Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Next-Battery , a start-up developing high energy-density Li-ion battery technology, has secured a strategic relationship with Lvchi Automobile Technology (Shanghai) Co Ltd. The technology uses lithium-ion chemistries with novel nano-structuring effectively to “upgrade” a battery electrode’s functional properties.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2021

SVOLT Energy Technology, a global advanced technology company and spin-off of Chinese automobile manufacturer Great Wall Motors, is the first to begin commercialization of lithium-ion batteries (LIB) utilizing metallic thin-film separator technology from Soteria Battery Innovation Group (BIG).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2023

CATL also says it can achieve mass production of condensed battery in a short period of time. CATL said it will also launch the automotive-grade version of condensed batteries, which are expected to be put into mass production within this year. These will now be used by Chery Automobile, as announced at the exhibition.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Under the agreement, CATL will become Honda’s partner in the field of lithium-ion EV batteries. CATL will guarantee the supply to Honda of about 56 GWh of lithium-ion EV batteries before 2027. Automobile R&D Center in Tochigi. Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Li-ion maker Electrovaya is working with Mondelez Canada on forklift batteries. This should enhance productivity, reduce emissions and reduce power requirements by up to 35% by replacing lead acid batteries used in the material handling equipment. —Andy Ganapathy, Vice President of Sales at Electrovaya.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Limited) for use in CATL’s next-generation high capacity li-ion batteries (LiB). China’s EV market, one of the three largest automobile markets in the world, is broadly divided into the sub-markets of budget models for running short distances and high-end models that require longer cruising ranges. in Guangdong, China.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

The project partners have shown in the Kamenz test lab that automobile battery storage systems can perform the job of system stabilisation for large-scale power plants. Electricity production is becoming considerably more volatile due to the increasing in-feed of weather-dependent forms of renewable energy.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2021

In addition to improved energy efficiency and carbon reduction, the proposed technology should deliver additional benefits such as increased throughput, improved product quality, and inherently safer and more reliable operation. The development and use of tooling is an important process step in the production of automobiles.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2015

Advanced Battery Technologies signed a strategic partnership agreement with Jiangsu Duke New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd to supply its fast charging lithium-ion batteries for Jiangsu Duke’s 20,000 electronic sports cars in 2015.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2012

Moving forward on their Heads of Agreement signed earlier this year at the Detroit Auto Show ( earlier post ) Korea-based SK Innovation and the international automotive supplier Continental signed an agreement to found a jointly managed company to develop, to produce and to market automotive Li-ion battery systems.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

The Panasonic Group will supply the lithium-ion batteries for Toyota Motor Corporation’s Prius Plug-in Hybrid. This will be the first time for the Panasonic Group to supply its lithium-ion batteries for a mass production plug-in hybrid vehicle. Li-ion cell for Prius PHV. Earlier post.) Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

NEC Corporation is spinning off NEC Tokin’s high-capacity laminated Li-ion battery business into a new wholly-owned subsidiary of NEC called NEC Energy Devices, as of 1 April. NEC will manage the new large-capacity Li-ion battery subsidiary directly, including investment, operation, production and technology.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

-based global developer and manufacturer of lithium-ion technology solutions targeted for heavy-duty mobility applications. XALT Energy specializes in applying lithium-ion technology to large-scale, high-energy, high-power storage solutions for industries including commercial transportation, rail, marine, industrial operations and automotive.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2011

million) to add third and fourth production lines manufacturing carbon anode materials for lithium-ion automotive batteries at Yamazaki Works. Production rate was rising as of July 2011. Thus, not only the production capacity will double but also any recovery period can be shortened in the event of a massive earthquake.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

PolyPlus Battery Company a privately-held company focused on the development of the first rechargeable Li metal battery with a ionically conductive glass separator, has entered into the first stage of a joint development agreement with SK Innovation Co. Korea’s first and largest energy and chemical company.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

DRX cathodes could provide batteries with higher energy density than conventional lithium-ion battery cathodes made of nickel and cobalt, two metals that are in critically short supply. In a rock salt structure, cations (positively charged ions) and anions (negatively charged ions) are arranged in a specific pattern.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

At the Frankfurt Motor Show, Samsung SDI is showcasing its EV battery business as well as its automobile material business and SDIBS (SDI Battery systems), and battery pack development business undertaken from Magna this past May. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2011

have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a joint venture for high-volume production of superior quality Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP); LFP is a cost-effective, safe and eco-friendly cathode material for use in rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. LG Chem supplies the Li-ion cells for the Chevy Volt, for example.).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2019

West Mira will be the world’s first drilling rig to operate a low-emission hybrid power plant using Siemens’ lithium-ion energy storage solution. The factory comprises a robotized and digitized production line with eight robotic stations with a capacity of up to 300 megawatt hours (MWh) per year. Copyright: Neil Robertson.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2016

Daimler is investing €500 million (US$544 million) to build a second battery factory in Germany to produce lithium-ion batteries for Mercedes-Benz and smart hybrid and electric vehicles. This will triple the production space of Daimler subsidiary Deutsche ACCUMOTIVE, located in Kamenz.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 19, 2024

Unquestionably, the industry wave of the previous EVs has been lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries used as power sources. Nonetheless, EVs won’t be widespread unless incremental innovations occur in battery technology, production efficiency and affordability. However, LFP batteries provide a compelling alternative.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2009

one of the largest lithium-ion battery cell manufacturers as measured by production output, has begun to execute a contract with Jilin Hi-tech Electric Vehicle Co., Ltd, an affiliated company of First Automobile Group Co., Xiangqian Li, CEO of China BAK. China BAK Battery, Inc., Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2016

The JV will enable the two companies to combine their production technologies and mutually to use their technology resources including intellectual property, in order to enhance their technologies and cost competitiveness. The annual production capacity is 10,000 tonnes in Japan and 5,000 tonnes in China. Ube Industries, Ltd.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Panasonic Corporation and Tesla Motors have expanded their 2011 supply agreement so that Panasonic will now supply nearly 2 billion automotive-grade lithium-ion battery cells to Tesla through 31 December 2017 at long-term preferential prices. —Tesla Quarterly Report (10Q) for quarter ending 30 June 2013.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2019

Musashi’s strategic investment accelerates KeraCel’s development of its additive manufacturing solid state battery technology to high volume production. Keracel’s target energy density for its 1 st generation battery is 1200 Wh/l—approximately twice that of today’s lithium-ion batteries.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2009

The National Alliance for Advanced Transportation Batteries (NAATBatt) ( earlier post ) has selected a site in Hardin County, Kentucky to build a more than $600-million automotive lithium-ion battery plant. Kentucky was selected over Texas, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania and South Carolina. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 24, 2010

plans to raise its output capacity for automotive lithium ion batteries by 150% to the equivalent of some 1 million hybrid vehicles annually through a roughly ¥15 billion (US$180.7 Sanyo will boost production of lithium ion batteries for automobiles at its Kasai plant. The Nikkei reports that Sanyo Electric Co.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2009

Embedded metal oxide compounds for Li-ion cathode material. million) as part of the “Lithium Ion Battery LIB 2015” alliance for innovation. As energy stores of the future, lithium-ion batteries are a key technology for a more climate-friendly energy supply. Source: BASF. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Sample of the film-type Li-ion battery developed by Sekisui Chemical. The new cells feature high lithium-ion conductivity (approximately ten times compared to other Sekisui products) with enhanced safety through the use of a high-performance gel-type electrolyte. Click to enlarge. Sekisui Chemical Co., A hat-tip to RK! ).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2012

Moreover, Honda will strive to recycle rare earth metals extracted from a variety of used parts such as hybrid motors and lithium-ion batteries in addition to nickel-metal hydride batteries. Concerning the recycling of resources used for its products, Honda has long been committed to the 3R (reduce, reuse, recycle) approach.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2011

will ramping up lithium-ion battery output in lower-cost China to reduce manufacturing expenses as much as 30%. Japanese companies once enjoyed an edge in development and mass production of these batteries, which are used to power mobile phones, laptop computers and other products. The Nikkei reports that Panasonic Corp.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2022

NMP (also known as n-methyl-2-pyrrolidone or 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone) is widely used during the manufacture and production of electronics, polymers, agrichemicals and petrochemical products. It has numerous industrial, commercial and consumer applications, including as a solvent in the production of electrodes for Li-ion batteries.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2010

The joint venture will begin producing lithium-ion battery systems in 2010 for Wanxiang’s existing backlog of customers in China in the passenger and heavy-duty market segments, with the intention to expand to new customers and new geographies. Charles Gassenheimer, Chairman and CEO of EnerDel parent company Ener1, Inc. Charles Gassenheimer.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2012

Li-ion battery manufacturer China BAK Battery, Inc. has entered into a strategic cooperation program to develop electric vehicle (EV) battery modules and high-capacity battery products with input from FAWER Automotive Parts Limited Company, a subsidiary of China FAW Group Corporation, one of China’s leading vehicle manufacturers.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) are proposing a new design concept for lithium-ion batteries that introduces slits in the electrodes—a feature which may mitigate the risk of battery failure during automobile accidents. Michael Naguib, Srikanth Allu, Srdjan Simunovic, Jianlin Li, Hsin Wang, Nancy J.

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Electric Auto Association

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

times as many automobiles as the US, has big plans to enter the American market. Zero Not just motorcycles anymore The Trident, Zero Electric Vehicles’ first automobile, became closer to reality with the introduction of the company’s rolling electric chassis. Chinese EVs Exploding out of Asia China, which manufactures 2.5 Zero Trident.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

CATL is headquartered in Ningde, Fujian, and is focused on the research and development of Li-ion batteries (LIB) intended for electric vehicles. NEVS was founded in 2012 and acquired the main assets of the Saab Automobile bankruptcy estates. Limited (CATL) to secure the battery supply for NEVS 9-3 EV in the Chinese market.

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