Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2022

The new capital will be used to support FreeWire’s growth plans as the company accelerates commercial deployments of its battery-integrated ultrafast EV charging technology and increases manufacturing capacity to meet growing global customer demand, including high priority markets such as the UK, Canada, Japan, and Australia/New Zealand.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2020

An electric motor generating an output of 70 kW/95 hp and a high-voltage battery with a gross energy content of 10.0 kWh enable an all-electric range of up to 57 kilometers in the legal EU test cycle (35 miles). litre combustion engine develops a maximum power output of 92 kW/125 hp and a peak torque of 220 N·m.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Eos Energy, a provider of safe, scalable, efficient, and sustainable zinc-powered long-duration stationary energy storage systems, announced Project AMAZE (American Made Zinc Energy), a $500-million planned expansion and a significant milestone to build 8 GWh of clean energy storage production capacity. The project secured an up to $398.6-million

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2019

Daimler AG has acquired a minority equity stake in US battery material specialist Sila Nanotechnologies Inc. Founded in 2011, Sila Nano is a developer of new battery materials which outperform existing lithium-ion technologies. The advancements Sila Nano have made in battery performance are very promising.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 6, 2021

Tesla Gigafactory Operations executive David Mindnich has left the electric car company for Plug Power. Mindnich, who was with Tesla for over five years, has joined Plug Power as the Executive Vice President of Global Manufacturing. Al Prescott , Tesla’s longtime VP of Legal and Acting General Counsel, has joined Luminar.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2023

The battery is installed centrally behind the vehicle’s seats. As with a conventionally powered mid-engined car, this provides the basis for excellent agility. The reinterpretation of a hypercar, with Le Mans-style doors that open upwards to the front and a high-performance, features an efficient 900V electric powertrain.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2021

LG Energy Solution (LGES) has signed a six-year binding term sheet with Canadaa-based Sigma Lithium Corporation for an offtake agreement on a “take or pay” basis for the sale of 6% battery-grade high purity and environmentally sustainable lithium concentrate.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 17, 2024

The new electric sports car will likely feature a bigger battery, more range, and performance. Shortly after, Porsche introduced the 1,092 hp Taycan Turbo GT , its fastest street-legal vehicle of all time, with a 0 to 60 mph sprint in 2.1 Audi’s refreshed e-tron GT is expected to pull upgrades from the new Porsche Taycan Turbo.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

In Las Vegas for SEMA, Ford revealed the all-electric F-100 Eluminator concept—a zero-tailpipe-emissions demonstration truck powered by the all-new Ford Performance Parts Eluminator electric crate motor that customers can now buy online. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2022

In parallel to the successful launch of DRIVE PILOT in Germany, Mercedes-Benz aims to obtain regulatory series approval for the two US states of California and Nevada by the end of the year, provided the legal situation permits the system operation. accidents or road works). Since then, it can be implemented in Europe.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2023

While our best-in-class EV and battery technologies have set an industry standard, we have faced various market and macroeconomic headwinds, that have impacted our ability to efficiently scale all of our opportunities simultaneously.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2013

At the conclusion of the International Negotiating Committee on Mercury ( INC5 ) meeting in Geneva ( earlier post ), nations agreed on a global, legally-binding treaty to prevent mercury emissions and releases. These include: Batteries, except for button cell batteries used in implantable medical devices. Switches and relays.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Ford has said it will restart construction on the electric vehicle battery facility it’s building in Marshall, Michigan, after pausing work when the UAW strike kicked off a couple months ago. As stated previously, we have been evaluating BlueOval Battery Park Michigan in Marshall.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Not only will electric vehicles with bidirectional charging capability be able to draw electrical power for their high-voltage battery when plugged into a compatible charging station or wallbox, they will also have the ability to reverse the process and feed energy back into the power grid.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2020

CeTrax offers maximum power output of up to 300 kilowatts and a maximum torque of 4,500 newton meters; torque density of the system is 15.8 Moreover, CeTrax, like ZF’s other electric drives, can be operated via battery, trolley system or supercaps, and in a fuel cell configuration. N·m/kg.

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Drive Electric

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

A battery electric vehicle (BEV) uses an electric motor instead of an internal combustion engine. These vehicles use large traction battery packs to power the motor. Many people have an exaggerated perception of the fire risks of EVs because they use lithium-ion batteries. What about the electrolyte in the battery?

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2021

In a follow-up report on 15 July, WHYY’s Ryan Briggs wrote that: Externally, SEPTA has said little about the failed battery bus program or its progress in restoring the buses to service, insisting that it is working on a “resolution” with the bus manufacturer. Proponents, like engineering professor Jeremy J.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Following the market launch of the eActros 300/400 for heavy-duty distribution in 2021, Mercedes-Benz Trucks is not only consistently pushing ahead with the introduction of further battery electric models for this and the coming years, but also focusing on even more diversity and flexibility in applications for the eActros itself.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2011

Fuel Cell Black Cabs are on the roads of London for the first time since being awarded Road Legal status by the UK Vehicle Certification Authority (VCA). Earlier post.). The Fuel Cell Black Cab on Westminster Bridge as it passes the Houses of Parliament. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2021

This was a significant improvement compared to the fossil fuel tested and is many times below the legal limit. Battery electric cars offer drivers the cleanest, most efficient and affordable way to decarbonize, while synthetic fuels are best suited to planes where electrification is not an option. pollution.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2022

Since that study, which was transparently designed to quantify the worst-case tire emissions under legal driving, Emissions Analytics has been testing and analyzing tire wear emissions in more detail across a wider range of driving conditions, and has performed a detailed chemical analysis of hundreds of new tires. —Emissions Analytics.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 12, 2023

According to Milenio , The Department of Natural Resources and Wildlife of the Management of Subdelegation for Environmental Protection and Natural Resources contacted Tesla’s legal representative in Mexico—Eugenio Grandio de la Torre—about Giga Mexico’s permits earlier this week.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Axa Insurance issued an apology for faking the Tesla battery fire today. A few days ago, the company was on a mission to prove that Tesla batteries can catch on fire and simulated a test on public streets. Thus, the test car had no battery and the fire was started remotely. My questions still remain unanswered, however.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2021

The fully electric successor to Volvo Cars’ XC90, to be revealed in 2022, will come with state-of-the-art sensors, including LiDAR technology developed by Luminar and an autonomous driving computer powered by the NVIDIA DRIVE Orin system-on-a-chip, as standard.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2011

JCI) has filed a petition with the Delaware Court of Chancery to dissolve Johnson Controls-Saft Advanced Power Solutions LLC (JCS), the automotive Li-ion battery joint venture between Johnson Controls and Saft. Neither Johnson Controls-Saft, nor any of its subsidiaries, are an active party to the legal action. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Ultracapacitors are a key enabler for lowering emissions—we are not competing with lithium-ion batteries and hydrogen fuel cells; we are complementary in improving performance and lowering cost. Our ultracapacitors have four times the power density of Tesla’s. Ellex Raidla acted as legal advisors to Skeleton Technologies.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 25, 2024

Siemens has introduced a prototype of the SICHARGE Megawatt Charging System, which consists of multiple SICHARGE UC150 power cabinets, a switching matrix and a customized MCS dispenser. The switching matrix bundles the output power of the charging stations and, depending on requirements, directs power to the MCS dispenser.

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Cars That Think

JULY 30, 2023

Fifty years after the birth of the rechargeable lithium-ion battery, it’s easy to see its value. It’s used in billions of laptops, cellphones, power tools, and cars. It was manufactured in small volumes by Exxon, appeared at an electric vehicle show in Chicago in 1977, and served briefly as a coin cell battery.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2023

The EVSys800 used in the concept is a modular 800-volt drive and consists of SiC power electronics, the electric motor and a reduction gearbox. The continuous and peak power of the electric motor is 206 and 275 kilowatts, respectively—ZF thus achieves continuous power of around 75% of the peak power.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2021

Germany’s Federal Council has passed the “Law for the Provision of Comprehensive Fast Charging Infrastructure for Pure Battery Electric Vehicles”, or SchnellLG for short. With the Fast Charging Act, we have now created the legal basis to start the Europe-wide tender and thus the construction of the new locations.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Australia-based battery materials company Liontown Resources Limited entered into a legally binding sales and purchase term sheet with electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla for the supply of spodumene concentrate. spodumene concentrate 6%) production capacity of ~500 ktpa. spodumene concentrate expanding to ~700 ktpa.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2021

This allows decelerating to a standstill without using the brake pedal, while at the same time the range benefits from this recuperation strategy and the high recuperation power (up to 290 kW). The EQS marks the launch of a new generation of batteries with significantly higher energy density. kWh—around 26% more than the EQC.

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Teslarati

APRIL 29, 2021

Tesla’s Giga Berlin production facility is going to have a 4680 battery cell manufacturing plant on site. Tesla’s 4680 battery cells were unveiled at the company’s Battery Day in September 2020. ” Tesla Giga Berlin’s battery factory deemed “very important” investment by minister.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2021

In the last year, there has been an explosive need for EV batteries. This primarily includes dealing with a strained supply chain on critical raw materials, like tungsten, to produce all of those EV-powered automobiles, cranes, trucks and more. by Lewis Black, CEO of Almonty Industries. Should the U.S.

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Driivz

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Consumers have been lowering their power demands for more than a decade by adding solar panels to their roofs. Two-way EV charging will reduce that even further- using EV batteries to power homes (vehicle-to-home V2H), buildings (vehicle-to-building V2B) or feed it back to the grid with vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology.

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DIY Electric Car

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

miles) The range and speed performance is not bad for used UPS (uninterrupted power supply) batteries from a computer back up system. The top speed averages about 80 km per hour (49.71

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2018

The Kenworth T680 day cab’s fuel cell produces electricity to power the dual-rotor electric motor to move the truck, or it can recharge the lithium-ion batteries for use later. With a dual-rotor traction motor output of 565 horsepower, the truck is capable of carrying the legal gross combination weight of a Class 8 vehicle.

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