CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 13, 2021

The US Department of Energy recently shared that through 2020, most battery cells and packs used in US plug-in vehicles were produced in the United States. That’s great news for the USA, not surprising once you think about it for a moment, and also not even close to the full story. Let’s go through those […].

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MARCH 1, 2024

continued] The post USA & China Electricity Generation TWh & CO2e Trajectories Since 2000 Are Startling appeared first on CleanTechnica. For a decade I’ve been tracking the exponential expansion of wind, solar, and to a lesser extent hydro electricity generation.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Motiv Power Systems announced a renewal of its partnership with Bimbo Bakeries USA (BBU), the largest bakery in the United States. This follows a successful 12-month pilot of five Motiv-powered electric trucks that performed flawlessly on real-world delivery routes. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2023

The high-voltage batteries required for this will likewise be manufactured locally. The virtual ground-breaking for a new assembly site for high-voltage batteries also took place as part of the anniversary celebrations. Rendering of the future high-voltage battery assembly in Shenyang. BBA is investing RMB 10 billion (US$1.4

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2019

Motiv Power Systems announced a five-vehicle purchase order from Bimbo Bakeries USA, the US business of Mexico City-based Grupo Bimbo. Bimbo Bakeries USA will be deploying these vehicles for fuel-efficient product delivery in Ceres, California. EPIC 6 chassis. These are high-volume, low-weight applications operating on fixed routes.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2021

AKASOL AG is introducing its third generation of battery systems manufactured in series production. The ultra-high energy battery system will be manufactured in the Gigafactory 1 in Darmstadt from 2023. Service life is up to 4,000 charging cycles—making the lithium-ion battery system extremely long-lasting.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2019

According to a new survey MINI USA recently commissioned from market research and business intelligence firm Engine International, Inc, 63% of consumers said the best way to use an EV is for commuting or city driving, At the same time, 73% of consumers surveyed said that battery range of up to 75 miles was sufficient for their daily use.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2020

USA Rare Earth, LLC, the funding and development partner of the Round Top Heavy Rare Earth and Critical Minerals Project in West Texas, has purchased the neodymium iron boron (NdFeB) permanent magnet manufacturing equipment formerly owned and operated in North Carolina by Hitachi Metals America, Ltd.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 25, 2023

We are leaving the oil & gas era and heading into the electric vehicle era, and the base of that new era is batteries, batteries, batteries. Stellantis and Samsung SDI are advancing their tokens in this new era with an announcement of a second US battery gigafactory.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 21, 2022

One of the biggest elements of the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is a requirement that electric vehicles start using batteries that contain minerals from “friendly” countries, with a special emphasis on battery minerals from the USA.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

In addition to its Cypress battery cell technology Sakuu is continuing to make progress on its longer-term initiative known as Kavian, an additive manufacturing platform. This enables Sakuu to print batteries as well as other active devices. ” This enables Sakuu to print batteries as well as other active devices. ”

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2021

Octillion Power Systems, a global provider of advanced lithium-ion batteries, is providing battery packs for all-electric motorcoaches and city transit buses offered by ABC Companies and Lightning eMotors. The order marks the company’s first time supplying batteries for motorcoaches and buses in North America.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

billion to 21 projects to expand domestic manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and the electrical grid and for materials and components currently imported from other countries. The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding a combined $2.8 Earlier post.) Of that, $1.6 Materials Separation & Processing (Cathode Minerals).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2021

Daimler Truck AG and lithium-ion battery manufacturer and developer Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. CATL will be the supplier of lithium-ion battery packs for the Mercedes-Benz eActros LongHaul battery-electric truck, which is planned to be ready for series production in 2024. The supply will go beyond 2030.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2021

The BMW Group is launching production of battery components at its plants in Leipzig and Regensburg and expanding its e-drive production network. BMW Group Plant Leipzig will launch series production of battery modules on Monday, 3 May 2021, while BMW Group Plant Regensburg began coating battery cells for high-voltage batteries in April 2021.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2023

Mercedes-Benz EQE and EQS customers in the North America can now opt for more performance with the new Acceleration Increase On-Demand upgrade for select Sedan and SUV models.

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JUNE 18, 2021

Electrify America announced an agreement with Mercedes-Benz USA to provide drivers of the all-electric EQS complimentary charging for two years at Electrify America EV charging stations. Separately, future Mercedes-EQ battery-electric and Mercedes-Benz plug-in hybrid vehicles will also receive standard charging services.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 25, 2023

Before you ask, it’s not clear who Panasonic will be producing these batteries for. Rather, the focus is on Panasonic getting this special silicon anode material from the UK company Nexeon, and stated reason is “to boost the performance of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles (EVs).”

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AUGUST 4, 2021

To help industrialize production of future generation batteries, Mercedes-Benz is intensifying its cooperation with its longstanding partner GROB-WERKE GmbH & Co. KG, a German world market leader in highly innovative battery production and automation systems.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2018

North Carolina-based Hotstick USA has exclusively licensed a direct-current detector technology developed by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory to help emergency responders safely detect high voltages. —William Beckmann, president of Hotstick USA.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2023

One of the six awards goes to Ford, to support the development of a high-fidelity CFD model for solvent evaporation and transport in porous structures during battery electrode drying. The other selected projects are: Danieli USA – Steelmaking currently accounts for 8% of global carbon emissions.

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AUGUST 2, 2022

BMW Group Plant Leipzig has brought its second battery module production line on stream. Plant Leipzig’s first such production line went on stream in May 2021 and supplies the battery modules for the BMW iX. Production of battery-modules for high-voltage batteries at BMW Group Plant Leipzig.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 29, 2023

Zap compares stabilizing plasma to holding jelly with rubber bands, and keeping ITER’s fusion reaction going will require an immense battery of cryogenically-cooled superconducting magnets. But the faster and hotter the ions, the harder they are to confine.

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Teslarati

JUNE 29, 2023

A recent report has emerged suggesting that Tesla is currently examining the potential of StoreDot’s Extreme Fast Charging (XFC) battery technology. Israeli battery startup StoreDot has garnered a reputation as a producer of electric vehicle batteries that are capable of charging at very rapid speeds.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

Thee is a growing disconnect between battery demand and raw material supply that could derail Europe’s and North America’s electrification plans, according to Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. Outside of China, Europe and North America are the key regions developing significant lithium-ion cell production capacity.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 3, 2022

Scroll down below to see a plethora of positive electric car stories Electric Car News Mercedes-Benz USA announces pricing for new all-electric AMG EQS sedan Bosch battery services […]. Hopefully it will slow down more unhappy global changes, like the Conger Ice Shelf collapsing in Antarctica.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

As we’ve discusses several times here on CleanTechnica, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 pushes hard for electric vehicles to use batteries that use minerals coming from “friendly” countries, not countries of concern like China or Russia (we’re not on great terms right now).

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APRIL 8, 2024

Quite likely that the purpose is to show the Luddites in the USA who will not buy an EV because they cannot drive 500 miles without stopping to charge, that it is possible. @GustavoMan627 In reply to GustavoMan627.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 20, 2021

In addition to electric vehicle battery plants that are already in operation in the United States, 13 additional plants have been announced and are expected to be operational within the next 5 years. Of the 13 plants that are planned, 8 are joint ventures between automakers and battery manufacturers.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

NFI), to supply ultra-high energy lithium-ion battery packs for its zero-emission, MCI D45 CRTe LE CHARGE long-distance motor coach. New Flyer is a long-standing, strategic customer to XALT and uses the company’s batteries to power its Xcelsior CHARGE all-electric urban buses that are running in cities across North America.

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InsideEVs

JUNE 29, 2023

Tesla is reportedly examining the Israeli startup's XFC battery tech, USA Today reported without citing any sources.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Electric vehicle batteries are quickly becoming one of the most important commodities in the USA. Tesla co-founder JB Straubel is currently in the battery recycling business with his […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Redwood Materials wants to build a US battery factory with a capacity of 500 GWh a year.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Volkswagen Group China is commencing construction of a battery system production factory in Hefei (Anhui province). VW Anhui Components Company is the first battery system plant to be wholly owned by the Group in China. Thus, Anhui is an important pillar of our global battery strategy.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

From 2021, the Leipzig plant will also produce battery modules for the high-voltage batteries of the BMW Group’s electrified vehicles. Now we are also stepping up our battery production output in Germany. The large-series production of battery modules at the Leipzig site is scheduled to start as early as in mid-2021.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 12, 2024

A new, plant-based source of nickel could help spare the EV battery supply chain from the burden of environmental impacts related to mining. The post Nickel-Mining Plants To Juice EV Battery Supply Chain appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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InsideEVs

JULY 13, 2022

Tesla co-founder JB Straubel's company will remanufacture battery materials from VW and Audi EVs in a domestic supply chain.

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