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Hyundai & Kia: Autonomous Indoor Delivery Robots and EV Batteries in India

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Hyundai and Kia continue to push boundaries and expand in the electric vehicle arena, and that now includes getting into EV battery production in India. continued] The post Hyundai & Kia: Autonomous Indoor Delivery Robots and EV Batteries in India appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Kia & Wallbox Partner For Bidirectional EV Charging

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In this article, I’m going to share some news from Kia and Wallbox about their plan to offer bidirectional charging, but I wanted to take the opportunity to give readers unfamiliar with V2X technology a quick primer on it. If you already know all this, feel free to skip to the end! We Need BIG […]

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Kia Aims To Expand The Role Of EVs In The World With New Apps

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As technology evolves and the demand for clean energy solutions grows, the potential applications of EV batteries continue to expand. Electric vehicle (EV) batteries are often associated with powering vehicles, but their capabilities extend far beyond that primary function.

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Hyundai Motor Group and Wärtsilä partner on second-life electric vehicle batteries

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Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) has selected Wärtsilä for a technology and commercial partnership designed to utilize second-life electric vehicle (EV) batteries for the growing energy storage market. Energy storage is the logical next step in the after-market use of EV batteries.

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Hyundai Motor Group, SK Innovation to collaborate on development of EV battery industry ecosystem

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To enable cooperation, both sides are focusing on the initial process of collecting and verifying the battery pack of Kia Motors’ Niro EV model. We expect our cooperation to play an immensely positive role in strengthening Hyundai-Kia’s competitiveness in clean mobility as well as expanding the supply of eco-friendly EVs.

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$200 Million Says Solid-State Batteries Will Soon Crack Gasmobile Death Grip

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A hot market is growing for solid-state batteries that function efficiently at room temperature, as demonstrated by a new $200 million round of Series D funding for the US energy storage startup Factorial Energy.

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Finally, South Africa Could Be Getting An EV With V2L — The Kia EV6!

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Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest share of electricity output from backup/standby generators in the world. 9% of annual electricity consumption in the region is from backup/standby generators. This is due many countries in the region having constrained generation capacity, and weak and intermittent grids, resulting in regular power cuts.