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Group14 Technologies and SK materials form JV to build plant for lithium-silicon battery materials

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Group14 Technologies, a global provider of silicon-carbon composite materials for lithium-ion markets, and SK materials, one of the world’s top manufacturers of special gases and industrial gases, are forming a joint venture to build a factory for lithium-silicon battery materials in South Korea.

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SB LiMotive to supply Mahindra & Mahindra with Li-ion pack for hybrid SUV in 2013

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SB LiMotive, the 50:50 Li-ion battery joint venture between Robert Bosch and Samsung SDI, will supply Li-ion battery packs to Mahindra & Mahindra for a new hybrid SUV from the Indian company in 2013. Series production of battery cells began at Ulsan in 2010.

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New organogel electrolyte for Li-ion batteries offers ionic conductivity close to liquid electrolytes, with thermal stability

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Korea, has found a new physical organogel polymer electrolyte for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) with two novel characteristics: an irreversible thermal gelation and a high value of the Li + transference number. Electrolytes are essential components of supercapacitors, batteries and fuel cells.

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Samsung SDI-Bosch Li-ion joint venture SB LiMotive targeting battery capacity for about 50,000 EVs by 2013, 180,000 by 2015

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SB LiMotive, the Samsung SDI-Bosch Li-ion 50:50 joint venture formed in 2008 ( earlier post ) has been working on developing automotive lithium-ion energy-storage systems, including various sizes of cell, entire battery systems, and battery management systems, as well as its production capacity. Click to enlarge.

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New Silicon Nanotube Anodes for Li-ion Batteries Hold Capacity and Efficiency Even After 200 Cycles

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Rate capability (top) and cycle life performance (bottom) of the Si nanotubes anodes in pouch-type Li-ion cells between 2.75 A Li-ion full cell consisting of a LiCoO 2 cathode and Si nanotube anode demonstrated 10 times higher capacity than commercially available cells with graphite anodes even after 200 cycles.

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The Top 10 EV Battery Makers

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Boomtimes in Batteries. It's a great time to be a battery maker: The world could see 145 million electric vehicles on roads by 2030, versus 10 million in 2020, according to the International Energy Agency. gigawatt-hours of batteries — a 40 percent jump in one year, according to Adamas Intelligence. Tesla's deployment of 22.5

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UNIST team develops novel coated LMO cathode material with resistance to elevated temperatures for EVs

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While a large amount of research is targeting the development of new materials and chemistries for Li-ion batteries and “beyond Li-ion” solutions for electric vehicles, work is also proceeding apace on improving and optimizing materials currently in use for such an application. Batteries' Click to enlarge.

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