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Leclanché introduces new generation of Li-ion modules for e-transport; high-volume production line

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Leclanché SA has developed a new generation of lithium-ion battery modules for energy-intensive e-transport applications, such as marine, commercial vehicle and railway, and simultaneously inaugurated a dedicated new production line for high volume manufacture in Europe. Power management integrated circuits offer stable power.

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Kiepe Electric orders 80 trolleybus Li-ion battery systems from Voltabox

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Kiepe Electric has ordered 80 standardized lithium-ion battery systems from Voltabox AG for trolleybuses. The switch to battery-powered operation is seamless, meaning – as opposed to diesel backup generators—without disrupting the journey. The Voltabox systems will support trolleybuses in four cities in Switzerland and Italy.

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New high-performance tin-carbon nanocomposites for Li-ion anodes

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Researchers in Italy have developed a high-performance tin-carbon nanocomposite material for Li-ion anodes that exhibits strong capacities at up to 10 C cycling rate and stability over 600 cycles. Their study appears in the Journal of Power Sources. 2012.11.004.

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Swiss battery maker ecovolta building 200 MWh automated Li-ion battery pack assembly plant

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The Swiss company ecovolta is building a fully automated Li-Ion battery pack assembly plant in Schwyz with an annual capacity of 200 MWh. Ecovolta combines the development expertise of various companies from Switzerland and Italy. This will make it one of the largest such plants in Europe after its launch in September 2018.

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Ultrathin LiMn2O4 Nanowire Cathode Materials for Higher Li-ion Power Densities for HEV and EV Applications

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A team of researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca (Italy), and Stanford University have synthesized ultrathin LiMn 2 O 4 nanowires for use as a Li-ion cathode material offering high power densities. —Lee et al. —Lee et al.

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New Li-S battery shows cycle performance comparable to that of Li-ion batteries along with more than double the energy density

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A team of researchers in South Korea and Italy has demonstrated a highly reliable lithium–sulfur battery showing cycle performance comparable to that of commercially available lithium-ion batteries while offering more than double the energy density. The full lithium-ion sulfur cell presented in the study delivers a capacity of ?750

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High-capacity, high-rate Li-ion battery for HEV or EVs; mixed oxide cathode and Sn-C anode

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Researchers from the University of Rome Sapienza (Italy) and Hanyang University (S. Korea) are developing a new advanced lithium-ion battery featuring a high capacity Sn-C nanostructured anode and a high rate, high-voltage Li[Ni 0.45 While Lithium metal alloys (Li-M, M = Sn, Si, Sb, etc.) Click to enlarge. Full battery.

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