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New JV in China to produce high-grade Li-ion power battery materials

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has entered into an investment agreement with the following parties to form a joint venture dedicated to the production of high-grade lithium-ion power battery anode materials. The rapid development of new energy vehicles and batteries around the world has led to a huge demand for lithium-ion batteries. Shanghai Huiyang Investment Co.,

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Japan researchers propose trilithium niobate as high-energy cathode for Li-ion batteries

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A team of researchers in Japan, including colleagues from the R&D Center at batter-maker GS Yuasa, are exploring Li 3 NbO 4 -based (trilithium niobate) materials as new and promising electrode materials for high-energy rechargeable lithium batteries. A paper on their work is published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

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Sanyo Supplying Li-ion Batteries for Suzuki Swift Plug-in Hybrid

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Sanyo Electric recently announced an agreement with Suzuki Motor to supply lithium-ion battery systems for the Swift Plug-in Hybrid. kWh Li-ion battery pack. Sanyo has been supplying nickel-metal hydride batteries for hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) to Honda and Ford since 2004. Earlier post.)

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Panasonic to supply Li-ion battery cells for Ford’s hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles

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Lithium-ion battery cell for plug-in hybrid vehicles (left) and. Panasonic Corporation will supply prismatic lithium-ion battery cells for Ford Motor Company’s Fusion Hybrid Electric and C-Max Hybrid Electric as well as the Ford Fusion Energi and C-Max Energi plug-in hybrids. hybrid electric vehicles (right). Click to enlarge.

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Graphene company Anaphite closes £4.1M round led by Elbow Beach Capital; enhancing EV batteries

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Graphene, only discovered in 2004, is a unique material with many desirable properties such as high electrical and thermal conductivity and significant strength. Anaphite focuses on the enhancement of lithium-ion batteries for the electric vehicle industry. UK-based graphene startup Anaphite closed a £4.1-million million (US$4.8-million)

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Saft awarded $6.5M contract for high-power 270V and 28V Li-ion aviation batteries for F-35

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Saft is developing advanced Li-ion battery technology for Lockheed Martin’s 5 th Gen F-35 Lightning II. To help reduce the aircraft weight Saft proposed a high power 28 V Li-ion battery, and this battery was used to fulfill the SDD phase of the program. Recently, General Electric Aviation awarded Saft a $6.5-million

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Colorado State University Spinoff to Commercialize 3D Li-ion Battery Technology for Higher-Capacity, Longer-Life Cells

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In a 2004 paper in the ACS journal Chemical Reviews , Long et al. Li-ion batteries) as 3D structures to enable the powering of smart dust mote devices, and outlined several theoretical 3D structures for the batteries, which would have to have very high capacities to be able to fit on the device but still provide sufficient power.

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