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Hercules EV opens $20M Series A round; targeting electric pickup in late 2022; Prieto solid-state batteries

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Hercules will offer a previously unapproached range of customer options for personalizing the Alpha, including fully customized interiors with numerous vegan and natural surfaces available, as well as a configurable Android-based digital experience system.

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Saft to deliver e6T Li-ion batteries to Lockheed Martin for Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program

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Saft has been awarded a contract from Lockheed Martin for delivery of e6T Li-ion battery systems for the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) Program. The Battery module contains 21 Saft 6T Li-ion cells connected in a 3P-7S configuration and one Power Control Module.

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Valence Technology receives $12M purchase order from Wrightbus for Li-ion batteries

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Over the last eight years, we have powered more than 60,000 motive applications including electric trucks, buses, commercial delivery vehicles, scooters, motorcycles, and personal mobility vehicles. Valence has been manufacturing safe, reliable energy storage solutions since 2005. —Joe Fisher, CEO and president, Valence Technology.

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Piaggio Introduces Li-ion Electric Version of Ape Calessino As Part of 2009 Refresh

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Piaggio has introduced the refreshed 2009 range of the Ape Calessino, including a new electric version powered by lithium-ion batteries. kWh Li-ion battery pack built with 3.7 Calendar life of the battery is 15 years—more than 800 recharge cycles for a total of approximately 60,000 km (37,000 miles).

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Toshiba’s SCiB battery for the Fit EV

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Honda selected Toshiba Corporation’s SCiB rechargeable Li-ion battery to power the Fit EV. The SCiB charges in about half the time of a typical Li-ion battery, Toshiba says. The SCiB generates little heat even during this fast recharging, eliminating the need for power to cool the battery module.

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ANL team develops new class of Li- and Na- rechargeable batteries based on selenium and selenium-sulfur; greater volumetric energy densities than sulfur-based batteries

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Cycling performance of Li/SeS 2 ?C, Unlike the widely studied Li/S system, both Se and Se x S y can be cycled to high voltages (up to 4.6 However, both Li/S and Li/O 2. systems suffer from cycling performance issues that impede their commercial applications: Li/O 2. C) and metallic Li and Na. C, Na/SeS 2 ?C,

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Harvard develops a solid state battery that charges in minutes

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Researchers at Harvard University have developed a new solid state battery that can be recharged in 10 minutes. The dendrites form when lithium ions move from the cathode to the anode during charging, attaching to the surface of the anode in a process called plating. That will be the real game-changer for EVs.

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