Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

With the increase in battery-powered electric vehicles (BEVs, HEVs and PHEVs) on the road, statistically the risk potential for an accident or technical defect of the inherently safe battery systems also increases. Temperature recording from battery escalation through to de-escalation.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2017

Germany-based Li-ion manufacturer AKASOL ( earlier post ) has signed a contract for the supply of Li-ion batteries to an unnamed international commercial vehicle manufacturer in Scandinavia for its entire electric bus fleet through 2023. —Sven Schulz, Managing Director. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Kiepe Electric has ordered 80 standardized lithium-ion battery systems from Voltabox AG for trolleybuses. Each battery system is made up of three structurally identical standard containers, each of which contains 12 battery modules with lithium titanate (LTO) cells. The standard container has an energy content of 15.2

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Lithium-ion battery cell for plug-in hybrid vehicles (left) and. hybrid electric vehicles (right). Panasonic Corporation will supply prismatic lithium-ion battery cells for Ford Motor Company’s Fusion Hybrid Electric and C-Max Hybrid Electric as well as the Ford Fusion Energi and C-Max Energi plug-in hybrids.

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Electric Vehicles India

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Fire risks associated with li-ion batteries & safety. The demand for lithium-ion battery-powered road vehicles continues to increase around the world day by day. Electric vehicles have now proven to reduce emissions and operate more efficiently than vehicles driven by fossil fuels.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2021

The unique operating profiles and requirements of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft—also known as flying cars—present formidable challenges to batteries. EVTOL requirements on battery specific power and energy. Representative battery power profile during an eVTOL trip. Yang et al.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2017

Improving battery power to such as level would further enable hybridization to near-HEV levels as well as engine downsizing, thereby enabling fuel economy improvements beyond the current 10-15% MHEV limit. The BISG is connected to a 48 V (nominal battery) and also typically to a 12V powernet via a DC/DC convertor.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2016

A new study by a team from Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering has found that even large increases in lithium prices are unlikely to increase significantly the cost of batteries or battery packs for end users such as vehicle manufactures or consumers—although some manufacturers may see reduced profit margins.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 16, 2024

New Delhi: noco-noco Pte Ltd (noco-noco), the wholly-owned subsidiary of noco-noco Inc, and Greenfuel Energy Solutions Pvt Ltd have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at revolutionizing India’s clean electric mobility landscape through batteries with superior efficiency, performance, and longevity.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Johnson Controls is supplying the Lithium-ion battery pack for the Hybrid Range Rover ( earlier post ), announced in 2013. Production of the cells and complete battery systems is underway at Johnson Controls’ manufacturing facility in Holland, Michigan. Cutaway of the Li-ion battery pack for the Range Rover.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2013

will conduct test drives of the ATLAS F24 Refrigerator Truck by Li-ion Battery for a one-year period starting this month, in cooperation with Yamato Transport Co., The lithium-ion battery system installed on the vehicle was developed by 4R Energy Corporation. ATLAS F24 Refrigerator Truck by Li-ion Battery”.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Axeon will provide Li-ion packs to power two vehicles in this year’s 60-mile RAC (Royal Automobile Club) Future Car Challenge : the Jaguar XJ_e plug-in hybrid advanced research project and Emerald Automotive’s t-001 range-extended electric van. The battery powers a 69 kW motor, which sits alongside a 2.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Li-ion battery maker Electrovaya Inc. Electrovaya would work with Hero Eco to implement Li-ion-powered electric bikes for Hero’s markets in Asia, Europe and North America. Electrovaya would work with Hero Eco to implement Li-ion-powered electric bikes for Hero’s markets in Asia, Europe and North America.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

XALT Energy announced a Li-ion cell supply contract for the two largest battery-powered ferries in the world with Plan B Energy Storage (PBES). MWh battery packs to provide power for primary propulsion. million vehicles annually with zero emissions. million vehicles annually with zero emissions.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries power much of our digital and mobile lifestyle. Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries power much of our digital and mobile lifestyle. V) is too narrow to support most of the electrochemical couples used in Li-ion batteries. C) rates.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2010

—a designer and manufacturer of cab climate systems for heavy duty commercial trucks, off-highway machines and specialty vehicles—and Johnson Controls-Saft have developed a lithium-ion battery for NITE no-idle systems that will improve power efficiency, result in longer run times and enhance the environmental benefits of its no-idle units.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2013

Valence Technology recently announced the availability of the U-Charge P40-24, the first in a new generation of high-power battery modules utilizing the company’s lithium iron magnesium phosphate chemistry. The modules are configured and controlled by Valence’s own in-house developed battery management system (BMS). Batteries'

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2015

Of these, 16 are vehicle-related, encompassing projects developing batteries, power electronics and improved combustion engine technology including on-board reformers, and two are specifically hydrogen fuel cell-related. High Loading Lithium-Ion Electrode Architecture for Low Cost Electric Vehicle Batteries Ballast Energy, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2011

PVI (Power Vehicle Integration), a manufacturer of commercial electrical vehicles, and SODETREL , a wholly owned subsidiary of the EDF group, signed a master agreement in April 2011 to establish a partnership that will offer PVI customers rental and service contracts for Valence Technology batteries.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2010

Li-ion system developer Quallion unveiled its Li-ion-powered Anti-Idling HVAC solution designed for Class 6-8 trucks. Quallion showcased the system, which is designed to support 10 hour of cooling at end-of-life, at the recent Battery Show in San Jose, California. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2013

PowerGenix, the developer of nickel-zinc (NiZn) rechargeable batteries ( earlier post ), has signed a product evaluation contract with HELLA, a Tier 1 supplier to major automotive manufacturers worldwide. The market for micro hybrid and mild hybrid vehicles is on track to grow nearly eightfold to 39 million vehicles in 2017, driving a $6.9-billion

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Researchers at Penn State, with a colleague from EC Power, have devised a new control strategy that can rapidly restore EV battery power and permit full regeneration while driving at temperatures as low as −40 °C. The strategy involves heating the battery internally during regenerative braking and rest periods of driving.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2014

Yonhap News reported that SK Innovation Company will end the battery-pack joint venture with German partner Continental AG ( earlier post ) due to slow growth in demand for electric cars. We will continue to research and develop batteries for electric vehicles in the future. Earlier post.). billion won (US$13.87

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Of the eleven competing energy storage technologies analyzed in a recent report from Pike Research, the cleantech industry analyst firm forecasts that Li-ion batteries will be the fastest growing category for the Stationary Utility Energy Storage (SUES) sector, growing to a $1.1 billion worldwide business by 2018.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2015

Nomadic Power has received a €2-million (US$2.25-million) million) grant from the European Commission for their “MobileBattery” project—a trailer-mounted battery pack that can serve the function of intelligent and safe back-up power for a home when stationary, and boost EV range when attached to the owner’s vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2014

Start-up Power Japan Plus announced plans to commercialize a dual-carbon battery technology, which it calls the Ryden dual carbon battery. Dual-carbon (also called dual-graphite) batteries were first introduced by McCullough and his colleagues at Dow Chemical in a 1989 patent, and were subsequently studied by Carlin et al.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2014

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s (EERE’s) Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) issued an Incubator Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOAs) for a total of approximately $10 million. ( VTO is seeking projects that address the major challenges to developing and commercializing batteries for plug?in

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2009

PHEV/EV Models 2010-2012 by Battery Chemistry. In the near term, the Li-ion market, and the electric vehicle (EV) industry in general, will be largely fueled by government subsidies, incentives, and production goals, the report says. 2012 will be the make or break year for the electric vehicle market.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Mercedes-Benz will present a battery-powered electric concept variant of the B-Class at the Paris Motor Show, reportedly developed in partnership with Tesla Motors. The battery can be charged at any standard domestic 230 V power outlet or alternatively—with rapid charging function—at a 400 V high-voltage terminal.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2010

Ener1 has signed up two new customers for its Li-ion batteries: Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Toro. Hyundai Heavy Industries in Korea will receive Li-ion battery packs for electric buses; the packs are similar configurations as packs currently in operation in California with AC Transit. million and 136.0

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

BMW is using the AS8510 , an integrated automotive data acquisition front-end integrated circuit (IC) from ams AG, a leading provider of high performance analog ICs and sensors, to provide extremely accurate battery voltage and current measurements in its i3 electric vehicles (EVs). Block diagram of the AS8510. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

kWh/liter—about 10 times the capacity of Li-Ion batteries. The award-winning POWERPASTE technology is patented (EU, US) and offers advantages over other energy storage technologies, in particular in the power range from 100 W to 10 kW, Fraunhofer researchers said. It has a hydrogen capacity of about 10 mass-% (i.e.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2010

(CPI), a wholly owned subsidiary of LG Chem, as the supplier of lithium-ion battery packs for the 2011 Ford Focus Electric for the US market. CPI/LG Chem are also supplying the battery packs for the Chevrolet Volt. The lithium-ion cells for the packs will initially be sourced from Korea through LG Chem. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2010

Balqon Corporation, an emerging developer and manufacturer of heavy-duty electric vehicles for Class 7 and Class 8 applications, has successfully completed cold weather testing on its lithium-ion battery powered electric tractor, the Nautilus XE20. Earlier post.). Balwinder Samra, Balqon President and CEO.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2016

Hyundai and the US Department of Energy (DOE) are extending their fuel cell vehicle confirmation program, originally from 2013 through 2015, to a second phase, from 2016 through 2017. Tucson fuel cell vehicles will use this newest DOE-developed hydrogen station extensively. DC-based hydrogen station.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2011

Examples of degradation effects causing Li-ion battery power or capacity fading. Roland Matthé, GM technical manager for the Voltec battery system, provided an overview of GM’s views on the requirements and challenges for batteries specifically for extended range electric vehicles—i.e.,

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2012

An all-electric, battery-powered prototype demonstration bus under joint development by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. The 40-foot “E-Bus” is based on New Flyer’s 40-foot Xcelsior heavy-duty transit bus and is powered by a 120 kWh lithium-ion rechargeable battery pack developed by MHI. Earlier post.)

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