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Battery revolution! Has Stellantis cracked the code for super-cheap EVs that will undercut ICE?

EV Central

The global auto giant Stellantis has done a deal with a French battery-maker to secure fresh sodium-ion battery technology for its future EVs that could see electric cars finally undercut petrol cars on purchase price. Not that sodium-ion batteries are perfect, not just yet at least. READ MORE: Range anxiety solved?

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Comment on Nio allows Chinese owners of cars purchased on its BaaS model to buy out battery by Kuba

CN EV Post

I live in China 10 years, in Shenyang and now Foshan:) Gas is super cheap in China around 7-8rmb per liter. @DORAMAS In reply to DORAMAS. I have Toyota and it never breaks down, it depreciated 30k rmb in 5 years. If you check second hand EV like hiphi depreciated 200k in 2 years, nio et5 is selling for 170k with just 20k km.

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Study sees gradual, focused replacement of lead-acid SLI batteries by Li-ion batteries over next couple of years

Green Car Congress

A study by a team of researchers from Germany and South Africa forsees the gradual replacement of lead-acid SLI (starter, lighting and ignition) batteries with Li-ion batteries over the next couple of years.

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Celgard enters into joint development agreement for separator technology with Morrow for high-voltage LNMO cells

Green Car Congress

Celgard, a subsidiary of Polypore International, entered into a multi-year joint development agreement with Morrow Batteries AS ( earlier post ). Celgard specializes in solvent-free, coated and uncoated, dry-process microporous membranes used as separators that are a major component of lithium-ion batteries. Source: Morrow Batteries.

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Unico's Battery Testing Enters a Competitive Industry

Cars That Think

As EV production and, with it, battery production accelerate over the next decade, so too will the demand for rigorous EV battery testing. But producing a battery that will stand up to the task of powering an electric vehicle for years under different weather conditions and unpredictable usage patterns is no mean feat.

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An Unsung EV Benefit: Longevity and the Battery Warranty

Plug in America

Many of us had our first electric vehicle experience with cheap radio-controlled toys that ran on a couple of D batteries before quickly growing wobbly and unresponsive. But don’t take my word about the durability of EV batteries; nothing ensures peace of mind like a warranty.

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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

The third essential element of any e-bike is, of course, the battery. Here I took advantage of already owning an electric lawnmower, figuring that the 40-volt, 4-ampere-hour battery I had for it would serve well. Being an open-source design no doubt keeps the price of this hardware down: The controller I bought set me back a mere $85.

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