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JULY 31, 2022

Modern lithium-titanate batteries are used as energy storage devices in the electric buses. The electric buses can be fully charged in 6-10 minutes—enough to ride 40-50 km. The charging stations are unified; they are suitable for the charging of the electric buses by different manufacturers.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Hydro-Québec (Canada) and Technifin (South Africa) have entered into an intellectual property collaboration agreement relating to the licensing of their respective intellectual property (IP) in lithium titanate spinel oxide (LTO) technologies, notably for lithium-ion battery applications. It operates at 1.5

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OCTOBER 7, 2020

Leclanché’s Marine Rack System (MRS), powered by the company’s proprietary lithium-ion cell batteries, was developed especially for the maritime industry and will reduce the ships’ consumption of fossil fuels by 40%. The first of the nine ships ordered by Grimaldi is currently undergoing sea trials.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Kiepe Electric has ordered 80 standardized lithium-ion battery systems from Voltabox AG for trolleybuses. Each battery system is made up of three structurally identical standard containers, each of which contains 12 battery modules with lithium titanate (LTO) cells.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2020

A team of scientists led by the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has captured in real time how lithium ions move in lithium titanate (LTO), a fast-charging battery electrode material made of lithium, titanium, and oxygen.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2020

The KAMAZ 6282 uses lithium-titanate batteries, and has a range of 70 km on one charge. Moscow, Russia has launched its 500 th electric bus—a KAMAZ 6282 electric bus. The electric bus is charged in 6-12 minutes with ultrafast charging stations using a half-pantograph.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 2, 2024

LTO batteries have applications in various sectors, including electric vehicles (EVs), two-wheeler and three-wheeler EVs, commercial vehicles, and energy storage systems. This certification signifies that Log9’s LTO batteries comply with the stringent safety and performance standards set forth by the Indian regulatory body.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2021

Most of the battery packs and propulsion equipment for the Russian capital’s electric buses are made by Drive Electro, which has manufactured and supplied components for 400 of the city’s electric vehicles. This year, Drive Electro will supply Moscow with battery packs for a further 200 electric buses. Up to US$5.2

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2021

The KAMAZ 6282 electric bus is driven by two 125 kW ZF motors powered by 80 kWh lithium titanate (LTO) battery packs charged by ultra-fast charging stations using a pantograph. This May they will be launched to the streets of Moscow. Cruising range on a full charge is 50 km.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Based on technology from the European rail industry, and leveraging the rapid charge capability of nanotechnology Lithium Titanate (nLTO) technology batteries such as those from Altair Nano, the Bůsbaar is a high power (~250 kW) opportunity charging station that rapidly charges a bus at one or both ends of its route.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2009

Li-ion battery manufacturer Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. ATL) to accelerate the commercialization of next-generation high-performance lithium-titanate battery cells. China-based ATL currently produces Lithium-ion polymer batteries under a license agreement with Valence Technology. Tags: Batteries.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Now, increasing demands for lithium-ion battery technology that specifically targets commercial vehicles as well as marine and rail applications has prompted Freudenberg to acquire a more than 50% share of the battery manufacturer. GM), through the US Advanced Battery Consortium LLC. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2015

Johnson Controls’ 12-V Lithium Titanate battery will power advanced start-stop vehicles. At the upcoming Detroit Auto Show, Johnson Controls will unveil a new 12V Lithium Titanate battery developed in collaboration with Toshiba for advanced start-stop applications. Batteries' Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Honda selected Toshiba Corporation’s SCiB rechargeable Li-ion battery to power the Fit EV. Toshiba will supply battery modules for the new car, which Honda will launch in summer 2012 in Japan and the US. The SCiB charges in about half the time of a typical Li-ion battery, Toshiba says. times that of other Li-ion batteries.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

With the new TerraVolt XR extended-range battery, Proterra buses can now be configured to travel up to 180 miles (290 km) between charges. This newest high energy density battery complements the existing TerraVolt FC fast-charge battery which has been extensively tested over nearly one million customer revenue miles.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

has selected Toshiba as the battery supplier for its next-generation, all-electric bus from Proterra Inc. The new fleet will use Toshiba’s Rechargeable Batteries (SCiB), a safe rechargeable battery solution with high-rate performance and long-life capabilities that is used in a wide range of applications, from EVs to grid energy storage.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 22, 2022

ZapBatt CEO Charlie Welch recently discussed batteries, solving climate change, and battery recycling with me. He shared some of the problems that led to him starting ZapBatt, which specializes in more than just EV batteries. This is part 2 of our interview. If you haven’t read part 1, you can read it here.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Collaborating with EnerDel recognizes the value of our complementary battery technologies and market strengths to create better solutions for our customers. Electric grid customers are interested in combining high power and high energy battery systems to solve the challenges of renewable integration and ancillary services.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

YTE), which is a manufacturer of high-capacity and high-power lithium battery products. Yintong’s lithium battery modules are made with a proprietary circular design and are used in a range of customer applications, including mass transit and energy storage solutions. The agreement provides up to $6.6

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2015

Korea have designed a novel silicon-based multicomponent anode material for high energy density Li-ion batteries. To address these issues, the team used a silicon core covered with multifunctional shell layers (lithium silicate and lithium titanate). Researchers in S. —Park et al. doi: 10.1039/C5EE01493J.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2019

The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has launched the Battery Cell Research Production Center, a new R&D and large-scale industrial manufacturing plant for lithium-ion cells; the center will receive an investment of €500 million.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2016

XALT Energy has introduced a high-performance Lithium Titanium Oxide (LTO) cell that it says has achieved better cycle life performance over a wider range of operating conditions than any lithium-ion cell ever built.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2015

XALT Energy (originally founded in 2009 as Dow-Kokam, LLC), a leading developer and manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries, signed a global exclusive agreement with Hybrid Kinetic Group (HK Group) of China for the supply of its Lithium Titanate (LTO) batteries from its manufacturing facilities in Midland, Michigan for all-electric buses in China.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2014

It is nonetheless possible to forecast the adoption of 48 V micro-hybrids, taking into account factors such as changing fuel prices, decreasing battery costs, shifting profit margins, the price premium compared to an internal combustion engine (ICE), and improving ICE efficiency, according to Lux. Noting a predicted 3.7 Noting a predicted 3.7

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2011

a leading maker of battery-electric commercial transit buses. Proterra’s EcoRide BE-35 battery electric bus ( earlier post ) is averaging up to 24 mpg (diesel equivalent) in service, a more than 600% improvement over a typical diesel bus. General Motors Ventures LLC will invest $6 million in Proterra Inc., Proterra Inc.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2016

The Solar Impulse 2 —the solar airplane that recently completed a round-the-world flight— used batteries from Kokam, based on that company’s advanced Ultra High Energy Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt (NMC) Oxide (Ultra High Energy NMC) technology. Total mass of the batteries is 633kg (2,077 lb).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have designed and synthesized a new titanium dioxide material—Mesoporous TiO 2 –B microspheres—for high-power lithium-ion batteries. Consequently, a lithium-ion battery that substitutes TiO 2 -B for the graphite electrode charges and discharges quickly.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

In an interview with the Financial Times , Shoshi Kawatsu, general manager of Toshiba’s Super Charge Battery (SCiB) division, said that the company expects to sign up about five car companies as customers for its new SCiB lithium-ion battery ( earlier post ). Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Automotive lithium-ion battery maker EnerDel, Inc. million contract to design and build high-performance lithium-ion battery systems for the hybrid version of the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV or Humvee), the XM1124 Humvee. TARDEC will test two of EnerDel’s battery chemistries. Click to enlarge.

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All Cars Electric

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Toshiba is looking to sign approximately five carmakers to deals for the companies newly released lithium batteries intended to provide motivation to EVs. According to a report in the Financial Times of London, the head of Toshiba said that the company will enter the EV market with its newly developed lithium titanate.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2010

NYSERDA president and CEO made the announcement at a meeting of the New York Battery and Energy Storage Technology (NY-BEST), a consortium created by Governor David Paterson to support New York’s energy storage industry. The 19 projects, which include two lithium-air efforts, will leverage $7.3 Murray, Jr., million in funding.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2013

EIG), a South Korean manufacturer of large format lithium-ion polymer battery cell technology, has developed a high performance lithium titanate oxide (LTO) anode cell targeting and enabling applications requiring high charge/discharge rates, long cycle life, and broad operating temperature range.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Swiss battery manufacturer Leclanché SA ( earlier post ) and China-based Zhejiang Narada Power Source Co Ltd, a global battery manufacturer, announced a strategic partnership for the manufacturing and development of lithium-ion battery technology for the Chinese and global markets. GWh fabrication facility in 2017.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2011

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation has selected Toshiba Corporation’s SCiB battery ( earlier post ) to power two new models of electric vehicles (EV), the i-MiEV and MINICAB-MiEV. In July 2010, the two companies had announced they were working together to bring the SCiB batteries to EVs. Earlier post.). The SCiB supports 2.5

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

The 10-minute charging time is possible thanks to specially designed lithium titanate batteries. Foothill Transit’s Line 291 travels 17 miles (27 km) between La Verne and Pomona and recharges its buses in route at the Pomona Transit Center at a drive-in docking station.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2013

TAURON) jointly to determine the necessary infrastructure needs for stationary energy storage systems based on lithium titanate batteries, and for the construction of power and frequency stabilization systems in Poland. Altairnano has entered into an agreement with TAURON Dystrybucja S.A.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2010

higher energy capacity than lithium titanate (Li 4 Ti 5 O 12 , LTO). A team from Japan’s AIST and Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha, Ltd. has developed a new titanium oxide material—H 2 Ti 12 O 25 —that exhibits 28.5% Charge-discharge curve of the new material vs.

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