A study of almost 5,000 EVs revealed modern high-voltage batteries can go for years and years with minimal degradation. The degradation rate has decreased by almost a quarter compared to 2019. “Batteries in the latest EV models will comfortably outlast the usable life of the vehicle and will likely not need to be replaced.” That’s … Continue reading “EV Batteries Can Outlast A Vehicle’s Lifetime With Minimal Degradation, Study Finds”
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Massachusetts-based Factorial has a new solid-state battery named Solstice. Factorial is backed by Mercedes-Benz, which led a $200 million funding round in the company in 2022. Mercedes-Benz is already working on bringing these batteries to market by the end of the decade. Solid-state batteries are considered the next big thing in battery technology. Several automakers … Continue reading “Future Mercedes-Benz EVs May Get Solid-State Batteries With 80% More Range”
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Wright Electric, a US developer of ultra-lightweight motors, generators and batteries for the aerospace and military sectors, along with its partners, which include NASA, DOE and DOD, has been awarded a $3.34-million grant from the FAA’s Fueling Aviation’s Sustainable Transition (FAST) program. The funding will be used to develop a new class of batteries for … Continue reading “Wright Electric receives $3.34 million grant from FAA for ultra-lightweight aircraft batteries”
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For production of its sixth-generation high-voltage batteries, BMW is setting up five new assembly sites around the world: in Irlbach-Straßkirchen, Germany; Debrecen, Hungary; Shenyang, China; San Luis Potosí, Mexico; and Spartanburg, South Carolina. The cylindrical cells will first be used for the production of BMW’s Neue Klasse line of EVs, set to launch in 2025. … Continue reading “BMW to expand localized production network for next-gen EV batteries”
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All in all, “things have worked pretty well the way they are supposed to,” said Doug Lewin, president of the Texas-based energy consultancy Stoic Energy. “It’s not overstating it at all to say that solar and storage has been determinative” in keeping the ERCOT grid steady through trying heat waves this year. In fact, Lewin wrote … Continue reading “Solar and batteries are helping Texas weather heat waves. Here’s how.”
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The legendary GT-R is going electric and will likely be Nissan’s first to use solid-state batteries. As the new tech develops, Nissan hinted that solid-state batteries could give the electric GT-R even more power. We got our first look at the electric GT-R after Nissan unveiled the Hyper Force EV concept last October. Nissan claimed … Continue reading “Nissan’s Electric GT-R will be its first with solid-state batteries for over 1,000 kW of power”
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The first such application is at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Purchase campus, where Brenmiller worked with the New York Power Authority (NYPA) to install a bGen system alongside a combined heat and power (CHP) system at the university’s gym. CHP systems, also known as cogeneration systems, are fairly common at university and corporate … Continue reading “Heat-based batteries are a surprisingly versatile tool”
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(Wondering what ancillary services are? Read our quick overview on grid services , or drill down further .) Climatoonist cartoons capture the hopes, frustrations, and absurdities of working on the front lines of the energy transition. Read our profile about Climatoonist to learn more and see past cartoons. Source link by Canary Media Author Climatoonist … Continue reading “Cartoon: Bigger batteries, bigger bunnies”
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Kia’s new affordable EV is already having a big impact on the brand. Powered by its fourth-gen tech, Kia says the EV3 battery has 22% higher energy density than the Niro EV, enabling longer range and faster charging. Kia unveiled the EV3 for the first time in October as part of its new affordable EV … Continue reading “Kia EV3 uses next-gen tech and batteries for more range and faster charging than the Niro EV”
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The argument in favor of building new data centers closer to locations primed for low-cost solar and wind power development is becoming more appealing, Kimber said. The same goes for as-yet-nascent industries such as green hydrogen and direct air capture, which will require enormous amounts of carbon-free energy to serve their goals of replacing fossil … Continue reading “Intersect Power to build $837M worth of grid batteries in Texas”