It announced expansion of lead acid batteries business and establishment of a new energy strategic business unit encompassing lithium cell and battery pack, EV chargers, energy storage systems, advanced home energy solutions and related products and services. Hyderabad: Amara Raja Batteries Ltd (ARBL) on Monday announced energy and mobility as its strategic focus going forward […]
Roadmap Needed to Develop ‘Clean’ Auto Industry
To develop electric vehicle industry, charging stations, batteries and reasonable prices are all needed. But an overall policy for these issues is not yet available in Vietnam, particularly battery waste disposal and treatment. Electric cars are cleaner than internal combustion engine cars (fueled by petrol and oil). This is considered a global solution to the […]
BYD Installed 2.17 GWh of Batteries for New Energy Vehicles and Energy Storage in April
BYD, a major electronics assembler and manufacturer of new energy vehicles (NEVs) in China, made a voluntary announcement on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on May 7 to present its vehicle production and sales figures for April. The announcement also noted that the installed capacity of BYD’s power batteries for NEVs and energy storage batteries […]
Tesla to Buy More Than $1 Billion of Australian Battery Minerals a Year
Tesla already sources three quarters of its lithium feedstock from Australia and over a third of its nickel, Denham said, without specifying a dollar figure. MELBOURNE – Tesla said it expects to spend more than $1 billion a year on battery raw materials from Australia given the country’s reliable mining industry and responsible production practices. […]
Batteries Used in Hearing Aids Could be Key to The Future of Renewable Energy
If necessity is the mother of invention, potential profit has to be the father. Both incentives are driving an effort to transform zinc batteries from small, throwaway cells often used in hearing aids into rechargeable behemoths that could be attached to the power grid, storing solar or wind power for nighttime or when the wind […]
Hyundai Aims to Sell One Million EVs Per Year by 2025
The move will result in a 50% reduction in models powered by fossil fuels, one of the people said, adding the strategy was approved by top management in March. PARIS/SEOUL: Hyundai Motor Group will slash the number of combustion engine models in its line-up to free up resources to invest in electric vehicles (EVs), two […]
Ford to Manufacture Batteries For its Future Electric Vehicles
The next-gen cells and arrays will be used to power several future Ford battery electric vehicles.Ford this year announced its commitment to invest at least $22 billion through 2025 to deliver connected, all-electric vehicles. HIGHLIGHTS The next-gen cells and arrays will be used to power several future Ford battery electric vehicles. Ford’s global BEV plan […]
Solar Power Boom in Australia Prompts Push to Promote Home Batteries
Sun-drenched Australia has massive potential for the production and supply of solar power. SYDNEY – Australia is experiencing a solar power boom, as a growing number of households install photovoltaic panels on their roofs and turn their houses into power plants.There is also a growing push to lift the currently low rates of battery installation […]
Daimler Truck Says Batteries, Hydrogen are the future
As renewable sources of energy are looked into, batteries and hydrogen will be what automobiles of the future will operate on FRANKFURT: The world’s largest truck and bus maker is charting an ambitious zero-emission future and says it’s not that far off – despite higher costs and the current lack of support infrastructure. Daimler AG’s […]
Zinc8 Energy Storage Closing in on Commercialization
2021 is primed to be the anchor year for Vancouver, BC-based Zinc8 Energy Solutions as it aims to be in small-scale production in 18-24 months. Zinc8 is testing the various system levels for certification, designing and running multiple demonstration projects, with each project having its own specific use case. With the assistance of accelerator program […]
