TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2022

Lithium-ion batteries are one of the driving forces behind the transition away from fossil fuels, but the rechargeable battery that started it all — lead-acid — has received very little attention.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Harley’s new company sprung out of the company’s skunk works Product Development Center, where a small group of “passionate motorcycle and bicycle enthusiasts” have been working on designing and developing an e-bike “worthy of the Harley-Davidson name,” Harley says. First and foremost, this is a nostalgia play.

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The Verge

MAY 14, 2020

Tesla is already the industry leader when it comes to squeezing range out of lithium-ion batteries in electric cars, and it’s expected to reveal more about the new technology at an upcoming “Battery Day” for investors. The group has been funded by Tesla since 2016 , according to Reuters.

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2022

At the same time, existing lithium-ion battery technology is improving, just not fast enough. Ijaz realized that while it’s unreasonable to try to fulfill all of those objectives with cells of a single type, it’s possible across a group of cells. Many of those are years away from commercial use, though.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

A bunch of burning lithium-ion batteries could complicate the recovery of the massive, abandoned cargo ship in the Atlantic Ocean containing thousands of Porsches, Volkswagens, Bentleys, and Lamborghinis. Photo: Portuguese Navy. The vessel was on its way to North America. At this time, we are not aware of any injuries.

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TechNode

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

BYDs so-called blade battery comes with a lithium-ion phosphate (LFP) makeup and a thin and long form factor, boasting better thermal stability and stronger resistance to collisions than lithium-ion batteries that use cobalt or nickel and enable longer range but at a higher cost. CNEVPOST , TechNode reporting ]

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The Verge

MAY 26, 2020

Lithium-ion batteries, like the ones in a MacBook, slowly age over time, which means they typically begin to hold less of a charge as the computer gets older. Apple released macOS Catalina 10.15.5 today, adding a new battery health feature and new FaceTime options. That battery health feature could extend the life of your MacBook’s battery.

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The Verge

MARCH 15, 2021

Volkswagen Group unveiled a massive push to drive down the cost of producing batteries for its electric vehicles in the hopes of speeding the transition away from gas-powered cars. Our transformation will be fast, it will be unprecedented,” said VW Group CEO Herbert Diess. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2022

Founded in 2018 in Brisbane, Australia, Plotlogic makes a multispectral-plus-lidar imaging setup that looks at a pile of rubble extracted from a mine and says, “there’s some lithium, there’s a bit of silver, there’s some sulfur.” ” (Though I seriously doubt those three will be found in the same pile.).

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The Verge

JULY 13, 2020

All of Volkswagen’s upcoming ID-branded electric vehicles are being built on the MEB platform, and it will also power certain vehicles from Volkswagen Group brands like Audi , Seat, and Skoda. Now, according to the investor presentation, it appears that the Ocean was “developed on” the MEB platform.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 16, 2020

The company also got kudos from some environmental groups for cutting back on e-waste, a growing problem that Apple contributes to with its constant stream of new gadgets. Apple’s AirPods, for example, tend to have a shorter shelf life than traditional headphones because it’s so hard to replace the lithium-ion battery inside.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 27, 2023

Just take a look at Swedish lithium-ion battery producer Northvolt. Other deals that caught my attention … Accure , a startup that uses AI to predict lithium-ion battery failures, raised $7.8 Climate-tech fund Blackhorn, lithium-mining giant SQM and mobility-focused investor Proeza also participated.

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TechNode

DECEMBER 6, 2024

GAC will sell more than half of its interest in Greater Bay Technology, one of its two electric vehicle battery units, to its parent company, the Guangzhou Automobile Industry Group, in a transaction aimed at improving the balance sheet of the mainland-listed automaker. GAC will hold an indirect stake of 15.6% GAC filing , in Chinese]

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TechNode

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

million) plant, established with leading Thai conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Group at an industrial park in eastern Thailand is the first of its kind in Southeast Asias second-largest economy. The 75-hectare (185-acre) facility will be able to make up to 50,000 lithium-ion battery packs a year. The 500 million Thai Baht ($13.9

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2022

senator Joe Manchin’s ultimatum to car manufacturers that they either move more of their lithium-ion battery supply chain out of China or give up on some tax incentives that are part of the Inflation Reduction Act. Light it up : Over at TechCrunch+, Tim reports on U.S.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2023

The round was co-led by Eni Next, the corporate VC arm of Italian energy giant Eni; along with Neva SGR, the VC company owned by European banking group Intesa Sanpaolo. And mining for lithium raises environmental concerns in and of itself.) Back in 2021 the startup was aiming to use the Series A funds to commercialize the tech.

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TechNode

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

GAC Group and Changan Automobile, two of Chinas biggest automakers by sales volume, detailed their respective timelines to manufacture solid-state batteries on Nov. Meanwhile, the Chinese partner of Toyota and Honda expects its first wholly-owned battery plant to start rolling out conventional lithium-ion batteries later this month.

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The Verge

JULY 8, 2020

The 500 W lithium-ion battery can be recharged from zero to 80 percent in up to one hour. In 2018, the company launched four different models in the US after establishing its Power Assist Bicycle Group in Cypress, California.

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TechCrunch

MAY 18, 2021

This time the market is China, where Gogoro’s technology, including its swappable smart batteries, will be used in scooters made by Dachangjiang Group (DCJ), one of the country’s biggest motorcycle makers, and Yadea , one of it top electric two-wheel companies.

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TechCrunch

JULY 26, 2022

The car’s 54 kWh lithium iron phosphate battery has a range of about 190 miles. Sono has also partnered with the Reefer Group , a manufacturer of refrigerated semi-trailers, to build a solar trailer for testing. When Sono Group, the parent company of Sono Motors, began trading, it opened at $20.06 Shares hit a high of $38.74

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TechNode

APRIL 16, 2024

Chinese automaker GAC Group said on April 12 that it had broken through several obstacles regarding the durability and safety of all-solid-state batteries, and expected its future rollout of the technology to offer drivers a range of over 620 miles per charge by 2026. The IM L6 sedan is scheduled for launch in May.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 29, 2022

” Chan says too many investors in his age cohort rely on “youth, group-think identification and confidence as a substitute for hard work and experience.” billion lithium-ion plant somewhere in the U.S., Myself included,” he notes in a TC+ guest post. “Good for them. I don’t want to be any part of it.”

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The Verge

APRIL 19, 2022

In March, an anonymous source told Japanese news group NHK (via Bloomberg ) that Panasonic is looking to build a factory in either Kansas or Oklahoma to manufacture lithium-ion car batteries for Tesla. pic.twitter.com/DNJrCeJizc — Governor Kevin Stitt (@GovStitt) April 18, 2022.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Malta spun out from the special projects group at Google’s parent company Alphabet and relies on some very old technologies combined in a novel way to provide long-duration energy storage that can be discharged during times of peaking demand — like the conditions that effected Texas’ power grid last week.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

I am excited to announce that we are investing in a group of companies that are channeling their entrepreneurial energy into helping Amazon and other companies reach net zero by 2040 and keep the planet safer for future generations,” Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said in a statement. It’s raised more than $5 billion in less than two years.

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TechNode

JANUARY 16, 2024

The Spanish renewable energy group said it expects to complete construction of the largest energy storage project worldwide within three years. Grenergy will incorporate them in the first two phases of the Oasis de Atacama project in northern Chile, set for full operation within two years, and with a total capacity of 4.1

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 1, 2022

billion loan from the agency to help it finance the construction of new lithium-ion battery cell manufacturing facilities. Lyten , an advanced materials company developing lithium-sulfur batteries and other high-performance product, hired Celina Mikolajczak as chief battery technology officer. The big three U.S. Ride-hailing.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

On a recent winter morning in New Delhi, Rajan Anandan and Pieter Kemps were pacing on the floor of a five-star hotel, quizzing a group of over two dozen young startup founders about their goals. One founder set eyes on getting the most downloads in the mobile gaming category.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

It helps that our parent company also owns our battery supplier A123 Systems, but over the past few years we have also seen a substantial reduction in the cost of lithium ion batteries and other EV-related components including other items such as motors and generators,” Holland told The Verge in an email.

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TechNode

MAY 24, 2024

Here are some of the highlights from speakers on Friday at the events ClimateTech Summit co-hosted by the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), a Colorado-based non-profit group focused on the transition to clean energy. Ltd, a Chinese lithium-ion power battery maker. Collaboration or contradiction?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

On Wednesday, Sono Group, the parent company to Sono Motors, went public. The following year, Christians and Hahn brought on creative director Navina Pernsteiner to co-found the business and establish Sono Motors as a company and brand. It opened for trading on the Nasdaq at $20.06 before the market closed.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

By early 2019, though, the startup postponed a planned sports car that was based on the solid-state technology and pivoted to the Ocean, which uses a more common lithium-ion battery. In 2018, he said the company had solved some of the problems related to making solid-state batteries, and that it was just a few months away from a final design.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 9, 2007

We dedicate a lot of time intentionally to supporting other campaigns and supporting other efforts, and working in solidarity with groups who have a similar mission in mind, and a similar vision for this planet. For more information about Rainforest Action Network's Freedom from Oil campaign, go to freedomfromoil.com.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 29, 2022

EVs are a relatively small part of the overall market for cars and trucks, but they make up nearly 80% of the demand for lithium-ion batteries, far outpacing devices like laptops and phones. For one, they can prevent the growth of dendrites, stalactite-like spikes of lithium that can form on a battery’s electrodes.

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2021

A Solid Power manufacturing engineer holds two 20 ampere hour (Ah) all solid state battery cells for the BMW Group and Ford Motor Company. Ford Motor Company and BMW Group have put their money on battery technology company Solid Power. The real value of SSBs versus their lithium-ion counterparts is the energy density.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

We are thrilled to be partnering with Novastar, Moxxie and this incredible group of investors, all of whom are deeply experienced in rapidly scaling businesses in this market. The support and knowledge of this investor group will catalyze BasiGo in its mission to make East Africa a leader in inclusive, sustainable bus transport,” he said.

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The Verge

MARCH 31, 2022

That could include nickel, lithium, cobalt, graphite, and manganese, according to the White House fact sheet. That could include nickel, lithium, cobalt, graphite, and manganese. Batteries made with things like lithium and nickel power electric vehicles and store wind and solar energy.

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