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FEBRUARY 3, 2021

King County Metro in Washington state has awarded New Flyer an order for 20 additional 60' battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE heavy-duty transit buses (40 equivalent units or EUs). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Reports

MAY 18, 2022

An upcoming electric version of the Mercedes-Benz G-Class SUV will use silicon anode battery chemistry from American firm Sila, Mercedes confirmed Tuesday in a press release. Founded in 2011, Sila claims its high-silicon anode material can increase energy density by 20% to 40% over current lithium-ion cell chemistries.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

By placing the drive battery under the center of the floor, the EV components are installed without sacrificing capacity, thus ensuring a large cargo space. Furthermore, this battery placement gives the vehicle a lower center of gravity, resulting in steering stability and ride comfort.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2019

Daimler AG has acquired a minority equity stake in US battery material specialist Sila Nanotechnologies Inc. Founded in 2011, Sila Nano is a developer of new battery materials which outperform existing lithium-ion technologies. The advancements Sila Nano have made in battery performance are very promising.

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Cars That Think

JULY 13, 2023

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. It gave the battery a significant voltage boost: from 2.4 to 4 volts.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2011

SAE International will hold the 2011 Vehicle Battery Summit in Shanghai, 14-15 November 2011. Featuring nearly thirty speakers from nine different countries and delegates from 17 countries, last year’s Summit offered a global view of Li-ion battery technology and EV/PHEV industries worldwide.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

In anticipation of increasing demand for start-stop systems, Johnson Controls is adding Absorbent Glass Mat (AGM) battery production capacity. AGM battery technology is at this point the dominant start-stop energy storage technology. Johnson Controls AGM battery. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2019

has introduced Connect 360—a real-time, cloud-based business analytics dashboard for Xcelsior CHARGE battery-electric buses, operated by New Flyer Connect. Connect 360 is an enhanced and added feature, specifically engineered to track battery-electric, zero-emission bus (ZEB) performance using secure cloud-based technology.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Start-up ION Energy , a company building high-performance energy storage systems and electric vehicle infrastructure, has acquired the French battery management company, Freemens SAS. Their innovations and breakthroughs in life-extension of Lithium-ion batteries led to the founding of Freemens in 2011.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2013

The Li / Support is the electrode made possible with the convection battery technology. Galen Suppes say that they have further developed and validated the “convection battery” or “convection cell” technology originally announced in 2011 and 2012 ( earlier post ). Lower mass often translates to lower costs. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 20, 2020

million) in its Valencia, Spain manufacturing plant to support the company’s electrification strategy with a state-of-the-art battery assembly facility in addition to new S-MAX Hybrid and Galaxy Hybrid models. Delivered through a €24-million investment, the new battery assembly facility will begin production in September this year.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2018

ION Energy, a startup energy storage company, launched UDYR, an intelligent, modular and portable 48V, 32 Ah lithium-ion battery supported by ION’s proprietary battery management system, software platform, and backend analytics. The company formally launches at The Battery Show Europe 2018 with growing list of key customers.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The report also explores vehicle manufacturing and battery production, considering supply chains from battery cells to assembly. million of these all fully-electric battery electric vehicles (BEVs), and 800,000 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) which have the capability of using gasoline. More than 2.1 More than 2.1

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2010

Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co Ltd (BAIC) exhibited an EV with a swappable battery at the 25 th World Battery, Hybrid and Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Symposium and Exhibition (EVS25). The battery of the EV can be replaced in five minutes, according to BAIC. This time, BAIC showcased the battery pack equipped in the EV.

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JULY 14, 2017

Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology have devised a low-cost, scalable approach to developing all-solid-state batteries, improving prospects for scaling up the technology for widespread use in electric vehicles, communications and other industrial applications. Si 1.08 ]P 1.65 S 12 (Li 3.45 [Sn 0.09 Si 0.36 ]P 0.55

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FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Specialty chemicals company Evonik has invested in battery specialist SuperC. The Chinese company is a provider of graphene materials that improve the range, robustness, charging speed, and service life of lithium-ion batteries. The batteries become also more temperature insensitive. Hefei Haizhou New Material Co.,

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JANUARY 5, 2021

Since 2011, significant improvements in battery technologies and overall EV efficiency have led to an expanding number of EV models and increased driving ranges. The median EPA estimated range for all EV models offered in the 2020 model year exceeded 250 miles, according to figures from the US Department of Energy (DOE).

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MAY 14, 2014

Start-up Power Japan Plus announced plans to commercialize a dual-carbon battery technology, which it calls the Ryden dual carbon battery. Dual-carbon (also called dual-graphite) batteries were first introduced by McCullough and his colleagues at Dow Chemical in a 1989 patent, and were subsequently studied by Carlin et al.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

However, if a race for bigger and bigger batteries is left unchecked, EVs doing low mileages could undermine some of the potential benefits, the report finds. In 2011 the LowCVP commissioned “ Preparing for a life cycle CO 2 measure ”, also by Ricardo.

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AUGUST 31, 2023

Named the Hybrid Beltless Alternator (HBA), the 300-ampere air-cooled converter has been in serial production since 2011 and has been used by OEMs New Flyer, Gillig, Nova, ENC and Tata. introduced our air-cooled DC to DC converter in 2011. This technology builds on the 300 ampere 600VDC to 24VDC air-cooled converter. It is IP67 rated.

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OCTOBER 21, 2011

Setup of the fluoride-ion battery: A fluoride-containing electrolyte separates the metal anode from the metal fluoride cathode. rechargeable) battery cells based on a fluoride shuttle. Metal fluorides may be applied as conversion materials in lithium-ion batteries. In the search for new concepts to build batteries with high.

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DECEMBER 1, 2014

Daimler AG is expanding its production capacities for lithium-ion battery systems with investments of around €100 million (US$125 million) in its Deutsche ACCUmotive subsidiary in coming years. Deutsche ACCUmotive’s product range currently includes three lithium-ion battery systems for different models. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 10, 2015

Ford is expanding its electrified vehicles research and development program in Europe and Asia this year, creating a “hub-and-spoke” system that allows the global team to further accelerate battery technology and take advantage of market-specific opportunities. The company recently expanded its offerings in growing markets, including.

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JULY 10, 2018

The Chinese EV battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd. The focus of the 14 GWh plant is on the automated production and intelligent production of batteries. CATL develops battery systems for global customers in EV, HEV and PHEV applications; its sales of EV batteries amounted to 11.84

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JUNE 21, 2016

BMW i announced a home stationary energy storage system solution integrating its BMW i3 vehicle battery at EVS 29 in Montréal. The system utilizes BMW i3 high-voltage batteries and can be expanded to incorporate second-life batteries as they become available in the market.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Limited (CATL) to secure the battery supply for NEVS 9-3 EV in the Chinese market. CATL is headquartered in Ningde, Fujian, and is focused on the research and development of Li-ion batteries (LIB) intended for electric vehicles. Established in 2011, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co.,

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AUGUST 20, 2022

The ZDX is being co-developed with GM utilizing the highly flexible global EV platform powered by Ultium batteries. 2011 Acura ZDX. This vision called for 100% of the company’s North American sales to be battery-electric and fuel cell electric vehicles by 2040. Earlier post.).

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JULY 13, 2010

(CPI), a wholly owned subsidiary of LG Chem, as the supplier of lithium-ion battery packs for the 2011 Ford Focus Electric for the US market. CPI/LG Chem are also supplying the battery packs for the Chevrolet Volt. Focus Electric, a full battery electric passenger car, will be produced at Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich.,

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

General Motors today announced initiatives for customer satisfaction and outlined its steps in battery safety research to ensure ongoing confidence in the safety of Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle. The GM team reaches the car, hooks up a unit and drains the battery. Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Volkswagen Group France et la Société Nouvelle d’Affinage des Métaux (SNAM) signed a partnership agreement through which the hybrid and EV batteries from group brands—Volkswagen, Audi, SEAT, ŠKODA and Volkswagen Utilities—will be recycled in the two French factories owned by SNAM, Saint-Quentin-Fallavier (Isère) and Viviez (Aveyron).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2016

The 2011 R&D 100 Award-winning Impedance Measurement Box (IMB) was invented by INL’s Energy Storage Group in Idaho Falls, Idaho, with support from the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office. The whole purpose of the work is to understand the bounds of safety and performance as the battery ages.

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JULY 10, 2018

The Chinese EV battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd. The focus of the 14 GWh plant is on the automated production and intelligent production of batteries. CATL develops battery systems for global customers in EV, HEV and PHEV applications; its sales of EV batteries amounted to 11.84

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MARCH 15, 2023

Manganese-based compounds can be used in lithium-ion batteries to improve their efficiency and stability. Elcora was founded in 2011 and has been structured to become a vertically integrated battery material company. Elcora can process, refine, and produce battery-related minerals and metals.

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JANUARY 31, 2015

SolidEnergy , an MIT spin-out commercializing solid electrolyte technology enabling the use of lithium metal anodes for high energy density rechargeable batteries ( earlier post ), says that in 2016, it and its battery manufacturing partners will release a 2 Ah commercial battery for the smartphone and wearable market.

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APRIL 5, 2023

The hydrometallurgy to prove the capability of making ultra-pure vanadium pentoxide and vanadium for Redox batteries, resulting in a preliminary economic analysis. Lab 4 is a materials and process-development laboratory and engineering company concentrating on process solutions to battery materials primary production and recycling.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2011

The General Motors China Science Lab hosted the 2011 GM Global R&D Symposium in Shanghai. The one-day event focused on automotive lightweight material and battery research and technology development. Our goal is to exchange ideas to stimulate innovations that can be applied in future generations of motor vehicles.

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JUNE 5, 2014

ANSYS Fluent software—a leading, fully featured fluid dynamics solution for modeling flow and other related physical phenomena—now includes as standard Li-ion battery models, due to the efforts of ANSYS, GM, the Energy Department’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and ESim. Reducing battery costs.

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