article thumbnail

Georgia Tech researchers develop aluminum-foil-based anodes for all-solid-state Li-ion batteries

Green Car Congress

A team of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology, led by Matthew McDowell, associate professor in the George W. These results demonstrate the possibility of improved all-solid-state batteries via metallurgical design of negative electrodes while simplifying manufacturing processes. —Liu et al. Sloan Foundation.

Li-ion 370
article thumbnail

Unico's Battery Testing Enters a Competitive Industry

Cars That Think

Battery manufacturers will have to turn out many more units suitable for EV demands while still performing the array of tests they must carry out to assure automakers and consumers that the batteries they’re turning out meet basic standards for performance, safety, and durability. But important questions remain. “It Only the market will tell.”

article thumbnail

Feature: The Genesis Experience

Clean Fleet Report

Not all succeed as talk is cheap, actions are tough, and many don’t do so well following through. The Hyundai Motor Group has made a $10 billion investment to build and sell electric vehicles in North America; the first is the 2023 Electrified GV70 built at the new manufacturing facility in Montgomery, Alabama.

Dealers 78
article thumbnail

Georgia Tech team develops high-performance intermediate-temperature sold-oxide fuel cell

Green Car Congress

A team from Georgia Tech, with colleagues at the university of Kansas, has designed a high-performance solid-oxide fuel cell that operates directly on nearly dry (only ~3.5 Our cell could make for a straightforward, robust overall system that uses cheap stainless steel to make interconnectors.

Georgia 299
article thumbnail

What Robotics Experts Think of Tesla’s Optimus Robot

Cars That Think

Georgia Chalvatzaki. What excites me is the idea of cheap and accessible hardware! And this could come from behind-the-scenes use cases for robot manipulation, in warehouses, retail stores, food preparation, and manufacturing. Click the link under each section to jump back up to the list of experts.

Boston 145
article thumbnail

Grabbing the prime real estate for electric truck charging hubs

Charged EVs

When you look at things like controllers, motors, e-axles, really not too many manufacturers are out there. Washington state has an abundance of power very cheap from all the hydro. What I can tell you is that the next sites are going to be Newark, New Jersey, and Savannah, Georgia. Because it’s the best.

article thumbnail

Report: EV factories may be leading utilities to dirtier decisions

Baua Electric

Anticipated demand from the auto industry—as well as solar-panel manufacturing and data centers—is leading utilities to forecast single-digit percentage growth every year through the end of the decade in some regions, according to report. That’s a big change considering that demand has stayed flat—or declined—in most of the U.S.

Georgia 52