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Chery Claims to Have 1 GWh Solid-State Battery Production Line

November 22, 2024 admin batteries, chery, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, lithium-ion batteries, solid-state batteries

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2024 04:57:46 +0000

Lithium-ion batteries have led us into this modern electric vehicle era, and completely dominate the industry. There’s been hype and enthusiasm for future-gen batteries for years, and none more so than solid-state batteries. But these have been trapped in labs and mostly a technology of hope and hype. Perhaps that … [continued]

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CATL Will Put Its Second-Generation Sodium-Ion Batteries Into Production In 2025

November 21, 2024 admin batteries, catl, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, lithium-ion batteries, sodium-ion batteries

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 04:05:51 +0000

CATL has begun manufacturing its second generation sodium ion batteries with full production expected in 2027.

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BLUETTI and UN-Habitat Forge Partnership to Promote Clean Energy & Sustainable Development Across Africa

November 21, 2024 admin africa, batteries, bluetti, clean power, Energy Storage, lithium-ion batteries, Solar energy, UN, United Nations, united nations (un)

Credit to Author: Industry Sponsor| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 00:09:37 +0000

BLUETTI, a global leader in clean energy storage solutions, has entered into a strategic partnership with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) at the 12th World Urban Forum (WUF12) in Cairo, held from November 4–8. This strategic collaboration aims to accelerate clean energy adoption and sustainable development in Africa. … [continued]

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This E-Bike Is Powered By Discarded Single-Use Vape Batteries

November 21, 2024 admin batteries, bicycles, clean transport, electric bikes, electric micromobility, Energy Storage, lithium-ion batteries, micromobility, recycling, repurpose

Credit to Author: Derek Markham| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2024 22:00:22 +0000

And now for something completely different… A creative YouTuber recently picked up a whole bunch of discarded single-use (disposable) vapes at a music festival, disassembled them, and then used their battery cells to build a functional e-bike battery pack. As lithium-ion batteries get smaller and cheaper, their inclusion into more … [continued]

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Core Battery Fundamentals

November 20, 2024 admin batteries, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, lithium-ion batteries

Credit to Author: Christopher Arcus| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2024 00:50:41 +0000

Modern electric vehicle batteries began with lithium-ion batteries, originally applied to portable electronics and other portable applications. Batteries based on sodium have now been developed. These batteries have something in common. They all use intercalation. Intercalation simply means that charged compounds are physically stuffed in between the gaps in materials. … [continued]

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Lithium Brine Breakthrough Or Not, Thacker Pass Is Happening

November 19, 2024 admin batteries, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, energy innovation, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev battery research, geothermal, geothermal brine, geothermal brine lithium, green economy, lithium, lithium brine extraction, lithium-ion batteries, nevada, thacker pass, us department of energy (doe), usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 19:05:45 +0000

New lithium mines will plug a gaping hole in the US EV battery supply chain until more sustainable, alternative sources emerge.

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CATL Founder’s Comments Tell Us Something About Tesla–CATL Relationship & Tesla–China Relationship

November 17, 2024 admin batteries, catl, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, elon musk, Energy Storage, lithium-ion batteries, tesla

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 00:25:08 +0000

I have to admit — I wrote the article about CATL founder Robin Zeng’s comments on Elon Musk and Tesla batteries quite late last night, and I did not fully tease out what those comments meant. One of our readers, “Pitounet,” did a much better job of that in this … [continued]

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CATL Founder Burns Elon Musk

November 17, 2024 admin batteries, catl, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, elon musk, Energy Storage, INTERVIEWS, lithium-ion batteries, tesla

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 04:51:31 +0000

I was reading through Steve’s article on CATL’s fascinating new move into producing EV platforms and CATL founder Robin Zeng’s take on solid-state batteries. Then, way down at the bottom, I got to Zeng’s comments about discussions with Elon Musk. Holy cow — there were some jaw droppers there! I’m … [continued]

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