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MAY 20, 2023

Germany-based Liacon, one of Europe’s largest battery manufacturers, has released a new, more versatile lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) battery that can replace all Group 31 lead-acid units. Group 31 batteries are one of the highest selling in the market. Lead acid batteries typically get 200-400 cycles before they fail.

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MARCH 21, 2020

a North-America-based lithium-ion battery resource recovery company, recently completed its first shipment of commercially recycled battery material, containing energy metals concentrate. Additionally, Li-Cycle’s technology ensures that lithium-ion batteries are processed safely without risk of thermal runaway (i.e.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Lyten , an advanced materials company, introduced its LytCell EV lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery platform. The technology is optimized for the electric vehicle market and is designed to deliver three times (3X) the gravimetric energy density of conventional lithium-ion batteries. Extended range and/or increased payloads.

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OCTOBER 15, 2021

Cummins and GILLIG announced the production of the 100 th GILLIG battery-electric bus built since the two companies began partnering on the heavy-duty transit vehicle. Since GILLIG’s second-generation battery-electric bus was unveiled in 2019, the companies have worked together to deliver the most reliable and durable electric bus in service.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Hyliion Holdings, a provider of electrified powertrain solutions for Class 8 commercial vehicles, instroduced its next generation battery module which integrates Toshiba’s LTO cells with Hyliion’s technology to achieve longer battery life, higher charging rates and improved safety. The design has already passed UN 38.3

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NOVEMBER 3, 2021

SES (formerly known as SolidEnergy Systems), a developer of high-performance hybrid lithium-metal rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and other applications ( earlier post ), unveiled Apollo, a 107 Ah Li-Metal battery that is the largest in the world and is targeted at the automotive industry.

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DECEMBER 1, 2021

Lithium-ion battery pack prices, which were above $1,200 per kilowatt-hour in 2010, have fallen 89% in real terms to $132/kWh in 2021, according to a new report from BloombergNEF (BNEF). These prices are an average across multiple battery end-uses, including different types of electric vehicles, buses and stationary storage projects.

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JANUARY 14, 2021

Octillion Power Systems, a global provider of advanced lithium-ion batteries, is providing battery packs for all-electric motorcoaches and city transit buses offered by ABC Companies and Lightning eMotors. The order marks the company’s first time supplying batteries for motorcoaches and buses in North America.

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MARCH 7, 2023

More than two-thirds (68%) of lithium-ion battery production planned for Europe is at risk of being delayed, scaled down or cancelled, according to new analysis by the European NGO Transport & Environment. Battery production capacity equivalent to 18 million electric cars—1.2

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

China dominates BloombergNEF’s (BNEF) lithium-ion battery supply chain ranking in 2020, having quickly surpassed Japan and Korea that were leaders for the majority of the previous decade. While both countries are leaders in battery and components manufacturing, they do not have the same influence in raw materials refining and mining as China.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

billion to 21 projects to expand domestic manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and the electrical grid and for materials and components currently imported from other countries. The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding a combined $2.8 Earlier post.) Of that, $1.6 Materials Separation & Processing (Cathode Minerals).

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OCTOBER 7, 2022

GM Defense, a subsidiary of General Motors, was selected by the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to develop a battery pack prototype for testing and analysis on Department of Defense platforms. GM’s HUMMER EV Ultium battery pack. Commercial battery electric technologies continue to mature.

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JULY 30, 2021

CATL) unveiled its first-generation sodium-ion battery, together with its AB battery pack solution—which is able to integrate sodium-ion cells and lithium-ion cells into one pack. The sodium-ion battery has a similar working principle to the lithium-ion battery; sodium ions shuttle between the cathode and anode.

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MARCH 11, 2022

Solid-state batteries could potentially not only deliver twice as much energy for their size, they also could virtually eliminate the fire hazard associated with today’s lithium-ion batteries. The findings are reported in an open-access paper in the journal Advanced Energy Materials.

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MAY 21, 2022

Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) entered into an agreement with the State of Georgia to build its first dedicated full electric vehicle and battery manufacturing facilities in the US. The new EV plant and battery manufacturing facilities represent an investment of approximately US$5.54 —Jaehoon Chang, President and CEO of Hyundai Motor.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Anadolu Isuzu, Turkey’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, and Proterra announced a new collaboration to power the new generation of Anadolu Isuzu’s all-electric Citi VOLT public transportation buses with Proterra’s commercial vehicle battery technology.

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MARCH 31, 2021

Battery-electric AMG derivatives based on the new Mercedes Electric Vehicle Architecture (EVA) for luxury and premium-class vehicles. Added to this is the High Performance Battery we developed, which boasts twice the power density of conventional drive batteries and, like many other components, is inspired by technology from Formula 1.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

MAHLE Powertrain and Allotrope Energy have unveiled a new battery technology which offers ultra-fast recharging coupled with good power density. Lithium-carbon battery. The technology features a high-rate battery-type anode and a high-capacity electric double layer capacitor (EDLC)-style cathode, separated by an organic electrolyte.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Leclanché SA has developed a modular, all-in-one, high-performance battery system optimized for powering new and retrofit hybrid and fully electric commercial vehicles. It also features built-in liquid-cooling and thermal hazard protection enhancing its ability to work safely in a wide range of environments.

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JUNE 10, 2022

Theoretical calculations demonstrate that the curved surfaces bind lithium with a stronger affinity than the planar surface with zero curvature, particularly the structure with a positive curvature, making it possible to accomplish the high capacity of the carbon anode in an extremely cold environment.

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AUGUST 21, 2020

FEV has created a unique simulation and testing process for optimizing thermal propagation behavior in automotive battery packs. The new process helps reduce the risk of injury and damage resulting from battery cell thermal runaway, while also saving development time and cost. Source: FEV Group.

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MARCH 15, 2021

Nissan has begun using second-life battery modules from first-generation LEAF electric vehicles as the power supply for automated guided vehicles (AGVs) in its plants. Nissan was exploring new ways to reuse its Nissan LEAF batteries, and hit upon the idea of using them in AGVs. Globally, Nissan has more than 4,000 AGVs at work.

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MARCH 11, 2023

Tests conducted by Titirici Group , a multidisciplinary research team based at Imperial College London, have found that a novel carbon nanotube electrode material derived from CO 2 —produced by Estonian nanotech company UP Catalyst ( earlier post )—enhances the cyclability of sodium-ion batteries.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Researchers at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have developed a lithium-air battery with a solid electrolyte. The battery is rechargeable for 1000 cycles with a low polarization gap and can operate at high rates. —Kondori et al.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Molicel ), a supplier of lithium-ion battery cells, entered into a memorandum of understanding for Molicel to manufacture and supply the battery cells for Archer’s production electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, Midnight. gigawatt-hours (GWh) of battery capacity annually.

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JULY 21, 2022

Solid-state batteries could reduce the carbon footprint of electric vehicle batteries by up to 39%, according to a study commissioned by European environmental NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) from Minviro , a company specializing in raw material life-cycle analysis, which compared emerging solid-state technology to current battery chemistries.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2021

An international team of researchers has developed a new strategy for dendrite-free lithium-metal batteries based on the use of interlayer and intralayer atomic channels in graphite formed by pre-tunnelling the graphite layers. The obtained atomic channels enable the free and fast diffusion of lithium with enhanced kinetics. atomic channels.

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MARCH 29, 2022

Blackstone Technology GmbH may begin commercialization of 3D-printed solid-state sodium-ion batteries as early as 2025. This project is being funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection as part of its support for the battery cell manufacturing ecosystem with a total of up to €24.1

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Ford Motor Company will build two new massive, environmentally and technologically advanced campuses in Tennessee and Kentucky that will produce the next generation of electric F-Series trucks and the batteries to power future electric Ford and Lincoln vehicles. billion BlueOvalSK Battery Park—creating 5,000 jobs.

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JUNE 29, 2023

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory have developed a fluorinated cation electrolyte that could enable high-voltage lithium metal batteries. Fluorides have been identified as a key ingredient in interphases supporting aggressive battery chemistries. An open-access report on their work is published in Nature Communications.

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JANUARY 6, 2023

The Ram Truck brand introduced its Ram 1500 Revolution Battery-electric Vehicle (BEV) Concept at CES 2023. Based on the company’s STLA Frame platform, the Ram 1500 Revolution BEV Concept features a body-on-frame design that incorporates the battery pack efficiently.

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JUNE 10, 2022

The Van Hool A12 Battery Electric is the first vehicle in a completely new range of buses in four different lengths (12m, 13m, 18m and 24m) equipped with exclusively zero emission powertrains: battery-electric, fuel cell (hydrogen) and trolley. Our customers are focusing on greening their fleets and are pursuing zero emissions.

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MAY 27, 2022

The BMW Brilliance Automotive joint venture (BBA) has established a closed loop for reuse of the raw materials nickel, lithium and cobalt from high-voltage batteries that are no longer suitable for use in electric vehicles. Automated and precise dismantling of BMW high-voltage batteries at Huayou Recycling.

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OCTOBER 8, 2020

Globally, vehicle owners and those considering purchasing BEV agree the top benefits of going electric are improving the environment, adding convenience and reducing ownership costs. The Ipsos Study uncovered the top five issues: driving range, affordability, access to charging stations, overall ownership cost and battery life.

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JULY 21, 2023

After four years of design, modeling and simulation, a team of 25 people comprising CNRS (French National Centre for Scientific Research), Stellantis and Saft engineers and researchers unveiled an innovative prototype of an energy storage battery that integrates the inverter and charger functions. It also frees up room in the vehicle.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Respect and protection of human rights and of the environment, all the way from the mine to the finished product, are decisive in this respect, the company said. Currently, the focus is particularly on the battery raw materials cobalt and lithium.

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AUGUST 9, 2022

A team from Central South University in China has developed a new type of deep eutectic solvent (DES) that can efficiently leach metal elements from spent Ni-Co-Mn lithium-ion batteries (LNCM). In reality, the production of nickel–cobalt–manganese (NCM) lithium-ion (LNCM) batteries is much larger than that of LCO batteries.

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