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SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Navistar has launched the new fully-electric medium-duty International eMV Series trucks. The International eMV is designed to tackle everyday use, built to the same standards as the diesel International MV Series truck. The recommended Level 2 AC charging station is suitable for overnight charging and provides roughly 19.2

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MARCH 2, 2023

Researchers led by the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have extended the capacity and duration of sodium-aluminum batteries. The new sodium-based molten salt battery uses two distinct reactions. Crucially, this second acidic reaction mechanism increases the battery’s capacity. Weller et al.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2023

The high-voltage batteries required for this will likewise be manufactured locally. The virtual ground-breaking for a new assembly site for high-voltage batteries also took place as part of the anniversary celebrations. Rendering of the future high-voltage battery assembly in Shenyang. BBA is investing RMB 10 billion (US$1.4

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JUNE 1, 2020

A team from the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, with colleagues from Tsinghua University and China Electric Power Research Institute, have developed a method to estimate EV battery life based on cloud data. Battery life estimation includes capacity estimation and internal resistance estimation.

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JUNE 13, 2022

Enovix Corporation, a designer and manufacturer of next-generation 3D Silicon Lithium-ion batteries ( earlier post ), demonstrated the ability of its 0.27 Ah EV test cells to charge from 0-80% state-of-charge in as little as 5.2 minutes and achieve a greater than 98% charge capacity in less than 10 minutes.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2022

The Mercedes-Benz battery-electric eActros has now been approved as a truck-and-trailer combination with a total weight of 40 tons. We are looking forward to intensive tests with the battery electric truck-and-trailer combination in the northern Black Forest. With four battery packs, the eActros 400 has a range of up to 400 kilometers.

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JANUARY 2, 2023

The joint European project “CaSino” is investigating the potential of the calcium sulfur (Ca-S) battery as an alternative to lithium-ion batteries. This enables compact batteries and fast loading and discharging. This recent development now allows a more stable loading and discharge of Ca batteries over hundreds of cycles.

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JUNE 18, 2023

Volkswagen’s PowerCo SE plans to introduce an electrode dry-coating manufacturing process in its battery cell production plants in Europe and Northern America. The new technology will significantly boost efficiency and sustainability in volume battery cell production. Electrodes will be dry-coated and calendered directly.

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

US lithium-ion battery recycler Redwood Materials has partnered with BMW of North America to recycle end-of-life batteries from all EVs in the BMW Group , including BMW, MINI, Rolls Royce and BMW Motorrad vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2021

Following its launch of the e Autopos brand, an EV body concept (PBC-EV) and new electrical steel for notors ( earlier post ), POSCO has introduced its battery pack and steel. In the event of a car accident, Giga Steel protects the battery. Giga Steel is a steel plate that can withstand more than 100 kg per 1mm² area.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Lyten , an advanced materials company, introduced its LytCell EV lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery platform. The technology is optimized for the electric vehicle market and is designed to deliver three times (3X) the gravimetric energy density of conventional lithium-ion batteries. Faster charge times of less than 20 minutes.

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JUNE 23, 2020

and Sunwoda Electric Vehicle Battery Co., will begin studying joint development of next-generation vehicle batteries for Nissan’s e-POWER vehicles. The two companies will also discuss the development of an efficient production system to ensure stable supply capacity for jointly developed batteries. Nissan Motor Co.,

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2023

A spinout from the University of Birmingham (UK)— About:Energy —has launched its battery design software platform: The Voltt. The Voltt will shorten R&D timelines, improve battery performance, and reduce development risk for battery cells and systems in automotive, aerospace and niche industries.

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JANUARY 19, 2021

A team of Penn State engineers has demonstrated a thermally modulated lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery to offer an adequate cruise range per charge that is extendable by a 10-minute recharge in all climates, essentially guaranteeing EVs that are free of range anxiety. There is no more range anxiety and this battery is affordable.

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JUNE 28, 2022

Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed an optimized generic battery cycling framework that could reduce the time for both simulation and physical testing of new electric vehicle battery designs by about 75%. Testing each configuration usually means several months of fully charging and then fully discharging—i.e.,

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AUGUST 30, 2022

A research team at Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) has developed a high-capacity Li-metal battery with improved rate performance and stability using a one-dimensional Li-confinable porous hollow carbon host. The paper is published as a cover paper in ACS Nano. —Kang et al. capacity retention). 2c01309.

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JULY 9, 2022

Glencore’s Sudbury Integrated Nickel Operations (INO) has ordered a full fleet of Epiroc battery-electric equipment for use at the Onaping Depth Project in Ontario, Canada. Traditionally, mining machines are diesel-powered, though more and more mining companies are adding battery-electric machines to their fleets. Scooptram loader.

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JUNE 20, 2021

a US-based startup in which ENEOS has invested in, are collaborating to launch an EV battery swapping service in Japan. Through this partnership, both companies aim to develop an energy delivery service for EVs (in the form of battery swapping) that is quick, convenient, and at a low cost, just like supplying gasoline.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Norwegian wholesaler ASKO is deploying two battery electric Scania distribution trucks in its operations in Oslo, Norway. The two trucks that will go into ASKO’s operations have a battery capacity of 165 kWh, giving them a range of 120 km (75 miles), and are charged by 130 kW cable charging. Earlier post.).

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

New-gen LFP bus batteries last 15 years, CATL claims—20% longer CATL claims a 22% boost in energy density by volume, and 175 Wh/kg by weight Superfast Charging Edition goes up to 70% in 15 minutes Chinese battery supplier CATL has unveiled a new battery pack for electric buses designed to tolerate the rigors of public-transit use.

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AUGUST 6, 2020

Octillion Power Systems, a global provider of advanced lithium-ion storage systems for electric mobility ( earlier post ), announced a new demonstrator program for battery-leasing that allows batteries to be leased to fleet customers when they purchase vehicles. Access to the program will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

As a flexible fast charger, it requires no civil engineering work or adjustments to the grid connection and can charge two electric vehicles simultaneously with up to 150 kW. This means the expansion of a dense public network of fast-charging stations can become a reality much sooner than was previously assumed. With the Booster, E.ON

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AUGUST 23, 2023

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies has developed thermal barriers that help to slow down thermal runaway in Li-ion batteries by increasing resistance to propagation. The new 3D thermal barriers can be used at various positions within the battery and have already proven reliable in their initial series productions, according to the company.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

billion to 21 projects to expand domestic manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and the electrical grid and for materials and components currently imported from other countries. The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding a combined $2.8 Earlier post.) Of that, $1.6 Materials Separation & Processing (Cathode Minerals).

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 30, 2024

Electric vehicle naysayers have a whole host of arguments against moving away from internal combustion. Charging time is another argument, but it’s one that actually has some teeth. In the real world, the early test could lead to 100-kWh battery packs that can recover 200 miles of range in 10 minutes.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2023

The all-electric 2025 Ram 1500 REV—the first battery-electric light-duty pickup truck from Ram Truck—made its world debut at the New York International Auto Show. Both can add up to 110 miles of range in approximately 10 minutes with 800-volt DC fast charging at up to 350 kW. 340 coefficient of drag.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2021

one of the world’s leading independent global bus manufacturers, announced the successful completion of a battery recycling pilot with North America’s largest lithium-ion battery recycler, Li- Cycle Corporation. We are thrilled to work with New Flyer in spearheading closed-loop resource recovery of electric bus batteries.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2021

In advance of next week’s Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo, Octillion Power Systems announced that bus operators have driven 20 million kilometers powered by its lithium-ion batteries. Octillion is a global supplier of advanced high-density lithium-ion battery packs for passenger cars, trucks, buses, and energy-storage systems.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2020

The heart of GM’s strategy is a modular propulsion system and a highly flexible, third-generation global EV platform powered by proprietary Ultium batteries. GM’s all-new modular platform and battery system, Ultium. GM’s joint venture with LG Chem to develop and mass produce battery cells will drive cell costs below $100 per kWh.

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APRIL 26, 2022

GM is introducing a patented heat-pump in its Ultium-based EVs that captures and repurposes waste energy from the battery. Through the Ultium Platform’s energy recovery system, this waste energy can increase a vehicle’s range, reduce battery energy needed for heating, increase charging speed and even enable sportier driving.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2022

An international team led by scientists from the Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials at the University of Wollongong in Australia has verified that the introduction of novel molecular orbital interactions can improve the structural stability of cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries. —Dr Liang.

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APRIL 6, 2022

The Scandlines zero-emission ferry project, announced in November 2021 and which will result in the world’s largest electric-powered hybrid ferry, will run on an advanced 10 MWh lithium-ion battery energy storage system (BESS) from Leclanché. Delivery will begin in January 2023.

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MARCH 31, 2021

Battery-electric AMG derivatives based on the new Mercedes Electric Vehicle Architecture (EVA) for luxury and premium-class vehicles. Added to this is the High Performance Battery we developed, which boasts twice the power density of conventional drive batteries and, like many other components, is inspired by technology from Formula 1.

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DECEMBER 24, 2019

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) has aded two BYD battery-electric buses. The K9M 40-foot buses are part of the airport’s fleet of “terminal-to- terminal” shuttles used to transport passengers between the international and domestic terminals, and from the international terminal to the Rental Car Center.

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MARCH 25, 2019

To shorten the charging time of e-bikes—in particular during daily use in the city—Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Coboc GmbH & Co. KG, a company specialized in electric mobility, plan to make the batteries of pedelecs capable of rapid charging. On this basis, the e-bike can be optimized and adapted.

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DECEMBER 3, 2020

North America’s largest capacity lithium-ion battery recycling company, announced that its Spoke 2 facility at Eastman Business Park (EBP) in Rochester, New York is now fully operational. The company processes all types of lithium-ion batteries regardless of their previous application, chemistry, or state of charge.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 25, 2024

Continuing on from Part 1 of this series on electric car & truck charging, here is Part 2. More Power Required for Heavy-Duty Electric Truck Charging than for Cars Fast charging heavy electric trucks is a much different proposition than fast charging electric cars. Car charging stations are typically equipped.

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