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China Yuchai launches China’s first operating hydrogen engine for commercial vehicles

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JANUARY 2, 2022

The YCK05 engine is the first operating hydrogen engine for China’s commercial vehicle market, the world’s largest commercial vehicle market. The commercially-available diesel-fueled version of the YCK05 has a power range from 190-240 PS and maximum torque of 900 N·m. Ignition ceremony at Beijing Institute of Technology.

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Blue Bird enters commercial vehicle market with flexible Class 5-6 EV chassis

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MAY 11, 2022

School bus manufacturer Blue Bird Corporation unveiled a Class 5-6 electric vehicle platform at the 2022 Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo. The company is building on its nearly century-long expertise of school bus manufacturing to expand its zero-emission transportation solutions to the commercial vehicle market.

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Sakuú develops 3Ah lithium-metal solid-state battery; additive manufacturing platform

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JULY 30, 2021

a developer of multi-process additive manufacturing (AM) technology, has produced a 3Ah lithium-metal solid-state battery (SSB) that equals or betters current lithium-ion batteries. Sakuú Corporation (previously KeraCel Inc.), Earlier post.).

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Alkegen begins commercial production of silicon anode material SiFAB in Indiana

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MARCH 23, 2023

Alkegen has begun commercial production of its silicon fiber anode material platform, SiFAB. The company’s new SiFAB production line is an extension of its established large-scale manufacturing facility in New Carlisle, Indiana. Alkegen has 75 manufacturing facilities operating in 12 countries and employs 9,000+ employees globally.

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Na-ion battery developer Faradion collaborating with battery manufacturer AMTE Power

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MARCH 18, 2021

UK-based battery manufacturer AMTE Power and Faradion Ltd. , a leader in non-aqueous sodium-ion battery technolog ( earlier post ), announced a collaboration which combines Faradion’s IP with AMTE Power’s design and manufacturing capabilities.

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Geely begins mass production of commercial satellites; support for future vehicles

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OCTOBER 5, 2021

Eighteen months after start of construction of its intelligent satellite production and testing center in Taizhou, China, Geely Technology Group has begun mass production of commercial satellites. Geely’s entry into the commercial satellite business is part of the Group’s transformation into a global mobility technology enterprise.

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Major companies with large fleets release new EV roadmap for car & truck manufacturers

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JANUARY 21, 2022

Members of the Corporate Electric Vehicle Alliance presented top vehicle manufacturers, including Volvo, GM, Daimler and Toyota, with a roadmap for developing the types of electric vehicles that companies plan to acquire in the US over the next five years. million on-road vehicles in the United States.

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DOE awarding $1.16B to 9 battery component manufacturing projects as part of $2.8B funding

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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. billion will go to 9 projects in the component manufacturing segment of the supply chain. The awardees are: Component Manufacturing (Anode).

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UCR researchers find commercial fast-charging damages EV batteries, propose new internal-resistance-based technique

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MARCH 13, 2020

Commercial fast-charging stations subject electric car batteries to high temperatures and high resistance that can cause them to crack, leak, and lose their storage capacity, according to researchers at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) in a new open-access study published in the journal Energy Storage. Pena Amirali S.

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Amprius Technologies ships first commercially available 450 Wh/kg, 1150 Wh/L batteries

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FEBRUARY 9, 2022

the developer of silicon anode Li-ion battery cells with its Si-Nanowire platform ( earlier post ), has shipped the first commercially available 450 Wh/kg, 1100 Wh/L lithium-ion battery cells to an industry leader of a new generation of High-Altitude Pseudo Satellites (HAPS). Amprius Technologies, Inc.,

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Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles moves ahead with Autonomous Driving RD; ID. BUZZ the first AV

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MARCH 2, 2021

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, a brand within the Volkswagen Group, is consistently and rapidly advancing the development and implementation of autonomous driving. The planned introduction of autonomous systems for traffic use in 2025 is currently being prepared at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. They are based on the all-electric ID.

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Loop Energy partnering with METTEM-M on hydrogen electric powertrains for commercial vehicles in Russia; GAZ bus first project

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Loop Energy, a developer and manufacturer of hydrogen fuel cell-based solutions, is partnering with METTEM-M Ltd. , a developer of vehicle control systems and systems integrator, to provide hydrogen electric powertrain solutions to commercial vehicle OEMs across Russia, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), and greater Europe.

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Juniper Research: EV battery pack shipments to reach 30M units in 2027, up from 10M in 2022; led by commercial vehicles

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AUGUST 2, 2022

The study predicts that this growth will be strongest within the commercial segment, with commercial electric vehicle battery pack shipments growing from 1.4 In turn, this provides an opportunity for manufacturers to develop batteries designed for energy-intensive commercial use cases. —Research co-author Damla Sat.

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DOE awarding $1.16B to 9 battery component manufacturing projects as part of $2.8B funding

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OCTOBER 19, 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. The awardees are: Component Manufacturing (Anode).

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EVR Motors partners with EKA Mobility to provide advanced lightweight electric motors for e-buses and Light Commercial Vehicles in India

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NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Israeli startup EVR Motors has partnered with India’s EKA Mobility, an electric vehicles and technology company, a subsidiary of Pinnacle Industries Limited, to design small, lightweight electric motors for their e-buses and Light Commercial Vehicles (LCVs) in India. The partnership with EKA is EVR’s third collaboration agreement in India.

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GM expanding into new commercial applications for its HYDROTEC fuel cell systems

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JANUARY 20, 2022

GM announced new commercial applications of its HYDROTEC fuel cell technology. They could also back up or temporarily replace grid-sourced electricity for residential and small commercial enterprises at times of power disruption.

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Goodyear working with DoD, AFRL, BioMADE and Farmed Materials to accelerate commercialization of natural rubber from dandelions

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APRIL 8, 2022

Backed by the DoD, the collaboration of Goodyear, BioMADE and Farmed Materials will accelerate commercialization of TK, beginning in the spring of 2022 with the planting and harvesting of TK seeds in Ohio. Farmed Materials develops and commercializes agriculturally derived, sustainable, high-performance polymers.

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SSAB, Oshkosh partner to be first in US to use fossil-free steel in commercial vehicles

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Oshkosh Corporation and its brand McNeilus are working together on future research and development initiatives across multiple commercial vehicle product lines. SSAB aims to deliver fossil-free steel to the market in commercial scale during 2026 and delivered the first steel made of hydrogen-reduced iron in 2021. Earlier post.).

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Ford to invest C$1.8 billion in Oakville complex for EV manufacturing in Canada

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APRIL 12, 2023

billion) in its Oakville Assembly Complex to transform it into a high-volume hub of electric vehicle manufacturing in Canada. Ford, LG Energy Solution and Koç Holding have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to build one of the largest commercial electric vehicle battery cell production facilities in the European region.

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ElectraMeccanica and Tevva to merge; targeting electric commercial trucks in UK, Europe and US

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AUGUST 16, 2023

ElectraMeccanica , a designer and assembler of electric vehicles, and Tevva , a manufacturer of electric medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles, have entered into a definitive agreement, pursuant to which ElectraMeccanica and Tevva have agreed to combine by way of a British Columbia statutory plan of arrangement.

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Haldor Topsoe to build large-scale SOEC electrolyzer manufacturing facility to meet customer needs for green hydrogen

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MARCH 7, 2021

Haldor Topsoe will invest in a manufacturing facility producing highly efficient solid oxide electrolyzers (SOEC) with a total capacity of 500 megawatt per year with the option to expand to 5 gigawatt per year. Development of the automated manufacturing facility that will be the largest of its kind is ongoing. Resources. Blennow, A.

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Hyundai outlines broad hydrogen strategy; focus on commercial vehicles; cost parity with BEVs by 2030

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The Group said it will electrify all new commercial vehicle models—featuring fuel cell electric or battery electric powertrains, as well as the application of fuel cell systems—by 2028. High durability stacks for commercial vehicles will achieve 500,000 kilometers of drive range. Next-generation fuel cell systems.

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UCalgary, Rice team uses flash joule heating to manufacture graphene from petroleum waste

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DECEMBER 30, 2022

Asphaltenes are thus deemed as low-value by-products with little to no real-world application and commercial use in today’s market. Asphaltenes are heavy macromolecules in the high-temperature residuum of petroleum distillation; they impede the crude oil processing via a number of mechanisms and lower the economic value of the crude oil.

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DiviGas closes $3.6M seed round to support commercialization of next-gen membrane for H2 separation

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NOVEMBER 28, 2021

million seed round to support the commercialization of a new next-generation polymeric hydrogen separation membrane. This financing round will enable the production of Divi-H at an industrial scale, under the first two mass manufacturing lines. Start-up DiviGas has announced a $3.6-million Source: DiviGas.

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Niron Magnetics raises $21.3M to commercialize rare-earth-free iron-nitride magnets

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JULY 30, 2021

Niron is developing the first advanced manufacturing process for the mass production of the FeN permanent magnets. As part of ARPA-E’s REACT program, the University of Minnesota (UMN) developed an early stage prototype of an iron-nitride permanent magnet material.

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First commercial-grade spodumene concentrate produced at North American Lithium (NAL) operation in Québec

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MARCH 19, 2023

Sayona said that this demonstrates its ability to produce a commercial concentrate, following the recent successful production of the first lithium concentrate. Commissioning activities continue to progress, with approximately 1,200 tonnes of lithium concentrate produced, including SC6 (6% lithium grade).

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CoFlow Jet signs JOA with NASA to commercialize deflected slip-stream technology for eV/STOL

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MARCH 1, 2022

CoFlow Jet, LLC, an engineering and technology company specializing in active flow control using coflow jet (CFJ) technology for aerospace applications, has entered a Joint Ownership Agreement (JOA) with NASA to commercialize the deflected slip-stream (DSS) technology enabled by co-flow jet flow control.

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Plug Power unveils stationary high-power fuel cell system for charging commercial electric fleets

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MAY 2, 2023

Plug Power unveiled a new high-power stationary fuel cell system for charging commercial electric vehicle (EV) fleets. Operators deploying commercial electric vehicles face many obstacles, from grid power capacity restrictions to clean power requirements to long waits for grid infrastructure upgrades and installations.

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Fleet Commercial Plug Power

UK APC investing £77M in 7 green heavy-duty and commercial vehicle projects

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MAY 9, 2023

Much of the focus is on how to effectively decarbonise commercial and working vehicles including vans, buses, HGVs, and zero-emission emergency vehicles. The £77 million is made up of £38.4 million from Government, backed by a further £38.7 million from the automotive industry. NEXTGENZEBS – Wrightbus. million.

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CARB and truck and engine manufacturers announce partnership to meet climate and emission reduction goals

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JULY 7, 2023

In turn, CARB has agreed to work collaboratively with manufacturers to provide reasonable lead time to meet CARB’s requirements and before imposing new regulations and to support the development of necessary ZEV infrastructure. Daimler Truck North America; Ford Motor Company; General Motors Company; Hino Motors Limited, Inc.; Navistar, Inc.;

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Volta Trucks starts series production of the all-electric Volta Zero at Steyr Automotive

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APRIL 18, 2023

Volta Trucks has started series production of the 16-tonne all-electric Volta Zero at Steyr Automotive, the company’s partner in contract manufacturing, in Steyr, Austria. Steyr Automotive offers Volta Trucks more than 100 years of manufacturing experience building commercial vehicles.

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Lightning eMotors adds production capacity, space to meet growing demand from fleets for EVs

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JANUARY 21, 2021

Lightning eMotors, a leading provider of commercial electric vehicles for fleets, is expanding to meet the growing demand for EVs from commercial and government fleets. Now the company is adding another 107,000 square feet in an adjacent building, for a total of 231,000 square feet of space for its operations.

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Vulcan secures site for its planned commercial lithium hydroxide plant

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Vulcan Energy Resources signed an agreement with chemical park management company Infraserv to secure a site for its planned Central Lithium Plant (CLP) of its Zero Carbon Lithium Project, at the Ho?chst chst Chemical Park (Industriepark Ho?chst), chst), located just outside of Frankfurt.

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Commercial Carbon Transportation Germany

DOE awarding $1.6B to 11 battery materials separation and processing projects as part of $2.8B funding

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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. This US-owned and operated manufacturing plant in northern Alabama will be the first of its size in North America. Earlier post.) Of that, $1.6

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Stellantis to build eVTOL with Archer and provide strategic funding for growth

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JANUARY 5, 2023

Stellantis and Archer Aviation have agreed to expand their partnership by joining forces to manufacture Archer’s flagship electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, Midnight. The goal is for Stellantis to mass produce Archer’s eVTOL aircraft as its exclusive contract manufacturer.

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ZF and Freudenberg partner on fuel cell drives

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

ZF’s Commercial Vehicle Solutions (CVS) division announced a joint development agreement with fuel cell and battery systems supplier, Freudenberg e-Power Systems. The initial focus of the agreement is to develop a highly integrated fuel cell e-drive solution for commercial vehicles.

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Ford to invest £230M to transform UK Halewood transmission operations to build EV power units

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OCTOBER 19, 2021

Ford announced that it intends to invest up to £230 million (US$316 million) at its Halewood vehicle transmission facility to transform it to build electric power units for future Ford all-electric passenger and commercial vehicles sold in Europe. Production capacity is planned to be around 250,000 units a year. billion (US$3.4

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Lightning eMotors and REV Group subsidiary to produce electric ambulances

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APRIL 16, 2021

Commercial vehicle manufacturers Lightning eMotors and REV Group, Inc. Available to government agencies, municipalities, commercial operators, hospitals, and non-profit organizations, delivery to customers will be at the end of this calendar year.

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Proterra introduces ZX5 Max electric bus with 738 kWh pack

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APRIL 15, 2022

Designed and manufactured in the United States, Proterra’s electric transit buses are equipped with the company’s Proterra Powered battery technology systems.

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Energy Storage Electrical Electric United States

Enevate announces new production license agreement for silicon-dominant battery technology

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JUNE 9, 2021

South Korea-based EnerTech International is a leader in delivering lithium-ion cells using state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities to produce high-performance, large format batteries. This production license agreement with EnerTech is the next milestone in Enevate’s technology roadmap that leads to commercialization scheduled for 2022.

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Lithium Ion South Korea Batteries Battery

KIT studying production of MEAs for heavy-duty fuel cell vehicle systems

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DECEMBER 23, 2020

In 2019, 409,801 commercial vehicles were registered in Germany, of these, 38,620 semitrailer trucks. Apart from the use of synthetic fuels, we consider hydrogen to have a great potential for energy supply of commercial vehicles. A crucial step of fuel cell production is manufacture of the membrane electrode assembly (MEA).

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Kits Fuel Production Vehicles

GM takes 25% stake in Pure Watercraft to accelerate all-electric boating

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NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The collaboration will leverage Pure Watercraft’s innovative marine propulsion technology and experience in the commercial marine industry with GM’s engineering, supply chain and manufacturing capabilities.

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GM All-Electric Mariner Seattle

Lithium-ion battery recycler ABTC expands operations and capacity with newly purchased facility

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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.

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Solid Power now producing large form factor 22-layer 20 Ah solid-state cells, pathway to full automotive performance compliance

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

Solid Power’s sulfide-based all solid-state lithium metal batteries are manufactured using lithium-ion industry standard processes and automated equipment. The 330 Wh/kg, 22-layer cells have higher energy density than any commercially available lithium-ion battery manufactured today with a roadmap to surpass 400 Wh/kg by 2022.

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Lithium Ion Power Powered Louisville

China Yuchai launches China’s first operating hydrogen engine for commercial vehicles

Blue Bird enters commercial vehicle market with flexible Class 5-6 EV chassis

Sakuú develops 3Ah lithium-metal solid-state battery; additive manufacturing platform

Alkegen begins commercial production of silicon anode material SiFAB in Indiana

Na-ion battery developer Faradion collaborating with battery manufacturer AMTE Power

Geely begins mass production of commercial satellites; support for future vehicles

Major companies with large fleets release new EV roadmap for car & truck manufacturers

DOE awarding $1.16B to 9 battery component manufacturing projects as part of $2.8B funding

UCR researchers find commercial fast-charging damages EV batteries, propose new internal-resistance-based technique

Amprius Technologies ships first commercially available 450 Wh/kg, 1150 Wh/L batteries

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles moves ahead with Autonomous Driving RD; ID. BUZZ the first AV

Loop Energy partnering with METTEM-M on hydrogen electric powertrains for commercial vehicles in Russia; GAZ bus first project

Juniper Research: EV battery pack shipments to reach 30M units in 2027, up from 10M in 2022; led by commercial vehicles

DOE awarding $1.16B to 9 battery component manufacturing projects as part of $2.8B funding

EVR Motors partners with EKA Mobility to provide advanced lightweight electric motors for e-buses and Light Commercial Vehicles in India

GM expanding into new commercial applications for its HYDROTEC fuel cell systems

Goodyear working with DoD, AFRL, BioMADE and Farmed Materials to accelerate commercialization of natural rubber from dandelions

SSAB, Oshkosh partner to be first in US to use fossil-free steel in commercial vehicles

Ford to invest C$1.8 billion in Oakville complex for EV manufacturing in Canada

ElectraMeccanica and Tevva to merge; targeting electric commercial trucks in UK, Europe and US

Haldor Topsoe to build large-scale SOEC electrolyzer manufacturing facility to meet customer needs for green hydrogen

Hyundai outlines broad hydrogen strategy; focus on commercial vehicles; cost parity with BEVs by 2030

UCalgary, Rice team uses flash joule heating to manufacture graphene from petroleum waste

DiviGas closes $3.6M seed round to support commercialization of next-gen membrane for H2 separation

Niron Magnetics raises $21.3M to commercialize rare-earth-free iron-nitride magnets

First commercial-grade spodumene concentrate produced at North American Lithium (NAL) operation in Québec

CoFlow Jet signs JOA with NASA to commercialize deflected slip-stream technology for eV/STOL

Plug Power unveils stationary high-power fuel cell system for charging commercial electric fleets

UK APC investing £77M in 7 green heavy-duty and commercial vehicle projects

CARB and truck and engine manufacturers announce partnership to meet climate and emission reduction goals

Volta Trucks starts series production of the all-electric Volta Zero at Steyr Automotive

Lightning eMotors adds production capacity, space to meet growing demand from fleets for EVs

Vulcan secures site for its planned commercial lithium hydroxide plant

DOE awarding $1.6B to 11 battery materials separation and processing projects as part of $2.8B funding

Stellantis to build eVTOL with Archer and provide strategic funding for growth

ZF and Freudenberg partner on fuel cell drives

Ford to invest £230M to transform UK Halewood transmission operations to build EV power units

Lightning eMotors and REV Group subsidiary to produce electric ambulances

Proterra introduces ZX5 Max electric bus with 738 kWh pack

Enevate announces new production license agreement for silicon-dominant battery technology

KIT studying production of MEAs for heavy-duty fuel cell vehicle systems

GM takes 25% stake in Pure Watercraft to accelerate all-electric boating

Lithium-ion battery recycler ABTC expands operations and capacity with newly purchased facility

Solid Power now producing large form factor 22-layer 20 Ah solid-state cells, pathway to full automotive performance compliance

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