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Hamburg putting its first Citaro FuelCELL Hybrid buses into service

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Drive power. Fuel cell power. Energy storage power. They are now accompanied by the lithium-ion batteries which store energy that is recovered during braking; the new hybrid is able to run for several kilometers on battery power alone. Three more buses are to follow next year. Earlier post.).

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Why Countries Like India Desperately Need EV Battery Standardization

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By 2050, it is expected that 74% of Europe’s cars on the road will be battery-powered. Despite the rapid adoption of electric vehicles, there has been little discussion about standardizing battery types. All this would make it easier to recycle or utilize the batteries. Standardization: Way To Save Millions.

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Fraunhofer ICT Working on New Redox Flow Batteries with Improved Capacity for EV Applications

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Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT in Pfinztal near Karlsruhe are developing improved redox flow batteries for automotive applications in an attempt to address storage capacity and charging time limitations of current Li-ion battery solutions for electric vehicles.

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OSU smart membrane could enable new category of high-energy, high-power energy storage for EVs

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A team at the Ohio State University has developed a membrane that regulates bi-directional ion transport across it as a function of its redox state and that could be used as a programmable smart membrane separator in future supercapacitors and redox flow batteries. plugin EVs to Tesla’s 85 kWh battery pack).

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Volkswagen presents status of fleet study in electromobility; latest generation of twïnDRIVE plug-in hybrid

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In addition, a scenario is being tested in which some of the daily peak electrical demand might be buffered by the cars’ lithium-ion batteries in the future. When powerful acceleration is required, the battery-powered E-motor and the TSI work together in the Golf Variant (boosting). Li-ion packs.

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Hanyang/BMW team develops high-energy density Li-ion battery with carbon-nanotube-Si composite anode and NCM concentration gradient cathode

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Researchers from Hanyang University in Korea and the BMW Group have developed a new fully operational, practical Li-ion rechargeable battery combining high energy density with excellent cycle life. g cm -3 ; a two-sloped full concentration gradient (TSFCG) Li[Ni 0.85 O 2 , Li[Ni 0.85 O 2 (NCM) and Li[Ni 0.8

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XL1 dive and drive: Volkswagen aggressively optimizes for efficiency in its sleek diesel plug-in hybrid

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Comparison of electric drive fuel consumption (kWh/100 miles). By comparison, a Volkswagen Polo is slightly longer (156.3 kWh Li-ion battery pack—which is sited in front of the passenger area. kWh Li-ion battery pack. Components of the XL1 plug-in power unit. Click to enlarge.

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