three companies funded by Alion to develop a first-generation lithium 6T Battery: Navitas Systems, Saft ( earlier post ), and Eagle Picher.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2021

Trane Technologies is bringing Thermo King’s fully electric E-200 refrigeration unit for small trucks to the United States. In EMEA, the unit is now available with an optional lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery pack to power the unit and maintain temperature when a vehicle is idling or turned off.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2014

For the near term, they have been working on a dual-battery combining a lithium-ion battery with a 12-volt lead-acid battery that could enable regenerative braking technology in non-hybrid vehicles for greater fuel savings. The research advances lithium-ion battery technology currently available on Ford’s electrified vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2013

The AD was prompted by this second incident involving a lithium-ion battery. Boeing selected Thales , a leading provider of onboard and ground systems for the civil aerospace market, to provide the lithium-ion battery technology, along with other systems and components for the 787. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

The military is interested in replacing lead-acid batteries with higher performing Li-ion systems. A123 Systems has introduced the Military 6T Battery, a robust Li-ion battery system engineered specifically to meet the demanding requirements of military vehicles. From a 2011 TARDEC presentation. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2021

The majority of the projects are targeted at making copper foil for lithium-ion batteries to meet demand from EVs. Copper foil is the most commonly used anode current collector in Li-ion batteries; it not only lets electric current flow but also dissipates the heat generated by the battery.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2011

Li-ion battery manufacturer Leyden Energy provided its high energy-density, high-performance Li-ion battery cells for SSI Racing’s electric Dream Car at the annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Li-Ion battery has 2,200 mAh capacity with a cycle life of more than 1,000 charge/discharge cycles.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2011

based Envia Systems to provide GM’s battery engineering team with access to advanced lithium-ion cathode technology that delivers higher cell energy density and lower cost. General Motors Ventures LLC has invested $7 million in Newark, Calif.-based The funding of the investor group totaled $17 million. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2018

We are at a crossroads in terms of balancing two promising technologies: (1) higher energy density (Wh/L) and specific energy (Wh/kg) batteries, relative to today’s conventional graphite/metal-oxide lithium ion systems, and (2) fast-charge capability, defined here as greater than Level 2 charging, or greater than about 20 kW.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC), a collaborative organization operated by Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors, has awarded a $2.68-million All developers submitting viable proposals will be required to have demonstration hardware and make test results available.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

SB LiMotive, the Samsung SDI-Bosch Li-ion 50:50 joint venture formed in 2008 ( earlier post ) has been working on developing automotive lithium-ion energy-storage systems, including various sizes of cell, entire battery systems, and battery management systems, as well as its production capacity. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 2, 2023

In comparison, the energy density for lithium-ion batteries used in commercial electronics and electric vehicles is around 170–250 Wh/kg. However, the new sodium-aluminum battery design has the advantage of being inexpensive and easy to produce in the United States from much more abundant materials. Resources J.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2018

The Fraunhofer institute for Transportation and Infrastructure IVI, expert in the field of lithium-ion batteries, and real-time electric vehicle data specialist ViriCiti have been collaborating to prolong battery life and lower total cost of ownership of electric buses and trucks.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2010

that will produce the lithium-ion batteries that power the Nissan LEAF zero-emission vehicle. Nissan LEAF begins rolling out to select markets in the United States, Japan and Europe in December, with increased availability beginning in spring 2011, and full market rollout in 2012.

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Teslarati

JUNE 27, 2022

Specifically, Aptera has chosen to use EVE’s 21700 NMC 811 cylindrical lithium-ion batteries in its structural battery packs. NMC — or Nickel, Manganese, and Cobalt cells — have a high energy density and have been less popular than LFP batteries — or Lithium Iron Phosphate — in recent times.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2011

On the order of 1 billion 40 kWh Li-based EV batteries could be built with the currently estimated reserve base of lithium, according to a recent study by researchers from Lawrence Berkeley National laboratory and the University of California, Berkeley. The team focused on the availability of the elements for making active materials.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2009

(ATL) that will expand the use of nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC) cathode materials in lithium-ion batteries targeted at consumer electronics and automotive applications. Under the agreement, 3M granted ATL a license to 3M intellectual property for the use of 3M NMC cathode materials in lithium-ion batteries. Source: 3M.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2013

Only about 3% currently is generated from wind, solar, hydroelectric and other renewable sources, with most of the electricity produced in the United States currently coming from coal- and natural gas-fired power plants, followed by nuclear according to data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). PHS followed at 210.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2011

Light-weighting materials : Five projects awarded to accelerate commercial availability of lighter weight vehicles using advanced materials that dramatically reduce vehicle weight while maintaining the highest safety standards. Increased availability of magnesium can enable vehicle weight reduction and improvement in fuel efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2011

KORES ) and steelmaker POSCO has entered an agreement with Bolivia’s state-run miner Comibol (Corporación Minera de Bolivia) to set up a joint venture to produce lithium intended for lithium-ion batteries. Identified lithium resources for Australia and Canada total 630,000 tons and 360,000 tons, respectively.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Ford has into a partnership with Johnson Controls-Saft (JCS) to develop advanced lithium-ion battery system to power Ford’s first production plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) beginning in 2012. The five-year supply agreement includes delivery for committed production in 2012 with a target of at least 5,000 units per year.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2016

These trucks haul 80% of goods in the United States and use about 28 billion gallons of fuel per year, accounting for around 22% of total transportation energy usage—presenting a significant opportunity for carbon emissions reduction and energy savings for a key segment of the US transportation sector. Penn State University Park.

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AUGUST 17, 2016

We had to find and use the most advanced solar, material and battery technologies available on the market at the time of the design to build a plane capable of flying around the world using only the power of the sun. Source: Kokam. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Fuels currently sourced or that can be sourced in the United States are highly encouraged. Such fuels should be currently available, or have the potential to become, commercially practical within the next 10 years. Alloy or Li metal anodes. Li/air and Li/S systems. AOI 2: Lightweighting Materials.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2009

The report gathers insights from demonstration participants at transit agencies in the United States, Europe, China, Japan and Australia, analyzes lessons learned, identifies key remaining challenges, and suggests potential roles for government in supporting commercialization. This was higher than expected.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2009

President Barack Obama announced the availability of the funding during a visit to Southern California Edison’s Electric Vehicle Center today. Advanced Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Facilities. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has released two competitive solicitations that will provide up to a combined $2.4

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

3M says its investment will expand the adoption of 3M’s unique silicon alloy anode for lithium-ion batteries. To take advantage of promising high-capacity anode materials such as silicon, sulfur and other lithium-free materials in a next-generation Li-ion battery, either the cathode or the anode needs to be prelithiated—i.e.,

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EV Connect

JANUARY 8, 2024

According to the Alternative Fuels Data Center, there are 36,366 DC Fast charging stations available in the United States. Your EV’s battery life has more to do with temperature management than anything else, as lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are sensitive to high temperatures.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2013

plant, with battery production taking place next door in the country’s largest lithium-ion automotive battery plant. Among the changes to the 2013 LEAF are improved energy efficiency due to refined aerodynamics, a wider range of regenerative braking, improved energy management and a newly available 6.6 Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2010

Although lithium-ion cell and pack costs are expected to fall sharply by 2020, they are unlikely to drop enough to support widespread adoption of fully electric vehicles without a major breakthrough in battery technology, according to a new study by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Tradeoffs among five principle Li-ion chemistries.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

OCTOBER 25, 2008

The battery pack is comprised of 5,088 lithium-ion cells for a cummulative 35kWhrs of energy storage. These specifications sound strikingly similar to the electric drive and energy storage system found in the very impressive AC Propulsion eBox electric vehicles which also sport a 5,088 lithium-ion cell battery with 35kWhrs of capacity.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2013

Images of Li-air cathode produced by neutron-computed tomography. HFIR has 13 instruments currently available to users; SNS currently has 16, with 25 planned. For some areas of neutron-assisted research, such as the investigation of advanced Li-ion batteries, this is crucial.). Source: ORNL. Click to enlarge. Instrument.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

The lithium-ion battery comprises 168 prismatic cells and is liquid-cooled. It charges the battery in “battery charge” mode; in “battery hold” it saves the available electric energy for a later time. Its emphasis is on lithium-ion battery systems, which are put together using a flexible, modular concept.

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APRIL 16, 2009

Not to be outdone, on Tuesday the Norwegian electric car startup, Think, was in Portland being wooed by the state as one of 8 potential places to site their first car manufacturing facility in the United States. Although Think has been plagued by bad financial news recently, the company’s North American C.E.O.,

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