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Remembering Lithium-Ion Battery Pioneer John Goodenough

Cars That Think

Goodenough , one of the inventors of the lithium-ion battery, died on 25 June at age 100. He probably is best known for developing the lithium cobalt oxide cathode in 1980—which became the foundation for Sony’s first commercial lithium-ion battery in 1991. His first was lithium cobalt oxide.

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Market Update: How Battery Pack Costs Declined Since 2008

Blink Charging

Electric vehicles, renewable energy systems, and grid energy storage all rely on efficient and affordable energy storage solutions, primarily lithium-ion batteries. The good news is that things are starting to change. In 2008, the cost per kilowatt-hour (kWh) was $1,355, but by 2022, it had dropped to $153 per kWh.

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Top electric vehicles battery manufacturers in India

Electric Vehicles India

Currently, India is importing 100% of lithium-ion batteries from China, Europe, the US and Japan. There are two types of batteries widely used in India at present is the lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries. Tata Chemicals has established a circular economy in its lithium-ion battery business.

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Battery revolution! Has Stellantis cracked the code for super-cheap EVs that will undercut ICE?

EV Central

The fourth largest car-maker globally, with brands including Peugeot, Citroen, Opel, Alfa Romeo, Fiat, RAM, Dodge and Jeep, hasn’t revealed just how affordable sodium-ion batteries will be, but some analysts predict they will cost only a third to produce compared to regular lithium-ion cells.

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Avenger assemble! Full pricing for pint-sized Jeep Avenger that’s been designed to fight the Hyundai Kona Electric

EV Central

Concept is an off-road EV beast READ MORE: Jeep EV journey begins with images of 2023 electric SUV That pricing places the Avenger up against the Hyundai Kona Electric and Peugeot e-2008 compact SUVs. All three Avenger models are powered the front wheel via a 115kW/260Nm e-motor fed by a 54kWh NMC lithium-ion battery.

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Report: U.S. Prepping $540 Million for SK Group Semiconductor Factory in Michigan

The Truth About Cars

Automotive News quoted SK spokesperson Kelsey Flora as saying that the loan would “enable larger growth and expanded capacity than originally projected” in addition to new employment opportunities. Incentivizing companies to lay roots in Michigan after the 2008 recession has worked out rather well. The company is targeting 4.2

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Plug In 2008

Plug In Partners

T he Plug in 2008 National PHEV Conference in San Jose by most accounts was a big success. The announcement, which follows Google's request for proposals from companies with electric car technologies, came Tuesday during the Plug-In 2008 conference in San Jose, Calif. aims to develop long-lasting lithium-ion batteries.

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