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BMW i home energy storage system integrates 2nd-life i3 vehicle batteries

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BMW i announced a home stationary energy storage system solution integrating its BMW i3 vehicle battery at EVS 29 in Montréal. The system utilizes BMW i3 high-voltage batteries and can be expanded to incorporate second-life batteries as they become available in the market.

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Vattenfall contracts with BMW for up to 1,000 new 33 kWh Li-ion batteries this year for storage projects in wind farms

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Vattenfall and the BMW Group have signed a contract for the delivery of up to 1,000 lithium-ion batteries this year. The batteries—each with a capacity of 33 kWh—are equipped with a BMW-owned battery management system and are also used by the car manufacturer in the BMW i3. With a capacity of 3.2

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ONE reveals 1007 Wh/L anode-free cell that enables 600-mile Gemini battery

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Our Next Energy (ONE), a Michigan-based energy storage company ( earlier post ), unveiled a 240-Ah prismatic anode-free cell after a successful 12-month R&D effort. The company believes its anode-free cell is the highest energy density large-format cell ever produced.

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Anderman report sees strongest growth for full-hybrid systems; Li-ion batteries for hybrids may be in short supply

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Although NiMH is still the dominant battery in the high-voltage hybrid market, Li-ion technology started to take market share around 2009 and is expected to continually increase its share with time. According to the report’s baseline estimate, the global Li-ion xEV business will reach $3.8 billion in 2015 and $9.2

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Germany launches 3-year, €36M research project into technology for safer Li-ion batteries for electric vehicles

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The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is contributing about €19 million (US$24 million) to a new €36-million ($US46 million), 3-year, public-private research project to improve further the safety of lithium-ion batteries for electric and hybrid vehicles. SafeBatt began in July 2012 and will end on 30 June 2015.

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Traction motor of BMW 225xe PHEV wins the Bavarian State Award for E-mobility / eCar TEC Award for cooling concept

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BMW has won the Bavarian State Award for E-mobility / eCar TEC Award for the innovative cooling concept used for the electric traction motor in the BMW 225xe plug-in hybrid. The BMW 225xe pairs a 100 kW/136 hp 1.5-liter kWh Li-ion battery pack. Maximum all-electric range is 41 kilometers (25 miles).

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Johnson Controls to supply Li-ion pack for XL Hybrids aftermarket system; Class 1 to 3 commercial vehicle hybrid electric powertrain

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kWh Li-ion packs for use in XL’s aftermarket hybrid conversion system. Johnson Controls’ Meadowbrook facility, which received a $299-million grant through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, produces complete Lithium-ion battery cells and systems for hybrid and electric vehicles. XL Hybrids, Inc.,

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