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GlobalData: Venture capital deals value in advanced batteries skyrocketed 850% YoY in 2021

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GlobalData’s latest FutureTech series report, “ Performance Meets Sustainability – Can Advanced Batteries Facilitate Energy Transition? ”, highlights various lithium-based battery startups looking to accelerate the adoption of EVs. China-based SVOLT manufactures lithium-ion batteries for EVs and energy storage.

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BMW starts series production of electric scooters in Berlin

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BMW’s plant in Berlin has begun series production of the battery-electric BMW C evolution maxi-scooter. The 8 kWh air-cooled lithium-ion high-voltage battery allows the two-wheeler to cover a range of up to 100 kilometers (62 miles) before it needs to be charged from any domestic mains supply. Click to enlarge.

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The BMW Group and Solid Power partner to drive solid-state battery adoption in EVs

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The BMW Group is partnering with Solid Power , a developer of solid-state rechargeable batteries, in a joint effort to develop Solid Power’s solid-state batteries for electric vehicle applications. Solid Power technology combines a high-capacity cathode, a lithium metal anode and a high ionic conductivity solid separator.

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BMW i8 customer demand exceeding planned production; improved fuel consumption

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Series production of the BMW i8 plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) begins in April, with delivery of the first customer cars to start in June 2014, beginning with the main European markets. With the BMW eDrive in plug-in hybrid configuration, the i8 combines a 0–100 km/h (62 mph) acceleration time of 4.4 BMW eDrive. kWh per 100 km.

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Linde Material Handling delivers hydrogen fuel cell industrial trucks and tow trucks to BMW for BMW i production; H2IntraDrive

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Linde Material Handling recently handed over a fleet of four tow trucks and five industrial trucks with hydrogen fuel cell hybrid drive to the BMW plant in Leipzig. Recharging cycles, battery replacement and the maintenance of lead/acid batteries require relatively long downtimes for conventional trucks and thus reduce their productivity.

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2023 BMW i7 review: The flagship goes electric

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The flagship of a flagship, the i7 sits at the tippy top of the BMW 7 Series range (there’s also a petrol-powered mild-hybrid variant), combining all the luxe limousine trappings you expect with an all-electric powertrain for the first time. It’s the pinnacle of the BMW family , and it both looks and drives like it.

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BMW ActiveHybrid 3 to carry MSRP of $50,195; intelligent energy management with proactive route analysis

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2013 BMW ActiveHybrid 3. BMW’s 2013 BMW ActiveHybrid 3 will arrive in US showrooms this fall at an MSRP of $50,195 including destination and handling. The ActiveHybrid 3 blends BMW’s TwinPower Turbo 3.0-liter The BMW ActiveHybrid 3’s synchronous electric motor develops a maximum output of 55 hp (41 kW).

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