The poor reliability of public EV chargers is an industry-wide scandal. A year ago, when legacy automakers started adopting Tesla’s NACS charging system, many seemed to assume that this would soon solve all the problems. More sober observers told us that one of the main reasons Tesla’s Superchargers have been so reliable is that vehicles,… Read more »
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Li-ion batteries from drones might find second lives in less demanding devices
Research in ACS Energy Letters shows the potential to improve batteries in aerial EVs that take off and land vertically. The research team developed a new electrolyte to address these challenges and said the “stressed out” batteries could also have second lives in lighter applications. The researchers manufactured a set of lithium-ion battery (LiB) cells… Read more »
Researchers demonstrate selective recovery of lithium from spent lithium iron phosphate batteries
A team from the Beijing University of Chemical Technology has used a formic acid-hydrogen peroxide system for selective leaching of lithium ions from spent lithium iron phosphate batteries. A paper on their process was published in the Journal of Power Sources. The team achieved optimal leaching conditions by single-factor optimization: formic acid concentration of 0.8… Read more »
Battery Thermal Management Fluids: More Than Just A Base Oil
Consumer demand for faster charging, increased power and extended range are increasing the heat generated in electric vehicles battery packs. In addition, there is increasing focus on ensuring safety of battery packs, and in particular the ability of the thermal management system to prevent propagation of thermal runaway within the system. To manage the increased… Read more »
A deep dive into the power electronics used for battery testing (Webinar)
The need to quickly increase EV battery testing capacity is making validation labs harder to manage and forcing engineering teams to explore ways to sustainably scale up their test lab operations. Battery cyclers that are flexible, open, and connected are critical to achieve the scale needed in modern battery validation labs. Join this webinar, presented… Read more »
Fortescue’s electric excavator outperforms its diesel counterpart
Australian mining giant Fortescue has been testing an electric excavator at its Chichester operation site. Over the past three months, the excavator has been running at partial capacity while the site team familiarized themselves with the new piece of equipment. Now the e-excavator is operating at full speed, and has reached the milestone of one… Read more »
What testing equipment do you need now for tomorrow’s EV batteries? (Webinar)
The soaring demand for EV batteries of increasing capacity has real implications for production and research testing. Managers can expand their battery test systems to increase their power, but they may not have enough space on the production floor. Already, voltage test requirements are exceeding the voltage limit of some test systems. As voltage and… Read more »
ION Storage Systems achieves milestone with its anodeless solid-state battery
ION Storage Systems, a Maryland-based manufacturer of solid-state batteries, has announced that its anodeless and compressionless SSB achieved a key threshold with its first market deployment with the US military. ION says its SSB successfully exceeded 125 cycles with less than 5% capacity degradation in performance, offering the potential for more than 1,000 cycles in… Read more »
Ingenity Electric launches mCrate electric propulsion system for boat builders
Florida-headquartered electric boat builder Ingenity Electric, a brand of Correct Craft, has introduced its mCrate electric propulsion system, which was designed as a drop-in product in the under-35-foot range. The GEN 3 design is an advance on the company’s earlier Nautique GS22E and Ingenity EL Dayboat projects. The system has a power range of 100… Read more »
How Umicore is ensuring sustainability in the North American EV battery chain
Q&A with Umicore’s Robert Privette Umicore traces its roots to a Belgian mining company formed in 1906. Since then, it has moved on from mining to a variety of high-tech pursuits including refining, recycling and the manufacture of specialized metal products. Today it’s one of Belgium’s largest companies, and has a strong presence in e-mobility,… Read more »