Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2022

Chemicals and materials company Ingevity earlier this month invested $60 million in a $170-million round to acquire an equity stake in Nexeon Limited ( earlier post ) in a strategic move to establish the company’s presence in the electric vehicle (EV) market and expand opportunities to grow its activated carbon business.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Amprius Technologies, a developer of silicon anode Li-ion battery cells, announced a charging rate of six minutes to 80% from 0% state of charge. This achievment validates Amprius’ performance against the US Advanced Battery Consortium 2025 goal of 80% in under 15 minutes and has been verified by Mobile Power Solutions.

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The Driven EV News

MAY 7, 2024

NRMA removes battery-powered fast chargers from NSW site amid reports provider has hit a financial wall, while Trevor St Baker sits in on first Tritium creditors' meeting, and market digests Tesla Supercharger plans.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2022

Researchers at Cornell have developed a coupled transportation–power system framework for incorporating a wireless charging road system into the real-time electricity market. The hybrid traffic assignment calculates the traffic flow given specific trips across a road network composed of wireless charging lanes and normal traffic lanes.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2022

BYD and Shell signed a strategic cooperation agreement to help accelerate the energy transition and improve charging experience for BYD’s battery electric vehicle (BEV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) customers. Both parties also intend to form a joint venture to develop EV charging networks across China.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2023

After three years of intensive studies covering the entire lifecycle of an all-electric aircraft, Tecnam is halting development of the all-electric P-Volt aircraft, mainly due to concerns about current battery technology. The company will continue to explore new emerging technologies. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2022

This expansion follows NIO’s entry into the Norwegian market last year. NIO’s innovative CSU (Chargeable, Swappable, Upgradeable) architecture enables both charging and swapping of batteries with the ongoing opportunity to benefit from the latest battery technology or flexibility to upgrade the battery capacity.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Battery swap stations are Nio’s signature replenishment facility, and it is currently the only company offering such models to the general consumer. There are also other companies in China that offer models with battery swap support, but for the taxi market. Swapping to become more efficient by using smaller batteries.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Electrify America has installed onsite, behind-the-meter battery energy storage systems (BESS) at more than 140 ultra-fast DC charging stations around the country, including more than 90 installations in California.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2022

The BMW Group continues to broaden its portfolio of electrically powered vehicles with the addition of the fully electric BMW 3 Series, which will enter the Chinese market in May 2022. The BMW i3 eDrive35L will be assembled exclusively for the Chinese market at the BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd. Battery capacity (gross/net).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2023

Germany-based Liacon, one of Europe’s largest battery manufacturers, has released a new, more versatile lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) battery that can replace all Group 31 lead-acid units. Group 31 batteries are one of the highest selling in the market. Lead acid batteries typically get 200-400 cycles before they fail.

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Electric Cars Report

OCTOBER 4, 2023

StoreDot, the pioneer of extreme fast charging (XFC) battery technology for electric vehicles, is today announcing that it has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Flex|N|Gate, a leading global automotive component manufacturer.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2023

Technology and engineering services company WAE Technologies (WAE) launched Elysia, its mass-market Battery Intelligence software offering designed to unlock significant improvements in the life, safety, usable energy, power, and rapid charging times of any battery system.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2022

Volvo Cars, through the Volvo Cars Tech Fund, has made a strategic investment in StoreDot, the pioneer of extreme fast charging technologies for electric vehicles. StoreDot is on track to begin mass producing its “100in5” cells as early as 2024, achieving 100 miles of charge in just five minutes. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2022

Nissan unveiled its prototype production facility for laminated all-solid-state battery (ASSB) cells, which the company aims to bring to market in 2028. This prototype facility, within the Nissan Research Center in Kanagawa Prefecture, is aimed to further promote the development of all-solid-state-batteries.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2023

Umicore and Blue Current , a manufacturer of silicon elastic composite solid-state batteries, have agreed to strengthen their collaboration on the development of solid-state battery technology, with Umicore investing a minority stake in the US-based start-up. In June 2022, Umicore and Idemitsu Kosan Co.,

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2023

StoreDot, developer of extreme fast charging high energy battery solution for electric vehicles, has concluded a joint development agreement (JDA) with VinES, a member company of Vingroup, the largest private conglomerate in Vietnam. Last year, StoreDot revealed its ‘100inX’ strategic technology roadmap.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2023

EVgo and General Motors have surpassed 1,000 fast charging stalls as part of their collaboration to expand fast-charging infrastructure. First announced in 2020 and expanded upon in 2021, the collaboration will lead to the development and installation of 3,250 DC fast-charging stalls in major metro markets.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2023

ABB E-mobility announced details of its new HVC360 fleet charging solution. While the growing number of public charging points is excellent news for EV drivers, these alone do not meet the needs of electric fleets. of the truck market as a whole. million per year by the end of the decade.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Lightning eMotors, a provider of all-electric powertrains and medium-duty and specialty commercial electric fleet vehicles, announced the successful delivery and deployment of 10 all-electric cargo vans to Montreal, Canada-based Goodfood Market Corp.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2021

South Korea-based EnerTech International is a leader in delivering lithium-ion cells using state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities to produce high-performance, large format batteries. Pre-production batteries have been built and tested using EnerTech’s existing lithium-ion battery manufacturing equipment.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2023

Technology group Wärtsilä will power the biggest battery electric ship yet built with its battery-electric propulsion system and waterjets. The uniquely designed vessel will be fully battery powered, with e-motor driven Wärtsilä waterjets as the main propulsors. It will also be the world’s first electric, lightweight catamaran.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2023

Stellantis’s Jeep brand is introducing the battery-electric Jeep Avenger ( earlier post ) in Europe. This introduction marks the beginning of the next phase of the electrification of the Jeep brand—the BEV wave—that will see four fully-electric vehicles hit the market by 2025. Avenger delivers a turning circle of just 10.5

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2022

Cummins has invested $24 million in Germany-based VoltStorage, a developer of stationary flow batteries. The company says that it has the largest fleet of operating flow batteries in the world. Vanadium redox flow battery cell. The cells of a vanadium redox flow battery each consist of two half cells. Source: VoltStorage.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2023

Rimac Technology is entering the stationary Energy Storage Systems (ESS) market with the launch of Rimac Energy. The Rimac Energy product portfolio includes utility-scale ESS, commercial & industrial applications, and highly integrated battery buffered charging solutions.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2023

Minah Lee of the Energy Storage Research Center at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) has developed a chemical activation strategy of magnesium metal that enables efficient operation of magnesium batteries in common electrolytes that are free of corrosive additives and can be mass-produced.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and colleagues have developed a novel high-performance electrolyte (HPE) consisting of lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (LiFSI), lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF 6 ) and carbonates to support extreme fast charging (XFC). A paper on their work appears in the journal Batteries & Supercaps.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2021

This investment is the latest in the company’s strategic plan to meet accelerating electric vehicle charging demand, expand its manufacturing capabilities, and increase transportation electrification job opportunities at all levels in the United States. The company is currently conducting local site evaluations.

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Teslarati

APRIL 29, 2024

StoreDot’s extreme fast charging (XFC) battery cell charged from 10 percent to 80 percent in just 10 minutes, as a new demonstration featuring a Polestar 5 showcased the efficiency and speed of the XFC cell. With our extreme fast charging technology, you can add 200 miles in under 10 minutes.”

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2021

AKASOL AG is introducing its third generation of battery systems manufactured in series production. The new AKASystem 9 AKM 150 CYC has the highest energy density available on the market, according to AKASOL, and is thus especially suitable for fully electric long-distance applications such as coaches or trucks.

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CN EV Post

MAY 12, 2024

The standardization of battery design and swapping systems among electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers is akin to the universal fuel compatibility in gasoline vehicles. It’s in the best interest of every EV manufacturer to adopt a common battery design for several compelling reasons.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 20, 2022

We take a look at the technology and market potential of wireless charging for EVs. Automakers are lining up second uses for EV batteries. And the Megawatt Charging System is ready for next-level infrastructure for electric trucks. Range anxiety still exists—without the anxiety—find researchers.

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Setec Powerr

JUNE 26, 2023

As the EV market continues to grow, so does the number of questions from concerned EV owners about battery health. One common query is the impact of DC fast charging on battery lifespan. It’s a valid concern, considering the pivotal role the battery plays in an EV’s overall performance and longevity.

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Baua Electric

MAY 13, 2024

Sodium-ion batteries have been of considerable interest due to sodium’s abundance compared to lithium, which is over 500 times less common. The new battery technology addresses some of the fundamental limitations of current sodium-ion batteries , such as lower power output and longer charging times.

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Teslarati

MARCH 27, 2024

Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas deemed Tesla and CATL the power couple that could recharge the United States electric vehicle (EV) market. In a note released earlier this week, Morgan Stanley writes that the United States is an under-penetrated EV market, whereas China is a fully-penetrated EV market.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Hybrid cars have combustion engines but, unless they are plug-in hybrids, not EV charge ports. A new Toyota marketing campaign appears to downplay the difference.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 7, 2021

Volkswagen electric cars based on the automaker's MEB platform may get bidirectional charging starting in 2022, according to a report from German business publication Handelsblatt.

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