EV battery Archives

Nyobolt’s ultra-fast charging batteries move from the lab to the track

Posted by Kevin Jost | Jun 28, 2024 | Batteries, Electrification, Startups, Testing, Vehicles

Initial testing of the Nyobolt EV prototype engineered with Callum shows its batteries can charge from 10% to 80% in under 5 min, and independent testing by a leading global OEM confirmed over 4000 fast charge cycles, or 600,000 mi, while maintaining over 80% battery capacity.

Inflation Reduction Act supercharges U.S. manufacturing and electrification

Posted by Kevin Jost | Aug 17, 2023 | Business Development, Electrification, Infrastructure, Policy

One year after the IRA was signed into law, E2 estimates it has helped create at least 210 major new clean-energy and -vehicle projects in the U.S. and the Electrification Coalition says it represents “generational levels of investment” in transportation electrification and a seismic shift in the future of transportation.

ZapBatt partners with Toshiba on game-changing battery with potential 20-year lifespan

Posted by Kevin Jost | Jul 19, 2022 | Electrification, Materials, Startups

Hardware and software solutions from ZapBatt combined with Toshiba’s SCiB battery cells to promote widespread use of lithium titanium oxide chemistry for many industries including micromobility applications.

Ford aims to lead U.S. EV shift with $11.4-billion investment

Posted by Kevin Jost | Oct 1, 2021 | Business Development, Electrification, Infrastructure, Materials, Vehicles

With a new mega campus in Tennessee and twin battery plants with joint-venture partner SK Innovation in Kentucky, the investment is expected to create 11,000 jobs to power a new lineup of Ford and Lincoln EVs.

Battery Resourcers gets $70 million for better recycling

Posted by James Rudolph | Sep 25, 2021 | Electrification, Materials, News, Startups

Hitachi Ventures joins the list of current investors helping the company develop better battery end-of-life solutions.

Pepper and Twaice partner on commercial vehicle battery-electric retrofitting

Posted by James Rudolph | Sep 22, 2021 | Electrification, News, Simulation, Software, Startups, Testing, Vehicles

The companies will collaborate in applying Twaice’s analytics software to help Pepper Motion put around 1200 buses and trucks on the road with its technology by 2023.

Sono Motors expands car-sharing, further develops Sion solar electric vehicle

Posted by Kevin Jost | Sep 9, 2021 | Business Development, Electrification, Infrastructure, Startups, Vehicles

The Sono App enables car owners to share any vehicle within a trusted community, the development coming on the heels of announcements of the company’s new wall box charger and higher-capacity battery for its car due for launch in 2023.

The EV battery’s future is solid-state

Posted by Kevin Jost | Jun 23, 2021 | Analysis, Electrification, Materials

A new report from IDTechEx predicts the battery market for solid-state technology will grow to $8 billion by 2031.

Futurride Briefs | 2020 12 20: Your source for quick sustainable mobility news

Posted by Kevin Jost | Dec 20, 2020 | Electrification, Infrastructure, Mobility Services, Research, Sensors, Technology, Vehicles

In this edition we cover the Mercedes-EQ EV plan, Motional and Lyft driverless rideshare, Veoneer thermal sensing for Cadillac, Vayyar 4D imaging radar, Mobileye and Luminar collaboration clarifications, Britishvolt’s battery ‘gigaplant,’ and Faraday Future and Philips on user wellness monitoring.