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American Battery Technology Company receives $2M USABC award to demo integrated Li-ion battery recycling technologies

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While the domestic manufacturing capacities of electric vehicles and of lithium-ion battery cells have grown rapidly in the US in recent years, unfortunately the domestic production capacities of the battery metals that supply these operations have not kept pace. This is American Battery Technology Company’s first contract with USABC.

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BAE Systems awards Saft additional $1.3M for US Army’s Ground Combat Vehicle Li-ion energy storage system

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million in new funding for the continued development of a Li-ion energy storage system for the US Army’s Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) program. The GCV is part of a growing list of military vehicle prototypes for which Saft has supplied advanced energy storage solutions (ESS). BAE Systems has awarded Saft $1.3

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Electrovaya to provide 1.2MWh Li-ion battery Energy Storage System for Ontario renewable energy demo

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will provide a lithium ion Battery Energy Storage System of approximately 1.2MWh for demonstration purposes in support of renewable energy generation in Ontario. Electrovaya is the prime contractor and system designer and will provide the full energy storage system. Electrovaya Inc. million (US$7.8-million)

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Hamburg putting its first Citaro FuelCELL Hybrid buses into service

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Hamburger Hochbahn AG has acquired four Mercedes-Benz Citaro FuelCELL Hybrids under the German “NaBuZ demo” scheme to promote sustainable bus systems for the future. Energy storage. Energy storage power. Energy capacity. H 2 storage capacity. Three more buses are to follow next year.

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AVL Concept Turbohybrid Mild Hybrid System Approaches Full Hybrid Fuel Savings at Lower Cost; Improved Driveability

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In testing on a BMW demo 3-Series vehicle, a 1.6-liter The demo Turbohybrid powertrain. AVL says that its smart recharging concept guarantees the filling of the “torque gap” at low speeds under all circumstances of acceleration even with a small energy storage system. naturally aspirated baseline; a 1.6L Fischer et al.

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US DOE awards more than $175M to 40 projects for advanced vehicle research and development

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These projects are being undertaken as part of the Clean Energy Dialogue with Canada. Demo Project for Multi-material light-weight prototype vehicle. This project will develop a high energy density lithium-sulfur cell technology that significantly reduces battery size, and improves performance and life. Grantee Description.