Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

South Korea-based SK On (SKO), a global EV battery manufacturer, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Australia’s Global Lithium Resources to explore future business opportunities together in regard to stable supply of lithium.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2021

While the lithium-ion battery is dominant in battery-electric vehicles, NiMH batteries are still the most common in full hybrid vehicles (HEVs), according to a new report—“ Full Hybrid Electric Vehicle Markets 2021-2041 ”—from IDTechEx. It is also much more technologically mature and lower cost than Li-ion.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2022

Mercedes-Benz will work with Sila , a next-generation battery materials company ( earlier post ), to incorporate Sila's silicon anode chemistry in batteries which are optionally available for the first time in the upcoming electric Mercedes-Benz G-Class. The supply agreement is the natural next step for the partnership.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2023

General Motors and POSCO Future M announced the second phase of their Ultium CAM joint venture, an investment projected to exceed US$1 billion to increase production capacity of cathode active materials (CAM) in North America and integrate precursor materials production. Currently, CAM and pCAM processing is highly concentrated in Asia.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2021

Rio Tinto has commenced production of battery-grade lithium from waste rock at a lithium demonstration plant at the Boron mine site in California. An initial small-scale trial in 2019 successfully proved the process of roasting and leaching waste rock to recover high grades of lithium.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

This makes Umicore the first company in Europe with a complete circular and sustainable battery materials value chain. With this gigafactory, Umicore is leading the way in battery materials in Europe offering key ingredients for a responsible and sustainable value chain for electric transport.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

In 2019, monthly average lithium carbonate prices fell 36% between January and December. Q1 2020 saw monthly average prices fall further to less than US$7,000/t Li 2 CO 3 for the first time since 2014, eroding price increases caused by forecast strong demand growth in the lithium-ion battery industry and uncertainty over future supply.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

billion to build the country’s first automaker-backed LFP battery plant, offering customers a second battery technology within Ford’s EV lineup. Ford is now commited to build both nickel cobalt manganese (NCM) and lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries in the US. Limited (CATL), the world’s leading battery manufacturer.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Volkswagen is previewing the company’s future mobile quick charging station. The first mobile quick charging stations will be set up as early as the first half of 2019 in Wolfsburg as part of a pilot project, and will support the expansion of a charging infrastructure in the urban area. The start of production is planned for 2020.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2021

Daimler Truck AG and lithium-ion battery manufacturer and developer Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. CATL will be the supplier of lithium-ion battery packs for the Mercedes-Benz eActros LongHaul battery-electric truck, which is planned to be ready for series production in 2024. The supply will go beyond 2030.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2021

By 2030, the Rolls-Royce business unit is to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 35% compared to its 2019 level through the use of new net zero and zero carbon technologies. Depending on the application this can be an electric motor, if rotatory mechanical power is needed, or a static solution, like a fuel cell or battery.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2019

In the future, the Mercedes-Benz plant in Untertürkheim will manufacture and assemble parts of electric powertrains (eATS). For the works council, the long-term future viability of our site has been the focus from the very beginning. With the eATS, we have taken another important step towards the future.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2022

Glencore’s Sudbury Integrated Nickel Operations (INO) has ordered a full fleet of Epiroc battery-electric equipment for use at the Onaping Depth Project in Ontario, Canada. Traditionally, mining machines are diesel-powered, though more and more mining companies are adding battery-electric machines to their fleets. Scooptram loader.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2020

Consumers continue to lack confidence in the future mobility technologies that automakers are eager to bring to market, according to the J.D. Power 2019 Q4 Mobility Confidence Index Study fueled by SurveyMonkey Audience. New product announcements and battery development are positive drivers for this improvement.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Battery maker Octillion Power Systems will supply advanced lithium-ion batteries to Brazilian manufacturer FNM (Fábrica Nacional de Mobilidades) for the production of 1,000 electric trucks for beverage maker Ambev. FNM was formed in late 2019 and has its headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The fab will be designed for manufacturing processes to produce the future generation of Silicon Carbide devices. The new fab will also employ innovative sustainability measures, including high percentages of recycled water and a reduced emission footprint, which will serve as a model for more sustainable fabs in the future.

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InsideEVs

DECEMBER 12, 2023

That will allow Tesla to keep the promise it made in 2019, albeit with two battery packs instead of one.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2021

a battery startup with exclusive licenses to produce domestic cobalt-free lithium batteries ( earlier post ), has won a grant for $2.6 million from the California Energy Commission (CEC) to extend its development into solid-state batteries. SPARKZ was founded in late 2019 and has been in stealth mode. SPARKZ Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

On Sunday, Porsche AG announced that it will in the future no longer offer diesel-powered models. By 2022, Porsche will have invested more than €6 billion (US$7 billion) in e-mobility, creating the basis for sustainable growth into the future. Porsche is not demonizing diesel. It is, and will remain, an important propulsion technology.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2021

CBAK Energy Technology, a lithium-ion battery manufacturer and electric energy solution provider, signed a three-year strategic agreement with Anhui Jianghuai Motors Group Co., It owns a world-class battery cooling technology and is the sole producer of such technology in China. Ltd for joint product development.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2020

Roskill forecasts that Li-ion battery demand will increase more than ten-fold by 2029, reaching in excess of 1,800GWh capacity. The pipeline capacity of battery gigafactories is reported by Roskill to exceed 2,000GWh in 2029, at more than 145 facilities globally.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Researchers from Japan’s NIMS (National Institute for Materials Science), the University of Tokyo and Hiroshima University have jointly conducted a techno-economic analysis for hydrogen production from photovoltaic power generation (PV) utilizing a battery-assisted electrolyzer. This approximately converts to US$1.92 to US$3.00/kg

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2020

Mercedes-Benz has entered a far-reaching strategic partnership with the Chinese battery cell manufacturer Farasis Energy (Ganzhou) Co., The contract will provide a secure source of supply of battery cells for Mercedes-Benz’s electrification strategy, while Farasis gains security for its planned construction of production capacity.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 18, 2024

Volvo and battery giant CATL are teaming up to turn old EV batteries into new ones. The partnership aims to further reduce the carbon footprint of EVs by recycling key battery materials. In fact, Volvo’s last diesel-powered car rolled off the production line last month as the automaker looks toward a cleaner future.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2022

Beginning in 2025, MAN Truck & Bus will manufacture high-voltage batteries for electric trucks and buses in large-scale production at its Nuremberg site. Production capacities will be expanded to more than 100,000 batteries per year. The decision gives Nuremberg’s traditional location a clear perspective for the future.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2018

At CES 2019, Schaeffler will showcase exhibits extending from a hybrid module through to the 1,200-hp Schaeffler 4ePerformance concept. Consequently, the e-axle presented at CES offers efficient driving dynamics interventions for hybrid and battery-electric vehicles as well. Schaeffler 4ePerformance concept vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2018

In the future, Volkswagen will gradually electrify almost every vehicle in its range of models. The company is offering a first look at the future of electrified drive systems as part of the 39 th International Vienna Motor Symposium. This combination represents the gateway to the future of Volkswagen hybrid models.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

has exclusively licensed five battery technologies from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) designed to eliminate the use of cobalt metal in lithium-ion batteries. The metal is specifically used in a battery’s cathode, the positively charged end that determines much of a battery’s performance.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2021

Porsche and joint venture partner Customcells, a spin-off from Fraunhofer, also announced the launch of production of high-performance battery cells at Porsche’s Weissach Development Center. With this material, it now seems possible to increase the power density compared to current series batteries significantly.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2019

Kiel-Toshiba Railway Europe GmbH (TRG), a wholly owned subsidiary of Toshiba Infrastructure Systems and Solution (TISS), Toshiba Group’s core group in the infrastructure business, will showcase Toshiba’s modular diesel electric hybrid locomotives at Transport Logistic 2019 this week. Catenary operation via pantograph (optional).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2019

At NAIAS 2019, INFINITI unveiled the QX Inspiration midsize SUV concept, previewing the brand’s first fully electric vehicle. This design study previews the brand’s plan to launch a range of high-performance electrified vehicles; the INFINITI lineup of the future will consist of a range of electric, e-POWER and performance hybrid vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2020

MCI and Coach Atlantic Maritime Bus will pair for a 9-11 March demonstration tour on Maritime Bus regular routes, inviting passengers to ride along and comment on the performance and comfort of MCI’s battery-electric Commuter Coach. Its battery-electric bus programs are deployed across North America. —Ian Smart, MCI President.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2019

million Impact Canada challenge aimed at accelerating made-in-Canada battery innovation to better position the country in the highly competitive global market. The Charging the Future Challenge was announced during the 2019 Energy and Mines Ministers’ Conference (EMMC), held in Cranbrook, B.C.,

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

With this collaboration, Hyundai Motor Group doubles down on its recent commitment to invest US$87 billion over the next five years to foster future growth. Canoo unveiled its first electric vehicle for subscription in September 2019, just 19 months after the company’s founding in December 2017. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Voltabox AG secured a long-term framework contract with e-troFit GmbH as the preferred supplier of high-performance battery systems for e-troFit’s conversion solutions for diesel buses. In the past fiscal year, e-troFit nominated Voltabox AG as the supplier of the battery unit for conversion kits for buses and trucks.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2019

Kia will present a potential solution for smart-city mobility at CES 2019 with its SEED Car concept. Also at CES 2019, Kia is unveiling its new Real-time Emotion Adaptive Driving (READ) system—an emotional AI-based optimized and interactive in-cabin space centered on human senses. Real-time Emotion Adaptive Driving.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2018

South Korean lithium-ion battery (LIB) cell manufacturer LG Chem recently announced it will increase cell manufacturing capacity to 90 GWh in 2020 from a previous forecast of 70 GWh. LG Chem has also invested in Korean anode producer GS E&C and has a 10% stake in LS Nikko’s nickel sulphate plant.

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