Volkswagen’s current electric car battery cell contains 65 per cent nickel, 15 per cent cobalt and 20 per cent manganese FRANKFURT: Volkswagen will raise the amount of nickel used in it electric car battery cells to 80 per cent in the next year from 65 per cent at present, Frank Blome, head of battery cells […]
Tesla’s Newest Big Battery in Australia Set to Back Up Wind Farm
Tesla Inc.’s latest big lithium-ion battery is set to start in South Australia, one of the nation’s biggest users of renewable generation, where it will support a steady flow of power from a wind farm. Infigen Energy’s Lake Bonney storage system, equipped with a 25 megawatt Tesla battery, is in the final stages of testing […]
Spacewalking astronauts tackle final battery improvements
NASA’s Jessica Meir and Christina Koch floated out to finish the work they began last week. The women had one more new battery to install in the station’s solar power grid, and two old batteries to remove CAPE CANAVERAL : A pair of spacewalking astronauts tackled one last round of battery improvements outside the International […]
Tata Motors sees swappable battery adoption to take 4-5 years more
A dedicated platform for an electric vehicle is when these vehicles are built on their own platforms and not transformed from petrol-engine platform vehicle. New Delhi: It will take years for swappable batteries to become a widely-used option for electric vehicles till such vehicles are built on dedicated platforms, especially passenger vehicles, believes Shailesh Chandra, […]
SUN Mobility’s Swappable Battery Powers Piaggio’s Ape E-City
Installation of 50 Quick Interchange Stations, by March 2020, across 10 cities to support the Ape E- City roll-out NEW DELHI : The partnership between SUN Mobility, a leading provider of energy infrastructure and services for electric vehicles (EVs), and Piaggio Vehicles Pvt Ltd (PVPL), a 100 % subsidiary of the Italian Piaggio Group and […]
Unexpected bump on the EV road hits battery metals
Two years ago the spot lithium price in China was $26 per kilogram. Today it is assessed by Fastmarkets at below $8. Cobalt, a key input for lithium-ion battery chemistry, has experienced a similar boom and bust cycle. LONDON: It’s been a tough year for electric vehicle (EV) metal bulls. The previous speculative heat surrounding […]
TERI Floats Tender For Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) under UI-ASSIST
Design, Supply, Testing, Installation & Commissioning along-with AMC for five years of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) on Turnkey Basis under UI-Assist initiative with BRPL in NCT of Delhi For more information please see below link:
Battery Tech Startup Sila Nano Secures $45 Million, Now Has 3 Former Tesla Employees
The battery material we’ve developed will directly impact consumer electronics, electric vehicles, and eventually grid storage. Much of what’s possible in innovation, design and overall advancements for consumer electronics and electric vehicles is reliant on the capabilities of battery chemistry. Better battery chemistry equates to better performance: range, acceleration, cost, charge time, for cars; and […]
Battery prices falling sharply, says report
Cheaper batteries mean more sectors will get electrified with renewable energy, the analysis notes Battery prices are falling sharply and will continue to fall, according to a new study by Bloomberg NEF (BNEF) published on December 3, 2019. Prices declined sharply between 2010 and 2019, the paper said. In 2010, battery prices were above $1,100 […]
The world’s biggest electric vehicle battery makers
Below are details of the world’s leading EV battery makers with details of their customers and expansion plans. Asian companies dominate the market for electric vehicle (EV) batteries and they are expanding their production capacity in Europe, China and the United States in a fight to win lucrative contracts from global automakers. Some carmakers worry, […]