Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Stanford researchers have developed a sodium-ion battery (SIB) that can store the same amount of energy as a state-of-the-art lithium ion, at substantially lower cost. In addition, the team optimized their battery’s charge-recharge cycle. Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2017

Lithium (Li) metal is regarded as the ultimate anode for energy storage systems because of its ultrahigh specific capacity of 3,860 mAh g -1 , a very low redox potential (−3.040 V versus standard hydrogen electrode) and a small gravimetric density of 0.534 g cm −3. Zheng et al. Click to enlarge. —Zheng et al. Credit: PNNL.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2017

The researchers suggest that a comprehensive understanding of this healing process could further guide the design of novel healing agents toward high-performance rechargeable batteries. This inspires many promising applications toward smart electronics, artificial skin, and energy storage. —Peng et al. 6b12358.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2017

The large capacity accompanies with excellent rate and cycling performances even at room temperature, opening up possibilities for a variety of effective intercalation hosts for multivalent-ion batteries. That compares to three to four volts for lithium batteries. Voltage of the new battery remains low at about one volt.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2013

PowerGenix, the developer of nickel-zinc (NiZn) rechargeable batteries ( earlier post ), has signed a product evaluation contract with HELLA, a Tier 1 supplier to major automotive manufacturers worldwide. The market for micro hybrid and mild hybrid vehicles is on track to grow nearly eightfold to 39 million vehicles in 2017, driving a $6.9-billion

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2017

In a review paper in the journal Nature Materials , Jean-Marie Tarascon (Professor at College de France and Director of RS2E, French Network on Electrochemical Energy Storage) and Clare Gray (Professor at the University of Cambridge), call for integrating the sustainability of battery materials into the R&D efforts to improve rechargeable batteries.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2017

At the 2017 Geneva International Motor Show, Audi is presenting the Audi Q8 sport concept, a new performance-oriented take on the Q8 concept study introduced at the 2017 Detroit Motor Show. Positioned at the rear under the luggage compartment, the lithium‑ion battery with an energy storage capacity of 0.9

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2017

With the electrically powered smart vision EQ fortwo, smart is presenting a concept vehicle from the relatively recent product and technology brand EQ at the 2017 Frankfurt International Motor Show. Electric: The smart vision EQ fortwo features a rechargeable lithium-ion battery with a capacity of 30 kWh.

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Get Electric Vehicle

MAY 30, 2021

Lithium-Ion Batteries: The Game Changer. The Roadster used three-phase, four-pole AC induction motors and was the first to install lithium-ion batteries in a production car and the first to demonstrate a 200-mile driving range. Tesla and other modern electric cars (except a few) owe lithium-ion batteries to their success.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2017

With 3-D Zn, the battery provides an energy content and rechargeability that rival lithium-ion batteries while avoiding the safety issues that continue to plague lithium. The key to realizing rechargeable zinc-based batteries lies in controlling the behavior of the zinc during cycling. —Parker et al.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2018

StoreDot has developed a lithium ion-based battery technology which enables ultra-fast charging for the mobile and industrial markets. These innovative molecules demonstrate uniquely tunable optical and electrochemical properties, which allow for enhanced performance of energy storage devices. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Audi is showcasing its autonomous driving strategy at the IAA 2017 with the production Audi A8 (conditional automated driving at level 3 as standard) and two concept cars will also be demonstrating the Audi vision for level 4 and level 5. The Aicon brakes primarily by way of recuperation and in so doing recharges the batteries.

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Wallbox

JANUARY 4, 2021

Another common misconception amongst potential buyers centers around the time it takes to recharge an EV. However, the process of obtaining raw materials and manufacturing lithium-ion batteries does generate waste and harmful emissions. Is EV charging fast enough?

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