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Event: Battery Show and Hybrid Vehicle Technology Expo

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The in-person event has attracted an impressive array of industry speakers, including keynotes: David Howell, vehicle technologies deputy direction, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy, Brett Hinds, chief engineer, electrified powertrain systems, Ford Motor Company, and. More Battery News.

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MIT Sequential Decomposition Synthesis process produces thin solid-state electrolytes without sintering

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A team from MIT has developed a new approach to fabricating oxide-based solid-state electrolytes that are comparable in thickness to the polymer separators found in current Li-ion batteries without sintering: sequential decomposition synthesis (SDS). Recent progress in solid-state battery (SSB) electrolytes such as Li garnets (e.g.,

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SES unveils 107 Ah hybrid Li-metal battery, announces new Shanghai gigafactory

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SES made the announcements at SES Battery World, the company’s inaugural Battery World virtual event. SES has addressed the dendrite safety problem associated with Li-metal batteries by coating lithium metal with a polymer coating and using a high-concentration electrolyte that suppresses the formation of dendrites.

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Asahi Kasei to present diversified material solutions for EV batteries and circular economy at Fakuma 2023

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Japanese technology company Asahi Kasei will showcase diversified material solutions for safe and compact EV batteries, improved connectivity and lightweighting, as well as circular economy at Fakuma , the world’s leading trade event for industrial plastics processing, from 17 - 21 October 2023 in Friedrichshafen, Germany.

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Firestone will utilize monomers made with recycled plastic in all race tires for the 107th running of the Indianapolis 500

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For the 107 th Running of the Indianapolis 500 on 28 May, Bridgestone has incorporated ISCC PLUS certified recycled butadiene, a monomer produced from hard-to-recycle used plastic shopping bags, film, stretch wrap and other flexible polymer packaging, developed in partnership with Shell, in all Firestone Firehawk race tires used at the event.

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EV traction battery with thermal storage

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This is based on a foam injection-molded integral polymer foam (SABIC PP15T1020), which is locally reinforced with high-strength thermoplastic fiber-plastic composites (TP-FKV) using the hybrid production process. Here, the foam ensures the insulating ability. For this purpose, the LBF scientists made a laminate out of several 0.25

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Audi updates A3 Sportback g-tron with increased tank volume for greater natural gas range

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Just as before, there are two tanks made of glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP/CFRP) beneath the luggage compartment floor of the five-door car, each of which hold roughly seven kilograms (15.4 Compared to gasoline, combustion of natural gas emits 25% less CO 2 due to the lowest carbon content of all hydrocarbons. lb) of gas.

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