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BMW Group shifting to cylindrical BMW cells in NEUE KLASSE from 2025; 46xx

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The BMW Group has set itself the goal of bringing manufacturing costs for fully-electric models down to the same level as vehicles with state-of-the-art combustion-engine technology. Reuse of raw materials will be one of the success factors for e-mobility in the future. Earlier post.)

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DOE to issue $47M FY17 Vehicle Technologies program-wide funding opportunity

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The objective of the VTO Battery500 Program is to research, develop, and demonstrate lithium battery technologies capable of achieving a cell specific energy of ≥500 Wh/kg while achieving 1,000 cycles. Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) Development of Low Cost Carbon Fiber for Lightweight Vehicles.

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DOE to award almost $20M to new research and development projects for advanced vehicle technologies

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million, subject to appropriations, to support research and development of advanced vehicle technologies, including batteries, lightweight materials, and advanced combustion engines, as well as innovative technologies for energy efficient mobility. Battery500 Seedling Projects.

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Groundbreaking for Mercedes-Benz battery recycling factory in Kuppenheim, Germany

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Mercedes-Benz is cooperating with technology partner Primobius (joint venture of the German mechanical engineering company SMS group and the Australian project developer Neometals). Thus the partners are making an important contribution to the future scaling of the battery recycling industry in Germany.

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Verifying the origin of EV battery materials at the source: Traceability challenges, Part Two

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And whatever it is, a combustion engine or electric vehicle, the need for traceability will continue. My perception is, for EVs, it will be very complicated to have 100% of battery components coming from the US with the current technology, meaning with the current chemistry based on nickel, lithium, cobalt, manganese, graphite. .

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