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Lion Electric produces first proprietary Li-ion battery pack

Green Car Congress

The Lion Electric Company recently completed production of its first lithium-ion battery pack at the company’s battery manufacturing facility located in Mirabel, Québec. The news comes as Lion has also recently celebrated the start of production at its US vehicle manufacturing facility in Joliet, Illinois.

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Learn how EV batteries can be profitably recycled in this free, 15-minute webinar

Electrek

Experts at the Argonne National Laboratory , a US Department of Energy science and engineering research center in Lemont, Illinois, are inviting the public to listen in as experts explore the challenges – and solutions – of recycling lithium-ion batteries.

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Shark Tank-backed Natrion unveils solid-state battery separator with near-zero fire risk

Teslarati

Conventional lithium-ion cells “typically” have less energy available than they are charged with when used the first few times. Natrion is based in Binghamton, New York, and has operations in Champaign, Illinois. The cell with the LISIC279 separator also displayed a high initial coulombic efficiency.

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Can Flow Batteries Finally Beat Lithium?

Cars That Think

Their energy density is as little as 10 percent that of lithium-ion batteries. To shrink them enough to fit in electric vehicles, you need to raise their energy density to that of lithium-ion batteries. In comparison, lithium-ion batteries cost around $138/kWh.

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U.S. Battery Makers Power Up

Revenge of the Electric Car

A coalition of 14 companies this week announced the creation of a new business alliance aimed at promoting domestic production of lithium ion batteries. Fourteen companies join to promote domestic production of lithium ion batteries for autos. Tags: EV News Production News Inside Track.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

We will have similar solutions available for better (but more expensive) nickel-metal hydride or lithium-ion batteries.) Hybrids-Plus www.hybrids-plus.com Boulder, CO offers lithium-ion conversions of the Toyota Prius and soon on the Escape, for private individuals or for organizations; current pricing starts at $24,000.

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