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AKASOL to showcase high-performance battery systems for e-buses at Busworld Europe; expanding production

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At Busworld Europe in Belgium later this month, AKASOL will present its AKASYSTEM OEM battery system as a complete roof installation including the chiller and other additional components. Developed in accordance with the ISO 26262 standard, AKASYSTEM OEM can be adapted to match specific customer requirements, making it fully scalable.

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Saft building European alliance for 7-year R&D push on advanced Li-ion and solid-state batteries; targeting gigafactory production scale

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These new generation batteries will provide performance, cost and safety advantages, compared to current lithium-ion products. This will then lead to an easily scalable manufacturing standard block of 1GWh. manufacturing facilities with software and automation solutions; and.

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Umicore introducing new generation Li-ion battery recycling technologies; partnering with ACC

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Umicore, a global materials technology group, is a pioneer in the recycling of rechargeable batteries; its battery recycling plant in Hoboken, Belgium, has an annual capacity of 7,000 tons of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries and battery production scrap, the equivalent of 35,000 electric vehicle (EV) batteries.

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In Europe, Ford introduces Mondeo hybrid wagon, 2.0L EcoBlue diesel for Mondeo

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Ford revealed the enhanced Mondeo—including a new Hybrid Wagon variant for the first time—at the Brussels Motor Show in Belgium. kWh lithium-ion battery; and a Ford-developed power-split automatic transmission that emulates the performance of a continuously-variable transmission. l/100 km (53.4

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DAF Putting LF Hybrid Truck Into Production; Eaton Hybrid System

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liter PACCAR FR diesel, which complies with the ultra-low EEV emission requirements as standard, without a soot filter. Energy released during braking is stored in the lithium-ion batteries for re-use during acceleration. DAF LF hybrid system. Click to enlarge. The truck is fitted with the 4.5-liter for the first half of 2010.

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REVA Electric Car Company Building New Plant in Bangalore

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REVA is available in the following European countries: United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Spain, Norway, Greece, Cyprus, France and Belgium. The new 18,212 m 2 production facility is being built to the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) green building rating system standard. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Li-ion Maker fortu PowerCell GmbH Considering Michigan Plant

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The system also allows a higher deintercalation state of the positive electrode to be reached than is possible with standard lithium-ion cells. The governor made the announcement after returning from a 48-hour investment mission to Germany and Belgium. Zinck et al.

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