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Honeywell’s newest partnership aims to prevent EV battery fires

Teslarati

Honeywell announced it has landed a new partnership with Nexceris, the company that developed Li-ion Tamer lithium-ion gas detection solutions, in an attempt to increase electric vehicle safety. The sensors will detect gases produced from excessive temperatures in lithium-ion batteries.

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On the horizon with EV News 

Electric Auto Association

Workers sort lithium-ion batteries at Li-Cycle's recycling facility near Toronto. Canadian firm Li-Cycle announced the building of a lithium-ion recycling plant. EV 2020 Awards Lucid wins, Tesla doesn’t Forbes Magazine has chosen the Lucid Air as the best electric vehicle product of the year. Lucid Air interior.

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Audi sets new lap record for diesels on Sachsenring; electric compressor overcomes turbo lag, enhances sprint performance

Green Car Congress

The concept, also equipped with the electric compressor, introduced a 48V subsystem to drive the electric compressor; energy required to drive the electric compressor is largely generated by recuperation during coasting phases and stored in its own compact Li-ion battery.) Since then, the car was further developed for racetrack duty.

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Boeing truck-mounted laser demonstrator destroys targets through wind and fog; “photons on target”, only diesel required

Green Car Congress

The system, which is mounted on a Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT), is powered by Li-ion batteries which are charged by a 60 kW diesel generator mounted on the truck. The thermal management and electrical power systems provide a deep magazine of continuous target engagements.

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Debunking the Lithium "Mining" FUD

Plug In India

Using low-carbon fuels or biofuels as the source of heat energy to process lithium and manufacture li-ion batteries would cut carbon emissions by half as per world banks study. [4] According to PV Magazine’s early 2020 report, Various strategy papers for a green mining sector have been prepared.

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EnerDel Teams With Nissan on Electrolyte Research at Argonne Lab

Green Car Congress

Lithium-ion automotive battery producer EnerDel and Nissan Motor Co. are teaming up to co-fund research at Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) on a new electrolyte for lithium-ion batteries. Both EnerDel and AESC, Nissan’s Li-ion JV, work with that chemistry. M LiBOB salt concentration are stable to 4.4

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VW Jumps on the Bandwagon

Plug In Partners

Much like GM's system in development for the Volt , the car's lithium ion battery power supply is supplemented by a traditional gasoline engine for long distance travel. VW says the car will use lithium-ion batteries and have an all-electric range of 31 miles.

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