Luxembourg-based nanotechnology manufacturer OCSiAl has received a construction permit for a nanotube manufacturing plant near Belgrade, Serbia. The 120-ton-per-year nanotube synthesis factory will open in 2024 and ramp up production through 2025. The facility will synthesize nanotubes and make nanotube suspensions for lithium-ion battery makers in Europe, the US and Asia, improving the performance of… Read more »
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Future-Proofing Battery Testing for Evolving EV Technologies
As the EV market continues to grow exponentially, the need for new and innovative battery technologies becomes increasingly evident. To meet the demand for higher power, improved efficiency, and extended vehicle range, EV batteries are evolving rapidly, including advancements in solid-state, zinc-air, graphene batteries, and more. In this webinar, we will explore the challenges posed… Read more »
GENIUS allows vehicle-to-home bidirectional charging
GENIUS, a microgrid controller by Koben Systems, is designed to make vehicle-to-home (V2H) technology more flexible for EV owners, as energy can be automatically transferred from the vehicle to any load, or to the grid. This upgraded solid-state technology reduces peak electricity consumption and power disruptions in the overtaxed grid infrastructure, according to the company…. Read more »
Future-proofing battery testing for evolving EV technologies (Webinar)
As the EV market continues to grow exponentially, the need for new and innovative battery technologies becomes increasingly evident. To meet the demand for higher power, improved efficiency, and extended vehicle range, EV batteries are evolving rapidly, including advancements in solid-state, zinc-air, graphene batteries, and more. In this webinar at the Fall Virtual Conference on… Read more »
Sakuu’s lithium metal batteries hit milestone of 950 Wh per liter
Sakuu has developed a number of technologies for the commercial-scale production of solid-state and lithium metal batteries. Now the company says it has achieved several important milestones for its lithium metal battery tech. Samples of Sakuu’s licensable Li-metal Cypress battery cell chemistry, commercially available since May 2023, have been delivered to several customers in the… Read more »
Georgia Tech study shows aluminum-based batteries can increase high energy density and stability
Georgia Tech researchers led by Matthew McDowell, Associate Professor, in collaboration with Novelis, an aluminum producer, are employing aluminum foil to make batteries with high energy density and stability. The team’s new battery system, detailed in Nature Communications, could enable EVs to run longer and be cheaper to manufacture than conventional lithium-ion batteries. Instead of… Read more »
Nissan global EV sales top one million units
Nissan has announced that total worldwide sales of its EVs have surpassed one million. The company’s biggest seller, the Nissan LEAF, which was introduced in 2010, has sold more than 650,000 units in approximately 50 markets concentrated in Japan, the US and Europe. Other Nissan EVs include the Sakura minivehicle and the Ariya crossover, both… Read more »
Clearing the roadblocks to electrification of heavy-duty trucks
Q&A with electric truck expert Rustam Kocher Medium- and heavy-duty vehicles make up a small fraction of the vehicles on the road, but they generate a disproportionate amount of pollution. Therefore, electrifying them is critical to reducing emissions. Furthermore, the case for electric trucks and buses would seem to be an easy one to make…. Read more »
Tesla is outselling Toyota in California
Tesla’s founders set out to sell “not just the best electric cars, but the best cars.” In several markets around the world, the company’s EVs have now become the best-selling cars. In Q2 of this year, Tesla had the two best-selling cars in California by a wide margin, helping to push the market share of… Read more »
Li-S Energy claims to boost energy density by 45% with new 20-layer lithium-sulfur battery
Li-S Energy has revealed its first 20-layer battery cells using its third-generation semi-solid-state lithium-sulfur (GEN3 Li-S) technology. GEN3 Li-S 20-layer battery cells use a patented low-flammability electrolyte Li-nanomesh technology and Boron Nitride Nanotubes (BNNTs) to prevent dendrite formation. Compared to the company’s second-generation lithium-sulfur cells, the new cells offer greater energy density and more safety,… Read more »