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Amprius’ silicon nanowire Li-ion batteries power Airbus Zephyr S HAPS solar aircraft

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a manufacturer and developer of high energy and high capacity lithium-ion batteries, announced that the company is supplying advanced lithium-ion cells to the Airbus Defence and Space Zephyr Program. Amprius, Inc., However, in particle or film structures silicon is not stable and lasts only a few recharge cycles.

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Fisker Ocean electric SUV starts at $37,499, pre-tax credit; leases for $379/mo

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Reservations are now open through the Fisker mobile app on the App Store and Google Play store, or the Fisker website and are set at US$250. 80 kWh lithium-ion battery pack. After the US federal tax credit is applied, the cost of the Fisker Ocean drops to a starting price of US$29,999 (US).

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NGK Spark Plug & HAKUTO-R to test solid-state lithium battery technology on the moon in 2021

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Lithium-ion batteries with liquid electrolytes are not suitable for lunar conditions. Further, the technology is expected to produce safer, more compact batteries compared with conventional lithium ion batteries. ispace also managed Team HAKUTO, one of the 5 finalists in the Google Lunar XPRIZE competition.

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Second-generation Kia Niro debuts in hybrid, PHEV and EV variants

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kWh lithium-ion polymer battery in under three hours. Smart Speaker Integration lets customers use Amazon-Alexa or Google-Assistant enabled smart speakers or devices to remotely control certain vehicle functions, such as remote start. The Niro PHEV pairs the 1.6-liter

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Waymo, Jaguar Land Rover in long-term partnership, beginning with self-driving Jaguar I-PACE EV; up to 20,000 in first two years of production

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Jaguar Land Rover and Waymo (formerly Google self-driving car project) will work together to design and engineer self-driving Jaguar I-PACE vehicles. The I-PACE has a 90kWh Lithium-ion battery and offers sports car performance of 0-100 km/h in 4.8 Earlier post.)

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Updated Audi Q7 SUV has 48V MHEV as standard, new PHEV option

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Its central component, the belt alternator starter (BAS), powers a 48-volt main electrical system in which a compact lithium-ion battery stores the energy. The latter ranges from traffic information online, navigation with Google Earth, to the hybrid radio. liters per 100 kilometers.

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Amprius demonstrates new tool for roll-to-roll manufacturing of high-energy batteries with Si nanowire anodes

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Amprius, a manufacturer of high-energy lithium-ion batteries using silicon nanowire anodes ( earlier post ), has demonstrated a novel tool for high-volume manufacturing. Inline, continuous, and roll-to-roll manufacturing will enable Amprius to transition high-energy batteries from lab to market, and from batch processing to.