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TUM, partners to present electric aCar prototype at IAA; transport for sub-Saharan Africa

Green Car Congress

Optional solar collector sheets can be unrolled to significantly increase the amount of solar energy produced for self-contained battery charging. The project involves the TUM Chairs of Automotive Technology, Metal Forming and Casting, Industrial Design as well as Strategy and Organization. Otto SPANNER GmbH; Schnupp GmbH & Co.

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A closer look at graphite—its forms, functions and future in EV batteries

Charged EVs

However, the use of silicon is limited by its tendency to expand significantly during charge and discharge, so graphite is expected to remain the main anode material for the foreseeable future. Charged : Perhaps you could start with a rundown of what graphite is all about. Charged : Do all anodes use graphite?

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