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Industry study finds lead-acid to remain most wide-spread automotive energy storage for foreseeable future; new chemistries continue to grow

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The study, which provides a joint industry analysis of how different types of batteries are used in different automotive applications, concludes that lead-based batteries will by necessity remain the most wide-spread energy storage system in automotive applications for the foreseeable future. Nickel-metal hydride batteries.

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Opel bringing Ampera with special nav system and Meriva EVs to iZEUS project on intelligent electric driving and recharging

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The iZEUS project on the consumer-oriented integration of electric energy networks and transportation Project is funded by the German Ministry for Economy and Transport Rüsselsheim/Stuttgart.

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EC proposes modernizing EU legislation on batteries to enhance sustainability and safety

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Providing legal certainty will additionally help unlock large-scale investments and boost the production capacity for innovative and sustainable batteries in Europe and beyond to respond to the fast-growing market. From 1 January 2026, those batteries will have to bear a carbon intensity performance class label.

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FreeWire Technologies raises $125M in Series D; battery-integrated ultrafast EV charging stations

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Proceeds will also be used to expand the company’s talent pool and invest in R&D to drive continued innovation of its product roadmap and energy management platform. In addition to lowering total operating costs, FreeWire’s integrated battery enables distributed energy services that would otherwise not have existed.

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Celgard files patent infringement lawsuit against LG Chem over Li-ion separator technology

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The complaint alleges that LG has infringed Celgard’s United States Patent Nº 6,432,586 issued for an invention entitled “Separator for a High Energy Rechargeable Lithium Battery.”. Legal action is not a decision we take lightly. Separately, Polypore announced that Celgard and Samsung SDI Co., Earlier post.).

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EU Industry Ministers Call for Harmonized EV Charging and Safety Standards by Mid-2011

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Stressed the need to focus on research excellence in order to ensure that alternative powertrains receive targeted research financing, including innovative energy storage and conversion technologies, such as batteries, fuel cells and the necessary respective infrastructure.

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Mercedes-AMG’s first performance hybrid entering series production

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That is not the case with the AMG high-performance battery: even during fast laps in hybrid mode on the race track, where acceleration (battery is discharged) and deceleration (battery is charged) are frequent, the energy storage system retains its high performance capacity.

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