Battery swapping system and electric concepts by Honda
The Japanese manufacturer introduced its so-called Mobile Power Pack at CES. The system is based on green power stored in mobile batteries to power electric devices or small EVs.
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French energy giant Engie invests in 2nd life batteries
Energy group Engie and the Macquarie Group are investing 3m pounds in UK-based company Connected Energy that is known for its stationary energy storage system E-STOR.
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Panasonic onboard with Tesla Gigafactory in China?
The Japanese battery manufacturer says that it thinks about producing cells for Tesla in a new Gigafactory in Shanghai, China in a comparable deal that they have regarding the so-called Gigafactory 1 in Nevada. That is what “Nikkei” learnt on the sidelines of CES.
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Prices for cobalt from the DRC could rise
The Democratic Republic of Congo thinks about more than doubling the tax on cobalt supply, reports Bloomberg referring to a draft law that the country’s parliamentarians are currently discussing.
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Renault-Nissan frees $1bn to invest in solid-state and other ventures
The Alliance has earmarked one billion dollars to invest through its new venture capital arm. Their first investment flows to Ionic Materials, a start-up working on solid-state batteries free of cobalt.
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Hi-tech stacking to make large-format Li-ion cells at ZSW
ZSW is piloting a novel manufacturing method for Li-ion cells. A new line now opened in Ulm, Germany, enables the researchers to stack rather than wind the electrode strips in order to enhance cell properties.
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Formula E won’t allow battery competition before 2025
The idea was to open up the competition to manufacturers component by component but for batteries this won’t happen before 2025 at least. Formula E’s Alejandro Agag revealed that the electric racing series will stick to a standard battery for another 7 years, that is until season 11.
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LG to augment capacities of its U.S. battery plant
The South Korean battery specialist is said to put additional 9.4m dollars into its battery factory in Holland, Michigan, to complete the installation of a fifth production line by August 2018.
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Tesla launches recruiting campaign for Gigafactory
The California-based EV maker stepped up efforts to find employees for its huge battery factory that it runs together with Panasonic in the desert of Nevada – first of all engineers and production assistants.
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FEV extends battery test centre close to Paris
International engineering service provider FEV – based in Aachen, Germany – kicked off the extension of its test centre close to Paris. Before the year’s end, the facility shall be put into operation.
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VW wants to increase its battery production fivefold
Volkswagen is about to kick-off construction of a second production building to manufacture EV battery systems in Braunschweig, Germany, according to a report of the “Hannoverschen Allgemeinen”.
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NGK Spark Plug to develop solid-state batteries
Japanese supplier NGK Spark Plug is known to be the biggest global player in the spark plug market, but obviously seeks to enter now also the battery business, according to “Reuters”.
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Forsee Power to boost up battery production capacity
The French battery specialist raises 55m euros to increase its production capacity tenfold. With this move, the company seeks to step up serial production of battery systems for buses, trucks, vessels and scooters in Europe as well as China.
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BMW to supply battery modules to StreetScooter
Battery modules of the BMW i are now also getting part of the fully electrified delivery vans made by the Deutsche Post DHL. According to the German carmaker, these modules are equivalent to those used for the BMW i3.
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Also Honda and Nissan target all solid-state batteries
More and more OEMs and battery specialists are trying to develop all solid-state batteries for future electric vehicles. Apart from Toyota, also the Japanese OEMs Honda and Nissan are working on this approach – but obviously not together.
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Tesla to pre-heat batteries for EVs in cold climates
Tesla is developing a pre-heating function for powerpacks so that its models may maximise their capacity in freezing weather.
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BMW and Solid Power to develop EV solid-state battery together
BMW has partnered with Solid Power to develop the next-generation EV batteries together. While the carmaker hopes for more range, the start-up wants help to scale up its technology to performance applications.
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VW poaches battery expert Frank Blome from Daimler
Frank Blome will take the lead of Volkswagens ‘Center of Excellence Battery Cell’ from January, 1, 2018 after he had led Daimler’s subsidiary ACCUmotive and developed electric drives for Continental.
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Fab4Lib to develop German Li-ion cell production on large scale
17 companies and research institutes have formed the Fab4Lib consortium to start the research and development of large scale battery cell production processes this coming January.
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BASF and TODA reinforce battery production in Japan and USA
BASF and TODA strengthen their cooperation as they announce to create the world’s largest calcination facility for high nickel Cathode Active Materials in Japan. They will also combine their manufacturing activities in the States.
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Fraunhofer evaluates battery cell formats
The Fraunhofer battery alliance has published a study with focus on development perspectives of cell formats used in li-ion batteries for electric vehicles.
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Bosch to invest 20bn to enter cell production industry?
Bosch CEO Volkmar Denner says that a final decision, whether Bosch starts to produce battery cells, won’t be taken before next year, according to the “Handelsblatt”. But he gives more specific numbers for the first time.
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Toyota and Panasonic to develop EV batteries jointly
Two Japanese giants consider to join forces to develop and produce EV batteries together. A joint announcement has already been made and reenforces an existing arrangement.
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Japanese alliance for more H2 stations
After Toyota, Nissan, Honda and eight other companies have officially announced plans to establish a H2 cooperation in May, the related contract has now been signed by all parties.
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Chinese Sokon group to erect battery plant
The Sokon Industry group owns Californian EV start-up SF Motors and plans now also to enter the market for batteries and other EV components. Part of the roadmap is also the installation of a 5.2 GWh battery plant.
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Thyssenkrupp is expanding into eMobility markets
The german industry giant Thyssenkrupp has begun expanding into electric vehicle and mobility markets. In recently revealed plant construction plans, it has become clear that Thyssenkrupp is planning on taking advantage of the increasing demands for electric vehicles.
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Worldwide Battery Shortage due to Tesla?
Battery production has been slow in the Gigafactory, which forced Teslas’ Partner Panasonic to make do with substitute battery cells from Japan, according to South Korean Newspaper “ETNews”.
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Ultracap distribution sorted for Skeleton
Skeleton Technologies and Sumitomo Corporation Europe sign an agreement to distribute graphene-based ultracapacitors for the hybrid and electric vehicle industry.
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Kick-off: Ballard’s FC systems get assembled in China
After Canadian Ballard Power Systems closed a deal with Chinese company Broad-Ocean Motor to produce and sell 30 and 85kW fuel cell systems in three strategic regions in China in February, the first assembly plant has now been put into operation in Shanghai.
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Lithium plating insights to enable faster charging
Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Forschungszentrum Jülich for the first time found a method to investigate the so-called lithium plating process. Thus, new quick-charging strategies are around the corner.
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