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Gives no figures to prove, it is improvement in cost etc
Without these exact specifications and cost figures, such claimes are daily news without any commercial success.
DESTEN launches ultra-fast charging LFP battery
DESTEN has introduced the Ultra-Fast Charging, 6C LFP (Lithium Iron Phosphate) cell. The latest pouch form-factor cell from DESTEN is capable of charging from 20% to 80% SOC in 6 minutes. Owing to its LFP-based chemistry, this cell features an impressive chemical and temperature stability profi...
Electric mobility will be chieper then IC engines once world goes for sodium batteries instead of Lithium. Reliance Industry is verge of bringing that battery to market.
Study finds Tiamat Na-ion battery well-suited for high-power energy storage applications
Tiamat was founded in 2017 to continue the development and production of Na-ion cell chemistry originally developed by the French research network for electrochemical energy storage (RS2E, Réseau sur le stockage électrochimique de l’énergie) in 2015. The RS2E/Tiamat chemistry is based on a fluo...
India is going electric at great pace inspite of major japanese auto cos in India have no ev to date. Suzuki is the main culprite. Indian startups will replace Japanese and Europian laggards.
What world needs is chiep retrofit kits to turn petrol vehicles to plug in evs. This is what govt need to encourage at once.
RMI study projects EVs to surpass two-thirds of global car sales by 2030
Exponential growth in electric vehicle (EV) sales is transforming the auto sector faster than currently predicted, with EVs set to dominate global car sales by the end of the decade, putting at risk nearly half of worldwide oil demand, according to new analysis by RMI in partnership with the Bez...
By the time Toyoto brings its solid battery to market, chinese companies would be far ahead in 2026 with low cost, ultra long range safe sodium battery. 2026 to too far ahead to stop pollution!
Toyota’s advanced battery technology roadmap
At the recent launch of its BEV Factory Toyota Motor revealed that its next-generation BEVs (battery electric vehicles) will start production in 2026. Not only will they be designed and built differently, they will also be powered by a range of new advanced batteries developed specifically to ex...
Sodium batteries being safe and much chieper then lithium will chane the ev and eletric storage world if they can reach the market. World research needs to move away from lithium to sodium to solve many critical problems.
UNSW team proposes hard carbons from automotive shredder residue as anode material for sodium-ion batteries
Researchers from UNSW Sydney (Australia) report in an open-access paper in the Journal of Power Sources on the use of hard carbons derived from automotive shredder residue (ASR) as a suitable anode electroactive material for sodium-ion batteries (NIBs). Limitation of graphite as anode material...
How does it compare in cost to present drive systems?
DeepDrive to unveil new central drive unit at IAA Mobility
DeepDrive, a Munich-based deep-tech company backed by BMW and Continental (earlier post), will unveil a new central drive unit for electric vehicles as a world premiere at the IAA Mobility 2023 (4 - 10 September). The company says it is actively working with several leading OEMs interested in t...
2026 production is too far off. Technology would change by then. Small production should begin right away and grow as it succeeds.
European Commission greenlights €1.5B grant to Prologium for solid-state battery gigafactory in Dunkirk
Taiwan-based ProLogium, a developer and manufacturer of next-generation EV solid-state battery solutions selected France as the location for its first large-scale solid-state battery manufacturing plant outside Asia. The European Commission has now given a green light to a €1.5-billion grant fro...
Lot of battery manufacturers claiming extraordinary breakthru. Still none gives trial data on airplane or an ev field trials. Most will thus be exxagerated claims.
Amprius unveils ultra-high-power-high-energy lithium-ion battery
Amprius Technologies, a developer of next-generation lithium-ion batteries with its Silicon Anode Platform, unveiled its newest ultra-high-power-high-energy lithium-ion battery. Leveraging the company’s advanced material system capability, the cell achieves a discharge rate of 10C while deliver...
Request that we use kms and degrees celcius as most of the world only uses these measures. Pounds are not known at all as kgs is used.
Consumer Reports tests show EV range can fall far short of claims due to outside temperature
Over the past year, Consumer Reports (CR) sought to answer the question of the effect of temperature on electric vehicle range by conducting seasonal testing on popular new all-wheel-drive EVs: the Ford Mustang Mach-E extended range, Hyundai Ioniq 5, Tesla Model Y Long Range, and Volkswagen ID....
Article writes it as anode free and then mentions it has thin anode. Why hide the customer name instead publish your trial on vehicle to convince the world as almost all solid state battery innovators have failed to install in actual vehicle trial.
QuantumScape working with prospective launch customer in automotive sector
Lithium-metal solid-state battery company QuantumScape (QS) announced that it is working closely with a prospective launch customer in the automotive sector for the first commercial QS product. QS previously disclosed customer sampling agreements with six automakers and a stationary storage pro...
Enerkem after yrs of claims has yet to produce green methanol on commercial scale.
Dimeta and Enerkem collaborate on large scale waste-to-DME projects in Europe and US
Enerkem, a producer of bio-methanol from mixed waste at commercial scale, and Dimeta, a joint venture between the two of the largest off-grid energy suppliers, are initiating feasibility studies for the development of two large-scale projects that will convert waste into renewable and recycled ...
No figures given , how much charge density increase or how much charging time decrease expected?
Nexeon to begin commercial supply of advanced silicon anode material to Panasonic; up to 50% greater cell energy density
UK-based Nexeon announced a partnership with Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd., a Panasonic Group company to supply the battery giant with Nexeon’s advanced silicon-based anode material that has the potential to increase the energy density of lithium-ion cells by up to 50%. This next generation drop-i...
Given cost of battery PHEV with a 60 to 120 kms range would be best for environment and individual. Most people would drive 80 percent of time in this range and there would no fuel need for most people at all. We can have four Phevs for one ev for same battery size. This way world can go electric four times faster. The day we have a sodium battery which can be at half the rate if lithium , world can go pure electric. Let us have readers your view.
CMU/Yale study suggests BEVS could be majority or near-majority of cars and SUVs by 2030 given technology trends
A study by a team from Carnegie Mellon University and Yale Universitysuggests that BEVs could constitute the majority or near-majority of cars and SUVs by 2030, given widespread BEV availability and technology trends. Their open-access paper is published in Proceedings of the National Academy of...
This process if economically and technically viable would go a long way in reducing fossil fuel use. Should be licensed to all world areas and process improved.
EcoCeres makes first cellulosic ethanol shipment to Europe
EcoCeres, an Asia-based bio-refinery company, announced its first shipment of 100% agricultural waste-produced cellulosic ethanol to the European markets, a milestone the company achieved after commissioning another facility in China. EcoCeres can produce a diverse range of renewable biofuels...
Using animals killed for fuel is the worst crime a civilisation can commit. Civilisations or western ways of life cant survive such crimes.
T&E study: Europe’s growing use of animal fats in fuels is becoming increasingly unsustainable; 8,800 dead pigs for Paris-NY flight
Europe’s growing use of animal fats to power its cars and planes is becoming increasingly unsustainable, according to a new study by Cerulogy funded by European NGO Transport & Environment (T&E). The green group calls for greater transparency so that consumers know what is going into their tank...
Toyoto makes these small changes without actually making effort to stop using fuels at all. It keeps on polluting without any serious faith in EVs.
Toyota launches flexible engine line at Kentucky plant, boosts hybrid vehicle capabilities
Toyota’s portfolio approach to providing customers with carbon-reducing options reached another milestone with a new flexible engine line at Toyota Kentucky. The flex line, representing a $145-million previously announced investment, can now produce three different engine types simultaneously o...
Today the world needs non lithium battery storage urgently. Lithium is too costly and prone to fires. It has even become chinese monopoly. World has to move to non lithium batteries for evs also then only they become viable for mass production.
Rimac Technology enters stationary energy storage systems market with launch of Rimac Energy
Rimac Technology is entering the stationary Energy Storage Systems (ESS) market with the launch of Rimac Energy. Rimac Energy’s ESS is built upon a novel electrical architecture, which the company says enables significant performance, safety, and availability advantages, including up to 50% red...
Is it plug in hybrid or pure ev? 128 kms for pure ev is too bad for 18000 dollars expence? You can buy 3 teslas for 18000 ઽ . Some wrong figures?
Electrogenic introduces plug-and-play EV conversion kit for the Classic Mini
British EV technology company Electrogenic, known for its classic car EV conversions, has expanded its range of drop-in conversion kits with a cost-effective plug and play solution to electrify the classic Mini.Electrogenic’s kit converts the automotive icon to electric drive from just £15,000 ...
Just yesterday IIT Gauhati India have discovered a new lab process with triple catalyst to make hydrogen from mythyl alcohol thru no carbon dioxide production and good biproduct. This could open up chiep way of making Hydrogen from mythyl alcohol.
Stanford researchers make ammonia from air and water microdroplets
Stanford researchers, with a colleague from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, have developed a simple and environmentally sound way to make ammonia with tiny droplets of water and nitrogen from the air. An open-access paper on their work is published in Proceedings of the National ...
Better late then never. Loss making company for years has been a laggard in ev front. If it to survive better intriduce ev models fast and make money otherwise Tesla will wipe you out. Tata motors Indian brain can help you out.
JLR Halewood to become all-electric production facility; next-gen medium-size SUV architecture fully electric
JLR (Jaguar Land Rover) will invest £15 billion (US$18.7 billion) over the next five years in its industrial footprint, vehicle programs, autonomous, AI and digital technologies and people skills. As part of the investment, the Halewood plant in the UK will become an all-electric production fac...
How much hydrogen is produced per day and at what cost per kg?
EPFL solar hydrogen system co-generates heat and oxygen
EPFL researchers have built a pilot-scale solar reactor that produces usable heat and oxygen, in addition to generating hydrogen with unprecedented efficiency for its size. This is the first system-level demonstration of solar hydrogen generation. Unlike typical lab-scale demonstrations, it i...
2030 is long time away. This process if it works will solve two problems of energy and waste.
Idemitsu launches feasibility study in Japan into clean hydrogen production from waste
Idemitsu Kosan, one of Japan’s leading producers and suppliers of energy, has launched a feasibility study of clean hydrogen production in Japan generated from waste, including municipal waste. The goal is to launch a first hydrogen production facility around 2030 capable of processing 200-300 ...
This is a very poor growth of evs for worlds top brand. Tesla has produced 40 times evs. Inspite of great demand for mustang and f 150 truck , ford is not able to produce enough after 5 yrs of ev production. Even India Tata motors produces more and suitable evs. Japanese and American auto cos may be loising badly in future.
Ford US EV sales up 41% in Q1 to 10,866 units; 2.3% of total Ford new vehicle sales
Ford’s EV sales grew 41.0% in Q1 2023 on sales of 10,866 electric vehicles. F-150 Lightning sales totaled 4,291 pickups with production capacity actions on track to hit an annual production run rate of 150,000 this year. Sales by Ford Pro of the E-Transit, the best-selling electric van in the U...
What is production rate per hr and what is per kg cost of Hydrogen?
H-TEC SYSTEMS modular hydrogen electrolyzer for large-scale green hydrogen projects of 10 MW upwards
Demand for large-scale hydrogen projects from industry is steadily increasing. In response, H-TEC SYSTEMS, a subsidiary of MAN Energy Solutions, has developed a new Modular Hydrogen Platform (MHP)—a scalable system for the industrial production of green hydrogen. The standardized blocks each ...
What is feed stock for renewable DME , is most important information missing here.
DCC Energy and Oberon Fuels to boost renewable DME production to reduce emissions of European LPG market
DCC plc, an international sales, marketing and support services group, has partnered with Oberon Fuels, the leading producer of renewable dimethyl ether (DME) (earlier post), to advance the design, construction and operations of multiple renewable DME production plants in Europe. The compa...
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