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On the horizon with EV News 

Electric Auto Association

Workers sort lithium-ion batteries at Li-Cycle's recycling facility near Toronto. Canadian firm Li-Cycle announced the building of a lithium-ion recycling plant. Kia New name, new logo, new cars The rebranding of Kia includes an ambitious plan to release seven new EVs by 2027.

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Honeywell’s newest partnership aims to prevent EV battery fires

Teslarati

Honeywell announced it has landed a new partnership with Nexceris, the company that developed Li-ion Tamer lithium-ion gas detection solutions, in an attempt to increase electric vehicle safety. The sensors will detect gases produced from excessive temperatures in lithium-ion batteries.

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Are EVs more of a fire hazard than ICEs?

EV Central

Electric scooters and bikes are also getting caught up in the hype about lithium-ion battery fires (this article looks at the prevalence of e-scooter, e-skateboards and e-bike fires and points out that cars are not the problem when it comes to fires ). Others are the work of businesses looking for a way to attract some attention.

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Nissan and EnerDel team up for research

Green Cars News

In an effort to produce a new electrolyte for lithium-ion batteries, Nissan has joined forces with EnerDel to co-fund research at the Argonne National Laboratory. Tags: Green cars Latest news Lithium-ion batteries Nissan Argonne National Laboratory electrolyte EnerDel.

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VW Jumps on the Bandwagon

Plug In Partners

During a presentation of Volkswagen's new electric car program entitled "Fleet Test: Electric Drive Vehicles," Winterkorn explained that TwinDrive can power a vehicle solely on electricity for up to 50 kilometers (31 miles) and can be plugged into to existing power outlets for recharging.

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Honda May Develop Plug-In as Obama Alters U.S. Policy (Update2) - Bloomberg.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Honda has yet to announce plans to sell one, citing highcosts for the lithium-ion batteries needed to power them andpoor range. “We Honda, Japan’s second-largest carmaker, last week beganbuilding a lithium-ion battery factory with joint-venturepartner GS Yuasa Corp.

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Practical aspects of off-grid EV charging

Charged EVs

Since no renewable energy resource is available 100% of the time, you will probably need to incorporate a backup generator to supply an AC-input charger, but the good news is that this generator can be a lot smaller than if it were sized to power the house directly, because the inverter and storage battery will handle the peak power demands.

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