The quest for the better battery involves ongoing research on improving and optimizing materials used for lithium-ion cells. One such material is LiMn2O4 (LMO), which offers high power and low cost, but cell life at high temperatures can be problematic. In a paper in Nano Letters, a team from the Ulsan National Institute of Science… Read more »
Search Results Found For: "KORE POWER"
South Korean electric buses use dynamic wireless charging
The city of Gumi in South Korea has deployed two electric buses that use dynamic wireless charging. Dynamic wireless is a particularly exciting technology, as it has the potential to remove several of the objections associated with EVs. In a public transport context, it eliminates the need for unsightly overhead wires. Further down the road,… Read more »
South Korean/Chinese joint venture to become China’s biggest maker of EV batteries
South Korea’s SK Innovation Company, China’s state-owned Beijing Automotive Industries Holding Co. and LCD maker Beijing Electronics Holding Co. have agreed to form a joint venture to produce battery packs for EVs, Asian Power reports. The new JV will invest $166.4 million to build a battery plant that will have an annual production capacity of… Read more »
Korean researchers develop 180 kW wireless charging technology
The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and the Korea Railroad Research Institute (KRRI) have developed a wireless power transfer technology that can supply 180 kW of power at 60 kHz. KAIST first tested its On-line Electric Vehicle (OLEV) in 2009, and has made substantial improvements in size and charging power since then…. Read more »
Kia introduces Korea’s first production EV
In what the company claims is a global first, the EV can be built on the same production line as the gas model.
Why are so many Western battery startups failing?
The US and Europe badly need to start manufacturing battery cells, and break the Chinese dominance of the market. But there’s no joy in Batteryville these days—once-promising startups are failing and/or scaling back their plans. Northvolt, a European company that was founded in 2017, and raised over $13 billion, has struggled for two years to… Read more »
NOVONIX secures $100-million grant from DOE to increase synthetic graphite production
NOVONIX, a battery materials and technology company, has received a $100-million grant from the Department of Energy (DOE) to increase production of synthetic graphite anodes at its Riverside site in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The DOE grant will help build and commission equipment to generate 20,000 tons annually from Riverside. The company believes its cash position, customer… Read more »
NOVONIX doubles capacity target for US anode material production
NOVONIX, a battery materials and technology company, has provided an update on production from its proprietary continuous-induction furnaces at its Riverside, Tennessee facility. In a recent production campaign, the site’s Generation 3 furnaces produced material met all specifications while also reaching the equipment design throughput targets. Analysis showed that the company’s GX-23 grade synthetic graphite… Read more »
Just over the border in Mexico, Chinese cars sit waiting for the day they can find homes in the US
Like a pack of wolves patiently waiting outside the kitchen door, lots full of Chinese-made cars sit in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, just across the US border. Chinese cars, which sport sticker prices far lower than anything you’ll find on a US car lot, aren’t allowed to be sold in the US at the moment, and… Read more »
Two new EVs debut at New York auto show: 2027 Kia EV3 and 2027 Subaru Getaway
Of four all-new vehicles unveiled in New York, two were battery-electric SUVs: one big, one small. While EVs are supposedly in retreat across the US—don’t believe all the headlines—new battery-electric models continue to launch. Two more debuted this week at the media preview day before the New York International Auto Show that opens to the… Read more »