Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced partnering opportunities for industry to work with National Laboratories on manufacturing scale-up and associated verification and validation for flow batteries and solid-state lithium batteries. ( Solid-state battery research still needs to: 1) assess the state of technology (i.e.,

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2023

Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and the School of Materials Science and Engineering, is using an aluminum-foil-based anode in a solid-state Li-ion battery to create batteries with higher energy density and greater stability. The new battery system is detailed in an open-access paper in Nature Communications.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2023

In a discovery that could reduce or even eliminate the use of cobalt—which is often mined using child labor—in the batteries that power electric cars and other products, scientists at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) have developed a long-lasting alternative made with nickel. The LiNi 0.5 V vs graphite, at 1 C, 1.5 mA cm

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Teslarati

JULY 6, 2021

Automotive engineer Sandy Munro surveyed the Ford Mustang Mach-E’s battery pack in his latest video. He also compared the battery packs of prominent electric vehicles in the market, including the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y. Tesla uses battery packs with a 75 kWh capacity for both of the vehicles. Credit: Munro Live ).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2021

Munich-based battery analytics company TWAICE has launched its new battery model library. The TWAICE battery model library contains numerous cells of different chemistries and formats. A bonus is access to the entire library of cells and standardized cell data sheets, enabling customers to run a first and easy comparison.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

An international team led by scientists from the Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials at the University of Wollongong in Australia has verified that the introduction of novel molecular orbital interactions can improve the structural stability of cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries. —Dr Liang.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2022

Then the team tested the material’s electrical performance as the anode, with lithium metal as the cathode, inside a coin-shaped battery. (a) In comparison, lithium-ion batteries made with other carbon-based anodes, including graphite and carbon nanotubes, held almost no charge at freezing temperatures. C and maintained 85.9%

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2021

The results show there is no realistic pathway to full decarbonization of internal combustion engine vehicles, and that only battery and hydrogen fuel-cell EVs have potential to be very low-GHG passenger vehicle pathways. This study uses recent data on industrial-scale battery production and considers regional battery supply chains.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 4, 2024

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has responded to the comparisons being drawn by various media outlets regarding his company and high-powered Chinese rival BYD, which outpaced Musk’s company in terms of production of electric vehicles in the fourth quarter of 2023. In fact, it operates energy products and builds batteries.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The Responsible Battery Coalition, in partnership with the University of Michigan Center for Sustainable Systems, launched a comprehensive research project to compare the total cost of ownership of gas and electric vehicles (EVs). —Steve Christensen, Executive Director of RBC.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2021

China-based EV maker XPeng expanded its product offering by launching three new vehicle versions powered by lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries for the Chinese market. XPeng also launched a new G3 460c version with LFP-powered batteries. Comparison between the new RWD Standard Range P7 and the existing RWD Long Range P7.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2022

Lithium-sulfur batteries are prospects for future batteries as they are made from cheaper and more environmentally friendly materials than lithium-ion batteries. A comprehensive description of electrochemical processes in the positive electrode of lithium-sulfur batteries is crucial for the utilization of active material.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 5, 2024

The stretchable battery is gaining momentum in the electronics industry, where it might one day serve as an energy storage medium in fitness trackers, wearable electronics, and even smart clothing. A battery that only flexes would feel uncomfortable to wear.” Pikul and others around the world are now working on batteries that stretch.

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Electric Cars Report

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Despite a relatively low base of comparison, solid growth persisted, marking the sixteenth consecutive month of expansion. Conversely, the German car market […] The post EU: Battery-electric car market share reached 16.3% In November 2023, the EU’s car market grew by a modest but reasonably robust 6.7%.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Researchers from Japan’s NIMS (National Institute for Materials Science), the University of Tokyo and Hiroshima University have jointly conducted a techno-economic analysis for hydrogen production from photovoltaic power generation (PV) utilizing a battery-assisted electrolyzer. This approximately converts to US$1.92 to US$3.00/kg to US$3.00/kg

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

E-bikes are powered by relatively small batteries that can be wrangled by the average person who can handle a carton of milk. Also crucial to Yamaha’s plan is that the batteries will not be owned, but rented, by the e-bike owners. And longer life means more profitability for a company offering batteries-as-a-service.

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Electrek

OCTOBER 16, 2023

According to data put together by Visual Capitalist , the cost of replacing your next-gen RAM 1500 REV’s battery could exceed $25,000 in components alone. Based on information from Benchmark Minerals Intelligence, VC put together a cost estimate comparison of various EV batteries.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2023

Hyundai Motor Group announced the inauguration of its Joint Battery Research Center with Seoul National University (SNU). This collaborative effort between the Group and SNU aims to advance battery technologies and foster industry-academia cooperation to establish global leadership in the battery field.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2019

In collaboration with SGL Carbon, Chinese automotive manufacturer NIO has developed prototypes for battery enclosures made of carbon-fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) for its NIO high performance electric vehicles. The battery enclosure is extremely lightweight, stable and safe.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Mercom Capital Group, LLC, a global clean energy communications and consulting firm, released its report on funding and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity for the global Battery Storage, Smart Grid, and Energy Efficiency sectors for the third quarter (Q3) and first nine months (9M) of 2020. Battery Storage. billion compared to $1.2

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

BYD licenses LFP blade battery cells to BorgWarner, a supplier for Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis. BorgWarner signed a strategic agreement with FinDreams Battery, a subsidiary of BYD Company Limited. BorWarner’s LFP battery packs with BYD blade cells will be sold specifically for commercial vehicles in class 3 or above.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Hitting the powertrain of its pickup truck and SUV with a shrink ray has permitted Rivian to offer a new battery option – and a new price point – for its pair of all-electric models. A so-called Standard battery is in the pipe, packing 106 kWh of capacity and an estimated 270 miles of driving range on a full charge.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

In a series of tweets on Friday, Nikola Motor, developer of heavy-duty hydrogen-electric trucks, said that it will introduce all-battery versions of the Nikola Two and Nikola Tre models at Nikola World in April. The battery-electric trucks will be available in 500 kWh, 750 kWh and 1,000 kWh configurations. Earlier post.). Nikola Tre.

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Charged EVs

APRIL 1, 2024

The economic benefits of recycling Li-ion batteries are clear, but at present, only a small percentage of them are recycled. In contrast, lead-acid batteries have a 99% recycling rate in the US. The two main processes for recycling lithium-ion batteries are pyrometallurgy and hydrometallurgy.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries, despite their high theoretical specific energy, face practical challenges including polysulfide shuttling and low cell-level energy density. The surface-mediated polysulfide redox behavior results in a much higher exchange current in comparison with MgO and carbon. 2018.09.024.

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InsideEVs

AUGUST 3, 2023

A teardown expert revealed how the two battery packs used distinct thermal management systems.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

An international team led by researchers at UCL has revealed new insights into the workings of a commercial Li/MnO 2 primary battery by virtually “unrolling” its coil of electrode layers using an algorithm designed for papyrus scrolls. The project was funded by the Faraday Institution, as part of its battery degradation project.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 17, 2024

Several companies are working on battery-electric aircraft , but electric aviation is a tougher nut to crack than electric cars, for physical reasons. Even e-aviation boosters tend to envision battery-electric aircraft with far smaller passenger capacities and shorter ranges than the kerosene-fueled kind. Source: Change Inc.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

NGK Spark Plug and HAKUTO-R have also agreed to transport a trial design of NGK Spark Plug’s solid-state battery technology to the moon in 2021. Through this technological cooperation, the two organizations will conduct the world’s first test of solid-state battery technology on the Moon. Prototype of NTK solid-state battery.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2019

Korea, have developed a Li-metal battery (LMB) (specifically, a Li/NCM battery) designed with EV operating requirements in mind that they say outperforms LMBs reported in the literature to date. 1 , is of great interest as an anode for high-energy-density batteries. Researches at Hanyang University in Seoul, S.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2020

The BMW Group now has a contractual agreement with it cell manufacturers so that they will use only green power to produce BMW’s fifth-generation battery cells, according to BMW AG Management Board Chairman Oliver Zipse. For comparison, that is roughly the amount of CO 2 a city of over a million inhabitants, like Munich, emits per year.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 9, 2024

German automaker Volkswagen has reported its full-year 2023 delivery numbers, featuring more deliveries of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) than ever before. By comparison, BEV market leader Tesla sold over 1.8 The post Volkswagen sold around 394,000 battery-electric vehicles in 2023 appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

Although rechargeable lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries promise high energy density storage—particularly attractive for electric vehicle applications—the technology is currently limited by the shuttling polysulfides between the battery’s electrodes. of its capacity after 40 hours. —Suriyakumar et al. Manuel Stephan, N.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2019

The cell is based on an anion conversion–intercalation mechanism that combines the high energy densities of conversion reactions, the excellent reversibility of intercalation and the improved safety of aqueous batteries. A paper on their work appears in the journal Nature. Proposed conversion–intercalation chemistry. Yang et al. Yang et al.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Neoen’s Victoria Big Battery (VBB), powered by Tesla’s Megapacks, has gone live and is ready for the summer in Australia. The Victorian Big Battery is up & running in time for summer ! The Victoria Big Battery set a new output record during testing in October, charging at 150 MW before discharging at 125 MW.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Global VC funding (venture capital, private equity, and corporate venture capital) for Battery Storage, Smart Grid, and Efficiency companies in the first 9 months (9M) of 2018 was 8% higher at more than $1.3 The decline was due to lower funding activity in the Smart Grid and Efficiency categories as funding increased in Battery Storage.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2019

A combined $210 million was raised by battery storage, smart grid, and energy efficiency companies in Q1 2019—a 55.5% Total corporate funding (including VC, debt, and public market financing) in battery storage came to $130 million in nine deals compared to $110 million in 14 deals in Q4 2018. Smart Grid.

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