49 M BY GASGOO CATL just keeps on growing. China-based power battery provider Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited (CATL) and the state-owned carmaker FAW Group have set up a joint venture dubbed CATL-FAW Power Battery Company (CATL-FAW), according to tianyancha.com, a Chinese data search platform. More CATL News The joint venture was founded at the end… Continue reading CATL, FAW Group Set Up Battery Joint Venture
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Yura Corporation Licenses WiTricity Wireless Charging Tech
1 H BY MARK KANE Carmakers have a broad choice from whom they will buy a WiTricity system Yura Corporation is another company (but the first automotive Tier 1 supplier from South Korea) that decided to license WiTricity wireless charging technology for EVs. “The agreement will allow Yura to access WiTricity’s wireless charging technology, support… Continue reading Yura Corporation Licenses WiTricity Wireless Charging Tech
Let’s Take A Closer Look At Polestar 2 Battery Details
10 M BY GEORGE BOWER There’s a lot to like about this battery pack design. The Polestar 2 battery pack layout is very unique. It’s kind of like a marriage between the Chevrolet Volt “T” pack (where GM put cells down the tunnel of the car) and the Bolt EV pack that is essentially a… Continue reading Let’s Take A Closer Look At Polestar 2 Battery Details
CATL Deepens Battery Tie With BAIC BJEV, Pride Power
2 M BY GASGOO CATL to grow even larger. Chinese EV battery provider Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited (CATL) announced on February 25 that it has signed a five-year agreement to deepen the cooperation with BAIC BJEV and Beijing Pride Power System Technology Limited (Pride Power). More CATL News According to the announcement, CATL and Pride… Continue reading CATL Deepens Battery Tie With BAIC BJEV, Pride Power
CharIN Starts Development Of Fast Charging Beyond 1 MW
3 H BY MARK KANE 1 MW is equal to 1,000 kW or a few hundred households CharIN, which so far was focused on the Combined Charging System, released an announcement about a new standard under development for high power charging of trucks, buses, aircraft or other large BEVs beyond 1 MW. The new solution –… Continue reading CharIN Starts Development Of Fast Charging Beyond 1 MW
24M Delivers SemiSolid Cells With Energy Density Above 280 Wh/kg
44 M BY MARK KANE The potential is for 400 Wh/kg 24M, the battery start-up headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., announced first delivery of a commercially viable, high energy density lithium-ion cells – the SemiSolid lithium-ion battery design – to an undisclosed industrial partner. The energy density of the cells produced at the pilot facility exceed… Continue reading 24M Delivers SemiSolid Cells With Energy Density Above 280 Wh/kg
BYD Breaks Ground On New 20 GWh Battery Plant In China
5 H BY MARK KANE Additional 20 GWh to secure future EV expansion BYD has broke ground on its new lithium-ion battery factory in Chongqing, one of China‘s traditional auto manufacturing hubs. The planned output is to be 20 GWh annually using eight fully-automated production lines. The first stage of the plant is expected to… Continue reading BYD Breaks Ground On New 20 GWh Battery Plant In China
Volkswagen’s Gigafactory Plans Threatened By LG Chem Objections?
6 H BY MARK KANE LG Chem puts pressure on VW? According to the latest news from Germany, Volkswagen encountered a conflict with its lithium-ion battery supplier LG Chem, which threatens its plans to build its own battery gigafactories in Germany. Volkswagen entered into a partnership with SK Innovation to build a battery plant in… Continue reading Volkswagen’s Gigafactory Plans Threatened By LG Chem Objections?
Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance Invests In PowerShare
5 H BY MARK KANE PowerShare grows in power. Who’s next to invest? Alliance Ventures, the venture capital arm of Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, announced investment in PowerShare – the charging platform startup based in China, which recently attracted also BP. PowerShare is kind of similar to ChargePoint in North America. The online platform connects EV drivers,… Continue reading Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance Invests In PowerShare
A Brief Look Into EV Smart Charging And Why It Makes Sense
What is EV smart charging? Why do we need it to move electric car adoption forward? My wife and I bought our first electric vehicle six years ago this summer. It was a signature ‘Blue Ocean’ 2013 Nissan LEAF, which my sister-in-law affectionately named LEAF Erickson. We have enjoyed freedom from the pump, smooth and… Continue reading A Brief Look Into EV Smart Charging And Why It Makes Sense