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NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Integration of energy storage systems makes it possible to convert diesel trainsets into diesel hybrid vehicles, thus cutting CO 2 emissions by 30% with the possibility of achieving significant energy savings through recuperation. Battery cells are assembled into standardized battery modules in production.

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APRIL 30, 2013

. $750,000 to research value-based design options for the standardization of plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) batteries. The project survey will include identifying barriers to standardizing, researching methods to implement battery system standards, and recommending potential paths to the commercial adoption of battery standards.

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OCTOBER 1, 2018

H2-Industries and Lloyd’s Register (LR) are working together on developing safety standards for all-electric vessels powered by emission-free Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier (LOHC) technology. It converts the hydrogen released from the LOHC into electricity, which is then used on the vessel for propulsion and onboard power.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2021

An advanced 65 kWh lithium-ion battery pack helps the Bolt EV deliver up to a GM-estimated 259 miles of range (416 km) on a full charge. The battery system features Chevy’s proven active thermal management system, which uses coolant to maintain the battery at its ideal operating temperature.

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JANUARY 25, 2020

liter, turbocharged V6 engine paired with an electric motor integrated into the torque converter of the eight-speed automatic transmission. seconds, almost a second faster than the standard A8 V6 due to the hybrid components. The Audi virtual cockpit is also updated to display battery data and range statistics.

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

The 2022 GMC HUMMER EV Edition 1 will be the first vehicle in production with GM’s all-new Ultium battery architecture and will offer a large range of on- and off-road features and vehicle dynamics and performance features. The breakthroughs of the Ultium chemistry allow GM to use 70% less cobalt than GM’s previous generation of EVs.

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MARCH 20, 2020

To convert an historic Bulli over to a drive system producing zero emissions, VWCV engineers and designers formed a team along with drive system experts from Volkswagen Group Components and the eClassics company, which specialises in electric car conversions. They are transferred by eClassics into a battery system appropriate for the T1.

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AUGUST 17, 2020

Rhombus Energy Solutions announced the certification of its high-power 60 kW AC to DC Power Conditioning System (PCS) charger unit to Underwriter Laboratories UL 1741 & 1741-SA standards. UL 1741 is UL’s Standard for Inverters, Converters, Controllers and Interconnection System Equipment for Use With Distributed Energy Resources.

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JUNE 19, 2014

Hybrid Fuel Cell-Battery Electrochemical System SiEnergy Systems will develop a hybrid electrochemical system that uses a multi-functional electrode to allow the cell to perform as both a fuel cell and a battery, which is a capability that does not exist today. Category 1: Intermediate Temperature Fuel Cells for Distributed Generation.

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JUNE 16, 2015

The entire engine range (115 to 220 PS) meets the Euro-6 standard. The TSI engines deliver 110 kW / 150 PS and 162 kW / 220 PS (a gain of 20 PS) respectively, with the 150 PS version consuming, in combination with the standard manual transmission, 6.4 All diesel engines are fitted with an SCR catalytic converter. l/100 km (36.8

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The new Mirai is one part of an electrification strategy that also includes Toyota’s current and future hybrids and upcoming battery electric vehicles (BEVs). The body is lower, longer, and wider, with its bolder stance accentuated by standard 19-inch alloy wheels. In the 2021 Mirai, a lithium-ion battery is smaller and lighter (98.3

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Charged EVs

APRIL 1, 2024

The economic benefits of recycling Li-ion batteries are clear, but at present, only a small percentage of them are recycled. In contrast, lead-acid batteries have a 99% recycling rate in the US. The two main processes for recycling lithium-ion batteries are pyrometallurgy and hydrometallurgy.

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MARCH 4, 2019

BUGGY is made up of the electric motor integrated in the rear axle, power electronics, a single-speed gearbox, the high-voltage flat battery (62 kWh) arranged in the car floor to save space, and the additional units integrated in the vehicle front end. The on-board electronics are supplied with 12V via a DC/DC converter.

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APRIL 23, 2020

a company focused on sourcing metals with the least environmental and societal impact, has released the results of a year-long study it commissioned into the impacts of sourcing metals to produce battery cathodes and wiring for electric vehicles (EVs). 94% less stored carbon at risk. Canada-based DeepGreen Metals Inc.,

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JUNE 27, 2023

Many of the grant recipients have pledged to buy standardized buses and vans and avoid customization, which will result in faster delivery and lower costs. million to buy approximately 30 battery-electric buses and charging equipment and train workers to maintain the electric fleet. Iowa City, Iowa will receive nearly $23.3

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DECEMBER 1, 2021

The team is also exploring the concept’s scalability if future demand for hydrogen increases, including the potential to use the energy stored as hydrogen to power cruise or cargo ships while they’re being loaded and unloaded. Unlike coal and oil, hydrogen can be used to store renewable energy in a simple, sustainable cycle.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Converting commercial ships on the high seas to CO 2 -neutral drive systems is a huge challenge. Purely battery-electric solutions are often out of the question for these deep-sea applications due to their high weight and space requirements. One important factor is the range requirement of the individual ship types.

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MARCH 4, 2020

The four-cylinder engine is coupled with a 6-speed manual gearbox as standard. As with all turbocharged diesel engines in the new Golf, the Golf GTD’s drive system is linked to two SCR catalytic converters connected in series (SCR = Selective Catalytic Reduction). The new Golf GTI is powered by a 180 kW (245 PS) 2.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Electricity-generating solar panels will be incorporated into the roof or the hood of vehicles, and will support internal combustion, hybrid and battery electric vehicles with additional electrical power, increasing fuel efficiency and range. The solar charging system is composed of a solar panel, a controller and a battery.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

In its new ten-year market outlook to 2027, Roskill, a leading provider of international metals and minerals research, forecasts primary nickel consumption to rise by just under 4% per year between 2017 and 2027, driven by increased consumption by stainless steel producers and by growth in demand in the automotive battery sector.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2019

opened reservations for the Ocean electric luxury SUV, arriving in 2022, through its website and native mobile app—available globally on the App Store and Google Play store. The all-electric SUV will come standard with a range target of approximately 250 to 300 miles, depending on driving conditions, enabled by an approx.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Volkswagen marked its serious entry into the battery-electric vehicle market with the introduction in Frankfurt of its first two series production EVs: the e-up! Volkswagen itself developed all of the components, including the battery. Battery pack. Li-ion battery. The lithium-ion battery fitted in the e-up!

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NOVEMBER 12, 2015

nm, average) of iron pyrite (FeS 2 ) nanoparticles are advantageous to sustain reversible conversion reactions in sodium ion and lithium ion batteries. These substantially improved both the batteries’ cycling and rate capabilities. Researchers at Vanderbilt University have demonstrated that ultrafine sizes (∼4.5 nanometers in size.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2012

Schematic of a redox flow battery. Sandia researchers have developed a new family of electrochemically reversible, metal-based ionic liquid (MetILs) that could lead to non-aqueous redox (reducing-oxidizing) flow-battery energy storage systems ( earlier post ) able to cost-effectively store three times more energy than today’s batteries.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 1, 2024

The economic benefits of recycling Li-ion batteries are clear, but at present, only a small percentage of them are recycled. In contrast, lead-acid batteries have a 99% recycling rate in the US. The two main processes for recycling lithium-ion batteries are pyrometallurgy and hydrometallurgy.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2012

A 100 VAC inverter onboard the Prius PHV converts stored power into AC suitable for home use, while power flow is controlled according to communication between vehicle, charging stand and the home. This kind of optimal energy flow can be automatically controlled by a home energy management system (HEMS).

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FEBRUARY 12, 2014

The inverter converts high-voltage direct current (DC) stored in the high-voltage (HV) battery into high-voltage alternating current (AC) for the motor/generator. It also converts AC into DC during regenerative braking for storage in the HV battery. Hybrids Power Electronics Safety'

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NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Fresh water is then used to release the stored lithium. Purification of the lithium, then reaction with sodium carbonate to convert it to lithium carbonate. All Eramet’s CSR standards will be applied on the activity. Once filtered again and washed, it achieves the chemical quality of the finished product.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have developed a new zinc-polyiodide redox flow battery offering more than two times the energy density of the next-best flow battery used to store renewable energy and support the power grid. Flow batteries. Source: Li et al. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 25, 2010

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. The vehicle was converted by Tokyo R&D, and is scheduled to hit the streets on regular local routes in Toyama, a coastal city located on the Sea of Japan. Earlier post.).

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MAY 27, 2020

A 48V starter-generator and a second battery greatly increases the ways in which Brake Energy Regeneration can be utilized. When the driver releases the accelerator, the generator transforms the kinetic energy into electricity to be stored in the 48V battery. A high-voltage 34 Ah / 12 kWh gross (9.09

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FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Audi introduced the battery-electric Audi A3 e-tron US pilot program at TED2012 in Long Beach, California. Energy storage is provided by the lithium-ion battery, which is located in multiple blocks under the luggage compartment floor, under the rear seat and in the center tunnel. It stores 26.5 A3 e-tron BEV. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 21, 2014

The e-Golf (“Das e-Auto” earlier post ), the Volkswagen brand’s second series production battery-electric vehicle after the e-up!, Put another way, Volkswagen’s goal, based on its strategic approach, is for the e-Golf to deliver the performance and handling of a Golf which happens to have a battery-electric powertrain. The e-Golf.

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OCTOBER 19, 2022

This dedicated EV propulsion architecture combines a 111-kWh battery pack and a two-motor, all-wheel-drive propulsion system to offer a GM-estimated 600 horsepower and 640 lb-ft (868 N·m) of torque, along with a GM-estimated driving range of 300 miles (483 km) on a full charge. CELESTIQ Body Structure.

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JANUARY 17, 2019

The eight-speed Steptronic transmission fitted as standard on all model variants has also undergone further improvement, as has the BMW xDrive intelligent all-wheel-drive system that can be combined not just with the gasoline and diesel engines but with the hybrid drive as well. Plug-in hybrid system with in-line 6.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2019

The SQ5 TDI is certified according to the Euro 6d-temp emission standard. Energy is stored in a compact lithium-ion battery with an electrical capacity of 10 Ah located beneath the luggage compartment floor. An AC/DC converter connects the conventional 12-volt electrical system.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2022

chemical, kinetic, or thermal) and convert them back to useful forms of energy like electricity. Just like we put food in the refrigerator, we can store it for days or weeks without eating it immediately or discarding it. Battery storage. Batteries encompass a range of chemistries. Mechanical storage.

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