Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

France-based Forsee Power is sourcing very high energy density NMC cells to be integrated into its battery systems from Chinese battery cell manufacturer CALB. When the vehicle is stationary over the device, a current collector shoe lowers automatically and makes contact to charge the battery.

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Baua Electric

MAY 9, 2024

China is the world’s largest lithium battery market, accounting for some 57% of global demand in 2022, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit. Lithium-ion batteries are a form of rechargeable energy storage used in everything from electric cars to scooters, laptops and motorised wheelchairs.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2016

A team from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a novel, environmentally friendly low-cost battery. The battery shows a reversible capacity of ≈100 mAh g −1 and a capacity retention of 88% after 200 charge–discharge cycles. times), and energy density (~1.6-2.8

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InsideEVs

APRIL 26, 2023

The Chinese EV maker says that its vehicles have covered over 6 billion miles.

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Charged EVs

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

You might not know it to look at them, but these two cars—one Swedish, one Chinese—share underpinnings and a parent company. Volvo and its Chinese parent Geely are very serious about selling cars that plug in. It’s called the XC40 Recharge, and the earliest versions aren’t cheap, priced from about $55,000 including delivery.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2018

The lithium-ion battery industry has been, and will continue to be, the main catalyst for growth; it accounted for close to 50% of consumption in 2017 and is expected to reach over 80% by 2027. Lithium carbonate remains the main lithium product used for batteries, forming more than 80% of consumption. New lithium operations.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2011

Liotech , a joint venture between RUSNANO and Chinese holding company Thunder Sky, has launched the world’s largest high-capacity lithium-ion battery factory near Novosibirsk. The new factory has design capacity of more than 1 GWh or approximately one million batteries per year. Investments in the project exceed 13.5

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 1, 2021

The company plans to do it with a mixture of all-electric vehicles, like the new XC40 Recharge, and plug-in hybrid versions of its SUVs and sedans. The XC90 Recharge is an example of the second group. kWh battery, tucked away under the car along the center tunnel, provides just 18 miles of all-electric motoring.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 14, 2024

Nio currently buys most of its batteries from CATL and has been exploring battery supplies from new partners such as CALB. Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio on Thursday signed a partnership agreement with battery giant CATL to develop longer life batteries as part of efforts to lower overall EV costs.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2010

billion) in the next 10 years to become the world’s dominant producer of rechargeable batteries. As of 2009, South Korean, Japanese and Chinese companies controlled 95 percent of the global production with Japan’s Sanyo holding onto 20 percent of the market followed by Samsung SDI Co. and LG Chem Ltd. A hat-tip to Jack!

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2021

Audi and its Chinese partner companies FAW and SAIC are showing four world premieres: the brand-new Audi A6 e-tron concept vehicle and the all-round updated Audi Q5L, in addition to the Audi A7L and an SUV study, still kept beneath a cover, named Audi concept Shanghai.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2012

Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China, propose the use of a tetramethylene sulfone (TMS)-based electrolyte for rechargeable Li-O 2 batteries. Cycle performance of Li-O 2 battery with TMS based electrolyte. Researchers at the Changchun Institute of Applied. Zhang et al. Click to enlarge.

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Cars That Think

JULY 13, 2023

Goodenough , one of the inventors of the lithium-ion battery, died on 25 June at age 100. He probably is best known for developing the lithium cobalt oxide cathode in 1980—which became the foundation for Sony’s first commercial lithium-ion battery in 1991. It gave the battery a significant voltage boost: from 2.4 to 4 volts.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

In addition, through this series of cooperation including the intelligent network connection field, the two sides will also realize resource sharing and talent exchange, so as to enhance the talent training ability and enterprise competitiveness of both parties.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 13, 2024

Nio has for years pursued a strategy of developing end-to-end technologies for EVs including advanced manufacturing, batteries, autonomous driving and chips. Nio is one of a handful of EV makers betting on battery swapping as a major power option for EVs. The company currently buys most of its batteries from CATL.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2014

PowerGenix, a leading developer of high performance, rechargeable Nickel-Zinc (NiZn) batteries, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Asian battery manufacturer Amperex Technology Co. ATL’s ability to manufacture Nickel-Zinc batteries in high volume is the first step toward NiZn widespread adoption in world markets.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2022

The strategic initiative will be implemented by Australian Lithium Alliance Pty Limited (ALA), a wholly owned subsidiary of EVM, through joint ventures and off-take agreements as an alternative to Chinese companies that currently dominate the purchase of spodumene concentrate from Australia to supply chemicals processing companies in China.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 25, 2024

Lotus Technology and NIO detailed plans to co-develop EV charging and battery swap technologies alongside wishes to create a unified battery standard system. NIO Inc. ($NIO) Like NIO, Wuhan Lotus Technology Co., better known as Lotus ($LOT) , is another name with deep ties to China.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 15, 2024

China’s leader EV maker, BYD , has held “active” discussions with lithium producer Sigma Lithium as it looks to expand its battery business. The Chinese EV maker is now eyeing expanding its EV battery business. BYD is now the largest global supplier of rechargeable batteries. Its first year of production.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2013

Consumption of lithium in rechargeable batteries by end use, 2012-2017, kt LCE. Batteries accounted for 27% of global lithium consumption in 2012, up from 15% in 2007 and 8% in 2002. The lithium industry is therefore becoming more reliant on rechargeable batteries to sustain high rates of future demand growth, Roskill concludes.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2016

Li-sulfur battery developer OXIS Energy UK ( earlier post ) and Lithium Balance of Denmark are partnering to build a prototype Lithium-sulfur battery system primarily for the e-scooter market in China. Lithium Balance is a battery management expert which has supplied its BMS systems for Li-ion based e-scooters for a decade.

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Teslarati

JUNE 27, 2022

Aptera has announced that they will be using EVE Energy batteries in their upcoming production car, and the batteries will be produced in San Diego. Specifically, Aptera has chosen to use EVE’s 21700 NMC 811 cylindrical lithium-ion batteries in its structural battery packs.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2019

million) of the group’s global objective of 22 million battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) by 2028. Initiatives with all three Chinese vehicle production joint ventures – FAW-Volkswagen, SAIC VOLKSWAGEN and JAC Volkswagen – will enable this target to be reached. Together with our partners, we have advanced the Chinese automotive industry.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 22, 2024

Land Rover Defender EV conversion by Protean The first completed Defender EV has a 75-kwh battery pack affording 153 miles of WLTP range—likely in the vicinity of just 110 to 125 miles if it were to be run in EPA-cycle tests. Protean in-wheel electric motor Protean has had a production in-wheel motor for more than a decade.

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EV Central

APRIL 24, 2024

The Aceman E will be power its front wheels via a 135kW/280Nm e-motor fed by a 42.5kWh battery pack. The Aceman SE’s e-motor produces 160kW/330Nm and combines with a 54.2kWh battery to deliver 406km of range based on a WLTP average of 13.9-14.8kWh/100km. The maximum AC recharging rate is 11kW. metre-long, 1.75m wide and 1.5m

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2016

Showa Denko will expand its production capacity for SCMG carbon-based anode material used in lithium-ion rechargeable batteries (LIBs) in response to growing demand from customers. Commercial operation of the expanded production facility is scheduled to start at the end of 2016.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2012

In an open access paper published in the International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials , researchers from the Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences review significant developments and remaining challenges of practical Li–air batteries and the current understanding of their chemistry.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2016

Scheduled for launch in China in 2017, this model reflects Dongfeng Citroën’s ambitions to be a key player in electric vehicles for the Chinese public. Featuring a lithium-ion battery, E-Elysée has a range of up to 250 km (155 miles) and can be fast-charged in just 30 minutes (6.5 hours in normal charging mode).

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 17, 2024

Chinese auto maker BYD is taking to the skies with DJI drones in its continued effort to best Tesla for the title of the world’s biggest electric car manufacturer. of those being hybrid, however, Musk Motors still holds tight to the purist’s all-battery title. million for the crown of world’s biggest e-vehicle manufacturer.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2019

Batteries with metallic lithium anodes offer enhanced efficiency compared to conventional lithium-ion batteries because of their higher capacity. As a lithium anode battery discharges, the anode releases electrons to the circuit and positively charged lithium ions to the electrolyte. The morphology of the anode is not affected.

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Plug In India

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

By Kamlesh & Raphae Every major automaker has announced plans to build Lithium-Ion battery gigafactories. The aim is to build batteries at a large scale to reduce prices. In addition, about 90% of the world’s supply of lithium is controlled by Chinese companies. So there are lots of advantages for sodium-Ion batteries.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Saft won two major contracts to supply primary (non-rechargeable) lithium batteries for domestic smart meter projects. The two orders represent an important breakthrough for Saft in the Chinese market, which is the world’s largest metering market. Saft is the world leader in batteries for metering applications.

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CN EV Post

MARCH 28, 2023

The largest Chinese maker of NEVs reported net income attributable to shareholders of RMB 7.3 BYD's main business includes NEVs, cell phone components, secondary rechargeable batteries and photovoltaic business, with the automotive business contributing RMB 324.7 billion ($1.06 billion) in the fourth quarter, up 1114.29

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Baua Electric

MARCH 15, 2024

In a world where electric vehicles and utility-scale batteries are taking over, it would be nice to not depend on a geopolitical rival for your most important raw material. The global lithium industry is so interwoven with Chinese capital now that it’s going to be impossible to unpick. Even in Canada, Chinese money has been crucial.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2013

Schematics of Li + /Na + mixed-ion battery. Researchers from the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, are proposing a novel concept of Li + /Na + mixed-ion electrolytes for rechargeable batteries for large-scale energy storage. Chen et al. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have demonstrated in the laboratory a lithium-sulfur (Li/S) battery that has more than twice the specific energy of lithium-ion batteries, and that lasts for more than 1,500 cycles of charge-discharge with minimal decay of the battery’s capacity.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 26, 2023

A far cry from the affordable battery electric vehicles led by the Atto 3 with which BYD has established in Australia, the plug-in hybrid Yangwang’s Chinese price converts to about $240,000 here. While Chinese media report a pure BEV U8 is coming as soon as 2024, the launch U8 powertrain combines a 2.0-litre 2023 Yangwang U8.

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