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Mitsubishi Fuso unveils test version of next-generation eCanter

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Since 2021, MFTBC has been installing high-voltage quick chargers, an EV workshop, as well as battery test benches used to disassemble and analyze lithium-ion batteries at the Kitsuregawa Proving Ground. Following this commitment, the organization has increased its investment in EV development infrastructure.

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Vienna transit operator orders 60 Mercedes-Benz e-Citaro electric buses

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The approximately twelve-meter long solo vehicles are equipped with the latest generation of lithium-ion batteries (NMC 3). A photovoltaic system on the roof will supply electricity and the waste heat from the chargers will be used to heat the workshop building. The buses will be charged, maintained and repaired there.

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€12M Current Direct project seeks to support marine electrification with swappable containerized battery system

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Current Direct , a new €12-million research and innovation project funded by the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 program, is proposing an innovative lithium-ion cell optimized for waterborne transport, using novel manufacturing techniques allowing for a consistent cost reduction compared to the current market prices.

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SEAT begins construction on battery lab in Spain

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The future building, the construction of which will be completed in April 2021, will have an area of around 1,500 square meters and include different test spaces for the evaluation of cell modules with lithium-ion technology, medium- and high-voltage batteries, as well as different chargers used in the entire range of electrified vehicles.

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Rice, Lawrence Livermore scientists characterize performance of carbon-based Li-ion battery anodes; simple descriptor

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Lithium-ion batteries could benefit from a theoretical model created at Rice University and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory that predicts how carbon-based anodes will perform. Brown School of Engineering hosted a workshop on the MGI initiative, one of four held around the country. Yuanyue Liu, Y. Morris Wang, Boris I.

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Faraday Institution to award up to £55M to five consortia for energy storage research

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This expanded portfolio has the dual aims of improving current generation lithium ion batteries as well as longer horizon materials discovery and optimisation projects to support the commercialisation of next-generation batteries. Next generation lithium ion cathode materials.

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200,000 BMW i3 EVs produced in Leipzig over nearly 7 years

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In this way the BMW i brand has become the workshop of the future for the entire company. In future, the lithium-ion cells supplied, will be assembled into standardized modules in a highly automated process. The drive of the BMW i3s now also powers the MINI Cooper SE (combined power consumption: 16.8 – 14.8 kWh/100 km).

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