Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2021

Researchers at the Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU), founded by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in cooperation with the University of Ulm, have developed a new lithium-metal battery that offers extremely high energy density of 560 Wh/kg—based on the total weight of the active materials—with remarkably good stability.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2020

In Germany, the DeMoBat collaborative project is developing a robot-assisted dismantling factory for traction batteries and electric motors for EVs. Disassembling and reusing battery systems can help improve the environmental balance of electric cars. photo: Irina Westermann, KIT).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Researchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), together with partners at the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) and the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT) are developing an agile production system for batteries. —KIT President, Professor Holger Hanselka.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Germany’s Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has launched a new €16-million cluster—FestBatt—to foster basic research into solid-state batteries. Fourteen scientific institutions have joined FestBatt; the competence cluster is coordinated by the University of Gießen (JLU).

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Innovation News Network

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) outlines how, through cutting-edge calorimetric methods, they enhance the safety of post-lithium and sodium-ion batteries. The post Deep insights into sodium-ion batteries using calorimetric methods appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Mercedes-Benz’ battery recycling subsidiary Licular GmbH—founded in 2021—is heading the consortium for LIBinfinity , a €17-million battery-recycling project funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Novel materials can considerably improve storage capacity and cycling stability of rechargeable batteries. With HEO, electrochemical properties can be tailored, as was found by scientists at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). An open-access paper on their work is published in the journal Nature Communications. Sarkar et al.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2012

A prototype plug-in hybrid retrofit kit is applied to a research vehicle’s rear wheels. A group at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), led by Dr. Charles Perry, who holds the Russell Chair of Manufacturing Excellence, has developed and demonstrated a proof-of-concept for a wheel motor plug-in hybrid retrofit kit for almost any car.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2015

Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (KIT) and Schaeffler are developing a new energy-efficient assisted steering system for EVs under the project “Intelligent Assisted Steering System with Optimum Energy Efficiency for Electric Vehicles (e²-Lenk)” subsidized by the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF). KG and KIT.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Requirements for long-range transport, flexibility in use, battery charging on the go, high payloads and the space required for passengers and luggage are indispensable and in part contradictory. Beside the drivetrain and battery technology, project partners are playing an important role in aerodynamics and lightweight construction.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2021

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies (FST) has expanded its material testing capabilities to include performance and compatibility evaluations of the rubber, elastomers and thermoplastics used to seal and safely maintain lithium-ion batteries. The company has installed equipment and adopted new testing protocols in its Plymouth, Mich.,

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2013

IBM and Libelium , a wireless sensor network hardware provider, released an Internet of Things (IoT) Starter Kit to enable dozens of sensor applications ranging from monitoring parking spaces or air pollution to providing assistance for the elderly. The Waspmote Mote Runner Developer Kit is available at [link]. Mote Runner.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 3, 2024

Kicking off this week’s Green Deals is an early-bird special on Jackery’s new Solar Generator 1000 Plus Roam Kit that includes the company’s new Solar Saga 100 Prime solar panels at $1,189. It is joined by the summer sale from Blix Bikes that can save you up to $883 on e-bikes with accessory bundles, starting from $1,599.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2018

Lithium and cobalt are fundamental components of present lithium-ion batteries. Analysis by researchers at the Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) suggests that, given the foreseen scaling of battery demand up to 2050, each may face supply risks, albeit for different reasons.

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Today’s Green Deals feature plenty of amazing low prices, starting with the crazy $1,800 off deal we spotted on Yamaha’s CrossCore RC e-bike that comes with a free extra battery for $1,199. Next, we have the GE Electric 2-in-1 Washer and Dryer with Ventless Heat Pump that is down at $1,750. 2 Commuter e-bike hitting $999 , and more.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2022

Researchers at the University of Michigan, with colleagues from Michigan State University and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany, report that high surface area silicon carbide (SiC) w/wo 13 wt.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2018

The Center for Electrochemical Energy Storage Ulm & Karlsruhe ( CELEST ), the largest German research platform for electrochemical, comprising research into Li-ion batteries, post-Li technologies, fuel cells, and redox-flow batteries, has begun operation.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2013

Bosch and partners Pro Design Electronic GmbH, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have launched a new €4.3-million million) project to improve battery performance in hybrid and electric vehicles with smart battery management. Batteries Electric (Battery) Hybrids'

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 12, 2023

BeFC’s paper batteries BeFC , a spinout of the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) , is ready to ramp up production of paper batteries for use in sensors and other IoT devices. The company has announced that an evaluation kit is available for preorder.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2021

They have an 800-volt modular, liquid-cooled battery system with up to 640 kilowatt-hours of energy that provides roughly 200 miles of real-world range and can be charged fully in three hours via DC fast charging.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2012

The Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), which coordinates the Alliance, and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) are pooling their competences in this network together with other Helmholtz centers and universities in Europe.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 22, 2024

“They are literally the entire backbone of wireless systems,” says Roozbeh Tabrizian , a researcher at the University of Florida in Gainesville. So Tabrizian and other researchers at the University of Florida have now developed an alternative three-dimensional RF filter that can save space in smartphones and IoT devices.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

The battery-electric Opel Meriva research vehicle. Opel is developing three battery-electric versions of its Meriva small MPV as research vehicles to participate in the MeRegioMobil research project funded by the German Ministry of Economics and Technology. KIT will use the first electric Meriva. Click to enlarge.

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Electric Cars are for Girls

APRIL 5, 2010

How many batteries and what size electric engine do I need to power my 1975 bmw 2002? Does any one have a universal kit (wiring, batteries, safety switches.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 14, 2024

This tech, developed by researchers at the University of Arizona , features long-range, low-power data transmission and receiving as well as wireless power charging. Gutruf is an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at the university. There is no large rigid island in this device.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 20, 2024

The company has teamed with the Surrey, England-based Lime Microsystems to release a crowd-funded range of private 5G base station kits ranging in price from US $800 to $12,000. “In Santiago Tenorio holds one of Lime Microsystems’ private 5G base station kits.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2009

million) to a consortium of ten universities and non-university research institutions in southern Germany focused on the development of new materials for high-performance automotive traction batteries. Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe and the Universität Karlsruhe are merging to form The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Not only will electric vehicles with bidirectional charging capability be able to draw electrical power for their high-voltage battery when plugged into a compatible charging station or wallbox, they will also have the ability to reverse the process and feed energy back into the power grid.

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Electric Vehicles India

JUNE 12, 2021

It also covers the topics such as batteries, control systems and charging in detail and many other such topics are covered. Amity Institute of Social Sciences, Amity University, Noida, India and from the Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Australia’s collaborative work led this work.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Bozinovski and Sestakov were electrical engineering and computer science professors at Saints Cyril and Methodius University , in Skopje, North Macedonia. Bozinovska, a physician, taught in the university’s medical school. IEEE commemorated their work with an IEEE Milestone during a ceremony at the university on 10 October.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

Virginia Tech will host a university-wide competition for students to design on-demand, remote-controlled 3-D printed aircraft and ground vehicles. Undergraduate and graduate students, individually or in groups, are invited to participate from across the university, no matter their course of study. according to challenge organizers.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2011

a spin-off from the University of Michigan and developer of advanced asymmetric supercapacitors, to produce and sell hybrid electric storage (HES) devices comprising Li-ion batteries, supercapacitors and control electronics. The applications will range from automotive batteries to stationary grid power leveling devices.

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Today’s Green Deals feature plenty of amazing low prices, starting with the crazy $1,800 off deal we spotted on Yamaha’s CrossCore RC e-bike that comes with a free extra battery for $1,199. The battery and its end cap ($1,400 value) will ultimately be shipped directly to the address you registered at no extra cost to you.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 5, 2024

Like VINs, the first two or three digits are universal for categories like fuel metering or vehicle speed control, for example. It can also perform tests on a car’s battery and alternator, reset maintenance alerts, and deal with SRS airbag codes. It’s a great piece of kit, one used more often than I’d like to admit.

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Cars That Think

JULY 14, 2022

Thanks to the combination of solar cells and lithium batteries, she says, “our boats can operate and travel nonstop for months, without needing refueling or external recharging.” In 2009, the couple cofounded Angus Rowboats , which manufactures rowboats and creates sailboat kits and plans for the recreational market.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2011

Two of the vehicles are educational entries from Cornell University and West Philadelphia High School. They have three or four wheels and are powered by gel cell battery packs not exceeding 67 pounds. They may be built from a kit or from scratch. mile) short course. They usually weigh between 100 and 150 pounds.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 1, 2021

The basic kit is $250, which includes just the custom parts, so you'll need to add your own 3D printed parts, some of the electronics, and the battery. A complete Mini Pupper kit is $500, or get it fully assembled for an extra $60. Mini Pupper is now on Kickstarter! Grey Walter.

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