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According to BNEF, CATL produced 4,610 GWh in 2017, which is 11.85 MWh, leading me to believe the above graph is MWh, not GWh.
Chinese EV battery manufacturer CATL building plant in Germany; 14 GWh capacity, €240M investment by 2022
The Chinese EV battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd. (CATL) is building its first plant outside of China in Thuringia, Germany. The focus of the 14 GWh plant is on the automated production and intelligent production of batteries. CATL develops battery systems for global cust...
Boggles the mind how big a waste of money and energy this is.
Australian-first, A$11.4M hydrogen demonstration plant to be built in Adelaide; power-to-gas
An Australian-first, A$11.4-million (US$9-million) demonstration plant that will produce hydrogen from renewable energy (power-to-gas) will be built in Adelaide. Adelaide-based Australian Gas Infrastructure Group (AGIG)—the country’s largest gas distribution business—will construct and operate ...
Ah, nuclear power. A wet dream for engineer types. A nightmare for everyone else.
Obama Administration announces actions to sustain and advance nuclear energy in US
Although overshadowed by the announcement on denial of a Presidential Permit to build the Keystone XL pipeline (earlier post), on Friday, the Obama administration also on Friday announced and highlighted a number of actions to sustain and advance nuclear energy in the US. In 2014, nuclear pow...
Disappointed that this crap has been posted on Green Car Congress.
Month-long study finds heat released by Rossi E-Cat and isotope changes in fuel suggest low-temp nuclear reaction taking place
Researchers from Uppsala University, KTH and the University of Bologna have reported that during a 32-day test, an “E-Cat” reactor developed by Andrea Rossi (earlier post) released an abundance of heat that cannot be explained by chemical reactions alone. They further reported that isotope chan...
Ugh, will this thing not die?
ZPM launches crowd-sourced funding campaign to build compressed-air cars in US
Zero Pollution Motors (ZPM), the US licensee for Luxembourg-based MDI, the developer of the AirPod compressed-air car (earlier post, earlier post), has launched an indiegogo campaign to crowd-source $300,000 to fund US-based production of the AirPod. ZPM has attained rights to build the first...
So, basically, in 3 years from now they'll be where Panasonic is today.
I think I could come up with a better use of $43 million.
Bosch and partners launch Alpha-Laion project for high-energy Li-ion traction batteries for EVs; targeting 250 Wh/kg
Robert Bosch GmbH and its partners BASF, Wacker Chemie AG, SGL Group, Daimler AG and BMW AG have launched the 3-year, €32.5-million (US$43 million) Alpha-Laion project to develop high-energy traction batteries for electric vehicles. Bosch is the project lead. The aim of the project is to raise ...
Stan,
You had me (skipping down to the next comment, looking for signs of intelligent life) at propaganda.
REEL$$,
There's a reason why your world is very dark and smells like something died. Hope you figure it out one day.
IEA World Energy Outlook view on the transport sector to 2035; passenger car fleet doubling to almost 1.7B units, driving oil demand up to 99 mb/d; reconfirming the end of cheap oil
Change in primary oil demand by sector and region in the central New Policies Scenario, 2010-2035. WEO 2011. Click to enlarge. The International Energy Agency (IEA) last week launched the 2011 edition of the World Energy Outlook (WEO), the current edition of its annual flagship publication ...
Hello, flash charge!
I'm thinking these kind of discharge properties would allow for 500 miles < 1 minute charging and make EVs workable for all street parkers.
AIST team developing Li-air capacitor-battery targeted for EVs
A team from Japan’s AIST (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology) reports on the development of a “lithium–air capacitor–battery based on a hybrid electrolyte” in a paper in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Science. The team had earlier investigated a hybrid ele...
That paper from Meridian Research was authored by William Tahil. In my book, this guy has zero credibility. (He is the progenitor of the "Peak Lithium" hysteria rampant in the press a few years back. I won't even get into his 9/11 theories.}
The figure of "2 kg to 3 kg of technical grade lithium carbonate per nominal kWh" sounds rather high. It would be nice to have a more accurate figure from a manufacturer of a specific chemistry, since different formulations need widely varying amounts.
I might also add that as battery tech progresses and energy density increases, the amount of lithium per kWh ought to decrease over time.
Western Lithium significantly upgrades its Kings Valley Lithium resource in Nevada
Western Lithium USA Corporation has announced that its 2010 and 2011 drill program has resulted in a significant increase to the project’s resource size. The resource for Stage I is now defined by approximately 200 drill holes that have all intersected lithium bearing clays. The company expects ...
The ranges are based on the hugely optimistic Japanese cycle.
For the lower spec version 40 miles may be more like it.
Pretty useless, IMO.
If you'll remember our exchange in the previous post about the i-MiEV using SCiB batteries, this was kind of my point. Their energy density is so low that they can't not provide the range that the Yuasua's do, making them less attractive for many.
That said, the smaller battery fits my particular driving profile better and I would definitely buy it over the longer range one because of the price difference.
Mitsubishi Motors offering i-MiEV in two trim levels: more affordable and more capable
The new i-MiEV M. Click to enlarge. Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) will offer the i-MiEV electric vehicle in two trim levels in Japan. The more affordable entry-level “M” will be available at the price of ¥1,880,000 (US$23,200) after receipt of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industr...
drivin98:
I'm not sure which bit of:
'The only batteries having significantly higher density are NMC batteries, but OTOH they cannot safely be discharged down to the same level as lithium titanate.' you do not understand.
They can make relative statements all they want. Let them throw down their energy density numbers if they're so great. I know you think they are 150Wh/kg but I doubt it. The batteries in the Leaf, according to the Nissan rep I spoke to, can be discharged about as far. I don't know what battery Toshiba refers to with their "typical lithium-ion battery" statement. Perhaps they're talking about Winstons. Who knows?
The lithium titanate batteries are certainly not bad for energy density when compared to those in current cars like the Leaf.
In addition the Panasonic batteries you refer to have problems even hitting a 500 cycle life, as against 6,000 for lithium titanate:
http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/HONSHI/20100223/180545/
I don't know what the cycle life of the Panasonics are but I do know even if they are only 500 it's not nearly as bad as you seem to think. Unless you are discharging them as much as possible each charge (ie, a full cycle) they'll last a long time. If a car has a 160 mile range and it's mostly only driven 50 miles or less before it's plugged in again, it will last a long long time. 6,000 cycles is really overkill for a BEV. How many people put a million miles on their car?
Now the easiest way to stretch cycle life is to use less of the battery, as they really do not like deep discharge.
That is why the GS Yuasa ones the Toshiba's are replacing needed 16kwh to do the same job as the 10kwh of the Toshiba.
It's not going to do the same job as the 16 kWh Mitsu iMiEV. Mitsubishi is using it for a shorter range, more affordable model.
The SCiB is a great battery for some applications but for a practical BEV with real world range of 150 miles or more, it's not so great. The 240Wh/kg cells from Panasonic kills it.
Mitsubishi Motors selects Toshiba SCiB for EVs
20Ah SCiB cell. Click to enlarge. Mitsubishi Motors Corporation has selected Toshiba Corporation’s SCiB battery (earlier post) to power two new models of electric vehicles (EV), the i-MiEV and MINICAB-MiEV. In July 2010, the two companies had announced they were working together to bring the...
Sorry but their energy density is crap. The Panasonics going into the Tesla Model S I believe are 240Wh/kg.
Fine if you want crappy range but I'm not impressed.
Mitsubishi Motors selects Toshiba SCiB for EVs
20Ah SCiB cell. Click to enlarge. Mitsubishi Motors Corporation has selected Toshiba Corporation’s SCiB battery (earlier post) to power two new models of electric vehicles (EV), the i-MiEV and MINICAB-MiEV. In July 2010, the two companies had announced they were working together to bring the...
The reason a battery buyer might ask about a product's $/kWh first is because they know how many kWhs they will need in their vehicle and how much they can afford to spend on that amount of storage. If a product is too expensive, it can be ruled out quickly and said buyer won't have to listen to a long-winded spiel about the many wonders of a certain cell.
I think the vast majority of people who are putting many thousands of dollars into batteries know enough to ask about all the other pertinent metrics for their needs.
Also, specific gravity is more often expressed in Wh/kg rather than kWh/kg.
$/kWh: And the lowest price is…
Perspective by The Townsend Company ...Probably not the battery that you want to put on your vehicle, but that seems to be the battery that most people are trying to buy. It has unfortunately become the cliché that whenever a battery buyer approaches a battery company the first statement heard i...
They already have a hybrid drivetrain for RVs. http://green.autoblog.com/2009/12/10/freightliner-custom-chassis-corporation-ecofred-motorhome-chass/
Freightliner Custom Chassis and Morgan Olson Introduce Next Generation Vehicle for FCCC All-Electric Walk-In Van
The new electric WIV from FCCC and Morgan Olson. Click to enlarge. Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) and Morgan Olson LLC launched the next generation vehicle with new exterior and interior body styling for the all-electric walk-in van (WIV). Introduced at the Hybrid Truck Users...
What's not to get? Over 200 MPGe. Over 200 miles of range at 75 mph. Blistering quick 0-60. Less important, but interesting nonetheless, is it's (if ungoverned) top speed of 200+ mph. You could set land speed records with this at Bonneville for cryin' out loud.
Hopefully the assembly in America will help bring the price down.
AC Propulsion and Peraves Intend to Develop X-Prize Winner E-Tracer for US Market; 100 Units Targeted for 2011
AC Propulsion has signed a Letter of Intent with Peraves AG to bring the Progressive Automotive X PRIZE-winning E-Tracer (earlier post) to market in the US. Peraves, whose E-Tracer is powered by AC Propulsion’s electric drive system, becomes the first X PRIZE winner to announce production. ...
If it's used as a work vehicle, which it's designed to be, and driven only 5 days a week, it only needs to average 38.46 miles a day to break 10,000.
Renault Introduces Kangoo Express ZE Electric LCV at €20,000
Kangoo Express ZE. Click to enlarge. At the International Commercial Vehicle Show in Hanover, Renault is premiering the definitive version of Kangoo Express ZE (Zero Emission), the first all-electric van developed and built by a vehicle manufacturer. (Earlier post.) Kangoo Express ZE will be...
@Reel$$
Let he (or she) who doesn't shop at Wal-Mart cast the first stone.
CODA Automotive Strikes ZEV Credit Deal with Major Automaker
California-based EV and battery systems manufacturer CODA Automotive has entered into an agreement with a major global automotive manufacturer for the sale of ZEV (Zero Emission Vehicles) credits. CODA will be entitled to more than 50,000 ZEV credits under its planned 2011 California distributio...
"Some extreme ecomentalists would rather we live like North Koreans."
Name one.
Past Decade Warmest on Record According to Scientists in 48 Countries; Earth Has Been Warming for More Than 50 Years
The 2009 State of the Climate report released earlier this week draws on data for 10 key climate indicators that all point to the same finding: the scientific evidence that the world is warming is unmistakable. More than 300 scientists from 160 research groups in 48 countries contributed to the ...
Yes, it would be so much better if rich people pollute as much as they possibly can. Let's get back to business as usual.
/sarcasm
Renault Previews DeZir Electric Concept Car
The electric concept car DeZir features gull-wing doors that open in opposite directions symbolizing “a yin and yang-style amorous harmony”, according to Renault. Click to enlarge. Renault has provided a preview of its new concept electric car, DeZir, ahead of this year’s Paris Motor Show. T...
Harvey,
BMW is currently building a plant in Moses Lake whose entire carbon fiber output will go into the MegaCity vehicles which are due to arrive in 2013.
http://green.autoblog.com/2010/04/07/bmw-megacity-ev-makes-carbon-fiber-jobs-in-america/
It's not a PR effort.
BMW Outlines LifeDrive Architecture for Upcoming Megacity Vehicle; A Focus on CFRP-Enabled Lightweight Design and Safety
BMW Group Megacity Vehicle Design Sketch. Click to enlarge. At BMW Group’s Innovation Days: Mobility of the Future briefing in Munich, the company outlined its plans for the upcoming electric Megacity Vehicle (MCV), due onto the market in 2013 (earlier post), as well as the new LifeDrive arc...
Sorry Davemart, didn't mean to hurt your fanboy feelings (excuse the dig) but the fact remains that 100wh/kg just isn't that impressive when others, Panasonic, Boston Power and others have 80% to 100+% more. SCib might be good for some applications (if they are cheaper than A123)but what the Mitsubishi needs (in their i MiEV, at least)is increased range that comes from more energy dense cells.
Sorry for being down on Mitsubishi, and I understand the reasons behind their lack of market aggressiveness, but I'm just calling it as I see it.
Your mileage may vary.
Toshiba Partnering with Mitsubishi To Develop Li-ion SCiB Battery Systems for EVs
Toshiba Corporation announced that it is working with Mitsubishi Motors Corporation to bring its SCiB battery (earlier post) to electric vehicles (EVs). The SCiB is Toshiba’s rechargeable lithium-ion battery that combines high levels of safety with a long life and rapid recharging. The use of ne...
Meh. Many have some good performance numbers but it lacks the one thing next-gen batteries need – energy density.
Mitsubishi continues to disappoint.
Toshiba Partnering with Mitsubishi To Develop Li-ion SCiB Battery Systems for EVs
Toshiba Corporation announced that it is working with Mitsubishi Motors Corporation to bring its SCiB battery (earlier post) to electric vehicles (EVs). The SCiB is Toshiba’s rechargeable lithium-ion battery that combines high levels of safety with a long life and rapid recharging. The use of ne...
Not really a need to combine the ultra-caps in this case. Proterra uses the Altairnano battery which is great at this type of application. Except for the poor energy density, that is.
Heavy-Duty EV Manufacturer Proterra Receives $20M Investment from MK Energy and Infrastructure
Proterra Inc, a designer and manufacturer of heavy-duty drive systems, energy storage systems, vehicle control systems and complete transit buses, announced $20 million in funding from cleantech investor, MK Energy and Infrastructure, LLC (MK E+I). The investment will accelerate the construction...
I don't see how warming of this sort could benefit them. Sounds a lot more disruptive and destructive to me.
Study Finds That Reductions in Sea Ice Cover and Thickness Is The Major Cause of Polar Warming Amplification
In a process called polar amplification, the polar regions have been warming faster than the tropics. Although some research has attributed that amplification to upper-atmosphere transport processes, a new study by researchers at the University of Melbourne, Australia, now shows that reductions ...
There's playing it safe and then there's playing it stupid.
Personally, I don't care that Toyota is giving away a big chunk of market that it should own to Nissan and others but it's just so ironic since Toyota is the only company to build a decent EV (Rav4EV).
Toyota, EDF and Strasbourg Launch Large-Scale, 3-Year Plug-in Hybrid Demonstration Project
Powertrain components of the Prius PHV. Click to enlarge. Toyota, French energy provider EDF, and the City and the Urban Community of Strasbourg launched a large-scale, 3-year Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle demonstration in Strasbourg. The project involves about 100 Prius Plug-in Hybrid Veh...
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