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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. Each battery system is made up of three structurally identical standard containers, each of which contains 12 battery modules with lithium titanate (LTO) cells.

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Li-ion battery makers Altair Nanotechnologies and EnerDel sign strategic joint memorandum of understanding

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two providers of Li-ion-based energy storage solutions, have signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU) to co-market and cross-sell each others’ product portfolios. This agreement is effective immediately, and the companies will start representing each others’ products as part of their regular sales efforts in the coming weeks.

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Altairnano to provide 2MW Li-ion storage system for solar project in Puerto Rico

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The ALTI-ESS Advantage is Altairnano’s newest product for the electric grid market. The batteries are housed in a standard 40-foot container that also includes fire safety, heating and cooling, and computer systems necessary to operate the system. Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. Altair was selected by by Uriel Renewables Inc.

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Lux: 48 V micro-hybrid market will pass 7M vehicles in 2024; promising for LTO Li-ion batteries

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While there are no 48 V models in production today, these are the next phase of an incremental multi-generational product plan for cost-effective improvement in vehicle fuel economy. Click to enlarge. There is not a clear winning 48 V power system architecture and associated components.

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Update on Select Argonne Lab Activity with HEV and PHEV Li-ion Batteries

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While other researchers have looked at stabilizing the spinel, Amine said, Argonne looked at replacing the carbon with a lithium titanate material. The resulting material yields double the volumetric energy density of standard LiFePO 4 while keeping the rate capability and pulse power almost similar.

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CEC awards Proterra $3M toward electric bus manufacturing plant; Foothill Transit orders 13 more buses

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Proterra suggests that implementing the California Zero-Emission Public Transit Bus Manufacturing Project will help further lower production costs, reduce the upfront cost of zero-emission buses and accelerate widespread deployment and adoption. Proterra uses industry-standard modules which it assembles into packs for the bus.

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Bangalore Based Startup to Bringdown The EV Price By 40%

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Log9 Materials, a battery and deep-tech start-up, announced the inauguration of India’s first indigenous cell production line last month. Log9 Materials: The Product Line. For the startup, their goal is to reach a peak cell production capacity of at least 50 MWh in a year and then scale up to over 5 GWh in 3-5 years.

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