A new class of molten sodium batteries for grid-scale electricity storage have been developed by researchers at Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico, USA. While molten sodium batteries have been used for many years to store energy from renewable sources such as solar panels and wind turbines, commercially available molten sodium batteries, called sodium-sulphur batteries,…
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NEW YORK, July 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The increasing levels of air pollution in several countries are fueling the demand for electric vehicles (EVs). However, sufficient charging infrastructure is required for the large-scale adoption of EVs, as the availability of an adequate number of charging facilities eliminates the problems associated with EVs such as their limited range…
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“Mission critical” plans have been submitted for an electric car battery plant that could create up to 6,000 new jobs. Proposals for the “gigafactory” at Coventry Airport were first put forward in February. Coventry City Council is putting forward the blueprint alongside Coventry Airport Ltd. Steve Turner, from the Unite union, said the factory would be…
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Gotion High-Tech is technology partner for planned cell factory at Volkswagen Group Components plant Salzgitter Volkswagen extends existing partnership with the Chinese battery maker to develop and industrialise the first generation of the unified cell for the volume segment in Germany Further international collaboration potential to be explored Wolfsburg, July 13, 2021 – Volkswagen Group and…
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On July 9, 2021, NIO held its first NIO Power Day in Shanghai. NIO shared the history and core technologies of NIO Power and unveiled “NIO Power 2025”, the battery swap station deployment plan. NIO Power, a power service system based on NIO Power Cloud, provides a holistic charging and swapping service experience to the…
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Stellantis Intensifies Electrification While Targeting Sustainable Double-Digit Adjusted Operating Income Margins in the Mid-term Plans to invest more than €30 billion through 2025 in electrification and software, while continuing to be the automotive efficiency frontrunner, with investment efficiency 30 percent better than industry average Targeting over 70 percent of sales in Europe and over 40…
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The parcel industry sustainability leader DPD is joining forces with the electric vehicle (EV) tyre innovator ENSO to conduct full road trials of an innovative new tyre for commercial EVs, that are designed to reduce air and microplastic pollution. The DPD/ENSO trial is a part of Transport for London’s FreightLab Innovation Challenge, which is…
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The UK narrowly missed the waste portable battery recycling target for 2020, though it has been suggested this could be down to an “administrative error”. Figures published late last month by the Environment Agency on the National Packaging Waste Database (NPWD) indicate that the UK’s portable battery compliance schemes collected a total of 17,728 tonnes…
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LONDON, UK – MONDAY 5 JULY 2021 – All-electric racing is to return to the capital later this month after a wait of more than five years when the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship stages Rounds 12 and 13 of the season on 24 and 25 July at ExCel London.T he emission-free Formula E single-seater…
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ODYSSEY® Battery from EnerSys® has been announced as an official sponsor of Team BRIT, the motor racing team aiming to make history by becoming the first all-disabled team to compete in the Le Mans 24 hour endurance race. The partnership will see ODYSSEY® Battery provide high-tech kit, technical support and sponsorship to Team BRIT, whose disabled drivers use the world’s most advanced…
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