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Toyota changes tune on EVs, announces new battery tech

Teslarati

Over the past years, the company has reiterated its support for hybrid solutions and shunned the idea of a shift to all-electric vehicles, a sentiment that’s been expressed by several Toyota executives across the globe. The post Toyota changes tune on EVs, announces new battery tech appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Voltabox to supply battery systems to e-troFit for conversion of diesel buses to electric

Green Car Congress

Now that the framework contract has been concluded, the two companies have formally established a long-term cooperation for a continuous supply of lithium-ion battery systems. Since 2013, the Group has equipped several hundred trolleybuses worldwide with lithium-ion battery systems.

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BMW expects to have solid-state battery in a demonstrator vehicle well before 2025; IPCEI grants

Green Car Congress

The greenest electric car in the world will be a BMW—sustainable from the initial idea to recycling after its use phase. The development of battery cells is an ideal fit for Bavaria’s automotive industry and tech-industry as a whole. —Peter Altmaier, Federal Minister of Economics and Energy.

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130. IMAGINE YOUR LIFE WITHOUT A BATTERY !

Qnovo

I was beaming with delight when I read that John Goodenough, Stanley Wittingham and Akira Yoshino received the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the “development of lithium-ion batteries.”. Sony converted their ideas into the first commercial lithium-ion battery product in 1991. You simply can’t!

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Hydrogen Is Coming to the Rescue

Cars That Think

The agencies that funded and developed it from an idea on paper to a functional Class 7 emergency vehicle prototype say they are pleased with the outcome of the project, which is now being used for further research and development.

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Can We Extend the Life of EV Batteries and Reduce Fire Risks?

Clean Fleet Report

EVs reduce carbon emissions and dependence on fossil fuels, but the lithium-ion batteries that power them suffer from an image problem. Although they’re less likely to catch fire than internal combustion engine vehicles, Li-ion battery fires burn hotter, faster and longer than gasoline fires. New Technology; New Advances.

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VegEase e-grocery startup to deploy EVs for last-mile logistics

Electric Vehicles India

The company also looking to add three-wheeler loaders with lithium-ion batteries with a loading capacity of 300 kgs. “EV VegEase is part of EGreens, a people-first retail company that focuses on unique ideas to redefine the shopping experiences. Their cart at home model is what makes them stand out.

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