Green Car Congress
MARCH 9, 2023
The demand for domestically produced and sustainably sourced battery metals has grown at a near insatiable rate over recent years, as the domestic manufacturing capacity of lithium-ion batteries has grown exponentially from less than 50 GWh/year to now more than 700 GWh/year of operational and announced capacity.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Magna has secured new business from General Motors (GM) to supply battery enclosures on the all-new 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV. Clair, Michigan, where it already produces the battery enclosure for the GMC HUMMER EV. Magna is also making battery enclosures for the Ford F-150 Lightning. F150 Lightning battery enclosure.
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Green Car Congress
MARCH 4, 2023
Mercedes-Benz held its groundbreaking ceremony for a new battery recycling factory in Kuppenheim, Germany, which will help reduce resource consumption and establishing closed-loop recycling of battery raw materials. Mercedes-Benz lays the foundation for a sustainable battery recycling factory in Kuppenheim in southern Germany.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 11, 2023
LG Innotek has developed a Wireless Battery Management System (Wireless BMS) that improves battery performance. of a battery to optimize its performance and life span. Removing the dozens of cables and connectors required for a BMS reduces both the weight and volume of a battery pack.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 2, 2023
Researchers led by the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have extended the capacity and duration of sodium-aluminum batteries. The new sodium-based molten salt battery uses two distinct reactions. The team previously reported a neutral molten salt reaction. of peak charge capacity. —Weller et al.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
Sakuu Corporation ( earlier post ) has successfully and consistently 3D-printed fully functional high-performance batteries in custom shapes and sizes since December 2022. Further, our printing process can allow for substantial gains in energy density for a completed battery.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 11, 2023
Tests conducted by Titirici Group , a multidisciplinary research team based at Imperial College London, have found that a novel carbon nanotube electrode material derived from CO 2 —produced by Estonian nanotech company UP Catalyst ( earlier post )—enhances the cyclability of sodium-ion batteries.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 7, 2023
More than two-thirds (68%) of lithium-ion battery production planned for Europe is at risk of being delayed, scaled down or cancelled, according to new analysis by the European NGO Transport & Environment. Battery production capacity equivalent to 18 million electric cars—1.2 Europe must act or risk losing it all.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 14, 2023
Electra Battery Materials Corporation has successfully recovered lithium in its black mass recycling trial being conducted at its refinery north of Toronto. From Electra’s perspective, it considerably strengthens the economics of our battery recycling strategy by providing another high-value product we can sell. Earlier post.)
Green Car Congress
MARCH 17, 2023
Aqua Metals has successfully recovered high-purity nickel from lithium battery black mass using its proprietary Li AquaRefining process, utilizing electricity, and without a polluting smelter or the significant chemical waste typical in recycling. Earlier post.)
Green Car Congress
JUNE 3, 2022
Toyota Motor is introducing the O-Uchi Kyuden System, a home storage battery system based on its electrified vehicle battery technology. The O-Uchi Kyuden System uses electrified vehicle battery technology such as Toyota’s battery control to provide a rated capacity of 8.7 kWh and a rated output of 5.5
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 26, 2023
Valmet Automotive has started the series production of battery systems in Kirchardt, the Finnish company’s first battery plant in Germany. The current first program for the Kirchardt plant is a small-series production of modules, packs and the battery management system (BMS) for the PHEV version of an exclusive sports car brand.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
Eaton’s eMobility business has introduced a 3-in-1 battery pack vent valve for electrified vehicle (EV) batteries. The valve is capable of three unique functions, including a battery case leak-check mechanism, as well as passive and active venting to provide overpressure relief for a vehicle’s battery pack.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 10, 2023
The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Vehicle Technologies Office estimates the cost of an electric vehicle lithium-ion battery pack declined 89% between 2008 and 2022 (using 2022 constant dollars). The decline in cost is due to improvements in battery technologies and chemistries, and an increase in manufacturing volume.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
IONETIC , a UK start-up specializing in electric vehicle (EV) battery pack technology, launched its EV battery pack design platform, which the company says can cut the development cost and time for automotive manufacturers bringing a new electric vehicle to market. IONETIC’s battery modules have an energy density of 226Wh/kg.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 25, 2023
Researchers at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have developed a lithium-air battery with a solid electrolyte. The battery is rechargeable for 1000 cycles with a low polarization gap and can operate at high rates. —Kondori et al.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 3, 2022
Battery swap stations are Nio’s signature replenishment facility, and it is currently the only company offering such models to the general consumer. There are also other companies in China that offer models with battery swap support, but for the taxi market. Swapping to become more efficient by using smaller batteries.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 15, 2022
Battery Resourcers, a vertically integrated lithium-ion battery recycling and engineered materials company, plans to open a commercial-scale, lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Covington, Ga. We all win when we prevent batteries from going to landfill. The opening of this facility will help meet that demand.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 19, 2023
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) announced an investment into battery pack production at its excavator plant in Changwon, South Korea. The new facility at the Changwon plant will produce a wide range of common electric storage solutions (battery packs) for Volvo Group and become a core competence center for electric excavators.
CN EV Post
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
The unveiling of the Sehol E10X test vehicle means that sodium-ion batteries are starting to be used in passenger cars, after the new batteries were mainly used in electric two-wheelers and for energy storage. The post Hina Battery becomes 1st battery maker to put sodium-ion batteries in EVs in China appeared first on CnEVPost.
Green Car Reports
MARCH 14, 2023
Volkswagen has chosen a Canadian site for the first EV battery factory of its new PowerCo business unit outside Europe. Thomas, Ontario, the factory is expected to start producing battery cells in 2027, according to a VW press release. Located in St.
Teslarati
MARCH 16, 2023
Foxconn, the iPhone manufacturer that bailed out Lordstown Motors from bankruptcy, announced that it would build electric vehicle batteries in Wisconsin and Ohio on Thursday, hoping to take advantage of the Inflation Reduction Act that incentivizes domestic cell manufacturing. We saw the opportunities in developing battery-related capacity.
CleanTechnica EVs
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
It’s the first automaker to state that it will produce both NMC (nickel manganese cobalt) and LFP (lithium iron phosphate) batteries for electric vehicles in the United States. Ford has become the #2 electric vehicle seller in the USA, but it’s also now #1 in something in the field.
Green Car Reports
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
On Tuesday, Ford spokesperson Emma Bergg confirmed to Green Car Reports a stop-build and in-transit stop-ship order has been given for the F-150 Lightning pickup truck due to a potential battery issue. Ford has not disclosed what the potential battery.
CleanTechnica EVs
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
This electrification will require a lot more batteries and therefore a lot more minerals. Recovering these materials from retired electric vehicle (EV) batteries is an alternative source to mining. Essentially, the materials recovered through battery recycling can replace […]
Green Car Reports
MARCH 8, 2023
Hyundai claims a new air suspension system will have many benefits for EVs, from maximizing range to protecting battery packs from damage. The system was developed by Hyundai Mobis, the automaker's mobility-tech supplier, which previously demonstrated a hardware set called "e-corner" that lets vehicles turn on a dime.
CleanTechnica EVs
MARCH 9, 2023
Volkswagen could get up to $10 billion in IRA benefits if it decides to build a new battery factory in the US instead of Europe.
CleanTechnica EVs
MARCH 9, 2023
Learn about types of EV batteries, how they’re made, and how they work.
CleanTechnica EVs
DECEMBER 24, 2022
Lithium-ion batteries are essential for decarbonizing transportation through electric vehicles and building a resilient, renewable energy grid through energy storage batteries.
Electrek
MARCH 17, 2023
Tesla has released a new mobile app update that gives owners better insights into their vehicle’s battery pack, among other things. more… The post Tesla releases new mobile app with better insight into your battery pack appeared first on Electrek.
Teslarati
MARCH 2, 2023
Redwood Materials provided a one year update on its work recycling essential materials from end-of-life (EOL) battery packs to produce new high-quality battery cell materials. The company recovered ~95% of metals from EOL battery packs that could be used to produce anode and cathodes for cell production.
CN EV Post
MARCH 1, 2023
If electric cars can be sold to consumers without batteries, the cost can be lower than fuel cars, said Li Xiang. The post Li Auto CEO says battery swap model promising in cost reduction appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.
CN EV Post
MARCH 3, 2023
NIO is looking to increase the use of its battery upgrade service as owner demand for driving trips increases with the arrival of spring. The post NIO offers incentive to encourage battery pack upgrades to long range appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Norwegian battery firm Freyr recently confirmed plans for a Georgia factory that will supply batteries for energy storage. Dubbed "Giga America," the factory will be located on a 368-acre tract in Coweta County, on the southwestern edge of the Atlanta metropolitan area, according to a Freyr press release.
CN EV Post
MARCH 10, 2023
China's power battery installed base rebounded in February compared to January, though CATL 's share declined slightly and CALB's share increased significantly. In February, China's power battery installed base was 21.9 percent from January, according to data released today by the China Automotive Battery Innovation Alliance (CABIA).
The Driven EV News
MARCH 2, 2023
EV battery recycler founded by former Tesla chief technology officer reveals big success in first program aiming for "truly circular economy". The post EV battery recycler hits 95% recovery rate in world-first collection program appeared first on The Driven.
Green Car Reports
MARCH 10, 2023
Ford figured out the issue that led to the battery pack catching fire on a 2023 F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck. On Friday, Ford spokesperson Emma Bergg told Green Car Reports the automaker will recall 18 2023 Ford F-150 Lightnings and replace their high-voltage battery pack.
CleanTechnica EVs
JANUARY 28, 2023
GM and LGES have broken off talks about building a fourth US battery factory together after GM decided to switch to 4680 cells in the future.
Green Car Reports
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
On Tuesday, Ford spokesperson Emma Bergg confirmed to Green Car Reports a stop-build and in-transit stop-ship order has been given for the F-150 Lightning pickup truck due to a potential battery issue. Ford on Wednesday confirmed the issue as.
CleanTechnica EVs
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
CATL has shocked the world of electric vehicles by offering to sell batteries at much lower cost. Is there a catch?
CN EV Post
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
It's easy to see from this big gathering that NIO is firmly committed to developing its own batteries -- and its ambitions don't just involve battery packs, but also point to cells, local media said. The post NIO hosts battery partner forum in Hefei with multiple raw material giants appeared first on CnEVPost.
Energy Institute at HAAS
MARCH 20, 2023
I realize that on this blog we often pour cold water on what at first glance … Continue Reading Peakers Out, Batteries In? A new paper suggests this may not be economical in many cases – yet.
Teslarati
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
The Tesla Giga Berlin battery plant has been put into operation. While speaking at the state parliament, Steinbach clarified that Tesla is only producing individual battery components at Giga Berlin’s battery facility, unlike the company’s original plans. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.
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