Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2022

Shanghai Metals Market data pointed to a supply deficit of 1,361 tonnes in July, swinging from the supply surplus in the prior month as the re-opening of the Chinese economy and cash subsidies for new energy vehicles lifted car manufacturer’s demand. Source: Trading Economics. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2014

PowerGenix, a leading developer of high performance, rechargeable Nickel-Zinc (NiZn) batteries, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Asian battery manufacturer Amperex Technology Co. Earlier post.). ATL’s ability to manufacture Nickel-Zinc batteries in high volume is the first step toward NiZn widespread adoption in world markets.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2016

Scheduled for launch in China in 2017, this model reflects Dongfeng Citroën’s ambitions to be a key player in electric vehicles for the Chinese public. The brand also presented the Citroën E-MEHARI, an all-electric 4-seater cabriolet concept, to the Chinese public for the first time. hours in normal charging mode).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2016

Crucially, production costs will be reduced to meet the demand of the Chinese market. The development of the first Lithium Sulfur e-scooter battery system will allow Chinese manufacturers to circumvent the use of unsafe, toxic and environmentally damaging battery systems such as lead acid and Lithium-Ion.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2013

Consumption of lithium in rechargeable batteries by end use, 2012-2017, kt LCE. Other end-uses, including glass-ceramics, greases and polymers, have also shown high rates of growth, but are predicted to moderate over the next five years as emerging economy growth slows. Source: Roskill. Click to enlarge.

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Plug In India

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

In addition, about 90% of the world’s supply of lithium is controlled by Chinese companies. ​Rechargeable sodium-ion batteries are similar in construction to lithium-ion ones. CATL, the Chinese battery behemoth has claimed to have reached that. The world needs to do something about this. First Sodium-Ion EV in 2023?

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 26, 2024

Solid-state is a great technology,” noted Bob Galyen, owner of Galyen Energy LLC and former chief technology officer for the Chinese battery giant, Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd (CATL). A single breakthrough, as if from above, is not likely to turn the whole industry on its nose anytime soon.

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