Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

GE’s Energy Storage business announced $63 million in new Durathon sodium-halide battery orders since the business launched in July. In its first weeks of operation, the business secured 10 new telecom customer orders across several regions, including Africa, Asia, India and the US powering a total of more than 3,500 cell towers.

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Electric Vehicles India

JANUARY 31, 2023

Bounce Infinity, an electric scooter and removable battery company, has raised $20 million from existing investors, including Sequoia. The company ships to South Africa, Nepal, Kuwait, South America, and Sri Lanka. EV plans for Bounce Infinity also include building a battery swap network.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2013

In regions such as Southeast Asia and South Africa, where Ballard is actively engaged, electricity grids can be unreliable. As a result, telecom networks are vulnerable to frequent grid outages, impacting continuity of service to subscribers.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2010

As of 20 July, participating governments include China, France, Germany, Japan, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. International Smart Grid Action Network (ISGAN). Tags: Electric (Battery) Plug-ins Policy. Other initial partners include the International Energy Agency.

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Blink Charging

APRIL 6, 2023

However, there are still challenges ahead, most notably with procuring the raw materials needed for battery production. IEA states that cities that started adopting EVs early may also face electricity grid congestion as electricity infrastructure catches up to the new level of electricity demand.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2015

The battery in the SP:01 has been integrated into the chassis as a stressed member, adding stiffness to enhance handling and safety. Made possible through the patented Detroit Electric home charging and power back-up unit – named ‘360-Powerback’ – the unit turns the vehicle into a power source for both the grid and the home.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Lithium-ion battery recycling took a big step forward this week, as a Hawaiian utility announced it is undertaking one of the biggest examples of grid-storage recycling in North America to date. As such, it sets the stage for an expected rise in stationary battery storage recycling in the future. They’re not ready for recycling.”

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) can leverage its abundant cobalt resources and hydroelectric power to become a low-cost and low-emissions producer of lithium-ion battery cathode precursor materials, according to a new study on a unified African supply chain by BloombergNEF (BNEF). Source: BNEF.

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Plug In Partners

JUNE 14, 2007

W ith all of the accelerated development in advanced batteries, most car companies are focusing on that technological track. If a driver doesn't have access to a compressor station, they will be able to plug into the electrical grid and use the car's built-in compressor to refill the tank in about 4 hours.

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EV Connect

MARCH 8, 2021

The EV revolution will only go as far as the global network of charging stations allows — meaning that the key indicator is not EV sales but how quickly countries and their governments are moving to prepare their grids for the energy demands of those vehicles. South Africa, the European Union and the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

China continues to dominate BloombergNEF’s (BNEF) global lithium-ion battery supply chain ranking, for the third time in a row, for both 2022 and its projection for 2027, due to continued support for the electric vehicle demand and raw materials investments. —Allan Ray Restauro, metals and mining analyst at BNEF and lead author.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2022

Scientists and engineers have extended the range of EVs by cramming ever more energy into their batteries, and vehicle charging networks have expanded in many countries. For EVs, much of the environmental burden centers on the production of batteries, the most energy- and resource-intensive component of the vehicle. AFP/Getty Images.

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