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Moscow launches its 500th electric bus; largest electric bus fleet in Europe

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The KAMAZ 6282 uses lithium-titanate batteries, and has a range of 70 km on one charge. Under the terms of contracts in 2018-2019, domestic manufacturers GAZ and KAMAZ supplied 300 electric buses to Moscow. Moscow, Russia has launched its 500 th electric bus—a KAMAZ 6282 electric bus. The maximum speed is 75 km/h.

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Drive Electro to supply components for another 200 electric buses in Moscow

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The company uses lithium titanate batteries for the electric buses, giving them a range of 350-400 km and requiring just 6-20 minutes to recharge. This year, Drive Electro will supply Moscow with battery packs for a further 200 electric buses. Drive Electro has previously announced plans to expand its manufacturing facilities.

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Germany launches R&D facility for industrial-scale Li-ion cell manufacturing; €500M in funding

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The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has launched the Battery Cell Research Production Center, a new R&D and large-scale industrial manufacturing plant for lithium-ion cells; the center will receive an investment of €500 million. Production will start in the first half of 2019.

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MIT researchers develop method to make smaller, safer, and faster lithium-rich ceramic electrolyte

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This new processing method, which allows precise control of lithium concentration in the material, can also be applied to other lithium oxide films such as lithium titanate and lithium cobaltate that are used in battery electrodes. Reto Pfenninger, Michal Struzik, Iñigo Garbayo, Evelyn Stilp & Jennifer L.

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