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Tesla invited to build battery facility in Indonesia’s giant 30k-hectare industrial area

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Tesla’s potential battery facility in Indonesia will likely be built on one of the country’s most ambitious integrated industrial areas to date, according to Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan. TCF of gas. “This is one part of my negotiations with Tesla.

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Hyundai Motor Group and Seoul National University open joint battery research center; focus on Li-metal and solid-state

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Hyundai Motor Group announced the inauguration of its Joint Battery Research Center with Seoul National University (SNU). This collaborative effort between the Group and SNU aims to advance battery technologies and foster industry-academia cooperation to establish global leadership in the battery field.

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Unifrax introduces new silicon fiber anode technology

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Unifrax, a manufacturer of high-performance specialty materials, introduced its latest proprietary technology, SiFAB Silicon Fiber Anode Battery Technology by Unifrax. SiFAB, currently in advanced testing after years of research and development, has shown promising performance in multiple battery systems.

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Norwegian shipping industry pursuing battery-powered ships

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The Norwegian shipping industry is teaming up to develop battery-powered ships. Some 120 managers representing the entire maritime cluster gathered at a DNV seminar last week. Electricity stored in batteries on board ships is another opportunity in the future energy mix and another technology race has started. Earlier post.)

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EnerDel to Supply Batteries for Japanese Electric Bus Demo

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Lithium-ion battery maker EnerDel has been selected to provide the heavy-duty battery systems used to power Japan’s first lithium-ion-powered electric bus. It is the third such announcement from the “Green Crossover Town,” an EnerDel-ITOCHU collaboration, previewed at EnerDel’s technical seminar last week in Indiana.

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Kandi advances plan for EV rental system pilot in China

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In addition to providing centralized management of battery charging, maintenance and rent collection, the new system also is efficient with respect to utilization of land resources. Other features of the system include vehicle locating devices to ensure easy arrivals, departures and safe parking. For example, 0.5

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Toyota reveals second iteration of Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell truck: Project Portal 2.0; 300 miles per fill

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Toyota unveiled the second iteration of its hydrogen fuel cell electric Class 8 truck ( earlier post ) during the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) Management Briefing Seminars in Northern Michigan. builds on the lessons learned from the launch of the Alpha vehicle in 2017. Project Portal 2.0