Import Tax On Lithium-Ion Cell Likely
India plans to impose tariffs on imports of lithium-ion cells for as long as a decade and offer incentives to boost local manufacturing as part of a broader effort to scale down trade ties with China, two people aware of the developments…
Power Pioneer Invents New Battery That Is 90% Cheaper Than Lithium-Ion
Lithium-ion batteries play a central role in the world of technology, powering everything from smartphones to smart cars, and one of the people who helped commercialize them says he has a way to cut mass production costs by 90% and…
CleanSpark And ReJoule Awarded $2.9M Second-Life Electric Vehicle Battery Grant With Support From Ford
CleanSpark Inc, a diversified software and services company, and ReJoule, a battery diagnostics and optimization company said that they have been awarded a $2.9 million grant from the California Energy Commission. The Utah-based company said the grant will be deployed…
Honda And CATL Forge Battery Cooperation
Honda has taken a one-percent in CATL as the companies seek a stable supply of battery cells and also closer cooperation in the areas of development and research as well as recycling and second-life approaches. The move comes at a…
Stanford Researchers Develop New Electrolyte For Lithium Metal Batteries Used In Electric Vehicle
Researchers at Stanford University have claimed they developed a new electrolyte design that boosts the performance of lithium metal batteries that could increase the driving range of electric vehicles (EVs). Electrolytes are liquid substances that are electrically conductive and enable…
German Luxury Carmaker To Take Stake In Chinese Battery Cell Maker Farasis
Daimler AG (commonly known and referred to as Mercedes) is to take a 3 per cent stake in Farasis, the Chinese battery cell maker, as the German carmaker ramps up its electric vehicle production. The Stuttgart-based company said it would…
New Sensing And Balancing IC For Battery Management Systems In Electric Cars
Infineon Technologies AG is expanding its product offering for battery management systems with a new sensing and balancing IC, the TLE9012AQU. The device is especially designed for batteries in hybrid and electric cars, but it is also suitable for other…
CATL Invests Millions In New Battery Research Centre
CATL has begun construction of an innovation laboratory at its headquarters in Ningde in the eastern Chinese province of Fujian. The laboratory, named 21C Lab, will focus on the development of next-generation batteries and new energy conversion systems. CATL has…
Ampcera Announces A Low-Cost And Scalable Solid Electrolyte Technology For Solid-State Batteries
Ampcera Inc., an innovator in solid electrolyte technologies, today announced a low-cost flexible solid electrolyte (SE) membrane technology for solid-state batteries (SSBs). This new technology marks another leap forward in the commercialization of next-generation SSBs. Unlike conventional lithium ion batteries…
Honda And SNAM To Expand Battery Partnership
Honda is expanding its partnership in Europe with the French recycling specialist SNAM. In future, SNAM will collect batteries from Honda dealers and authorised recycling facilities in 22 countries and test them for their suitability for recycling and further processing….
