Remove Affordable Remove Future Remove Grid Remove Sodium
article thumbnail

Top Factors Affecting EV Adoption

EV Connect

Drivers want a safe, affordable and comfortable way to get from A to B. Grid Development Two factors are crucial to the expansion of a nationwide grid that can meet the needs of future EV drivers. There’s a parallel with smartphones, which barely existed in 2010, but are now owned by 85% of American adults.

Charging 111
article thumbnail

CalSEED awards $4.2M to early-stage clean energy innovations

Green Car Congress

The awardees went through a rigorous process including a review with CalSEED’s curated technical advisory committee, who volunteered their time and expertise to select the most promising future clean energy technologies. This novel technology would deliver safe, reliable, resilient, and cost-effective electric power in the grid.

Clean 371
article thumbnail

Promising EV Trends to Lookout For in 2023

Get Electric Vehicle

Customers desire vehicles with affordable price tags, quicker charging time, and greater ranges and developing battery technology is a great way to answer these questions. The batteries that use sodium instead of the pricey and rare lithium are the ones that are the closest to being on the market.

Li-ion 75
article thumbnail

How Umicore is ensuring sustainability in the North American EV battery chain

Charged EVs

Providing CAM with excellent cycle life through our proprietary know-how also enables second-life battery applications, which means that the carbon footprint of a battery can be extended to additional functional applications such as grid and home storage applications. Charged : Where is Umicore with solid-state batteries?

article thumbnail

How Umicore is ensuring sustainability in the North American EV battery chain – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Providing CAM with excellent cycle life through our proprietary know-how also enables second-life battery applications, which means that the carbon footprint of a battery can be extended to additional functional applications such as grid and home storage applications. Charged : Where is Umicore with solid-state batteries?

article thumbnail

ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

Green Car Congress

Planar Na-beta Batteries for Renewable Integration and Grid Applications. Eagle Picher, in partnership with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, will develop a new generation of high energy, low cost planar liquid sodium beta batteries for grid scale electrical power storage applications. Water (1 project). ENERGY STORAGE.

Energy 231