General Motors China has started fabricating and testing prototype battery cells and complete systems at its advanced technical center in Shanghai. The company aims to speed up the development of batteries with improved energy density for ...
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Porous Power Technologies and Japan-based Chisso Corp have entered into a cooperate agreement to produce new variants of the SYMMETRIX battery separators for use in automotive batteries. The companies said that SYMMETRIX, which looks like ...
US-based electric car manufacturer Fisker Automotive is planning to launch its electric car Karma in China, this November. Fisker Karma is powered by a 2.0 litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine mated with a pair of electric ...
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Eco-friendly printed batteries supplier Blue Spark Technologies has formed a technology partnership with IDS Microchip, a Swiss RFID chip producer to jointly promote new battery-assisted BAP RFID sensor solutions for use in a host of ...
The increase in production of electric vehicles (EV) is expected to rise 80% until 2017, which will lead to jump in demand for plastics used in EVs, according to a report. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, Strategic Analysis of Plastics ...
Motiv Power Systems has received a $13.4m contract to provide all-electric, zero-emission garbage trucks to the city of Chicago in US. Under the contract, the company will offer the city with 20 class-eight EV refuse trucks, which weigh ...
US based company, A123 systems has unveiled a new lithium ion battery technology, the Nanophosphate EXT, which will enable the pack to operate at extreme temperatures without requiring thermal management. The electric vehicle battery ...
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Manufacturer of lithium-based battery cells China BAK has secured an order from FAW-Volkswagen Automotive to supply a sample of its lithium-ion batteries. The company will delivery three of its lithium-ion battery units to FAW-Volkswagen ...
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US based automotive parts maker Johnson Controls has signed an agreement to acquire bankrupt lithium iron phosphate batteries and systems manufacturer A123 Systems' auto business for $125m. Under the terms of agreement Johnson Controls ...
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German chemical company BASF has opened a new cathode materials production plant in Elyria, Ohio, US, that will manufacture nickel-metal-cobalt cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrids. BASF ...
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Automotive batteries supplier,Johnson Controls is planning to invest $200m in building an automotive battery manufacturing plant in Tianjin, China. The company is expecting final approval for the project, following the approval, ...
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Volvo has unveiled a new hybrid bus which the company is claiming to be 37% more fuel efficient than its diesel version. The new bus is powered by a small 4-cylinder diesel engine and is equipped with I-Shift gearchanging system which ...
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The price of lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles (EV) is expected to drop by 17% by 2025, due to increasing oil prices and severe fuel economy standards which push automakers to produce more EVs. According to a study conducted ...
Europe based electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure firm, DBT CEV, and Matra, Light Electric Vehicles manufacturer have unveiled the Bat’Lib battery swapping system for e-bikes and e-scooters. The new system will allow the ...
Ford, General Electric and the University of Michigan are working together to develop a smart, miniaturized sensing system to extend the life of car batteries over conventional battery systems used in electric vehicles (EVs). GE will use ...
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