Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2023

In a paper published in the journal Nature Energy , the researchers report using a complex concentrated doping strategy to eliminate cobalt in a commercial NMC-532 cathode. Further, the metal’s cost keeps climbing. To become an economically viable alternative to cobalt, nickel-based batteries needed to use as little nickel as possible.

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Lithium Ion Nickel Lithium Ni-Li Batteries 243

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2021

A commercial collaboration with Controlled Thermal Resources (CTR), allowing GM to extract local, low-cost lithium using a closed-loop, direct extraction process with no production tailing and lower carbon dioxide emissions when compared with traditional processes. GM’s Ultium battery system requires 70% less cobalt.

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GM Supplies Nickel Lithium Renewable 186

Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2022

From December 2020 to April 2022, the Chinese spot market has seen a price increase by 830% for lithium carbonate, 100% for cobalt sulfate, and 60% for nickel sulfate, with their per-ton prices rising to $73,000, $18,000, and $7,000, respectively. That made the cathode price increase by 140% for LiNi 0.8

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Price Supplies Nickel Lithium Sodium 199

Teslarati

MARCH 7, 2022

GM said in a press release that the cathode material being produced at the plant is a “key battery material consisting of components like processed nickel, lithium and other materials representing about 40% of the cost of a battery cell.” General Motors increases EV investment by 75% through 2025.

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GM Batteries Battery General Motors 91

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Analysis suggests that cost parity between electric drive and internal combustion vehicles is possible under certain scenarios when battery pack costs fall below $125/kWh (useable energy). DOE is putting particular emphasis on meeting the cost target. Battery500 Seedling Projects. Earlier post.) kW/Liter; and efficiency ≥94%.

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Carbon Fiber Vehicles Nickel Lithium Low Cost 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The selected projects, led by universities, national laboratories, and the private sector aim to develop commercially scalable technologies that will enable greater domestic supplies of copper, nickel, lithium, cobalt, rare earth elements, and other critical elements.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2016

This topic seeks proof-of-concept, or seedling projects that complement the VTO Battery500 Consortium’s research to more than double the specific energy (to 500 watt-hours per kilogram) of lithium battery technologies which will result in smaller, lighter weight, less expensive battery packs, and more affordable electric vehicles.

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Carbon Fiber Low Cost Vehicles Li-ion 150