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Ultium Cells and Li-Cycle collaborate to expand recycling in North America

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Ultium Cells LLC, a joint venture between General Motors and LG Energy Solution, announced an agreement with Li-Cycle to recycle up to 100% of the material scrap from battery cell manufacturing. —Ajay Kochhar, Li-Cycle’s president and CEO and co-founder. Most current GM EVs are repaired with refurbished packs.

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DOE awards $60M to 24 R&D projects to accelerate advancements in zero-emissions vehicles

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Transportation accounts for approximately 30% of total US energy needs and generates the largest share of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions. AOI 1a: Next-generation Liquid Electrolytes for Li-ion Cells under Extreme Conditions. General Motors. AOI 1b: Liquid Electrolytes for Lithium-Sulfur (Li-S) Cells.

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Ford, GM to receive HPC4EI funding for battery projects

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Ford Motor Company will utilize Argonne National Laboratory's HPC capabilities to develop a model of solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) formation in Li-ion batteries that could be used to accelerate battery manufacturing, thereby saving energy and reducing CO 2 emissions by promoting battery electric vehicles (BEVs).

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California Energy Commission awards almost $1.6M for energy research projects; $600K to Seeo for solid-state Li-ion grid-storage battery system

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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. control over mechanical and electrical properties. Click to enlarge.

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MTSU group seeking to commercialize new wheel motor plug-in hybrid retrofit kit

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After switching on the traction motors, the vehicle fuel economy increased from 50–100%. A group at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), led by Dr. Charles Perry, who holds the Russell Chair of Manufacturing Excellence, has developed and demonstrated a proof-of-concept for a wheel motor plug-in hybrid retrofit kit for almost any car.

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New sensor tech for commercial Lithium-ion batteries could support >5x faster charging without compromising safety

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Researchers at WMG at the University of Warwick (UK) have developed a method to assess the maximum current for commercial 18650 Li-ion batteries, using novel instrumentation methods enabling in operando measurements. Schematics of the FBG sensing element embedded into a Li-ion cylindrical cell. Amietszajew et al.

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BMW Announces Production Versions of ActiveHybrid X6 and ActiveHybrid 7; Part 2: The ActiveHybrid 7 with Li-ion Pack

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Both will make their world premieres at the Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA) in September. The combination of an upgraded twin-turbo, High Precision Direct Injection, V8 engine with a 3-phase synchronous electric motor gives the BMW ActiveHybrid 7 a combined output of 455 hp (339 kW) and maximum torque of 516 lb-ft (700 N·m) (preliminary figures).

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