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Why Tesla’s move to 48-volt electrical architecture is an industry game changer

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Tesla's announcement that it's working on a new low voltage system architecture will bring many benefits and might set a new benchmark for industry. The post Why Tesla’s move to 48-volt electrical architecture is an industry game changer appeared first on The Driven.

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Tesla shares 48V architecture with other automakers to move the industry

Electrek

The Cybertruck is the first EV from the automaker to use a 48-Volt (48V) electrical system implementation throughout the entire vehicle, as compared to the 12V systems that are used in pretty much every other vehicle on the planet. One of the less obvious features of the Tesla Cybertruck is its vehicle voltage architecture.

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Volt Carbon Technologies releases mid-year test results for Li-metal pouch cells

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Canada-based Volt Carbon Technologies ( earlier post ) released its mid-year test results for its proprietary lithium-ion battery. The lithium-ion batteries were manufactured at Volt Carbon’s subsidiary, Solid Ultrabattery’s facility located in Guelph, Ontario. This activity is anticipated to take place in the upcoming quarter.

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W Australia to host $135M national battery research hub: Future Battery Industries CRC

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million) industry-backed research hub was supported by the Federal Government. The Future Battery Industries CRC will address the existing gaps in the nation’s capacity to respond to this growth industry by creating opportunities to process, manufacture and deploy batteries, delivering an estimated $2.5

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Unico's Battery Testing Enters a Competitive Industry

Cars That Think

Paul Kohl, Georgia Institute of Technology At the battery seminar, Wright showed off a BAT300 test channel designed to convert a 400 or 800 volt direct current down to a 10 volt current for cell formation or cell testing. “Battery companies have expended enormous effort on predictive modeling.”

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BMZ Holding and KION Group to launch joint venture for lithium-ion batteries for industrial trucks

Green Car Congress

This joint venture will manufacture lithium-ion batteries for industrial trucks in the EMEA region. Initially, the new JV will focus on the production of 48-volt and 80-volt batteries for counterbalance trucks. Soon, the offering will be expanded to 24-volt batteries for smaller warehouse trucks.

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Most Of The EV Industry To Shift To 800 Volts By 2025, Report Says

InsideEVs

Out of the wide range of EVs available today, most run on 400 volts and only a handful have an 800-volt system.

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