Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2020

Demand for raw materials used in the production of electric car batteries is set to soar, prompting the UN trade body, UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development), to call for the social and environmental impacts of the extraction of raw materials, which include human rights abuses, to be addressed urgently. Brazilian mine.

Batteries 545

Batteries Battery Production Zambia 545

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2023

Stellantis and Australia-based Element 25 signed a binding agreement for Element 25 to supply battery-grade, high-purity manganese sulphate monohydrate (HPMSM) to Stellantis for use in electric vehicle (EV) battery packs. Manganese is a key stabilizing element in the cathode of EV batteries.

Australia 387

Australia Supplies Batteries Battery 387

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Battery maker Octillion Power Systems will supply advanced lithium-ion batteries to Brazilian manufacturer FNM (Fábrica Nacional de Mobilidades) for the production of 1,000 electric trucks for beverage maker Ambev. It features Octillion’s 650-volt battery and and Danfoss Editron’s drivetrains. Earlier post.).

Supplies 393

Supplies Brazil Batteries Battery 393

Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2023

(TEPCO HD) and Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) have developed a stationary storage battery system (1 MW output, 3 MWh capacity) that combines TEPCO’s operating technology and safety standards for stationary storage batteries and Toyota’s system technology for electrified vehicle storage batteries.

Toyota 416

Toyota Batteries Battery Energy Storage 416

Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2021

DANNAR manufactures the DANNAR Mobile Power Station (MPS), a configurable platform that serves as both a multi-purpose work utility vehicle as well as a mobile power supply. can provide up to a half Megawatt of energy storage in its high-capacity BMW lithium-ion battery packs. The DANNAR 4.00

Industry 476

Industry Industrial Fuel Powered 476

Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2023

Nyobolt, the developer of ultra-fast charging niobium-based battery technology ( earlier post ) has partnered with UK designer Callum to showcase its advanced battery technology in an Elise-inspired electric sports car that can charge in six minutes.

Charging 524

Charging Batteries Battery Lithium Ion 524

Green Car Congress

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. billion will go to 11 projects in the materials separation and processing segment of the supply chain. Earlier post.) Of that, $1.6

Parts 459

Parts Batteries Battery Lithium Ion 459

Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2021

A new report sponsored by ABB Robotics and authored by the automotive intelligence unit of Ultima Media auggests that concerns over EV battery supply to meet the escalation in demand poses serious risk to the growth of market share of electric vehicles, despite plans for 80 new global battery gigafactories.

Global 448

Global Batteries Battery North America 448

Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2021

by Lewis Black, CEO of Almonty Industries. In the last year, there has been an explosive need for EV batteries. in the April report for the Institute for Supply Management’s Manufacturing Index. and this has caused a great deal of concern about the overall supply chain of tungsten. Source: Almonty. Should the U.S.

Supplies 380

Supplies Global South Korea Production 380

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

While cobalt prices have shown positive signs of late, there are nuances within the market which highlight the key fundamentals that will likely decide cobalt’s future price trend—which is taking its cues less and less from the industrial metal supply chain, according to a new report from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence.

Price 382

Price Batteries Battery 2020 382

Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2021

In a perspective piece in the journal Joule , researchers at the University of Michigan lay out the main questions facing lithium-metal, solid-state batteries. To develop the questions, they worked in close collaboration with leaders in the auto industry. What will the added hardware mean for battery pack performance?

Michigan 482

Michigan Universal Lithium Ion Batteries 482

Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2022

With the accelerating transition to electric vehicles (EVs), demand for the materials used to produce batteries will increase significantly and rapidly. Aside from the lithium needed to produce modern lithium-ion batteries, much attention is focused on the cost of the materials used for EV battery cathode production.

Lithium Ion 459

Lithium Ion Li-ion Batteries Battery 459

Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2023

Umicore and Blue Current , a manufacturer of silicon elastic composite solid-state batteries, have agreed to strengthen their collaboration on the development of solid-state battery technology, with Umicore investing a minority stake in the US-based start-up. In June 2022, Umicore and Idemitsu Kosan Co.,

Batteries 492

Batteries Battery North Carolina Lithium Ion 492

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

and a manufacturer of heavy-duty transit buses and emission-free technology, announced that the next generation of its zero-emission products, Axess Battery Electric Bus (EVO-BE) and Axess Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Bus (EVO-FC), are now in development. The next generation Axess EVO-BE will feature 738 kWh of battery energy storage.

Fuel 435

Fuel Batteries Battery Energy Storage 435

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Lithium-ion battery pack prices, which were above $1,200 per kilowatt-hour in 2010, have fallen 89% in real terms to $132/kWh in 2021, according to a new report from BloombergNEF (BNEF). These prices are an average across multiple battery end-uses, including different types of electric vehicles, buses and stationary storage projects.

Price 469

Price 2020 Batteries Battery 469

Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2022

Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) and Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY) a leading US foodservice distribution company, have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to deliver up to nearly 800 battery-electric Freightliner eCascadia Class 8 tractors by 2026. After well over one million-miles (1.6 Earlier post.)

Corporation 434

Corporation North America Purchase Batteries 434

Green Car Congress

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. billion will go to 9 projects in the component manufacturing segment of the supply chain. Earlier post.) Of that, $1.16

Manufacturer 435

Manufacturer Parts Batteries Battery 435

Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2022

Volvo Trucks is opening its first battery assembly plant. Located in Ghent, Belgium, the plant will supply ready-to-install batteries for Volvo Trucks’ full electric heavy-duty trucks. Each battery pack has a capacity of 90 kWh and the customer can choose to have up to six battery packs (540 kWh) in a truck.

Volvo 435

Volvo Batteries Battery North America 435

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

A new white paper published by the Argonne National Laboratory Collaborative Center for Energy Storage Science (ACCESS) outlines a clear set of battery requirements and research and development needs to accelerate the commercialization of electric propulsion for aviation—from air taxis in the near term to 737 class aircraft in the long term.

Batteries 459

Batteries Battery Lithium Ion Li-ion 459

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Solid-state sodium-ion battery company LiNa Energy ( earlier post ) successfully completed an independent demonstration of its lithium-free sodium batteries for energy storage systems with commercial partner ion Ventures.

Energy Storage 457

Energy Storage Energy Sodium Batteries 457

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

JenaBatteries GmbH and BASF are cooperating in the production of an electrolyte for a battery technology that is particularly suitable for stationary storage of electricity from renewable energy sources and for stabilizing conventional transmission grids. BASF will supply one of the two electrolytes as part of the collaboration.

Batteries 448

Batteries Battery Store Energy Storage 448

Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2023

More than two-thirds (68%) of lithium-ion battery production planned for Europe is at risk of being delayed, scaled down or cancelled, according to new analysis by the European NGO Transport & Environment. Battery production capacity equivalent to 18 million electric cars—1.2 Europe must act or risk losing it all.

Companies 430

Companies Batteries Battery Production 430

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) released its 2023 Critical Materials Assessment (2023 CMA), which evaluated materials for their criticality to global clean energy technology supply chains. The Assessment focuses on key materials with high risk of supply disruption that are integral to clean energy technologies.

Clean 370

Clean Cleaning Supplies Energy 370

Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2023

Globally, the battery industry needs to invest at least $514 billion across the whole supply chain to meet expected demand in 2030, and $920 billion by 2035, according to a new analysis by Benchmark. Demand for lithium ion batteries is forecast to grow to 3.7 terawatt-hours by 2030, up from around 1 TWh this year.

Industry 243

Industry Industrial Global Lithium Ion 243

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

With the increase in battery-powered electric vehicles (BEVs, HEVs and PHEVs) on the road, statistically the risk potential for an accident or technical defect of the inherently safe battery systems also increases. The Achilles’ heel of a battery is the separator, Rosenbauer notes; the separator has only limited temperature resistance.

Batteries 435

Batteries Battery Water Li-ion 435

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Lotus Engineering is launching a pilot containerized battery testing facility to assess energy storage solutions for the booming EV sector. It will allow Lotus Engineering to carry out various battery cell, module and pack characterization tests, performance evaluations, and component and lifetime testing under controlled conditions.

Engine 432

Engine Batteries Battery Energy Storage 432

Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2021

The company is actively targeting the rapidly growing CNT market, widely used as the material for cathodes in electric vehicle batteries. The CNT produced at this plant will be supplied to market-leading global electric vehicle battery companies as a conductive additive.

Carbon 418

Carbon Market Batteries Battery 418

Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2022

Seamless electrified ecosystem required from rock to road to secure the North American automotive industry Battery development and production is strategically important for the transition to clean-energy economy and to remain globally competitive Sustainable lithium mining and processing is an essential component of this ecosystem.

North America 448

North America America Electric Vehicles Vehicles 448

Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2020

Mercedes-Benz has entered a far-reaching strategic partnership with the Chinese battery cell manufacturer Farasis Energy (Ganzhou) Co., Key elements of the agreement include the development and industrialization of advanced cell technologies, accompanied by ambitious goals for cost competitiveness. including taking an equity stake.

Mercedes 396

Mercedes Manufacturer Chinese Batteries 396

Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2022

million contract for supercapacitors modules for the North American trucking and retail industry. As a first concrete example of this new cooperation, Class8 Energy announced an agreement with the largest Canadian heavy vehicle parts distributo—UAP’s Heavy Vehicle parts division—to supply Skeleton’s supercapacitors to them.

Supplies 334

Supplies Energy Lead Acid Canada 334

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2020

The partnership is part of Europe’s strategic industry initiative, the European Battery Alliance, aimed at building an independent, sustainable, and resilient battery industry in Europe. Europe is already the fastest growing lithium-ion battery production center in the world, with zero local supply of lithium hydroxide.

Germany 491

Germany Carbon Lithium Ion Europe 491

Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2020

Octillion Power Systems, a provider of advanced lithium-ion storage systems for electric mobility, announced it has reached two milestones: 100,000 electric vehicles worldwide powered by its batteries and 2 billion kilometers driven. Twenty percent of the electric vehicles in China today are using Octillion batteries, the company said.

Batteries 423

Batteries Battery Lithium Ion India 423

Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2022

The lithium industry needs $42 billion of investment if it is to meet 2030 demand, according to analysis by Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. This works out at approximately $7 billion a year between now and 2028 if the industry is to meet lithium demand by the end of the decade. Li 2 O 3 (Battery grade).

Industry 307

Industry Industrial Indonesia Carbon 307

Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2023

The demand for domestically produced and sustainably sourced battery metals has grown at a near insatiable rate over recent years, as the domestic manufacturing capacity of lithium-ion batteries has grown exponentially from less than 50 GWh/year to now more than 700 GWh/year of operational and announced capacity.

Lithium Ion 431

Lithium Ion Purchase Batteries Battery 431

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Sakuu Corporation ( earlier post ) has successfully and consistently 3D-printed fully functional high-performance batteries in custom shapes and sizes since December 2022. Further, our printing process can allow for substantial gains in energy density for a completed battery.

Batteries 418

Batteries Battery Li-ion Lithium Ion 418

Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2021

The FLXdrive battery-electric locomotive is a defining moment for freight rail and will accelerate the industry toward low- to zero-emission locomotives. The FLXdrive battery-electric locomotive is a defining moment for freight rail and will accelerate the industry toward low- to zero-emission locomotives.

California 418

California Fuel Batteries Battery 418

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Currently, the focus is particularly on the battery raw materials cobalt and lithium. In the coming generations of battery cells, the cobalt content is already being reduced to less than ten percent. The further optimization of recyclability and its implementation at Mercedes-Benz is also part of the holistic battery strategy.

Mercedes 377

Mercedes Batteries Battery Supplies 377