Researchers have said the energy density of Panasonic’s “2170” batteries used in Tesla’s Model 3 is around 260Wh/kg, meaning a 50 per cent jump from the current energy density which is key to achieving a longer driving range SEOUL : Tesla Inc’s chief executive Elon Musk has suggested the U.S. electric carmaker may be able […]
Tesla supplier develops battery with no nickel, cobalt
Saudi-backed Lucid Motors announced independent range verification of 517 miles on a single charge for its forthcoming all-electric sedan SHANGHAI : China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), a Tesla supplier, is developing a new type of electric vehicle (EV) battery that contains no nickel or cobalt, a company executive said on Saturday. Nickel and cobalt are […]
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 […]
Japan’s battery startups take the world beyond lithium ion
New products can pack up to 10 times more energy than their powerful forebears OSAKA : What is the future of batteries? From smartphones to drones to electric cars, the current source of energy is the lithium-ion battery. But startups in Japan are battling to create high-performance power packs that could become the next global […]
Energy Australia’s Solar Plus Plan: Free Solar & Battery Comes At A High Cost
TLDR : You’ll save more money if you go to the effort of buying your own, bigger solar power system rather than surrendering your roof’s profits to Energy Australia. Energy Australia — the nation’s third-largest electricity retailer — has a Virtual Power Plant scheme (VPP) called the Solar Plus Plan. If you meet the requirements […]
Another Community Battery For Western Australia
A five-year trial of community battery storage in was launched in Margaret River on Saturday involving a Tesla Powerpack system. The Shire of Augusta-Margaret River is a local government area in the south-west region of Western Australia, approximately 270 kilometres south of Perth. In Margaret River, solar panels are very popular; with more than 1,065 […]
Researchers created a technique to turn polymers, into components of batteries
New battery technology involving microwaves may provide an avenue for renewable energy conversion and storage. Purdue University researchers created a technique to turn waste polyethylene terephthalate, one of the most recyclable polymers, into components of batteries. “We use an ultrafast microwave irradiation process to turn PET, or polyethylene terephthalate, flakes into disodium terephthalate, and use […]
New electrode material developed to increase charge capacity of lithium batteries
Lithium batteries hold a lot of promise for the future of many applications, including electric vehicles, but tend to be prohibitively expensive, according to a team of researchers based in Japan. That team, led by Naoaki Yabuuchi, professor at Yokohama National University, has developed a new electrode material to make lithium batteries not only cheaper, […]
BYD, Toyota Launch BYD TOYOTA EV TECHNOLOGY Joint Venture to Conduct Battery Electric Vehicle R&D
Toyota City, Japan: BYD Company Ltd. (BYD) and Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) announced today that preparations have proceeded since they signed an agreement for the establishment of a joint venture company to conduct research and development of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) on November 7, 2019, and registration of the new company has been completed. Operations […]
Poland: Electric vehicle battery production in Europe gets boost thanks to EIB loan of €480 million to LG Chem Wroclaw Energy
First EIB loan to LG Chem Group and its Polish subsidiary will support the construction of manufacturing facilities for advanced lithium-ion cells and batteries for battery-powered electric vehicles The project will contribute to the clean energy transition and the shift towards electrification of the European transport industry and secure the supply of advanced li-ion batteries for European […]