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OCTOBER 3, 2017

Toshiba Corporation announced the development of its next-generation SCiB (Super Charge ion Battery), which uses a new material to double the capacity of the battery anode. The new battery offers high-energy density and the ultra-rapid recharging required for automotive applications.

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AUGUST 27, 2015

Quartz today reported that Bosch has agreed to acquire Berkeley Lab solid-state Li-ion battery spinoff Seeo. Lithium metal is an ideal anode material for rechargeable Li batteries. This can also be problematic, as the core requirements of a solid-state electrolyte for use with a Li metal anode—i.e.,

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APRIL 4, 2020

The certification covers twelve storage battery system components, including SCiB lithium-ion rechargeable battery modules, current sensors, and the battery management unit (BMU) which monitors the voltage, temperature, and current of the battery module.

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DECEMBER 5, 2018

a manufacturer and developer of high energy and high capacity lithium-ion batteries, announced that the company is supplying advanced lithium-ion cells to the Airbus Defence and Space Zephyr Program. Silicon anodes have much higher specific capacity compared to graphite anodes which are used in conventional lithium ion batteries.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2011

The Panasonic Group will supply the lithium-ion batteries for Toyota Motor Corporation’s Prius Plug-in Hybrid. This will be the first time for the Panasonic Group to supply its lithium-ion batteries for a mass production plug-in hybrid vehicle. Li-ion cell for Prius PHV. Earlier post.) Click to enlarge.

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MAY 31, 2016

Toshiba Corporation has developed a fast, cable-free contactless charger for electric vehicles (EVs), and will field test it on a medium-sized EV bus designed to handle the power demands of regular high-speed journeys on expressways. Field tests will start from 1 June and continue until December. The 11-kilometer (6.8-mile)

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DECEMBER 26, 2011

MHI) has delivered a large-capacity Li-ion battery energy storage system to the Shimizu Institute of Technology in Tokyo. The energy storage system, which is capable of 100 kW output with 60 kWh capacity, is currently one of the largest indoor lithium-ion battery-based systems in Japan. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., (MHI)

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

At the Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA), Bosch is highlighting its solid-state Li-ion battery technology, saying that the technology for electric cars could be production-ready in as little as five years. KG, the objective of which is to develop a more powerful generation of lithium-ion batteries.

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MAY 12, 2010

Itochu Corporation, Mazda, Family Mart, EnerDel and 11 other partners have launched a 3-year project in Tsukuba City, Japan—the “Green Crossover Project”—designed to showcase a real-world integration of the smart grid, stationary lithium-ion grid storage, electric vehicles, rapid recharging and renewable energy technologies.

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JANUARY 27, 2011

Materials technology group Umicore has acquired a set of product and process patents covering high-end Li-ion active cathode materials from FMC Corporation. This patented technology increases the performance and safety for Li-ion batteries using lithium cobalt oxide (LCO) and mixed metal lithium oxides (NMC) as cathode material.

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APRIL 23, 2019

m PEO polymer electrolyte at the Li/BN interface, Li/Li symmetric cells show a cycle life of more than 500 hours at 0.3 The LiFePO 4 /LATP/BN/PEO/Li solid-state batteries show high capacity retention of 96.6% When combined with ?1–2 after 500 cycles. Credit: Qian Cheng/Columbia Engineering. —Yuan Yang.

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APRIL 17, 2014

Hydro-Québec and Sony Corporation will establish a joint venture to research and develop a large-scale energy storage system for power grids. Sony and Hydro-Québec plan to establish the new company in June, 2014.

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OCTOBER 10, 2011

Conventional Li-ion cell (left) compared to Seeo cell (right). The California Energy Commission has awarded $1,585,490 to spur research on projects including a solid-state Li-ion battery system for grid-scale energy storage. Click to enlarge. Commissioners approved $600,000 to Seeo Inc. This approach allows independent.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Honda selected Toshiba Corporation’s SCiB rechargeable Li-ion battery to power the Fit EV. In 2010, Toshiba announced that it was working with Mitsubishi Motors Corporation to bring the SCiB battery ( earlier post ) to electric vehicles (EVs). times that of other Li-ion batteries. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 8, 2013

Corporation has received an order for thirty-four liquid fuel C30 microturbines for use in DesignLine’s Eco Saver IV range extended electric buses. The DesignLine range-extended electric buses are 45 feet long, and feature an all-electric drivetrain using Li-ion batteries for energy storage. Capstone Turbine.

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DECEMBER 27, 2011

Lithium ions are stripped from the anode during discharge and form lithium polysulfides in the cathode. Li 2 S in the cathode is the result of complete discharge. On recharge, the lithium ions are plated back onto the anode as the lithium polysulfides in the cathode move towards S 8. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 29, 2011

exhibited five models from its Light Commercial Vehicles (LCV) lineup, including three trucks all based on the Atlas 24 model equipped with Nissan LEAF components and other EV-related technologies at the 2011 Tokyo Truck Show: the e-NT400 Atlas Concept; the Atlas F24 Refrigerator Van by Li-ion Battery; and the Atlas F24 Power Supply Truck.

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JULY 2, 2010

Toshiba Corporation announced that it is working with Mitsubishi Motors Corporation to bring its SCiB battery ( earlier post ) to electric vehicles (EVs). The SCiB is Toshiba’s rechargeable lithium-ion battery that combines high levels of safety with a long life and rapid recharging. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 15, 2011

Liotech , a joint venture between RUSNANO and Chinese holding company Thunder Sky, has launched the world’s largest high-capacity lithium-ion battery factory near Novosibirsk. Implementation of public electric transport equipped with our lithium-ion batteries will significantly improve the environment in large cities in Russia.

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JANUARY 9, 2014

(In the disordered material, the blue lines show the pathways that allow lithium ions to traverse the material.) In a rechargeable lithium-based battery, lithium ions move out of the battery’s cathode during the charging process, and return to the cathode as power is drained. The performance of Li 1.211 Mo 0.467 Cr 0.3

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OCTOBER 31, 2017

LeydenJar Technologies BV, a spin-out from Dutch energy research center ECN, has produced a pouch-cell prototype Li-ion cell using the pure silicon anode technology developed at ECN. LeydenJar has also developed Li-ion coin cells that cycle at high capacities (between 1.000 – 2.000 mAh/g) with 400+ (on going) cycles.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

billion) to boost its production capacity of lithium nickel oxide from the current 300 tons per month to 850 tons to meet anticipated increased Li-ion cell production by Panasonic to meet the growing demand for Tesla Model S EVs. (SMM) will invest about US$48 million (¥4.8

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MARCH 8, 2011

The 8 kWh lithium-iron-phosphate battery packs will provide the vehicles with a range of between 80 and 90 km (50 and 60 miles) per charge in urban cycle, and can be fully recharged in less than three hours when connected to a standard 220V power supply.

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OCTOBER 9, 2012

High voltage lithium-ion battery prototype. NEC Corporation has developed a prototype next-generation manganese lithium-ion battery featuring cathodes that support higher voltage operations (4.5V NEC currently develops and produces lithium-ion batteries with cathodes made with manganese. Click to enlarge. from the 3.8V

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DECEMBER 28, 2010

NECED; Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture), a wholly owned NEC Corporation subsidiary that develops and produces rechargeable high-capacity laminated lithium-ion batteries. This capital investment will be carried out by NEC Energy Devices, Ltd.

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DECEMBER 19, 2009

Panasonic Corporation has developed an 18650-type high-capacity 3.1 Ah lithium-ion battery and began mass production of the battery this December. Ah lithium-ion battery with a nickel positive electrode (energy density: 620 Wh/L) in 2006. Ah lithium-ion battery, currently the industry’s highest capacity in the 18650-type.

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JUNE 19, 2010

Toshiba Corporation is proposing the development of an electric vehicle charging system—the “Charge Grid”—that features the deployment of its Li-ion battery storage systems (specifically, its SCiB batteries, earlier post ) in various areas.

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JULY 20, 2009

within the Renault-Nissan Alliance, plans to build two plants for the production of its advanced lithium-ion batteries in Europe. The two plants are scheduled to supply the advanced lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles to be produced by the Renault-Nissan Alliance. Nissan Motor Co., Earlier post.).

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JUNE 11, 2014

Z-Smart is being incorporated into these fleet vehicles to improve performance, safety and efficiency of the converted vehicles and to provide convenient mobile communication to the driver on the charge levels and recharging status.

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JULY 10, 2009

In a 2006 paper in the Journal of Applied Electrochemistry , fortu researchers described their efforts in developing the rechargeable lithium battery based on a novel safety concept. The system also allows a higher deintercalation state of the positive electrode to be reached than is possible with standard lithium-ion cells.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2009

Sion Power Corporation has received a three-year, $800,000 research grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to support Sion’s ongoing work to develop a new class of electrolytes used in lithium sulfur (Li-S) batteries for electric vehicle (EV) applications. Li 2 S in the cathode is the result of complete discharge.

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MAY 28, 2015

Mainstream Engineering Corporation. US Hybrid Corporation. American Lithium Energy Corporation. High Loading Lithium-Ion Electrode Architecture for Low Cost Electric Vehicle Batteries Ballast Energy, Inc. Select SBIR/STTR FY15 Phase 1 Release 2 awards. Organization. Description. 149,871.44. 148,393.82. 149,999.70.

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MAY 1, 2010

Sion Power Corporation has received a three-year research grant worth up to $5 million from the United States Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) ( earlier post ) for the development of practical, economical and safe lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries for powering electric vehicles. Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 12, 2022

Toshiba Corporation expanded its SCiB product offering with the launch of a 20Ah-HP rechargeable lithium-ion battery cell that delivers high energy and high power at the same time.

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MAY 15, 2009

Configuration of a Li-S cell. Sion Power Corporation and BASF SE have signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) to accelerate the commercialization of Sion Power’s proprietary lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery technology for the electric vehicle (EV) market and other high-energy applications. Electrochemistry of the Li-S cell.

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MAY 14, 2013

The plug-in hybrids have been further developed, and enable rapid recharging from electricity grids via the Opbrid B?sbaar An electronic control module regulates engagement and disengagement of electric and diesel power, as well as gear-changing modes and recharging of the Li-ion battery. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 1, 2013

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), and Hino Motors, Ltd. The trucks are powered by a 350V, 28 kWh Li-ion battery pack coupled with a 70 kW, 280 N·m (207 lb-ft) electric motor. Recharging the battery packs takes 8 hours for normal (200 V) charging, and 45 minutes for a CHAdeMO rapid charge (50 kW). Click to enlarge.

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