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Fast charging by crystal seedling

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a high-capacity lithium metal battery that can charge in as little as an hour (writes Nick Flaherty). The fast charging is enabled by using lithium metal crystals that can be seeded, and grown quickly and uniformly on a substrate that is different from the traditional […]

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WAE launches mass-market battery intelligence software

WAE Technologies (WAE) has launched a battery intelligence software package called Elysia, which is designed to improve the life, safety, usable energy, power and rapid charging times of any battery system. It is the first mass-market software offering from WAE, and features embedded and cloud-based products to provide the ability to manage, optimise and enhance […]

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Kia starts building facility for electric purpose-built vehicle production

Kia has broken ground in preparation for its dedicated plant for producing battery-electric purpose-built vehicles (PBVs).

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Anode materials

Anode materials suppliers are pouring resources into improving the performance of EV cells. Carbon, in the form of graphite, is the mainstay of the current generation of lithium-ion batteries for e-mobility.

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Henkel explains its battery fire-resistant coatings process

Whether EVs are more likely to catch fire than IC-engined vehicles is uncertain, as small sample sizes make reliable statistical comparisons difficult

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Flexible battery management systems

BMS developers are offering products that are compatible with the growing range of OEM vehicle models. The trend for battery management systems

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All-in-one unit for heavy-duty EVs

Bel Fuse has developed a 20 kW power conversion unit for heavy-duty EV designs (writes Nick Flaherty). The BCV200-700-8 combines a 15 kW bidirectional inverter-charger, a 4 kW 12 V

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Electric Renault 5 prototypes begin testing

Renault has announced it is testing the future electric Renault 5 using nine prototypes. Known as mules, their platform, powertrain and battery are technically the

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Asher Bennett

The CEO of Tevva Trucks explains his thinking behind offering goods vehicles with a dual energy system. By Rory Jackson One of the most prominent differences between Tevva Motors, based in