Charged EVs

APRIL 1, 2024

The economic benefits of recycling Li-ion batteries are clear, but at present, only a small percentage of them are recycled. The two main processes for recycling lithium-ion batteries are pyrometallurgy and hydrometallurgy. Pyrometallurgy, which traditionally doesn’t recover carbon or lithium, seems likely to be phased out.

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Building Batteries Battery Lithium Ion 96

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2018

Nexeon, a UK-based developer of silicon anode materials for Li-ion batteries ( earlier post ), and its partners have been awarded £7 million (US$9.5 million) project to develop significantly better materials for Li-ion batteries. million) in Innovate UK funding toward a £10-million (US$13.6-million)

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Li-ion Batteries Battery Polymer 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Government investment, through the Faraday Institution, in the projects announced today will deliver valuable research that will help us seize the economic opportunities presented by battery technology and our transition to a low-carbon economy. —Business Minister Richard Harrington. million (US$6.4

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Batteries Battery London Universal 186

Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2013

In a simultaneous—and video linked—unveil in New York, London and Beijing, BMW introduced the production version of its i3 battery-electric vehicle on Monday. EVs in general currently have a larger carbon burden in the production phase than conventional vehicles (e.g., The production version of the i3. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Updated Volvo hybrid refuse truck in London. The new refuse truck will be tested by Veolia Environmental Services in central London. Loading and refuse compaction are completely electrically powered by means of a plug-in compactor that is charged via the main electricity grid. Click to enlarge. —Fredrik Bohlin.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Combining all these elements together, Smith’s engineers believe they can improve the range of its electric vans by up to 20 miles (about 20%) on a full battery charge. The vehicle features a 28 kWh Li-ion battery pack and a 50 kW permanent magnet motor. This also allows for opportune charging at fixed points on the route.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2009

300V, 16 kWh Li-ion pack. 200V, 15A charge = 7 hours. 200V, 3-phase (50 kW) charge = 30 min. Less than 1% of the vehicles registered every year in the UK are electric and most of these are currently used in London. This is an important first step on our roads to a low-carbon future. i-MiEV Quick Specs.

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i-MiEV Mitsubishi Electric Cars Land Rover 210

Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2011

At an event held at the Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall, London Gordon Murray Design unveiled its latest ultra-compact electric city vehicle, the T.27 Zytek concluded that the inverter should also combine battery charging and high-voltage switching capabilities. Specs for the T.27. Click to enlarge.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 29, 2022

Michael Leiters , who was Ferrari’s chief technology officer (he recently left the company), says there’s no denying that electrification in the car industry is largely being driven by the need to comply with strict emissions regulations, including for carbon dioxide. Those motors are fed electrons by a 7.9-kilowatt-hour second pace.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2014

Hinze is the engineer in charge of the rollout of the e-Golf and e-up!). kWh, 323V Li-ion battery pack—318 kg (701 lbs), or 21% of the e-Golf’s DIN unladen body weight—with the component 25 Ah cells and modules (6-cell and 12-cell) provided by Panasonic. So we won’t just jump into any technology only to be the first.

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