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Guidehouse Insights names Rivian, NIO, and Nikola the leading EV “upstarts”

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A new Leaderboard Report from Guidehouse Insights evaluates the strategy and execution of 21 electric vehicle (EV) upstarts, with Rivian, NIO, and Nikola ranked as the leading market players. The Guidehouse Insights Leaderboard Grid. —Scott Shepard, senior research analyst with Guidehouse Insights. “.

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The EV Battery Production Chain — Insights from Deep in the Industry

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We’re digging deeper and deeper into the EV battery industry and EV battery supply chains. In this Cleantech Talk episode, I interviewed Sebastian Lange, Vice President of Film Division at Brueckner Group, about the EV battery market, EV battery components, and EV battery component production equipment.

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China issues draft guidelines to rein in lithium battery industry – ET Auto

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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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Researchers find annealing significantly reduces interface resistance in all-solid-state-batteries

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All-solid-state lithium batteries could address a number of the shortcomings of conventional lithium-ion batteries in advanced applications such as in electric vehicles, which demand high energy densities, fast charging, and long cycle lives. cm 2 ) by annealing the sample in a battery form. —Kobayashi et al.

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SLAC, MIT, TRI researchers advance machine learning to accelerate battery development; insights on fast-charging

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Scientists have made a major advance in harnessing machine learning to accelerate the design for better batteries. He said the results overturn long-held assumptions about how lithium-ion batteries charge and discharge and give researchers a new set of rules for engineering longer-lasting batteries.

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UK-based consortium to develop prototype solid-state batteries for automotive

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A consortium of seven UK-based organizations has signed a memorandum of understanding to combine ambitions to develop world-leading prototype solid-state battery technology, targeting automotive applications. Johnson Matthey – a global leader in sustainable technologies and the UK’s leading battery materials business.

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DOE launching $5M lithium-battery workforce initiative

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The US Department of Energy (DOE), in coordination with the US Department of Labor and the AFL-CIO, is launching a national workforce development strategy for lithium-battery manufacturing. The pilots will support industry-labor cooperation and will provide sites for job task analyses and documenting worker competencies. Earlier post.)

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