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Next-generation Lead Acid Battery Company Firefly Energy Shuts Down, Files for Chapter 7

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developer of a portfolio of next-generation lead-acid battery technologies ( earlier post ), has shut down and is filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy (liquidation rather than reorganization as with Chapter 11). PJStar.com. Seven-year-old Firefly Energy Inc.,

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Jitendra EV Tech launched its new electric scooter JET 320

Electric Vehicles India

Jitendra EV Tech launched its new electric scooter JET 320. A Nashik based electric vehicles manufacturer Jitendra EV Tech has recently launched its new electric scooter named JET 320. Jitendra EV Tech JET 320 features . Jitendra New EV Tech Pvt. Jitendra New EV Tech Pvt.

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BAE Systems to supply 435 Series-E hybrid systems for New York City buses

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The Series-E systems will be produced at BAE’s manufacturing facilities in Endicott, New York, which provide more than 1,300 high-tech jobs in the state. The company first pioneered its technology for the transit industry in 1998, when it fielded New York City’s first electric hybrid bus fitted with lead-acid batteries.

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Tesla is using a new 12v Lithium-ion battery in the Model S Plaid

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The new 12v li-ion battery replaces the conventional lead-acid battery that has been considered the “standard” in automobiles for a long time. The previous lead-acid battery did not have a consistently long lifespan and was sometimes changed up to three times a year by some owners.

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What is a solid-state battery?

EV Central

This tech will lead to better EV batteries, for reasons we’ll get to in a moment. Decades ago, checking the electrolyte level in 12-volt lead-acid car batteries was a regular task. Sometimes they needed to be topped up with distilled water to maintain the sulphuric acid electrolyte solution at the right level.

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Hyundai Motor and Kia sign MoU with Exide Energy for EV expansion in India – ET Auto

Baua Electric

a leading lead-acid battery supplier in India has over 75 years of experience and market leadership in lead-acid batteries. Through this global partnership with Exide Energy Solutions Ltd., Kolkata-based Exide Industries Ltd., Exide Energy Solutions Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary company of Exide Industries Ltd.,

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Aqua Metals is building a more sustainable battery recycling ecosystem

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In contrast, lead-acid batteries have a 99% recycling rate in the US. The IRA leaves it up to the folks that are making the batteries to try and get the material back and build a circular supply chain, which is essentially what happens with lead-acid batteries. But right now, used lead-acid batteries are a commodity.