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ion Ventures and LiNa Energy conclude successful test of solid-state sodium-nickel battery platform

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ion Ventures is leading the deployment of the battery in a real-world environment with a view to deploying it into the grid storage market in the future. The partners regarded the trial as a complete success, with the system demonstrating the capability to charge and discharge in accordance with expectations.

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DAIHEN leverages WiTricity wireless charging technology for solar-powered mobility demo in Japan

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Partners since 2016, DAIHEN licensed WiTricity’s technology to commercialize wireless charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) and for automatic guided vehicles (AGVs) in factory and industrial settings. Wireless charging is essential to the future of mobility, whether that mobility happens on city streets or in factories.

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Towing with an EV: Are electric trailers the future?

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An electric trailer could solve the largest problem when towing with an electric vehicle: You might only go half the distance on a charge while towing. But that means you’re hauling around many hundreds of pounds of extra.

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In Europe, industry and environmentalists call for binding targets for infrastructure for zero-emission trucks

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Truck makers and environmentalists have joined forces to push for the deployment of 11,000 charging points for electric trucks across the EU by 2025, rising to 42,000 by 2030. However, our customers will not invest in these vehicles unless they can charge and re-fuel them easily as they deliver goods from one country to another.

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EV battery manufacturing expert network launched: Batteryline.com

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Sustainable solutions like re-use, recycling and small ecological footprints increase those challenges. The batteryline.com community will continuously look for ways to improve the production, re-use and recycling of batteries. Processes to accomplish re-use of batteries. Assembly of the cases to individual battery cells.

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Volkswagen initially investing €460M to convert Wolfsburg plant for EV production

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The platform will enable faster charging speeds and longer ranges. It will be based on the future Group-wide Scalable Systems Platform (SSP). The first step towards the factory’s electric future involves re-equipping the site for the ID.3.

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Porsche, Customcells plant to start production in 2024 with 100 MWh/year; Si anode, BASF HED NCM cathode

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The new high-performance cells will use silicon as the anode material and BASF HED NCM cathode active materials to contribute to high-performance battery cells for fast charging and high energy density. Earlier post.). BASF is the exclusive cell development partner for the next generation lithium-ion battery.

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