Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2023

In Germany, a project led by electrolyte company Elyte Innovations GmbH is pursuing the recovery of the non-metallic components—including lithium salts, solvents and electrolyte additives—from spent lithium-ion batteries. The costly extraction of these materials entails numerous ecological risks.

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Lithium Ion Batteries Battery Li-ion 236

Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2022

Blackstone Technology GmbH may begin commercialization of 3D-printed solid-state sodium-ion batteries as early as 2025. This project is being funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection as part of its support for the battery cell manufacturing ecosystem with a total of up to €24.1

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Sodium Commercial Batteries Battery 367

Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2020

The BMW Group has set itself the goal of creating a closed and sustainable material cycle for battery cells. The new pilot plant will strengthen our expertise in production of battery cells. Our goal is to optimize near-standard production of battery cells from the perspective of quality, performance and costs.

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Li-ion BMW Building Sweden 338

Teslarati

JUNE 4, 2021

Tesla has officially submitted amended application documents to build electric vehicle battery cells at its German production plant, Giga Berlin. The changes were primarily due to the addition of the plan to produce electric vehicle battery cells on-site. ” Tesla will manufacture its 4680 lithium-ion cells at Giga Berlin.

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Building Batteries Battery Tesla 133

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Hydrogen is a versatile energy source that has a key role to play in the energy transition process and therefore in climate protection. In coasting overrun and braking phases, the motor also serves as a generator, feeding energy back into a power battery.

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BMW Hydrogen Fleet Lithium Ion 259

Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2011

BASF says it will invest a “three-digit million euro” sum over the next five years in the research, development and production of advanced traction battery materials. For this we need batteries and further innovative components that provide a greater driving range with less weight and lower costs. Earlier post.)

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Lithium Ion Batteries Battery Lithium Sulfur 223

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen noted again the challenges of energy density, cost, reliability and lifespan for batteries enabling longer range electric mobility. Current Li-ion batteries, with about 260 Wh/l are enabling a range of some 190 km (118 miles), he said. —Martin Winterkorn.

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Li-ion Range Lithium Ion Batteries 303