Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2022

Widely ignored, although gaining attention, is China’s strategic positioning as a crucial gatekeeper to several key “green” technologies, including battery energy storage to support electric vehicles (EVs)—specifically, battery electric vehicles (BEVs)—along with stationary storage for power grids.

China 416

China Energy Indonesia Power Grid 416

Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2009

a provider of lithium-ion batteries, modules and packs. Founded in 1989, and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Valence has facilities in Nevada, China and Northern Ireland. Epoch technology is Valence’s energy management platform. By comparison, nickel-based Li-ion systems have a cathode voltage of 3.8V.

Li-ion 150

Li-ion Batteries Battery 2008 150

Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2022

70 percent of lithium-ion batteries are produced in China, which derived 64 percent of its electricity from coal in 2020. The manufacture of lithium batteries for EVs, like those shown here, is energy intensive, as is the mining and refining of the raw materials. But coal use varies, even within China.

Electric Vehicles 100

Electric Vehicles Vehicles West Virginia Electric 100