Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2013

Linde Material Handling recently handed over a fleet of four tow trucks and five industrial trucks with hydrogen fuel cell hybrid drive to the BMW plant in Leipzig. With the H2IntraDrive we are taking an important step towards making hydrogen-powered industrial trucks ready for industrial-scale production.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2014

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a safe, extended cycling lithium-metal electrode for rechargeable Li-ion batteries by entrapping lithium metal within a porous graphene network (Li-PGN). The performance of various other cathode materials (LiCoO 2 , LiFePO 4 , LiNi 0.75 O 2 and Li 3 V 1.98 Mukherjee et al.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2021

In a paper in the journal Joule , a team from Penn State University has analyzed the primary performance metrics required for eVTOL batteries compared with electric vehicle (EV) batteries. Required battery specific power in hover versus in cruise for the aircraft configurations being pursued by the industry.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

Janus Electric has developed a system to convert diesel powered prime mover fleets to electric power, including on-road applications and specialist vehicles for primary industries such as mining. Janus can convert all prime mover makes and models to electric power.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2009

Researchers in the UK are developing a rechargeable lithium-air battery that could deliver a ten-fold increase in energy capacity compared to that of currently available lithium-ion cells. Professor Peter Bruce of the Chemistry Department at the University of St Andrews, principal investigator.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2011

The Nikkei reports that Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd., in partnership with Kyoto University, has developed a lower temperature molten-salt rechargeable battery that promises to cost only about 10% as much as lithium ion batteries. The company and the university have applied for patents.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2019

The BATTERY 2030+ research initiative is coordinated by Kristina Edström, Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at Uppsala University in Sweden. With BATTERY 2030+, we address all challenges encountered in the manufacture of high-performance batteries,” the scientist says.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2011

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has entered into a licensing agreement with Xerion Advanced Battery Corp under which Xerion has the exclusive right to bring the University’s patented StructurePore electrode technology to the market. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). The benefits to each sector are obvious. 2011.38.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2010

The introduction of electric vehicles on a large scale in the UK can only have a beneficial effect on CO 2 emissions if low-carbon electricity, universal broadband provision and smart grids are in place to support the transition, according to a new report published by the UK Royal Academy of Engineering.

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JUNE 13, 2011

Persson is also a co-founder of Pellion Technologies—an MIT spin-off co-founded by Dr. Gerbrand Ceder, funded by Vinod Khosla, and recipient of an ARPA-E grant ( earlier post ) that is developing a magnesium-ion (Mg-ion) rechargeable battery. Aurbach (2010) On the Way to Rechargeable Mg Batteries: The Challenge of New Cathode Materials.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

The implementation of this industrial and commercial ecosystem will take place gradually between 2021 and 2024, replacing the production of new vehicles. Electric vehicles batteries are at the heart of the transformation of the automotive industry because of their potential applications.

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DECEMBER 21, 2018

Researchers at the Bernal Institute at the University of Limerick, Ireland are leading an €8-million EU-funded project called Si-DRIVE, which aims to develop battery technology to support higher performance electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

For one, the S-GO cathode can accommodate the volume change of the electrode active material as sulfur is converted to Li 2 S on discharge, and back to elemental sulfur on recharge. Partnerships with industry are being sought.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2012

China’s State Council has published a plan to develop the domestic energy-saving and new energy vehicle industry, which includes battery-electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid vehicles and fuel cell vehicles. 2012 Chinese Auto Industry Development Report. Developing the industrial system. L/100km (40 mpg US) or less.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

has been named “Emerging Cleantech Company of the Year” by the Colorado Cleantech Industries Association ( CCIA ). The result is ultra-high-energy, safe and low-cost solid-state rechargeable batteries. Solid Power Inc. Earlier post.). The cathode is made up of exceptionally cost-effective, Earth-abundant precursor materials.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2017

A startup based on work conducted at the School of Engineering and Technology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis has received a one-year STTR Phase I grant of $225,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support development of a novel solid-state hydrogen storage system based on catalytically-modified porous silicon.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2019

Even ensuring the annual supply of electric vehicles only, from 2035 as pledged, will require the UK to annually import the equivalent of the entire annual cobalt needs of European industry. Energy cost of charging electric cars: There are implications for the electrical power generation in the UK needed to recharge these vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2018

The development of universal technology standards will accelerate this transition, and Proterra is actively working to promote interoperability across technology platforms. The chargers will also utilize de facto industry-standard for communication, Open Charge Point Protocol (OCPP 1.6).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Initiated by the Swedish company Elonroad AB together with the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Lund, this research and development project is a cooperation between members from the industry, academia and public sector. It also allows to save time as there in no more need for regular stops for the recharge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2019

Imec also announced that it has started to upscale the materials and processes in a pilot line for fabrication of solid-state pouch cells at the EnergyVille Campus in Genk (Belgium) and is set-up in collaboration with the University of Hasselt.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Süd-Chemie AG will supply Evonik Industries AG with novel lithium iron phosphate materials for use in the next generation of lithium-ion batteries for automobiles and other industrial applications. Li-Tec—a joint venture operated by Evonik Industries (50.1%) and Daimler AG (49.9%—uses Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 8, 2014

Advanced High Energy Rechargeable Lithium-Sulfur Batteries, submitted by Indiana University in Bloomington. Garnet Electrolyte Based Safe, Lithium-Sulfur Energy Storage, submitted by the University of Maryland, College Park.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2010

The average cost to trial participants for recharging at home is between 25p and £1 (US$0.40 The data analyzed by Aston University combines and compares the behavior patterns of 25 Mitsubishi i-MiEV drivers over two consecutive quarters. and $1.60) per day. million (US$11.9-million) million) year-long Government scheme.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Of those selected, approximately 43% of OPEN 2018 projects will be led by universities, 35% by small businesses, and the remainder by large businesses, non-profit organizations or federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs). Novel Polymer-enhanced Rechargeable Aluminum-Alkaline Battery Technology – $2,000,000.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2017

The columns installed at the IIT will, for the moment, work uni-directionally for recharging and will be the subject of a pilot development project with IIT, pending the definition of the regulatory framework for V2G in Italy.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2009

Exide Technologies entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the US Department of Energy’s Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) and the University of Idaho to develop and commercialize improvements on lead-acid battery technology for applications including hybrid electric vehicles and renewable energy storage.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2012

Wireless Charging enables the customer the ability to have “transparent” recharging of plug-in electric vehicle—EV, combustion engine (IC) PHEV, fuel cell (FC) PHEV—through a seamless connection to the EVSE charger and automated charging process. Industry involvement. These are no easy tasks. Resources.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2021

Multiple analyst forecasts project that the lithium-ion battery market will experience double digit growth during the next five years based on increasing battery use in the automotive, construction agriculture, mining, commercial truck, recreational vehicle, ship, train and electronics industries.

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Cars That Think

JULY 13, 2023

Goodenough, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Texas at Austin , authored more than 800 technical papers during his career. His third, lithium iron phosphate, is now one of the most popular battery chemistries in the automotive industry. Nobel Laureate John B.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

But we do actually need that energy to be generated,” says Alper Bozkurt, who with Veena Misra codirects the Center for Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies (ASSIST) at North Carolina State University. But solar is just the opening gambit.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2015

A team at Stanford University, led by professor Hongjie Dai, has developed a high-performance, safe, fast-charging aluminum-ion battery that can last for thousands of cycles. Other authors are Di-Yan Wang, Mingyun Guan, Michael Angell, Changxin Chen and Jiang Yang from Stanford; and Bing-Joe Hwang from National Taiwan Normal University.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2010

Researchers from the Beijing University of Chemical Technology and Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) have synthesized a high-capacity vanadium oxide cathode material for rechargeable Li-ion batteries via a combined freeze-drying method and appropriately post-treated in argon atmosphere.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2014

President Obama announced the selection of a consortium of businesses and universities, led by North Carolina State University, to lead a manufacturing innovation institute for next-generation power electronics. Applied in an EV, WBG materials could cut electricity losses by 66% during vehicle battery recharging, the DOE says.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2014

The Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP) at Stanford University has awarded $10.5 Photo-electrochemically rechargeable zinc-air batteries. GCEP is an industry partnership that supports innovative research on energy technologies that address the challenge of global climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2009

The 4-year project was a collaborative effort by Iran-Khodro Industrial Group, Tehran University, Isfahan University and Iran’s Fuel Conservation Company (IFCO). The electric motor can move the bus independently, and the pack can be plugged in for a recharge, as well as via regenerative braking.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 15, 2024

Researchers at Harvard University have developed a new solid state battery that can be recharged in 10 minutes. Our research is an important step toward more practical solid-state batteries for industrial and commercial applications.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2017

Traditional rechargeable batteries use a liquid electrolyte and an oxide as a cathode host into which the working cation of the electrolyte is inserted reversibly over a finite solid-solution range. eV of an aqueous electrolyte restricts rechargeable batteries with a long shelf life to a voltage V ≲ 1.5 —Braga et al.

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