Understanding factors that impact the cycle life of a Lithium-ion cell
It is important to know how to deal with imported Lithium-ion cells that are assembled in a battery pack. One
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Nunam to bring e-rickshaws powered by repurposed Audi e-tron battery modules to India in 2023
The German–Indian start-up Nunam is working on a project with the Audi environment foundation to explore how modules made with high-voltage batterie
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IIT Guwahati team recommends drivetrain and battery sizing for e-2W in India
Need for India specific drive cycle The primary purpose of any drive cycle is the performance assessment of a vehicle
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Log9 Materials to manufacture LTO and LFP cells – a chat with Dr Akshay Singhal
On 21 April 2022, Log9 Materials unveiled an indigenously developed cell manufacturing facility at its campus in Jakkuru, Bengaluru. Team
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Inside Nexcharge’s fully automated battery pack assembly plant at Prantij, Gujarat
Nexcharge, a joint venture between Exide Industries Limited (Exide) and Leclanché SA, recently announced the inauguration of its state-of-the-art, fully automated Lithium-ion battery pack
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PLI Scheme for ACC Battery Storage – Challenges and Opportunities
Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage was the highly anticipated policy that the industry
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In Japan, OEMs come together with energy company to provide common battery swapping network for electric 2Ws
ENEOS Holdings, Honda Motor, Kawasaki Motors, Suzuki Motor Corporation and Yamaha Motor have collectively have established a new company named
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Why are electric 2W batteries catching fire? These industry practices need correction
After the recent fire incidents with Ola Electric, Okinawa and Pure EV electric 2Ws, everyone is wondering why are Lithium-ion
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Ola Electric, Hyundai, Reliance and Rajesh Exports selected for the cell manufacturing PLI scheme
Four companies have been selected for incentive under Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage.
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Ola Electric makes multi-million-dollar investment in fast-charging battery company StoreDot
Ola Electric has made a multi-million-dollar investment in Israeli battery technology company StoreDot, which specialises in batteries with extreme fast
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How model-based design can help accelerate BMS development
With the increase in software content in today’s electric vehicles, companies are turning toward virtual vehicles to test their software
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Reliance New Energy acquires assets of LFP battery provider Lithium Werks for USD 61 million
Reliance New Energy Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd), has signed definitive agreements to acquire substantially all
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Solid state batteries for green mobility – understanding challenges and recent developments
Introduction All-solid-state rechargeable lithium batteries (SSBs) have attracted much attention globally because of following key reasons: – SSBs replace organic
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Analysis of Electrodes of Lithium-ion Cells
In this article, Rahul Bollini lists the nuances of different cathode and anode chemistries of Lithium-ion cells. Cathodes LCO (Lithium
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Sodium-Ion batteries | An alternative to Li-ion batteries?
Properties like high energy density, efficient charge-discharge cycles, and established infrastructure make lithium-ion batteries the preferred choice for energy storage
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Efficiency and cost-saving in battery pack level optimisation using Inverse Design approach
Battery plays a vital role in determining the price and performance of electric vehicles. EVs will be cost-competitive with ICE
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The allure of Solid-State Lithium Batteries
The quest for safer, higher energy density Lithium batteries continues, now spurred largely by the need for extended driving range
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Epsilon ties up with Finnish company Grafintec to establish anode material production facility in Vaasa
Finnish company Grafintec Oy and Indian company Epsilon Advanced Materials have made a plot reservation and signed a MoU with
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StoreDot raises upto $80 million Series D to manufacture extreme fast charge battery cells
StoreDot – an Israel based battery company focussed on extreme fast charging (XFC) battery technology for electric vehicles, has announced the
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Amara Raja Batteries to invest in Solvakia-based EV battery developer InoBat
Tirupati based battery major Amara Raja Batteries Limited has announced plans to invest in InoBat Auto (InoBat), a European technology
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Understanding a Lithium-ion cell datasheet
In this write-up, Rahul Bollini explains how to understand cell specification and what do the different terms and values on
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Lithium market might go into deficit from 2022, says Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
The raw material prices for Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have been on a constant rise for the last 6 months, resulting
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Guide to Battery Safety Standards in India – compiled by ARAI
This write-up on Battery Safety Standards in India has been contributed by ARAI. It was first published in EVreporter December
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BYD blade battery – What makes it ultra-safe and comparison with ternary batteries
BYD India has launched an all-electric MPV e6 for the Indian B2B segment with its 71.7 kWh Blade Battery that
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Lithium-ion battery safety – perils and promises
With the recent incidents of Chevrolet Bolt unattended fire and Hyundai’s recall of Kona EV, battery safety in electric vehicles
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Lithium-ion cells – A grade vs B grade
Classifying the Lithium-ion cells During the manufacturing of Lithium-ion cells, a very strict procedure is followed for grading them. Since
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NMCA – a new high-performance cathode for Lithium-ion batteries used in EVs
Batteries used for electric vehicles are required to meet the ever-increasing demand for longer ranges and faster charging. The emphasis
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Increasing silicon in EV batteries: challenges and a potential solution
The race to develop and sell new electric vehicles (EVs) is driving huge investments in new battery materials; new cell
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Lucas TVS ties up with 24M Technologies to build a giga factory for cell production in India
Automotive electrical components manufacturer Lucas TVS and lithium-ion battery technology company 24M Technologies (headquartered in Cambridge, Mass.) have signed a
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Log 9 Materials raises $ 8.5 million in series A+ led by Amara Raja Batteries
Advanced Battery & Fuel Cell Start-up Log 9 Materials has raised an investment of $5 Million from Amara Raja Batteries
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CATL unveils its first generation of sodium-ion batteries
On July 29, 2021 Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL) unveiled its first-generation sodium-ion battery, together with its AB battery
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Understanding the Production Linked Incentive Scheme for ACC manufacturing and Recent Updates
In the Union Budget 2021-22, presented in February 2021, the Finance Minister of India announced an outlay of INR 1.97
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Battery chemistries driving the electric vehicles and the evolution of battery materials
Ganesh Venugopal observes how we came to the battery materials of today and how this space is poised to evolve
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Mandatory tests for assembling a Lithium-ion battery pack
This article by Paladugu Chandrasekhar (CEO, Futurelite Batteries) discusses the tests involved in assembling Lithium-ion cells into modules and battery
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Single Crystal Cathodes for Lithium Ion Batteries – an innovation for improved battery performance
This article by C.S. Ramanathan suggests the importers of Lithium-ion cells and batteries to procure that the cathodes made of single
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