Japanese car giant Toyota is working on an electric vehicle battery that it says would allow a car to drive 1,000 km in normal driving conditions. Last week, Hyundai demonstrated that an unmodified standard spec Kona Electric with 64kWh battery could drive 1,000 kilometres – but only in contrived conditions that limited the speed 30km […]
Batteries
Government allows sales of electric vehicles without batteries
The battery could be provided separately by the OEM or the energy service provider Battery powered two and three-wheelers may see some price corrections after the government allowed electric vehicles to be registered without their batteries. A letter sent to the transport department and transport commissioners of all states and Union Territories by the Centre […]
Powerhouses: nanotechnology turns bricks into batteries
Research could pave way for cheap supercapacitor storage of renewable energy The humble house brick has been turned into a battery that can store electricity, raising the possibility that buildings could one day become literal powerhouses. The new technology exploits the porous nature of fired red bricks by filling the pores with tiny nanofibres of […]
Hyundai Motor Company Launching a New Battery Electric Only Sub-Brand: Ioniq
Clearly, simply developing and debuting new models no longer satisfies Hyundai. In late 2015, not long after launching the second-generation Hyundai Genesis, the Korean automotive giant started the luxury brand Genesis. The company now has three sedans: G70, G80, G90, and one crossover SUV, GV80, competing against Audi, BMW, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz and others. And now, […]
Japan’s battery start-ups take the world beyond lithium ion
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Tesla battery supplier LG Chem expects revenue to double by 2025
Sales at LG Chem jumped 83% to 10.5 gigawatt hours, lifted by rising demand for Tesla’s Model 3 sedans in China as well as for Renault SA’s Zoe cars. While the Covid-19 pandemic has dented demand for electric vehicles this year, a South Korean supplier expects its battery sales to reach a new high thanks […]
Our priority is to make lithium ion batteries in India, says Nitin Gadkari
Lithium cells are the building blocks of rechargeable batteries for EVs, laptops and mobile phones There is a need to reduce dependence on the import of lithium ion batteries, one of the key components in electric vehicles (EVs), road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday. “In e-mobility technology, the most imp thing […]
UL Fire Safety Testing Confirms Cadenza Innovation’s Battery Design Prevents Thermal Propagation in Grid Energy Storage Applications
New York State Supports Supercell Proof of Concept Testing WILTON, Conn.: Validating the safety features of its patented lithium-ion (Li-ion) technology, Cadenza Innovation today announced that UL9540A testing verifies that the company’s supercell battery architecture stops propagation when thermal runaway is induced inside the battery itself. By doing so, Cadenza’s technology solves a global industry […]
Battery Swapping Is Playing An Important Role In Micromobility
A wide variety of micromobility vendors—such as Raido, Bolt Mobility, TIER Mobility GmbH, Dott, Neuron, JUMP, Revel, and Gogoro—are developing and using battery swapping technology to make their products more convenient and their businesses more profitable. With the guarantee of saving time and operating expenses, battery swapping is an exciting opportunity for all forms of […]
Panasonic promises big efficiency boost to Tesla EV batteries, and no cobalt
Battery cell maker Panasonic says it will boost the energy density of the electric vehicle batteries it supplies to Tesla by 20 per cent over the next five years, and aims to deliver a cobalt-free battery by 2022-2023, Reuters reports. Achieving greater battery density is important for the electric vehicle industry to reach price parity […]