Batteries, Battery, Commercial and Missouri

Univ. of Missouri team progressing with convection battery; enabling rechargeable lithium-metal batteries

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MAY 14, 2013

The Li / Support is the electrode made possible with the convection battery technology. Researchers at the University of Missouri led by Prof. Galen Suppes say that they have further developed and validated the “convection battery” or “convection cell” technology originally announced in 2011 and 2012 ( earlier post ).

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Missouri Recharge Batteries Battery

ZAF Energy Systems opens NiZn battery manufacturing production plant in Missouri

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OCTOBER 9, 2017

ZAF ) has opened a new production facility in Joplin, Missouri, dedicated to manufacturing its initial line of rechargeable nickel zinc (NiZn) batteries. ZAF’s NiZn batteries have potential uses in a wide range of applications including: automotive, heavy trucking, remote telecom, renewable energy, and marine.

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Ford opens E-Transit Registration site for commercial customers; new pricing

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MAY 4, 2021

Ford is opening an E-Transit registration site today for commercial customers ahead of order banks opening by July. To date, more than 450 commercial customers in North America, including 200 top fleets and fleet management companies, have said they’re interested in purchasing the E-Transit.

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Commercial Ford Price North America

USABC awards $2.4M contract to WPI for development of low-cost/fast-charge batteries for EV applications

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JULY 20, 2020

The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC), a subsidiary of the United States Council for Automotive Research LLC (USCAR), and a collaborative organization of FCA US LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors, has awarded a $2.4-million —Yan Wang.

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Low Cost Batteries Battery Charging

NiZn batterymaker ZAF Energy Systems receives strategic investment from Wirtz Manufacturing

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FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Wirtz Manufacturing, a global provider of equipment design and technology for the lead-acid battery market, has made a strategic investment in ZAF Energy Systems, a manufacturer of nickel-zinc (NiZn) batteries. In the Ni-Zn battery system zinc is partially soluble in the alkaline electrolyte and dissolves to form zincate anions.

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Manufacturer Lead Acid Energy Missouri

US Postal Service to purchase 9,250 Ford E-Transit electric vehicles and 14,000 EV charging stations

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MARCH 2, 2023

After a competitive search, the United States Postal Service (USPS) awarded a contract for 9,250 Ford E-Transit battery electric vehicles (BEVs) as well as initial orders for more than 14,000 charging stations to be deployed at Postal Service facilities. The Ford E-Transit BEVs are manufactured in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Purchase Electric Vehicles Ford Kansas City

Orange EV raises $35M to scale electric trucking solutions

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AUGUST 5, 2022

The investment will allow Orange EV to scale its manufacturing to meet tremendous demand increases, deliver class-leading vehicles to new markets, and develop new technologies that will increase the company’s lead in the Class 8 commercial vehicle segment.

Missouri

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New A123 Systems LLC emerges

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JANUARY 30, 2013

Li-ion battery maker A123 Systems LLC, a newly formed, wholly owned subsidiary of Wanxiang America Corporation, has acquired substantially all of the non-government business assets of bankrupt A123 Systems, Inc. A123’s joint venture with Shanghai Automotive. A123’s joint venture with Shanghai Automotive. Transportation.

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Lead Acid Ni-Li Li-ion Grid

MIT study concludes V2G-enabled electric commercial trucks could offer lower total operating cost than conventional diesel fleet

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FEBRUARY 1, 2012

A new study by researchers at MIT’s Center for Transportation and Logistics (CTL), concludes that electric commercial vehicles can cost 9 to 12% less to operate than trucks powered by diesel engines when used to make deliveries on an everyday basis in big cities and when V2G (vehicle-to-grid) revenue is incorporated.

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MIT Fleet Diesel Commercial

Li-ion Polymer Battery Maker Kokam America Is Partner of Choice for Smith Electric Vehicles US; Kokam JV With Dow Targeted at Scaling Up Production

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APRIL 17, 2009

When Smith Electric Vehicles US Corp (SEV-US) announced on 27 March its selection of Kansas City, Missouri as the site for its US assembly plant for electric commercial vehicles ( earlier post ), SEV-US CEO Bryan Hansel named Kokam America (also based in Missouri) as the electric vehicle company’s battery “ partner of choice. ”

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Li-ion Polymer America Missouri

A123 expects assets sales to Wanxiang and Navitas to close by 1 Feb

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JANUARY 19, 2013

based provider of energy-enabled system solutions and energy storage products for commercial, industrial and government agency customers. A123’s joint venture with Shanghai Automotive. based government business, including all US military contracts, which would be acquired for $2.25 million by Navitas Systems, a Woodridge, Ill.-based

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Ram Promaster EV brings Detroit’s third maker into electric vans

Charged EVs

MAY 7, 2024

In January, Stellantis said its Ram truck brand would start selling the ProMaster EV, a battery-electric model of the ProMaster van that it restyled and updated for 2023. It’s long been known that urban and suburban deliveries are one of the best duty cycles for battery-electric vehicles. Got all that?

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Ford Fleet Gasoline-Electric Electric

Obama Backing EVs With Missouri Visit

All Cars Electric

JULY 7, 2010

President Barack Obama isn't hiding his support for electric vehicles one bit, with the nation's leader heading to Kansas City, Missouri on Thursday to visit one of a growing number of electric vehicle startups. Obama will be visiting Smith Electric Vehicles, a small firm specializing in building battery-powered commercial vehicles and the.

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Missouri Obama Kansas City Kansas

DOD awards EaglePicher $22M under DPA Title III to expand Li-ion production capabilities; 250 Wh/kg

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NOVEMBER 7, 2014

The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded EaglePicher $22 million in funding under the Defense Production Act Title III Program ( DPA Title III ) for Phase II of the Lithium-Ion Battery for Military Applications (LIMA) project. Batteries' The original solicitation for the LIMA project was in 2011.

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Li-ion Lithium Ion Production Missouri

ARPA-E awarding $39M to 16 projects to grow the domestic critical minerals supply chain

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

The selected projects, led by universities, national laboratories, and the private sector aim to develop commercially scalable technologies that will enable greater domestic supplies of copper, nickel, lithium, cobalt, rare earth elements, and other critical elements.

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A123 Systems reaches agreement to sell substantially all assets to Wanxiang for $256.6M

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DECEMBER 9, 2012

Wanxiang outbid a joint Johnson Controls and NEC offer and a bid from Siemens in an auction held on 6 December for the assets of the bankrupt Li-ion battery maker. based provider of energy-enabled system solutions and energy storage products for commercial, industrial and government agency customers.

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Ni-Li Energy Storage Li-ion Purchase

Ram Promaster EV brings Detroit’s third maker into electric vans – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

MAY 7, 2024

In January, Stellantis said its Ram truck brand would start selling the ProMaster EV, a battery-electric model of the ProMaster van that it restyled and updated for 2023. It’s long been known that urban and suburban deliveries are one of the best duty cycles for battery-electric vehicles. Got all that?

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Charging Ford Gasoline-Electric Electric

ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

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APRIL 30, 2010

The second round was focused specifically on three areas of technology representing new approaches for advanced microbial biofuels (electrofuels); much higher capacity and less expensive batteries for electric vehicles; and carbon capture. Better Batteries - Batteries for Electrical Energy Storage in Transportation (BEEST).

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DOE awards nearly $55M to advance fuel efficient vehicle technologies in support of EV Everywhere and SuperTruck

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

million in co-funding to support projects focused on battery modeling technologies and computational fluid dynamics. Other projects focus on electric drive battery modeling for vehicles and advancing lightweight materials research to help electric vehicles increase their range and reduce battery needs. Cabot Corp. 2,054,560.

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Fuel Carbon Fiber Lithium Ion Vehicles

Ford and Smith Terminate Partnership on Electric Transit Connect Project for US; Ford Now Partnering with Azure Dynamics to Deliver the Vehicle in 2010; Smith Partnering with AM General on Electric Vans for USPS

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OCTOBER 30, 2009

SEV US has commenced production of the Smith Newton electric truck platform at its assembly facility in Kansas City, Missouri, and currently has an order book of 255 trucks. Azure Dynamics has selected Johnson Controls-Saft as the supplier for lithium-ion battery cells and battery packs for the Transit Connect BEV.

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Smith Electric Vehicles US finalizes purchase of Smith Electric UK for $15M; staging for IPO

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DECEMBER 24, 2010

Smith Electric Vehicles US (SEVUS) will finalize the purchase of its United Kingdom-based parent company, Smith Electric Vehicles (UK), creating the world’s largest manufacturer of commercial electric vehicles. This sale signals a bright future for the electric commercial vehicle industry.

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Purchase Electric Vehicles Kansas City United Kingdom

Smith Electric Vehicles US Selects Kansas City for Electric Truck Assembly Plant; Newton Model to Be First

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MARCH 27, 2009

Production of the first zero-emission commercial trucks is scheduled to begin third quarter of 2009. SEV US Corp will initially focus its production on battery-electric-powered vehicles for depot-based predictable-route delivery fleets. Tags: Electric (Battery) Heavy-duty.

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Kansas City Kansas Electric Vehicles Transit Connect

Smith Electric Vehicles US Partners with Clean Fuels Ohio Program To Target $10M in Federal Funding

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APRIL 14, 2009

SEV-US plans to participate in similar funding programs in California, Missouri, New York and Texas. We’re involved in this initiative to help our customers with fleet operations in Ohio take full advantage of the benefits the ARRA federal stimulus plan has to offer for the adoption of zero-emission all-electric commercial vehicles.

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Ohio Clean Cleaning Electric Vehicles

DOE to Award $41.9M in Recovery Funds to Spur Growth of Fuel Cell Markets

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APRIL 16, 2009

million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding to 13 projects to accelerate the commercialization and deployment of fuel cells and to create jobs in fuel cell manufacturing, installation, maintenance, and support services. The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $41.9 Anheuser-Busch (St. Louis, MO). million.

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Smith Electric Vehicles secures new strategic investor and battery supplier; production to resume in Kansas City in mid-2014

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MAY 13, 2014

Under the agreement, Sinopoly will become Smith Electric’s exclusive supplier for batteries in vehicle applications that are compatible with Smith Electric’s platforms and customer requirements. Smith Electric will resume production in its Kansas City, Missouri, facility in mid-summer 2014. Batteries Electric (Battery)'

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Kansas City Kansas 2014 Li-ion

President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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AUGUST 5, 2009

President Obama announced 48 new advanced battery and electric drive projects that will receive $2.4 The announcement marks the single largest investment in advanced battery technology for hybrid and electric-drive vehicles ever made. billion in funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. DOE Award ($mil.). Technology.

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Ford and Smith scrap electric Transit plans

Green Cars News

OCTOBER 31, 2009

What’s more is that proceeding with the Transit Connect would have meant limiting the working capital available to support the growth of the Newton, which has already commenced production at the assembly facility in Kansas City, Missouri, and has an order book of 255 trucks.

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Ford Transit Connect Kansas City Missouri

Study finds drone-based delivery could reduce GHG emissions and energy use in the transportation sector, if deployed sensibly

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FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Drones have been used for years by the military and government, but using drones for commercial package delivery is becoming a new industry. Emissions from battery and fuels production, as well as fuels combustion and electricity production required for transportation and warehousing, are included. O’Neill, Alia Lubers, Alexandra S.

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DOE Critical Materials Institute selects four projects to support critical materials supply chain innovation

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OCTOBER 16, 2020

Selected project teams will focus on three areas: conversion of raw material feedstock into high value products (magnets), novel separations from end-of-life batteries, and unconventional domestic supplies of cobalt. If successful, this innovative approach would improve the economics of recycling lithium-ion batteries.

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Inflation Reduction Act – How It Supercharges the Electric Vehicle Industry

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AUGUST 29, 2022

on a path to reducing emissions more than 40% below 2005 levels, per a Princeton University analysis of the measure’s impacts : expanded tax credits for EVs, batteries, solar panels and wind turbines. electric heat pumps, which could help alleviate emissions from manufacturing facilities and other commercial structures.

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Electric Vehicles Tax Credit Industrial Industry

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Univ. of Missouri team progressing with convection battery; enabling rechargeable lithium-metal batteries

ZAF Energy Systems opens NiZn battery manufacturing production plant in Missouri

Ford opens E-Transit Registration site for commercial customers; new pricing

USABC awards $2.4M contract to WPI for development of low-cost/fast-charge batteries for EV applications

NiZn batterymaker ZAF Energy Systems receives strategic investment from Wirtz Manufacturing

US Postal Service to purchase 9,250 Ford E-Transit electric vehicles and 14,000 EV charging stations

Orange EV raises $35M to scale electric trucking solutions

New A123 Systems LLC emerges

MIT study concludes V2G-enabled electric commercial trucks could offer lower total operating cost than conventional diesel fleet

Li-ion Polymer Battery Maker Kokam America Is Partner of Choice for Smith Electric Vehicles US; Kokam JV With Dow Targeted at Scaling Up Production

A123 expects assets sales to Wanxiang and Navitas to close by 1 Feb

Ram Promaster EV brings Detroit’s third maker into electric vans

Obama Backing EVs With Missouri Visit

DOD awards EaglePicher $22M under DPA Title III to expand Li-ion production capabilities; 250 Wh/kg

ARPA-E awarding $39M to 16 projects to grow the domestic critical minerals supply chain

A123 Systems reaches agreement to sell substantially all assets to Wanxiang for $256.6M

Ram Promaster EV brings Detroit’s third maker into electric vans – Charged EVs

ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

DOE awards nearly $55M to advance fuel efficient vehicle technologies in support of EV Everywhere and SuperTruck

Ford and Smith Terminate Partnership on Electric Transit Connect Project for US; Ford Now Partnering with Azure Dynamics to Deliver the Vehicle in 2010; Smith Partnering with AM General on Electric Vans for USPS

Smith Electric Vehicles US finalizes purchase of Smith Electric UK for $15M; staging for IPO

Smith Electric Vehicles US Selects Kansas City for Electric Truck Assembly Plant; Newton Model to Be First

Smith Electric Vehicles US Partners with Clean Fuels Ohio Program To Target $10M in Federal Funding

DOE to Award $41.9M in Recovery Funds to Spur Growth of Fuel Cell Markets

Smith Electric Vehicles secures new strategic investor and battery supplier; production to resume in Kansas City in mid-2014

President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

Ford and Smith scrap electric Transit plans

Study finds drone-based delivery could reduce GHG emissions and energy use in the transportation sector, if deployed sensibly

DOE Critical Materials Institute selects four projects to support critical materials supply chain innovation

Inflation Reduction Act – How It Supercharges the Electric Vehicle Industry

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