Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2021

Researchers at the Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU), founded by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in cooperation with the University of Ulm, have developed a new lithium-metal battery that offers extremely high energy density of 560 Wh/kg—based on the total weight of the active materials—with remarkably good stability.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2020

In Germany, the DeMoBat collaborative project is developing a robot-assisted dismantling factory for traction batteries and electric motors for EVs. Disassembling and reusing battery systems can help improve the environmental balance of electric cars. photo: Irina Westermann, KIT).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Researchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), together with partners at the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) and the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT) are developing an agile production system for batteries. —KIT President, Professor Holger Hanselka.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Germany’s Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has launched a new €16-million cluster—FestBatt—to foster basic research into solid-state batteries. Fourteen scientific institutions have joined FestBatt; the competence cluster is coordinated by the University of Gießen (JLU).

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Innovation News Network

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) outlines how, through cutting-edge calorimetric methods, they enhance the safety of post-lithium and sodium-ion batteries. The post Deep insights into sodium-ion batteries using calorimetric methods appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Mercedes-Benz’ battery recycling subsidiary Licular GmbH—founded in 2021—is heading the consortium for LIBinfinity , a €17-million battery-recycling project funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2012

A prototype plug-in hybrid retrofit kit is applied to a research vehicle’s rear wheels. A group at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), led by Dr. Charles Perry, who holds the Russell Chair of Manufacturing Excellence, has developed and demonstrated a proof-of-concept for a wheel motor plug-in hybrid retrofit kit for almost any car.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2015

Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (KIT) and Schaeffler are developing a new energy-efficient assisted steering system for EVs under the project “Intelligent Assisted Steering System with Optimum Energy Efficiency for Electric Vehicles (e²-Lenk)” subsidized by the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF). KG and KIT.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Requirements for long-range transport, flexibility in use, battery charging on the go, high payloads and the space required for passengers and luggage are indispensable and in part contradictory. Beside the drivetrain and battery technology, project partners are playing an important role in aerodynamics and lightweight construction.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2021

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies (FST) has expanded its material testing capabilities to include performance and compatibility evaluations of the rubber, elastomers and thermoplastics used to seal and safely maintain lithium-ion batteries. The company has installed equipment and adopted new testing protocols in its Plymouth, Mich.,

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2018

Lithium and cobalt are fundamental components of present lithium-ion batteries. Analysis by researchers at the Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) suggests that, given the foreseen scaling of battery demand up to 2050, each may face supply risks, albeit for different reasons.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2022

Researchers at the University of Michigan, with colleagues from Michigan State University and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany, report that high surface area silicon carbide (SiC) w/wo 13 wt.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2018

The Center for Electrochemical Energy Storage Ulm & Karlsruhe ( CELEST ), the largest German research platform for electrochemical, comprising research into Li-ion batteries, post-Li technologies, fuel cells, and redox-flow batteries, has begun operation.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 12, 2023

BeFC’s paper batteries BeFC , a spinout of the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) , is ready to ramp up production of paper batteries for use in sensors and other IoT devices. The company has announced that an evaluation kit is available for preorder.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2021

They have an 800-volt modular, liquid-cooled battery system with up to 640 kilowatt-hours of energy that provides roughly 200 miles of real-world range and can be charged fully in three hours via DC fast charging.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 22, 2024

“They are literally the entire backbone of wireless systems,” says Roozbeh Tabrizian , a researcher at the University of Florida in Gainesville. So Tabrizian and other researchers at the University of Florida have now developed an alternative three-dimensional RF filter that can save space in smartphones and IoT devices.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2012

The Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), which coordinates the Alliance, and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) are pooling their competences in this network together with other Helmholtz centers and universities in Europe.

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Electric Cars are for Girls

APRIL 5, 2010

How many batteries and what size electric engine do I need to power my 1975 bmw 2002? Does any one have a universal kit (wiring, batteries, safety switches.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 14, 2024

This tech, developed by researchers at the University of Arizona , features long-range, low-power data transmission and receiving as well as wireless power charging. Gutruf is an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at the university. There is no large rigid island in this device.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2009

million) to a consortium of ten universities and non-university research institutions in southern Germany focused on the development of new materials for high-performance automotive traction batteries. Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe and the Universität Karlsruhe are merging to form The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Not only will electric vehicles with bidirectional charging capability be able to draw electrical power for their high-voltage battery when plugged into a compatible charging station or wallbox, they will also have the ability to reverse the process and feed energy back into the power grid.

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Electric Vehicles India

JUNE 12, 2021

It also covers the topics such as batteries, control systems and charging in detail and many other such topics are covered. Amity Institute of Social Sciences, Amity University, Noida, India and from the Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Australia’s collaborative work led this work.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Bozinovski and Sestakov were electrical engineering and computer science professors at Saints Cyril and Methodius University , in Skopje, North Macedonia. Bozinovska, a physician, taught in the university’s medical school. IEEE commemorated their work with an IEEE Milestone during a ceremony at the university on 10 October.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

Virginia Tech will host a university-wide competition for students to design on-demand, remote-controlled 3-D printed aircraft and ground vehicles. Undergraduate and graduate students, individually or in groups, are invited to participate from across the university, no matter their course of study. according to challenge organizers.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2011

a spin-off from the University of Michigan and developer of advanced asymmetric supercapacitors, to produce and sell hybrid electric storage (HES) devices comprising Li-ion batteries, supercapacitors and control electronics. The applications will range from automotive batteries to stationary grid power leveling devices.

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Cars That Think

JULY 14, 2022

Thanks to the combination of solar cells and lithium batteries, she says, “our boats can operate and travel nonstop for months, without needing refueling or external recharging.” In 2009, the couple cofounded Angus Rowboats , which manufactures rowboats and creates sailboat kits and plans for the recreational market.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 3, 2024

Kicking off this week’s Green Deals is an early-bird special on Jackery’s new Solar Generator 1000 Plus Roam Kit that includes the company’s new Solar Saga 100 Prime solar panels at $1,189. It is joined by the summer sale from Blix Bikes that can save you up to $883 on e-bikes with accessory bundles, starting from $1,599.

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My Electric Car

DECEMBER 14, 2023

If the weather reaches intense, scorching levels of heat, your electric vehicle may face overheating problems in key components such as the battery. If your electric car is exposed to a temperature of 29 degrees Celsius and above for a long time, its battery range will dwindle faster than it would.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Powered by a compact 5 kW fuel cell module, coupled with a hydrogen storage unit and medium-size automotive battery pack, Symbio’s range-extender kit doubles the range of Renault’s electric-only Kangoo ZE model to 320 km. In addition, Daimler has deployed 40 B-Class F-CELL vehicles under H2ME in Germany.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2013

The Franche-Comté region and La Poste (the French postal service) are testing hydrogen fuel cell range extender kits from Symbio FCell in three Renault Kangoo Z.E. The range extender systems are adapted to the specifications of each battery-powered vehicle model, making this a non-intrusive, integrated hybridization solution.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 18, 2022

Starting this year, thousands of battery-powered electric drive Volkswagen vehicles capable of both loading and offloading current—bidirectional charging, as industry calls it—have been rolling off production lines in eastern Germany. Volkswagen's current ID models with 77 kWh battery option now come ready for bidirectional charging.

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DIY Electric Car

MAY 6, 2010

Outfitted with (18) Trojan T-875 batteries (144V pack) and a Curtis 1231C controller, the truck served as our rolling test bed as we developed and tested components for our S10 conversion kits. WarP-Drive Standard Performance Cooling Kit. WarP-Drive HEPA Throttle Unit.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

It also will serve as the launching point of a third national competition that will launch in August 2015 and include universities from across the nation. Electronic base kits, batteries, and cameras for vehicles will be supplied by engineering firm Robotic Research.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2009

a provider of lithium-ion batteries, modules and packs. Donaghy noted that Valence has shipped some 70 MWh of Li-ion battery capacity since 2005—equivalent to 200,000 batteries, or enough for 1,500 3.5 We believe we are the number one shipper of lithium phosphate batteries in the world right now, ” he said. ton trucks. “

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Electric Auto Association

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

I’d done a conversion with lead acid batteries in 1982 on a 1971 VW Beetle,” Garver continued. “My My goal at the time was to drive it to work 10 miles away, at the Department of Physics at the University of Missouri. In 2013, he installed lithium batteries, and in 2017, he replaced the stalled-out DC motor with an AC version.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2018

We are taking advantage of the wide range of available technological innovations and working closely with universities and start-ups. A built-in battery module from the BMW i3 powers the STR for a whole work shift. We are already working with tomorrow’s Industry 4.0 technologies today. autonomously to where the goods need to be.

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Electric Auto Association

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

I’d done a conversion with lead acid batteries in 1982 on a 1971 VW Beetle,” Garver continued. “My My goal at the time was to drive it to work 10 miles away, at the Department of Physics at the University of Missouri. In 2013, he installed lithium batteries, and in 2017, he replaced the stalled-out DC motor with an AC version.

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