CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 11, 2021

Last week’s most popular articles were centered around lithium-ion batteries, along with a popular one on the Tesla Model Y and one little potential issue in certain niche situations. Then we’ve got Ford in the news … for solar plus storage.

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APRIL 27, 2022

GlobalData’s latest FutureTech series report, “ Performance Meets Sustainability – Can Advanced Batteries Facilitate Energy Transition? ”, highlights various lithium-based battery startups looking to accelerate the adoption of EVs. China-based SVOLT manufactures lithium-ion batteries for EVs and energy storage.

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JUNE 4, 2014

In an event in San Francisco, Ford Motor Company and Samsung SDI, an affiliate of Samsung Group, outlined several collaborative research efforts on next-generation battery technology for non-hybrid vehicles. Ford suggested the dual battery system might go into production soon. Lead-acid (left) and Li-ion battery (right).

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OCTOBER 14, 2013

Ford and the University of Michigan opened a new $8-million battery lab, housed at the U-M Energy Institute, which will serve as a battery manufacturing facility designed to support pilot projects. Ford, the only automaker to invest in the facility, contributed $2.1 —Ted Miller, Ford’s manager of battery research.

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DECEMBER 1, 2021

Lithium-ion battery pack prices, which were above $1,200 per kilowatt-hour in 2010, have fallen 89% in real terms to $132/kWh in 2021, according to a new report from BloombergNEF (BNEF). This would impact EV affordability or manufacturers’ margins and could hurt the economics of energy storage projects.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Ford has become the #2 electric vehicle seller in the USA, but it’s also now #1 in something in the field. It’s the first automaker to state that it will produce both NMC (nickel manganese cobalt) and LFP (lithium iron phosphate) batteries for electric vehicles in the United States.

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JANUARY 9, 2020

The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC ( USABC ), a subsidiary of the United States Council for Automotive Research LLC (USCAR), and a collaborative organization of FCA US LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors, has awarded a $919,000 contract to Physical Sciences Inc. PSI) for an active material coating technology assessment.

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Teslarati

MAY 4, 2021

While EV leader Tesla is going all-in on its custom 4680 cells, rivals such as Ford and BMW seem to be betting on a technology that remains elusive until today—solid-state batteries. This was showcased recently, with Ford and BMW leading a $130 million funding round in Solid Power, a solid-state battery startup. .

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JULY 17, 2020

Funded through the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), projects will conduct research in advanced batteries, electrification, and manufacturing in support of DOE’s Energy Storage Grand Challenge. Solid State Lithium Ion Batteries using Silicon Composite Anodes.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2014

The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC), a collaborative organization operated by Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors, has awarded a $2.68-million The competitively bid contract award is co-funded by the US Department of Energy (DOE) and includes a 51% Maxwell cost-share. of San Diego, Calif. 'The

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JULY 21, 2014

The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC), a collaborative organization operated by Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors, has awarded a $7.7-million The competitively bid contract award is co-funded by the US Department of Energy (DOE) and includes a 50% Envia Systems cost-share. Earlier post.).

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APRIL 28, 2016

PARC, a Xerox company, is collaborating with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Ford Motor Company in a DOE-funded project that will use PARC’s novel CoEx printing technology ( earlier post ) to fabricate thick, higher energy and higher power battery electrodes with the end goal of enabling longer range and low cost electric vehicles.

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APRIL 10, 2019

The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC), a subsidiary of the United States Council for Automotive Research LLC (USCAR), and a collaborative organization of FCA US LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors, awarded a $4.8-million million technology development contract to Zenlabs Energy Inc.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Ford wants the U.S. By mining rare-earth minerals, we are then able to obtain the rare-earth elements needed for renewable energy, mobile devices, and […]. to be a bit loose in determining whether EVs comply with new EV tax credit requirements. Read on for what’s going on here.

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DECEMBER 5, 2022

Ford and SK Innovation broke ground today in Glendale, Kentucky, on a battery factory that will create 5,000 new jobs. The training for these workers will also take place locally at the new Elizabethtown Community and Technical College BlueOval SK Training Center.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 22, 2023

BlueOval City is Ford’s big new EV production project in the United States.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 10, 2024

Having committed billions of dollars in electric vehicle manufacturing including lithium ion batteries manufacturing, Tata Group is on the verge of concluding and announcing a huge “semiconductor” (investment) roadmap in Dholera, Natrajan Chandrasekaran, Chairman of Tata Group said at the 10th Global Summit of Vibrant Gujarat.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Ford may announce as early as next week that it will build a new $3.5 battery factory in Michigan where CATL will manufacture LFP batteries,

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JULY 20, 2020

The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC), a subsidiary of the United States Council for Automotive Research LLC (USCAR), and a collaborative organization of FCA US LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors, has awarded a $2.4-million —Yan Wang.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 22, 2021

LG Energy Solution is now producing ~5000 Ford Mustang Mach-E battery modules a day. That’s enough for 500 battery packs a day (there are 10 modules in a pack). What’s the news here? Well, I’ve already spilled the beans in the headline — 500 battery packs a day across 350 days a year (leaving […].

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APRIL 10, 2012

The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC), an organization whose members are Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors, has awarded a $5.48-million million lithium-ion battery technology development contract to Johnson Controls Inc. JCS PHEV System Development-USABC (DOE OVT 2011 Merit Review).

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NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Graphene 3D will supply advanced carbon nano-composites materials to CIEES needed to manufacture and test lithium-ion electrical batteries. Using graphene in the formulation for the electrode compound of the lithium-ion battery, greatly enhances the battery performance. Some notable clients are: NASA, Ford Motor Co.,

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Charged EVs

APRIL 1, 2024

The economic benefits of recycling Li-ion batteries are clear, but at present, only a small percentage of them are recycled. The two main processes for recycling lithium-ion batteries are pyrometallurgy and hydrometallurgy. There are currently two main processes for recycling lithium-ion batteries.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 30, 2021

Ford and Sunrun will work together to make vehicle to home technology affordable for F-150 Lightning customers.

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DECEMBER 23, 2010

The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC), an advanced research collaboration among Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors Company, announced approximately $5.43 Leyden Energy Inc. K2 Energy Solutions Inc. Earlier post.) of Newark, Calif., which was awarded a $3.65-million of Freemont, Calif.,

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JANUARY 6, 2016

Among their findings: Micro-hybrids lead the charge based on energy storage advances. Falling prices of lithium-ion batteries, lighter and better-performing 12V and 48V batteries, and better supercapacitors are among the changes powering energy storage. Lighter materials are key.

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OCTOBER 5, 2015

The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC), a collaborative organization of FCA US LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors, recently awarded $1.64 million contract to NOHMs (Nano Organic Hybrid Materials) Technologies in Rochester, New York, for the development of electrolytes for automotive lithium-ion battery applications.

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AUGUST 7, 2012

CD-adapco, a provider of computer-aided engineering (CAE) tools, has released the STAR-CCM+ Battery Simulation Module, which is designed to simulate spirally wound lithium-ion battery cells. The project, which began in August 2011, is co-sponsored by the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

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AUGUST 4, 2014

The outcome of this project is expected to enable scientists and engineers to further improve the performance, cost, and lifetime of advanced lithium ion batteries in support of the DOE’s EV Everywhere Grand Challenge. —Ahmad Pesaran, Energy Storage Group Manager in NREL’s Transportation and Hydrogen Systems Center.

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MAY 11, 2012

Townsend-AllCell will have the exclusive world-wide rights to commercialize AllCell’s patented technology for automotive battery applications plus additional rights for other markets including grid energy storage applications. Lithium-ion batteries generate heat as a by-product of discharge.

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MARCH 24, 2011

The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC), an advanced research collaboration among Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors, has awarded an $8-million advanced battery development contract with A123 Systems Inc. USABC Requirements at End of Life for LEESS PAHEV. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2018

The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC), a collaborative organization of FCA US LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors, has awarded $1.08 million to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Worcester, Massachusetts for Phase II of a lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery recycling contract.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology is vying to establish an international center to develop solid-state batteries which will be safer, cheaper, smaller and more efficient than lithium ion batteries. Naval Air Systems Command, Solvay of Belgium, Collins Aerospace, L3Harris Technologies, 3M and Parker-Hannifin Corporation.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Ford has into a partnership with Johnson Controls-Saft (JCS) to develop advanced lithium-ion battery system to power Ford’s first production plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) beginning in 2012. The first PHEV research prototype used a JCS 10 kWh lithium-ion battery pack based off a 41 Ah cylindrical cell.

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JANUARY 17, 2013

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has joined DOE and research partners in launching the Advanced Management and Protection of Energy Storage Devices (AMPED) program ( earlier post ). Laboratory testing will take place at both NREL and Ford.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 1, 2024

The economic benefits of recycling Li-ion batteries are clear, but at present, only a small percentage of them are recycled. The two main processes for recycling lithium-ion batteries are pyrometallurgy and hydrometallurgy. There are currently two main processes for recycling lithium-ion batteries.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

The OEMs backing the US Advanced Battery Consortium are targeting $125/kWh by 2020—more than four times lower than $520/kWh, the price Ford paid for its Focus EV battery packs. The report is part of the Lux Research Energy Storage Intelligence service. Batteries Electric (Battery) Forecasts Vehicle Manufacturers'

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