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Alcoa and Phinergy jointly showcase Al-air EV demonstrator

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Alcoa and Israel-based Phinergy jointly showcased Phinergy’s aluminum-air EV demonstrator at the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve in Montréal. In February, the two companies had announced a joint development agreement to develop further Phinergy’s aluminum-air primary (non-rechargeable) battery technology ( earlier post ). Earlier post.).

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2nd Better Place CEO out; company to be managed by Chairman of Board and CFO

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Globes in Israel reported that sources said that Thornley left over differences with Chairman Idan Ofer over Better Place’s future, especially over plans to reduce activity in global markets and focus on its core markets of Israel and Denmark. Better Place is a developer and proponent of a battery switch model for EVs.

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BP invests in ultra-fast charging battery company StoreDot

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BP Ventures has invested $20 million in Israel-based ultra-fast charging battery developer StoreDot. Current Li-ion batteries contain inorganic compounds in the battery’s cathode, typically comprising metal oxides or polyanions which are continuously recharged by the insertion of lithium ions. Earlier post.)

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Electric bus market and trends 

Electric Vehicles India

Frost & Sullivan recently analysed that the growing adoption of electric transit buses, driven by pro-green government policies, has enabled global sourcing and supply chain for alternate powertrain buses. High storage batteries are required for the mobility of the electric bus, which requires high recharging time and is expensive.

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EV battery swapping may aid resolve the U.S. charging sickness

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The corporate, which has raised $260 million because it introduced in 2014, is to begin with focused on ride-sharing and supply fleets that may’t manage to pay for lengthy downtimes to rate EVs. . “We were going to do a better Better Place,” says Hassounah, who may be well-known govt officer.

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Renault-Nissan Alliance and Electromotive to Collaborate on Charging Infrastructure

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The Renault-Nissan Alliance and UK company Elektromotive, a provider of electric vehicle recharging stations, are collaborating in the Partnership for Zero-Emission-Mobility, with the aim of accelerating the installation of charging networks for plug-in vehicles in cities. Earlier post.)

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Nissan, Pima Association of Governments and ECOtality to Partner on EVs and EV Charging Infrastructure for Tucson Area

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In conjunction with these efforts, Nissan has committed to make available a supply of electric vehicles to the region’s public and private fleets in 2010, the year Nissan’s electric vehicle will be ready for the commercial market. In 2007, ECOtality acquired Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation (eTec).

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