Researchers in Italy, South Korea, and Scotland have reported designing lithium-air batteries with major advancements in charge and discharge cycles with little capacity loss.
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France increases EV incentives as Renault invests in next generation batteries
French president Francoise Hollande announced this week that his government would increase incentives for the purchase of high-tech cars.
New process extracts multiple battery anodes from a wafer of silicon
The process uses silicon to replace graphite as an element in Li-ion cells, which could lead to longer-lasting, more powerful batteries.
McKinsey analysis predicts Li-ion pack prices could fall to $160/kWh by 2025
The paper breaks the price of battery packs down into more than 40 underlying drivers, and suggests that three factors could accelerate the decline in Li-ion prices.
BMW and Toyota expand cooperation as auto industry faces decisive moment
The new agreement adds to existing areas of collaboration between the two firms, which include research into next-generation lithium-ion battery cells.
Jaguar to display XJ_e PHEV at Goodwood
With a maximum system output of 329 hp, the XJ_e can go from zero to 62 mph in under 6.5 seconds, and has a Top speed of 150 mph, and all-electric range of 25 miles.
UPDATED: German tech company shopping for EV battery technology company to acquire
[Correction: 6/22/2012 5:00PM EST] It was brought to our attention that our coverage this story did not accurately portray the intentions of Manz. So, we chatted with Wolfgang Jeutter, Head of Manz US operations, to clear things up. Clarification of the Bloomberg article, quoting Dieter Manz at Intersolar Trade Fare in Munich: Manz is looking… Read more »
Honda reuses rare earth metals from batteries, releases Environmental Annual Report
In the spirit of the “triple bottom line” (People, Planet, Profit), Honda released its 2012 Environmental Annual Report today, documenting the CO2 emissions of the company’s vehicles throughout their entire life cycles. The company claims to be the first automaker to do so. Honda also announced that it will begin reusing rare earth… Read more »
PolyPlus scores $9 million DOE grant for its battery technology
The PolyPlus lithium-water battery has achieved the highest energy density ever recorded – 1,300 Wh/kg, far more than the maximum delivered by current lithium-ion batteries.
World’s fastest EV charging station goes into service – in China
The electric bus charging station was jointly developed by Microvast and the China State Grid, and is used by a fleet of electric and plug-in hybrid buses.