Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Magna has secured new business from General Motors (GM) to supply battery enclosures on the all-new 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV. Clair, Michigan, where it already produces the battery enclosure for the GMC HUMMER EV. Magna is also making battery enclosures for the Ford F-150 Lightning. F150 Lightning battery enclosure.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 9, 2023
The demand for domestically produced and sustainably sourced battery metals has grown at a near insatiable rate over recent years, as the domestic manufacturing capacity of lithium-ion batteries has grown exponentially from less than 50 GWh/year to now more than 700 GWh/year of operational and announced capacity.
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Green Car Congress
MARCH 4, 2023
Mercedes-Benz held its groundbreaking ceremony for a new battery recycling factory in Kuppenheim, Germany, which will help reduce resource consumption and establishing closed-loop recycling of battery raw materials. Mercedes-Benz lays the foundation for a sustainable battery recycling factory in Kuppenheim in southern Germany.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 11, 2023
LG Innotek has developed a Wireless Battery Management System (Wireless BMS) that improves battery performance. of a battery to optimize its performance and life span. Removing the dozens of cables and connectors required for a BMS reduces both the weight and volume of a battery pack.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 2, 2023
Researchers led by the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have extended the capacity and duration of sodium-aluminum batteries. The new sodium-based molten salt battery uses two distinct reactions. The team previously reported a neutral molten salt reaction. of peak charge capacity. —Weller et al.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
Sakuu Corporation ( earlier post ) has successfully and consistently 3D-printed fully functional high-performance batteries in custom shapes and sizes since December 2022. Further, our printing process can allow for substantial gains in energy density for a completed battery.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 11, 2023
Tests conducted by Titirici Group , a multidisciplinary research team based at Imperial College London, have found that a novel carbon nanotube electrode material derived from CO 2 —produced by Estonian nanotech company UP Catalyst ( earlier post )—enhances the cyclability of sodium-ion batteries.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 7, 2023
More than two-thirds (68%) of lithium-ion battery production planned for Europe is at risk of being delayed, scaled down or cancelled, according to new analysis by the European NGO Transport & Environment. Battery production capacity equivalent to 18 million electric cars—1.2 Europe must act or risk losing it all.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 14, 2023
Electra Battery Materials Corporation has successfully recovered lithium in its black mass recycling trial being conducted at its refinery north of Toronto. From Electra’s perspective, it considerably strengthens the economics of our battery recycling strategy by providing another high-value product we can sell. Earlier post.)
Green Car Congress
JUNE 3, 2022
Toyota Motor is introducing the O-Uchi Kyuden System, a home storage battery system based on its electrified vehicle battery technology. The O-Uchi Kyuden System uses electrified vehicle battery technology such as Toyota’s battery control to provide a rated capacity of 8.7 kWh and a rated output of 5.5
Green Car Congress
MARCH 17, 2023
Aqua Metals has successfully recovered high-purity nickel from lithium battery black mass using its proprietary Li AquaRefining process, utilizing electricity, and without a polluting smelter or the significant chemical waste typical in recycling. Earlier post.)
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 26, 2023
Valmet Automotive has started the series production of battery systems in Kirchardt, the Finnish company’s first battery plant in Germany. The current first program for the Kirchardt plant is a small-series production of modules, packs and the battery management system (BMS) for the PHEV version of an exclusive sports car brand.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
IONETIC , a UK start-up specializing in electric vehicle (EV) battery pack technology, launched its EV battery pack design platform, which the company says can cut the development cost and time for automotive manufacturers bringing a new electric vehicle to market. IONETIC’s battery modules have an energy density of 226Wh/kg.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
Eaton’s eMobility business has introduced a 3-in-1 battery pack vent valve for electrified vehicle (EV) batteries. The valve is capable of three unique functions, including a battery case leak-check mechanism, as well as passive and active venting to provide overpressure relief for a vehicle’s battery pack.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 10, 2023
The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Vehicle Technologies Office estimates the cost of an electric vehicle lithium-ion battery pack declined 89% between 2008 and 2022 (using 2022 constant dollars). The decline in cost is due to improvements in battery technologies and chemistries, and an increase in manufacturing volume.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 3, 2022
Battery swap stations are Nio’s signature replenishment facility, and it is currently the only company offering such models to the general consumer. There are also other companies in China that offer models with battery swap support, but for the taxi market. Swapping to become more efficient by using smaller batteries.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 25, 2023
Researchers at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have developed a lithium-air battery with a solid electrolyte. The battery is rechargeable for 1000 cycles with a low polarization gap and can operate at high rates. —Kondori et al.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 15, 2022
Battery Resourcers, a vertically integrated lithium-ion battery recycling and engineered materials company, plans to open a commercial-scale, lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Covington, Ga. We all win when we prevent batteries from going to landfill. The opening of this facility will help meet that demand.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Researchers from Renmin University and Tsinghua University in China have developed a novel shape-memorized current collector (SMCC), which can successfully brake battery thermal runaway at the battery internal overheating status. A paper on their work is published in the ACS journal Nano Letters. 2c03645.
CN EV Post
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
The unveiling of the Sehol E10X test vehicle means that sodium-ion batteries are starting to be used in passenger cars, after the new batteries were mainly used in electric two-wheelers and for energy storage. The post Hina Battery becomes 1st battery maker to put sodium-ion batteries in EVs in China appeared first on CnEVPost.
Teslarati
MARCH 22, 2023
A series of massive investments from Albemarle and Cirba Solutions is set to make South Carolina a hotbed for lithium battery production. With the exponential growth in demand for electric vehicles, the need for lithium-ion batteries to fuel them has grown in parallel. The post South Carolina becomes battery hotbed with $1.6
Green Car Reports
MARCH 14, 2023
Volkswagen has chosen a Canadian site for the first EV battery factory of its new PowerCo business unit outside Europe. Thomas, Ontario, the factory is expected to start producing battery cells in 2027, according to a VW press release. Located in St.
CN EV Post
MARCH 21, 2023
Deliveries of Zeekr 's Zeekr 009 MPV, the world's first vehicle to be powered by the Qilin Battery, are expected to begin in the second quarter. A high percentage of consumers who ordered the Zeekr 009 opted for the version with the Qilin Battery, a Zeekr source said, adding, "This surprised us."
Green Car Reports
MARCH 21, 2023
A lack of standards for repair and replacement of EV battery packs may lead to higher insurance premiums, according to a recent Reuters report (via Automotive News). Battery packs can represent up to 50% of an EV's price tag, often making it uneconomical to replace them, according to the report.
Teslarati
MARCH 16, 2023
Foxconn, the iPhone manufacturer that bailed out Lordstown Motors from bankruptcy, announced that it would build electric vehicle batteries in Wisconsin and Ohio on Thursday, hoping to take advantage of the Inflation Reduction Act that incentivizes domestic cell manufacturing. We saw the opportunities in developing battery-related capacity.
Energy Institute at HAAS
MARCH 20, 2023
I realize that on this blog we often pour cold water on what at first glance … Continue Reading Peakers Out, Batteries In? A new paper suggests this may not be economical in many cases – yet.
Electrek
MARCH 23, 2023
Gogoro , widely considered to be the world leader in battery swapping for light electric vehicles like e-motorbikes, has just launched operations in its latest global expansion to Singapore. A new partnership will now see Gogoro’s battery-swapping technology deployed for food delivery.
Electrek
MARCH 23, 2023
Amprius Technologies (NYSE: AMPX) today announced that its high-energy, high-power lithium-ion battery with a silicon anode platform has been verified by an independent test lab. more… The post This light, energy-dense battery just got independently verified appeared first on Electrek.
CleanTechnica EVs
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
It’s the first automaker to state that it will produce both NMC (nickel manganese cobalt) and LFP (lithium iron phosphate) batteries for electric vehicles in the United States. Ford has become the #2 electric vehicle seller in the USA, but it’s also now #1 in something in the field.
Green Car Reports
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
On Tuesday, Ford spokesperson Emma Bergg confirmed to Green Car Reports a stop-build and in-transit stop-ship order has been given for the F-150 Lightning pickup truck due to a potential battery issue. Ford has not disclosed what the potential battery.
Green Car Reports
MARCH 8, 2023
Hyundai claims a new air suspension system will have many benefits for EVs, from maximizing range to protecting battery packs from damage. The system was developed by Hyundai Mobis, the automaker's mobility-tech supplier, which previously demonstrated a hardware set called "e-corner" that lets vehicles turn on a dime.
CleanTechnica EVs
DECEMBER 24, 2022
Lithium-ion batteries are essential for decarbonizing transportation through electric vehicles and building a resilient, renewable energy grid through energy storage batteries.
Setec Powerr
MARCH 20, 2023
With the rapid development of electric vehicles, energy storage, and other fields, the performance of lithium batteries has also put forward higher requirements. In the case of constant battery volume and weight, the performance of battery storage energy mainly depends on the energy density of the battery.
Teslarati
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Florida Senator Marco Rubio is calling for an investigation into Ford’s recent announcement of a new battery production facility built in conjunction with Chinese battery supplier CATL. However, now the automaker is receiving backlash for partnering with Chinese battery maker CATL at the facility. Specifically, Sen.
Teslarati
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
Tesla is reportedly prioritizing its plans to build batteries in the United States instead of Germany, as government incentives are more favorable in the U.S. Tesla originally planned to build battery cells in Germany at Gigafactory Berlin to support electric vehicle production. The post Tesla opts for U.S.
Green Car Reports
MARCH 10, 2023
Ford figured out the issue that led to the battery pack catching fire on a 2023 F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck. On Friday, Ford spokesperson Emma Bergg told Green Car Reports the automaker will recall 18 2023 Ford F-150 Lightnings and replace their high-voltage battery pack.
Green Car Reports
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
On Tuesday, Ford spokesperson Emma Bergg confirmed to Green Car Reports a stop-build and in-transit stop-ship order has been given for the F-150 Lightning pickup truck due to a potential battery issue. Ford on Wednesday confirmed the issue as.
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Norwegian battery firm Freyr recently confirmed plans for a Georgia factory that will supply batteries for energy storage. Dubbed "Giga America," the factory will be located on a 368-acre tract in Coweta County, on the southwestern edge of the Atlanta metropolitan area, according to a Freyr press release.
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 30, 2023
Reducing the size of EV batteries and generally lowering levels of car ownership and use could have a significant environmental impact, according to a new study. The study, commissioned by the Climate and Community Project, a climate policy think tank, used UC Davis research (first spotted by Green Car Congress).
Electrek
MARCH 17, 2023
Tesla has released a new mobile app update that gives owners better insights into their vehicle’s battery pack, among other things. more… The post Tesla releases new mobile app with better insight into your battery pack appeared first on Electrek.
CN EV Post
MARCH 1, 2023
If electric cars can be sold to consumers without batteries, the cost can be lower than fuel cars, said Li Xiang. The post Li Auto CEO says battery swap model promising in cost reduction appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 8, 2022
EV battery costs have soared in 2022 due to rising raw material and battery component prices, according to a Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) report. The volume-weighted average for lithium-ion battery pack prices reached $151/kwh this year, a 7% increase over 2021, according to the report.
CleanTechnica EVs
JANUARY 28, 2023
GM and LGES have broken off talks about building a fourth US battery factory together after GM decided to switch to 4680 cells in the future.
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