French EV and software company Ampere has announced its plan to integrate FP lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) battery technology with Renault’s nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) technology. Ampere is collaborating with LG Energy Solution and CATL, which will provide LFP batteries for several models of Renault and Alpine brands and cover the company’s LFP battery needs until 2030. Ampere expects… Read more »
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Amperesand’s solid-state transformers could help break electric grid bottlenecks
Here’s a story we hear often: a CPO or fleet operator wants to deploy a large-scale EV charging facility, but the project is delayed for months or years because the local utility is waiting for the necessary transformers to be delivered. (Two out of two subjects of infrastructure articles in our current print issue—XCharge’s Alex… Read more »
Equipmake introduces Ampere-220 e-axle with a 3D-printed electric motor
UK electric drivetrain components manufacturer Equipmake has developed a compact, lightweight, high-power electric drive system for manufacturers of high-performance EVs. Weighing just under 20 kg, the Ampere-220 e-axle system has a peak power of 220 kW, a maximum motor speed of 30,000 rpm and a power density of 11 kW per kg—more than twice that… Read more »
AM Batteries works with Amperex on solvent-free electrode manufacturing for Li-ion batteries
Dry-electrode pioneer AM Batteries (AMB) and battery producer Amperex Technology Limited (ATL) have teamed up to develop solvent-free electrode manufacturing technology. AMB has developed a unique electrostatic spray deposition technique by which dry cathode and anode electrode materials are electrostatically charged and deposited onto metal-foil current collectors, which are then processed to their final state… Read more »
PowerGenix and Amperex partner to manufacture high-volume nickel-zinc batteries
PowerGenix, a developer of rechargeable nickel-zinc (NiZn) batteries, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Asian battery manufacturer Amperex Technology (ATL). ATL will become PowerGenix’s partner for the high-volume manufacturing of NiZn batteries. According to PowerGenix, nickel-zinc is the ideal chemistry for Stop-Start (or is it Start-Stop?) systems. Whatever you call it, the technology, which… Read more »
GBA launches second wave of Battery Passport pilots
The Global Battery Alliance has announced the second wave of its Battery Passport pilot program. The GBA is a consortium led by battery manufacturers, including CALB Group, Contemporary Amperex Technology, EVE Energy, Farasis Energy, FinDreams Battery, LG Energy Solutions, Samsung SDI and Sunwoda. These companies’ products comprise some 80% of global EV battery market share…. Read more »
Congress takes aim at Chinese battery companies, including EV maker BYD
A bill aimed at cutting major Chinese battery manufacturers out of the Department of Homeland Security’s supply chain recently advanced in the US House of Representatives. The Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Act, which was sponsored by Congressman Carlos Gimenez (R—Florida), has strong bipartisan support and appears likely to pass. The proposed legislation would… Read more »
CATL introduces Shenxing PLUS extended-range battery
China-based battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) has launched its Shenxing PLUS LFP battery, which the company claims is the first to reach specific energy of 205 Wh/kg, capable of achieving a range of more than 621 miles on a full charge. An EV equipped with the new battery system can deliver a range of… Read more »
China’s CBL to invest $420 million in Indonesian nickel mining and EV battery manufacturing
Chinese EV battery company Ningbo Contemporary Brunp Lygend (CBL) has agreed to invest $420 million in Indonesia’s nickel mining and EV battery manufacturing industries. Coordinating Maritime and Investment Affairs Minister Luhut Binsar Panjaitan said that CBL has partnered with state-owned diversified miner PT Aneka Tambang (Antam) and battery maker PT Industri Baterai Indonesia (IBC). CBL… Read more »
Voltage surge and transient suppression in EV chargers
Anything powered by an external source of electricity needs to be protected from voltage transients and surges, as it is not a question of whether such hazards will occur, but rather how often they will occur (and of what severity they will be). As might be expected, there are internationally agreed-upon regulations for surge and… Read more »