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Graphene NanoChem and Sync R&D partner to develop graphene-enhanced Li-ion battery for shuttle bus in Malaysia

Green Car Congress

Malaysia-based Graphene NanoChem’s wholly-owned subsidiary Platinum Nanochem Sdn Bhd has entered into a product development and collaboration agreement with Sync R&D Sdn Bhd jointly to develop a graphene-enhanced lithium-ion battery solution for electric buses under the Electric Bus 1 Malaysia program (EB1M Program).

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Roskill: surge in electrodeposited copper foil projects to meet projected EV demand

Green Car Congress

The majority of the projects are targeted at making copper foil for lithium-ion batteries to meet demand from EVs. Copper foil is the most commonly used anode current collector in Li-ion batteries; it not only lets electric current flow but also dissipates the heat generated by the battery.

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Stellantis partner Samsung SDI teases new EV battery factory in the United States

Teslarati

Stellantis and SDI entered into a multi-billion-dollar joint venture (JV) in October 2021 to produce lithium-ion batteries for the North American market. Currently, the company operates battery manufacturing plants in Korea, Hungary, China, and Malaysia. depending on demand in the future. Samsung SDI Batteries.

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Proton Introduces Series of Range-Extended Electric Vehicle Concepts

Green Car Congress

The cars were unveiled at IDG’s booth in Geneva by Proton Advisor and former Prime Minister of Malaysia Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad. kWh lithium-ion battery pack. The Proton concept drivetrain. Click to enlarge. The drivetrain developed by Lotus Engineering includes Lotus’s Range Extender 3-cylinder, 1.2 Earlier post.)

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More than 50 percent of MoUs signed in Vibrant Gujarat are green | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Tata Motors currently has signed an MoU with the Gujarat government to establish a lithium-ion cell factory. We will invest 35,000 crore for the construction of our second car plant in Gujarat which will produce an additional one million units taking it to two million. The company will invest approximately Rs 13,000 crore (USD 1.6

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The Global Outlook of Electric Vehicles

Blink Charging

In China, the government has set minimum production requirements, minimum technical battery performance standards, plant operating conditions and land development requirements for the country’s lithium-ion battery industry. Europe has also invested in domestic battery development to increase its own market share.

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Impressions Of The Tesla Model Y With 4680 Battery Cells

CleanTechnica EVs

The 4680 batteries have 5 times more energy with 6 times the power and enable a 16% range increase. At the battery-pack level, the form-factor improvements alone result in a 14% reduction in cost per kWh.