There’s a new study out that found that recycled lithium-ion batteries are as good as and even better than new batteries made with newly mined materials. Yan Wang, a professor of mechanical engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and a team of researchers from the US Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC) conducted … [continued]
Wanxiang A123 says it has a deal with Volkswagen Group to provide up to $1.4 billion in LFP battery cells for use in the cars it manufacturers and sells in China,
The US Department of Energy is determined to kill off gasmobiles with more $$ to speed up electric vehicle charging, by building better batteries.
Lithium Werks is a lithium-ion battery manufacturer that has its headquarters located in the Netherlands. In October, it announced a partnership with the Chinese Zhejiang Jiashan Economic and Technological Development Zone Industry Corporation. They signed an agreement to construct a gigafactory on 60 hectares of land in Jiangsheng, a city near Shanghai.
Solid-state lithium battery research and development is red hot, and all puns unintended, the aim is not only raising the energy density of batteries but also controlling or avoiding the thermal runaway problems found in earlier chemistries.
The lithium-ion battery technology firm A123 Systems has invested an unspecified amount of money into the solid-state battery tech developer Solid Power Inc, according to recent reports.
Now that we’re about to cross the finish line of Tesla’s first master plan, this also marks the end of the Model 3 Scoffathon. Let’s pause and reflect on the sage words of various experts who flashed their credentials and then swore up and down that Tesla would never get here, to the high-volume $35,000 car. Sure, the car hasn’t materialized in volume quite yet, but we’re on the home stretch.
The lithium-ion battery manufacturer A123 Systems has announced plans to build a new $40 million headquarters complex in Novi, Michigan, according to a new press release from A123.
Originally published on EV Obsession. The noted lithium-ion battery manufacturer A123 Systems will be opening a new battery manufacturing plant in the city of Ostrava in the Czech Republic, as part of its plans to expand its operations in Europe, according to recent reports. The new lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility … [continued]
BYD and AESC have certain advantages in the EV battery realm, but Panasonic, Samsung SDI, and LG Chem are widely regarded as the leaders in this realm. A new report from Navigant Research puts LG Chem at the top. Will we get as much slack from Panasonic & Tesla lovers … [continued]
