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Renault and Powervault in EV battery “second-life” partnership trial

Green Car Congress

In the UK, Renault and Powervault are partnering to re-use electric vehicle (EV) batteries in home energy storage units. This partnership will reduce the cost of a Powervault smart battery unit by 30%, helping Powervault to bring home energy storage to the tipping point of mass-market roll-out in the UK.

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Wildcat Discovery Technologies is building a US plant for LFP cathode and next-gen battery materials

Charged EVs

Wildcat Discovery Technologies uses proprietary high-throughput testing platforms to rapidly evaluate battery materials and chemistries for customers. Now, manufacturers have taken advantage of LFP’s lower fire risk to design batteries with high pack-level energy density, and LFP has become the EV industry’s fastest-growing cathode material.

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Hyundai CEO Jose Muñoz says consumers would pay for a richer combine

Baua Electric

They search for just right attribute, just right design and just right generation at cheap costs. They’re extra challenging, they’re extra affected person, and they’re extra savvy. They proceed to finance at larger charges or hire automobiles. battery plant. Have a look at the easy math.

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After calling Teslas a “toy” years ago, Hyundai’s belief in hydrogen is being tested

Teslarati

’ They told people battery-powered electric cars wouldn’t be able to travel for more than 150 kilometers, while hydrogen cars are advantageous because of the longer-range driving,” the green energy mobility consultant said. As noted by former Hanwha Investment & Securities Co.

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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming soon

EV Central

Tesla Cybertruck Tesla Cybertruck The top of the pile when it comes to attention, the Cybertruck just about broke the internet when Tesla design chief Franz von Holzhausen broke two of its windows during the global unveil late in 2019. Around 2025 there’s also a full battery electric version due.

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The Business of Plugging In: Building the Full Ecosystem for a Successful Plug-in Vehicle Industry in the US

Green Car Congress

Topics covered the expected gamut of policy (especially carbon policy), infrastructure, batteries and consumers. An electric vehicle charging at 110V takes about 6-7 hours; moving up to 220V brings charge times down to 2 and 3 hours, Darbee said. Infrastructure, recharging and business models. —Jon Lauckner.

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LIVE BLOG: 2023 Tesla Investor Day

Teslarati

18:54 CST – A question about Tesla’s dry battery electrode efforts was asked. Drew Baglino noted that Giga Texas already makes dry electrode batteries. A question about bidirectional charging was also asked. Elon Musk noted that bidirectional charging is not that useful since Powerwall is better. No more spoons!

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