Green Car Congress

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. On-shore cell manufacturing facilities proximate to OEMs.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2021

Following its launch of the e Autopos brand, an EV body concept (PBC-EV) and new electrical steel for notors ( earlier post ), POSCO has introduced its battery pack and steel. In the event of a car accident, Giga Steel protects the battery. Giga Steel is a steel plate that can withstand more than 100 kg per 1mm² area.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

MAN Truck & Bus is accelerating the production of heavy-duty e-trucks in Munich to as early as the beginning of 2024 with prompt delivery of an initial 200 units. In addition, the depth of added value for battery-electric commercial vehicles is to be increased, with in-house assembly of the so-called battery packs.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2023

ACCURE Battery Intelligence , a developer of predictive analytics software to ensure battery safety, performance and extended life for energy storage, electric vehicles, and other applications, secured a €7.2-million GWh for customers worldwide, helping optimize the performance and safety of their battery systems. million ($7.8-million)

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Stellantis and LG Energy Solution have entered into a memorandum of understanding to form a joint venture to produce battery cells and modules for North America. Targeted to start by the first quarter of 2024, the plant aims to have an annual production capacity of 40 gigawatt hours.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Lightning eMotors reached a two-year agreement to purchase 175 MWh of CATL batteries. Having several battery size and shape options enables Lightning to address a variety of use cases and better meet customer requirements. The agreement with CATL distributor Coulomb Solutions, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2020

In a live virtual event, Hino showcased the line-up of zero emissions trucks, partnering with technology leaders in advanced electrification drive systems. The ZEV products ranged from a class 5 on a SEA Electric SEA-Drive 120a on a Hino M5 chassis, up to a Hino XL Series class 8 tractor powered by Toyota’s Fuel Cell system ( earlier post ).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Atlis Motor Vehicles, an electric vehicle technology startup designing an electric pickup truck (Atlis XT pickup), announced the first Atlis Battery Day event, where it will showcase early prototypes of its proprietary ultra-fast charging battery technology and 100% electric XP Platform.

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Electric Cars Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Rimac Technology has partnered with EVE Energy, a leading manufacturer of lithium batteries and pioneer of the 46xx cylindrical cell format. The partnership was formally initiated during the IAA Mobility event in Munich.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2022

KULR Technology Group has achieved operational readiness for its Fractional Thermal Runaway Calorimeter (FTRC) within its suite of battery safety and thermal management solutions after finalizing a commercial licensing agreement with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the agency’s patent-pending FTRC solution.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

MAN Truck & Bus is working on the post-usage strategy for its electric-vehicle batteries. The aim is to extend the life of the batteries in the first step and, if this is no longer possible, to recycle the raw materials contained in them. This can significantly increase the service life of the battery.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2023

ENTERA aerogel particles are a thermal insulation additive designed to enable the development of ultra-thin thermal barriers for electric vehicle (EV) lithium-ion batteries. To meet increased EV demand, battery manufacturers are developing higher performing lithium-ion battery packs with increased range.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2021

Power management company Eaton’s eMobility business has been awarded a contract to supply a 24-to-12-volt DC-DC converter for use in a commercial heavy-duty battery electric vehicle (BEV) that will power accessories, such as antilock brakes and lighting. That capability makes the converter unique among product offerings in this space.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

He also provided some key insights about the company’s battery supply, both for its electric vehicle business and its energy division. Details of the invite-only event were shared with Insider , which promptly outlined the executive’s points. Fortunately, Tesla has made a ton of headway in this aspect.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2020

Soteria Battery Innovation Group (BIG) has exclusively licensed and optioned a technology developed by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory designed to eliminate thermal runaway in lithium ion batteries due to mechanical damage. The technology complements Soteria’s existing battery safety technology.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 24, 2022

Panasonic will invest as much as $705 million on new production facilities in Japan as it plans to build Tesla’s new 4680 battery cell as early as 2023, new reports said. Tesla unveiled the 4680 battery cell at its Battery Day event in September 2020. Tesla unveils the 4680 Battery Cell in September 2020.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2022

Ford is recalling certain 2021-2022 Mustang Mach-E vehicles because the high voltage battery main contactors may overheat, causing the vehicle to lose drive power. In the defective vehicles, DC fast charging and repeated wide-open pedal events can cause the high voltage battery main contactors to overheat.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 19, 2024

Tesla has hired an experienced semiconductor manufacturing executive to help ramp up its battery cell production. Over the last few years, Tesla has been ramping up its own battery cell production – a new business for the automaker. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2019

Volkswagen is setting up a pilot plant for Li-ion battery recycling at Salzgitter factory, south-west of Braunschweig, Germany. Batteries can be recycled here as early as 2020—initially 1,200 tons per year. This corresponds to 3,000 vehicle batteries. Earlier post.)

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

It appears that Tesla is considering Chinese battery components manufacturer Sunrise New Energy as a potential supplier, according to a new report. Sunrise New Energy said on Wednesday that Tesla has expressed interest in the manufacturer’s battery component products, as reported by Reuters. billion as soon as mid-2024.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2022

China-based smart electric vehicle company NIO unveiled details of its products and services for Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Sweden at a European launch event in Berlin. NIO is committed to a comprehensive battery charging system in the new markets.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2022

Leclanché reports a significant breakthrough in the safety of its lithium-ion batteries without compromising cell performance. By adding a special fire-retardant additive to its electrolyte formula composition, Leclanché has lowered the risk of a thermal event by close to 80%. —Pierre Blanc, chief technology officer, Leclanché.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2021

Mercedes-Benz Trucks celebrated the world premiere of its battery-electric eActros for heavy-duty short-radius distribution—its first series-produced electric truck. The standard model of the eActros is planned to roll off the production line in Wörth am Rhein (Germany) from autumn 2021.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2021

Volkswagen’s Transparent Factory in Dresden has begun series production of the battery-electric ID.3. This makes it the second production site for the ID.3 family—from initial advice and test drives, to production visits, co-constructing the ID.3 3 and modern event formats, up to the handover of electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2022

Several electrolyte and thin-film coating technologies, developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, have been licensed by BTRY , a battery technology company based in Virginia, to make batteries with increased energy density, at lower cost, and with an improved safety profile in crashes.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2020

At an event in the GM Tech Center campus in Warren, Michigan, General Motors unveiled the core of its new strategy to grow the company’s EV sales quickly, efficiently and profitably. The heart of GM’s strategy is a modular propulsion system and a highly flexible, third-generation global EV platform powered by proprietary Ultium batteries.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Toyota’s all-electric bZ4X made its US production model debut for the LA Auto Show. The bZ4X is the first of a global series of battery-electric vehicles to be introduced under the global “Toyota bZ” brand umbrella. These include hydrogen-fuel-cell electrics, hybrids, plug-in hybrids and battery-electric vehicles. sales volume.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2020

Proterra unveiled its newest series of battery packs, the H Series, which offers a customizable energy storage system to power a wide range of heavy-duty commercial vehicles. The new, narrower H Series battery packs were designed to package into standard truck frame rails and increase packaging flexibility for Proterra Powered customers.

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CN EV Post

APRIL 16, 2023

In the passenger car segment, sodium-ion batteries can generally meet the needs of models with a range of up to 400 kilometers, a CATL executive previously said. CATL's sodium-ion batteries are not far from starting to be installed in vehicles, after the Chinese power battery giant unveiled the new batteries in July 2021.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

CBMM’s market dominance will continue as the group will expand its production capacity by 50% in 2020 and is considering more capacity increases in coming years. Moreover, Roskill forecasts that China’s steel production is close to its peak. Niobium and batteries. The Award Seminars were added to the annual Award event in 2008.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

In an event Thursday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk presented a production version of the Tesla Cybertruck. It looks much like the stainless-steel genre-bender Tesla premiered in 2021, but the electric truck doesn’t come any where close to the $39,900 starting price or range of up to 500 miles that had been suggested at that time.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2018

The EU OPTEMUS (Optimized Energy Management and Use) project seeks to address the electric range limitation due to limited storage capacity of electric batteries by leveraging low energy consumption and energy harvesting through a holistic vehicle-occupant-centered approach, considering space, cost and complexity requirements.

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Teslarati

JUNE 24, 2021

This means that Panasonic would be doubling down on its electric car battery business, headlined by its partnership with the world’s premier EV maker, Tesla. Over the years, Panasonic has been pushed frequently by Tesla to produce more batteries, particularly as the demand for the Model 3 hit its pace.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2022

Following the market launch of the eActros for heavy-duty distribution transport in 2021, Mercedes-Benz Trucks is systematically pressing ahead with the introduction of additional battery-electric models for this and coming years. The eActros LongHaul will also enable high-performance megawatt charging.

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Baua Electric

MAY 6, 2024

Poor thermal management may result in thermal runaway events, creating a hazardous fire condition. It is, therefore, important to remove heat from battery and powertrain components efficiently. What is Battery Safety? Thermal hazards: The Li-ion batteries operate most efficiently within a tight temperature range of 20 to 35 °C.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 21, 2022

billion to develop two facilities in Michigan responsible for electric vehicle and EV battery production, a new report from Detroit News says. On Tuesday, GM is expected to announce the massive investment at an event in Lansing, Michigan. billion tax rebate, will be the location of some of these new models’ production.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 17, 2024

EV battery manufacturing company Samsung SDI has announced a suite of battery technologies, including fast charging and ultra-long life batteries, as well as its roadmap for mass production of all-solid-state batteries (ASBs). The company aims to develop the technology to mass production by 2026.

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