Batteries, Battery, Energy Storage and USA

New Flow Battery Electric Car To Be Made In The USA

CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 31, 2023

The race to develop a flow battery electric car is heating up in the US, thanks in part to the Inflation Reduction Act. The post New Flow Battery Electric Car To Be Made In The USA appeared first on CleanTechnica.

USA

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Lithium-Sulfur EV Batteries To Be Tested By Automakers

CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 9, 2024

Automakers and other energy storage stakeholders are lining up to test new lithium-sulfur EV batteries from the US startup Lyten. The post Lithium-Sulfur EV Batteries To Be Tested By Automakers appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Lithium Sulfur

Lithium Sulfur Energy Storage Batteries Battery

Ford 1st To Build NMC Batteries & LFP Batteries In USA

CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Ford has become the #2 electric vehicle seller in the USA, but it’s also now #1 in something in the field. It’s the first automaker to state that it will produce both NMC (nickel manganese cobalt) and LFP (lithium iron phosphate) batteries for electric vehicles in the United States.

USA

USA Ford Batteries Battery

DOE awarding $1.6B to 11 battery materials separation and processing projects as part of $2.8B funding

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding a combined $2.8 billion to 21 projects to expand domestic manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and the electrical grid and for materials and components currently imported from other countries. Earlier post.) Of that, $1.6

Parts

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Octillion Power Systems enters US bus market to supply batteries for motorcoaches, city buses

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2021

Octillion Power Systems, a global provider of advanced lithium-ion batteries, is providing battery packs for all-electric motorcoaches and city transit buses offered by ABC Companies and Lightning eMotors. The order marks the company’s first time supplying batteries for motorcoaches and buses in North America.

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Redwood Materials Building Huge Cathode Factory In USA

CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 26, 2024

USA has not been the home of much of the world’s EV battery or battery component production. continued] The post Redwood Materials Building Huge Cathode Factory In USA appeared first on CleanTechnica. That has been.

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USA Building Batteries Battery

Daimler Truck and CATL expand global partnership on truck-focused batteries and supply

Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2021

Daimler Truck AG and lithium-ion battery manufacturer and developer Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. CATL will be the supplier of lithium-ion battery packs for the Mercedes-Benz eActros LongHaul battery-electric truck, which is planned to be ready for series production in 2024. The supply will go beyond 2030.

Global

Global Supplies Lithium Ion Batteries

Sodium Batteries Challenge Lithium-Ion On Cost, Supply Chain

CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 14, 2024

Having crossed some technical hurdles, low cost sodium batteries are hurtling towards the market for grid energy storage, EVs, and more. The post Sodium Batteries Challenge Lithium-Ion On Cost, Supply Chain appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Lithium Ion Sodium Supplies Energy Storage

Batteries Available for Rapid EV Transition in USA Thanks to IRA — 2027 Revisited

CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 19, 2023

The Environmental Defense Fund has chronicled battery manufacturing announcements in the USA as a result of the Inflation Reduction Act. However, […]

USA

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New Solid State EV Battery Deploys Ceramic “Brain” From Saint-Gobain

CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 18, 2023

A new solid state battery teams a US startup with a centuries-old ceramics firm for next generation energy storage. The post New Solid State EV Battery Deploys Ceramic “Brain” From Saint-Gobain appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Energy Storage

Energy Storage Batteries Battery Energy

70% of US EV Battery Cells & 87% of Battery Packs Produced In USA — Charts!

CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 13, 2021

The US Department of Energy recently shared that through 2020, most battery cells and packs used in US plug-in vehicles were produced in the United States. That’s great news for the USA, not surprising once you think about it for a moment, and also not even close to the full story.

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BMW Lends EV Batteries To Weird New Diesel-Killing Electric Vehicle

CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 7, 2023

Dannar is taking its new mobile energy storage unit on the road with BMW i3 EV battery packs and a plan to decarbonize off-road working vehicles.

BMW

BMW Energy Storage Electric Vehicles Batteries

Stellantis & Samsung SDI To Build 2nd Battery Gigafactory In USA

CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 25, 2023

We are leaving the oil & gas era and heading into the electric vehicle era, and the base of that new era is batteries, batteries, batteries. Stellantis and Samsung SDI are advancing their tokens in this new era with an announcement of a second US battery gigafactory.

USA

USA Batteries Battery Building

Texas-Based Solid-State EV Battery Startup Lays Out Oil-Killing Plans

CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 7, 2024

The Texas-based solid-state EV battery innovator Solidion plans on accelerating the vehicle electrification movement with new materials and a radical new battery architecture. The post Texas-Based Solid-State EV Battery Startup Lays Out Oil-Killing Plans appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Texas

Texas Oil Batteries Battery

Mercedes-Benz Cars starts production of PHEV batteries in Bangkok; 3rd plant in global battery production network

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Mercedes-Benz Cars has opened a factory for plug-in hybrid (PHEV) batteries in the Bangkok region in Thailand. The new battery factory was built on a 50,000 m² site located at the vehicle manufacturing plant in the Bangkok region. The new plant is the third production facility in the company’s global battery production network.

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Mercedes PHEV Thailand Production

New Sodium-Ion Battery Could Charge An Electric Vehicle In Seconds, Not Minutes

CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 3, 2024

The post New Sodium-Ion Battery Could Charge An Electric Vehicle In Seconds, Not Minutes appeared first on CleanTechnica. The electric vehicle revolution has barely gotten under way, and already the goalposts for EV charging times are moving on to the next phase.

Sodium

Sodium Electric Vehicles Charging Batteries

Panasonic To Produce Higher-Energy-Density Batteries In USA With Silicon From Nexeon

CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 25, 2023

Before you ask, it’s not clear who Panasonic will be producing these batteries for. Rather, the focus is on Panasonic getting this special silicon anode material from the UK company Nexeon, and stated reason is “to boost the performance of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles (EVs).”

Lithium Ion

Lithium Ion USA Batteries Battery

Nickel-Mining Plants To Juice EV Battery Supply Chain

CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 12, 2024

A new, plant-based source of nickel could help spare the EV battery supply chain from the burden of environmental impacts related to mining. The post Nickel-Mining Plants To Juice EV Battery Supply Chain appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Juice Supplies Batteries Battery

QuantumScape Brushes Off Solid-State Battery Skeptics

CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 28, 2024

The US startup QuantumScape is moving ahead with plans to manufacture a solid-state battery with a self-forming lithium-metal anode. The post QuantumScape Brushes Off Solid-State Battery Skeptics appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Batteries

Batteries Battery Manufacturer Lithium Ion

BMW targeting doubling energy density of battery cells by 2030, with current i3 as basis

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

The BMW Group has pooled its years of experience with battery cells and extensive knowledge in the field in a new Competence Center in Munich. The purpose of the facility is to advance battery cell technology and carefully dissect the production processes. The new Battery Cell Competence Center puts us in an enviable position.

BMW

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Tesla Co-Founder Now Processing EV Battery Minerals

CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Electric vehicle batteries are quickly becoming one of the most important commodities in the USA. Tesla co-founder JB Straubel is currently in the battery recycling business with his […].

Batteries

Batteries Battery Tesla USA

Toshiba to supply Li-ion battery energy storage system for frequency regulation project in US

Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2015

Toshiba Corporation has received an order to supply a large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) for a power frequency regulation project in Hamilton, Ohio. The project will be carried out by Sumitomo Corporation, Sumitomo Corporation of Americas and Renewable Energy Systems Americas, a US renewable energy developer.

Energy Storage

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Harvard Spinoff Lobs Solid State Battery Bomb At Fossil Fuels

CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 8, 2024

Expectations are high for a new solid state battery from Adden Energy, based on technology developed at Harvard University. The post Harvard Spinoff Lobs Solid State Battery Bomb At Fossil Fuels appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Batteries

Batteries Battery Fuel Universal

Even More Bad News For Fossil Fuels: Solid State Battery Gigafactories Are Here

CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 23, 2024

A massive headache is in store for fossil energy stakeholders as the solid state battery of the future begins rolling off the assembly line. The post Even More Bad News For Fossil Fuels: Solid State Battery Gigafactories Are Here appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Batteries

Batteries Battery Fuel Store

Lithium-Air EV Batteries Tapped For Net Zero Economy Of The Future

CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Lithium-air EV batteries could help decarbonize aviation, shipping, and railways if only some key technology hurdles can be leaped. The post Lithium-Air EV Batteries Tapped For Net Zero Economy Of The Future appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Lithium Air Economy Future Batteries

13 New Electric Vehicle Battery Factories Planned in USA within Next 5 Years — Fact of the Week

CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 20, 2021

In addition to electric vehicle battery plants that are already in operation in the United States, 13 additional plants have been announced and are expected to be operational within the next 5 years. Of the 13 plants that are planned, 8 are joint ventures between automakers and battery manufacturers.

Electric Vehicles

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The Search For The Perfect Solid-State Battery Continues, Self-Healing Sulfur Edition

CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 8, 2024

Longer-lasting, higher-performing batteries would help spark EV sales, and a new solid state lithium-sulfur formula could do the trick. The post The Search For The Perfect Solid-State Battery Continues, Self-Healing Sulfur Edition appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Lithium Sulfur

Lithium Sulfur Batteries Battery Sale

Want Lithium from USA? Galvanic Energy May Have Enough for 50 Million EVs

CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 21, 2022

One of the biggest elements of the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is a requirement that electric vehicles start using batteries that contain minerals from “friendly” countries, with a special emphasis on battery minerals from the USA.

USA

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Ensuring safe and reliable lithium-ion battery performance – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

MAY 6, 2024

It is, therefore, important to remove heat from battery and powertrain components efficiently. What is Battery Safety? Generally, battery safety encompasses protecting the battery system from several adverse circumstances – electrical, thermal and environmental conditions.

Lithium Ion

Lithium Ion Batteries Battery Li-ion

US Discovers Lithium Bonanza For EV Batteries Right In Its Own Backyard

CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The geothermal resources of the Salton Sea region in California can double as a rich pipeline of lithium for EV batteries. The post US Discovers Lithium Bonanza For EV Batteries Right In Its Own Backyard appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Batteries Battery California Lithium Ion

Elegant Solid State EV Battery To Be Unveiled At CES 2024 By Schaeffler…Who?

CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 23, 2023

The automotive supplier Schaeffler teams up with Honda and The Ohio State University to push a new solid state EV battery out of the lab. The post Elegant Solid State EV Battery To Be Unveiled At CES 2024 By Schaeffler…Who? appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Ohio Batteries Battery Honda

PowerCo Tests QuantumScape’s New Solid State Battery For Volkswagen, And Likes What It Sees

CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 3, 2024

It's been a long nine years, but QuantumScape's new solid state battery for EVs just passed a major milestone on the way to commercialization. The post PowerCo Tests QuantumScape’s New Solid State Battery For Volkswagen, And Likes What It Sees appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Batteries Battery Commercial Energy Storage

JB Straubel Plans Circular Supply Chain For Batteries, With Emphasis On USA

CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Redwood Materials wants to build a US battery factory with a capacity of 500 GWh a year.

USA

USA Batteries Battery Supplies

US Subsidiary of GS Yuasa introduces energy storage systems for renewables and EV charging

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2012

GS Battery (USA) Inc., , the US subsidiary of Japan-based battery maker GS Yuasa, announced the deployment of its Hybrid Energy System (HES) for renewable energy storage and EV charging. —Jeff Hires, Engineering Manager, GS Battery and the HES designer.

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Energy Storage Renewable Energy Charging

EnergyX Aims New Solid-State EV Battery At The 500,000-Mile Car Of The Future

CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The US startup EnergyX is developing a sustainable lithium supply chain in support of a new 500,000-mile solid-state EV battery. The post EnergyX Aims New Solid-State EV Battery At The 500,000-Mile Car Of The Future appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Miles Future Batteries Battery

Next-Generation EV Batteries Could Have Something In Common With The US Army: Silicon

CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 16, 2024

The US Army has been dipping into silicon technology for wearable batteries and drones, which could smooth the way for EV batteries, too. The post Next-Generation EV Batteries Could Have Something In Common With The US Army: Silicon appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Batteries

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Porsche Behind World’s Biggest Factory For Silicon Battery Materials

CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 11, 2023

Silicon battery technology gets the seal of approval from Porsche, which has put up the big bucks to help Group14 build the world's biggest silicon battery materials factory in Washington State.

Porsche

Porsche Washington Batteries Battery

New Flow Battery To Be Tested At 1970’s Gas Station Rehabbed For EV Charging

CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 7, 2023

A new flow battery aims to relieve EV fast-charging bottlenecks and free up more critical materials for EV batteries, too. The post New Flow Battery To Be Tested At 1970’s Gas Station Rehabbed For EV Charging appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Gas Charging Batteries Battery

The Private Sector Accounts For 89% of Announced American-Made Battery Investments

CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Announcements of private sector investments in American-made battery technologies have been increasing over the last few years, with 208 as of September 2023. The map below shows locations of new announcements of minerals extraction and processing, battery component manufacturing, battery cell manufacturing, and battery pack manufacturing.

Batteries

Batteries Battery Manufacturer Lithium Ion

Solid-State EV Battery Rises Up As Oil Money Gap Looms

CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The oil-killing solid-state EV battery of the future will put the squeeze on oil for transportation, but the petrochemicals problem persists.

Oil

Oil Batteries Battery Transportation

Talon Metals Finds More Nickel in USA

CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

As we’ve discusses several times here on CleanTechnica, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 pushes hard for electric vehicles to use batteries that use minerals coming from “friendly” countries, not countries of concern like China or Russia (we’re not on great terms right now).

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USA Russia China Electric Vehicles

Volkswagen, BASF present “Science Award Electrochemistry” to Dr. Jennifer Rupp from MIT; solid-state batteries

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2017

The jury of representatives from BASF, Volkswagen and academia selected her for her outstanding research results in the area of next-generation energy storage systems. Her research focuses on material and electrode designs for solid-state batteries. Dr. Jennifer L. The special prize for applied research is worth €40,000.

MIT

MIT Rhode Island Batteries Battery

Oil Co. To Help Toyota Mass Produce New Solid-State Battery

CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Toyota turns to an unlikely ally in its quest for a new solid-state battery to help accelerate the end of gasmobiles.

Toyota

Toyota Batteries Battery Oil

Biliti Electric begins to build facility to produce battery packs, E3Ws in Hyderabad – ET Auto

Baua Electric

MARCH 10, 2024

” New Delhi: The California-based Biliti Electric has started construction of its new electric three-wheelers and advanced Li-Ion battery packs manufacturing facility on a 13-acre site in Velimela, in Hyderabad, Telangana state, at an investment of over INR 400 crore. of Telangana, the release said.

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Auto Building Batteries Battery

New Flow Battery Electric Car To Be Made In The USA

Lithium-Sulfur EV Batteries To Be Tested By Automakers

Ford 1st To Build NMC Batteries & LFP Batteries In USA

DOE awarding $1.6B to 11 battery materials separation and processing projects as part of $2.8B funding

Octillion Power Systems enters US bus market to supply batteries for motorcoaches, city buses

Redwood Materials Building Huge Cathode Factory In USA

Daimler Truck and CATL expand global partnership on truck-focused batteries and supply

Sodium Batteries Challenge Lithium-Ion On Cost, Supply Chain

Batteries Available for Rapid EV Transition in USA Thanks to IRA — 2027 Revisited

New Solid State EV Battery Deploys Ceramic “Brain” From Saint-Gobain

70% of US EV Battery Cells & 87% of Battery Packs Produced In USA — Charts!

BMW Lends EV Batteries To Weird New Diesel-Killing Electric Vehicle

Stellantis & Samsung SDI To Build 2nd Battery Gigafactory In USA

Texas-Based Solid-State EV Battery Startup Lays Out Oil-Killing Plans

Mercedes-Benz Cars starts production of PHEV batteries in Bangkok; 3rd plant in global battery production network

New Sodium-Ion Battery Could Charge An Electric Vehicle In Seconds, Not Minutes

Panasonic To Produce Higher-Energy-Density Batteries In USA With Silicon From Nexeon

Nickel-Mining Plants To Juice EV Battery Supply Chain

QuantumScape Brushes Off Solid-State Battery Skeptics

BMW targeting doubling energy density of battery cells by 2030, with current i3 as basis

Tesla Co-Founder Now Processing EV Battery Minerals

Toshiba to supply Li-ion battery energy storage system for frequency regulation project in US

Harvard Spinoff Lobs Solid State Battery Bomb At Fossil Fuels

Even More Bad News For Fossil Fuels: Solid State Battery Gigafactories Are Here

Lithium-Air EV Batteries Tapped For Net Zero Economy Of The Future

13 New Electric Vehicle Battery Factories Planned in USA within Next 5 Years — Fact of the Week

The Search For The Perfect Solid-State Battery Continues, Self-Healing Sulfur Edition

Want Lithium from USA? Galvanic Energy May Have Enough for 50 Million EVs

Ensuring safe and reliable lithium-ion battery performance – Charged EVs

US Discovers Lithium Bonanza For EV Batteries Right In Its Own Backyard

Elegant Solid State EV Battery To Be Unveiled At CES 2024 By Schaeffler…Who?

PowerCo Tests QuantumScape’s New Solid State Battery For Volkswagen, And Likes What It Sees

JB Straubel Plans Circular Supply Chain For Batteries, With Emphasis On USA

US Subsidiary of GS Yuasa introduces energy storage systems for renewables and EV charging

EnergyX Aims New Solid-State EV Battery At The 500,000-Mile Car Of The Future

Next-Generation EV Batteries Could Have Something In Common With The US Army: Silicon

Porsche Behind World’s Biggest Factory For Silicon Battery Materials

New Flow Battery To Be Tested At 1970’s Gas Station Rehabbed For EV Charging

The Private Sector Accounts For 89% of Announced American-Made Battery Investments

Solid-State EV Battery Rises Up As Oil Money Gap Looms

Talon Metals Finds More Nickel in USA

Volkswagen, BASF present “Science Award Electrochemistry” to Dr. Jennifer Rupp from MIT; solid-state batteries

Oil Co. To Help Toyota Mass Produce New Solid-State Battery

Biliti Electric begins to build facility to produce battery packs, E3Ws in Hyderabad – ET Auto

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