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BMW Group to build new pilot plant to produce Li-ion cells

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With a new pilot plant that will produce lithium-ion battery cells, the company is taking the next step in addressing all aspects of the battery cell value chain: from selection of materials, to battery cell composition and design, all the way to near-standard production and recycling.

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Renault Trucks delivers first of 20 electric trucks to Carlsberg Group

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We are the first company in Switzerland and even Europe to use these environmentally friendly trucks for beverage transport. Our ambition is to take on a leading role not only in the development of beers and beverages, but also in beverage logistics and climate protection. —Thomas Amstutz, CEO of Feldschlösschen.

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SWELL project aims to recover electrolyte salts and solvents from lithium-ion batteries

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In Germany, a project led by electrolyte company Elyte Innovations GmbH is pursuing the recovery of the non-metallic components—including lithium salts, solvents and electrolyte additives—from spent lithium-ion batteries.

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Volkswagen’s Winterkorn: “great potential” in solid-state batteries, with possible 1,000 Wh/l, or 700 km range

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Current Li-ion batteries, with about 260 Wh/l are enabling a range of some 190 km (118 miles), he said. However, even “ Increasing the specific energy of lithium-ion cells to as much as 380 Wh/l will reduce driving range drawbacks.”. All-solid-state Li-ion batteries have suffered from limited power densities until recently.

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Volkswagen’s first two production battery-electric vehicles debut at Frankfurt

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A compact electric motor (60 kW / 82 PS and 210 Nm starting torque), the lithium-ion battery integrated into the floor and the power electronics form the hub of the new high-tech car’s drive system. Li-ion battery. The lithium-ion battery fitted in the e-up! Compared to other lithium-ion cells (e.g. Battery pack.