The Verge

MARCH 29, 2021

An electrical short in the Kona’s lithium-ion battery cells increases the risk of fire while parked, charging, and driving, NHTSA said, adding, “The safest place to park them is outside and away from homes and other structures.”. The agency is also warning owners against parking their vehicles near their homes or any flammable structure.

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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. Ltd (CATL) and was designed in part by battery experts recruited by Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

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JULY 27, 2021

But Joby has a financial buffer, having just gone public via a reverse merger with a special acquisition company , or SPAC. Energy density — the amount of energy stored in a given system — is the key metric, and today’s batteries don’t contain enough energy to get most planes off the ground. As part of the deal, Joby will get $1.6

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NOVEMBER 18, 2021

On Wednesday, Sono Group, the parent company to Sono Motors, went public. The company raised $150 million by going public, money that will be used to develop the Sion with a focus on the next prototype generation made from serial components, according to the company. It opened for trading on the Nasdaq at $20.06

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MAY 13, 2022

The company went public in February via a SPAC merger, and to no one’s surprise, reported a loss. Investors also appear to be rewarding other battery startups that have gone public via SPAC in the last year, including Solid Power, which is up 10%, and QuantumScape, which is up 13%. And its investors don’t seem to mind.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

locked away those documents and the work done by the employee, and even “quarantined” battery cells made while she worked there, though it ultimately argued the information was public domain. Fisker said it had no use for the information, and argued it was public anyway. While the lawsuit played out, Fisker Inc. Fisker Inc. Fisker Inc.

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JANUARY 8, 2025

Chinese companies would have to obtain a government permit to export technologies used to produce lithium-phosphate-iron (LFP) cathode materials, a key component in iron-based, affordable lithium-ion batteries, according to an annual export control catalogue updated by the Ministry of Commcerce on Jan. South China Morning Post]

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The Verge

JULY 13, 2020

Founder Henrik Fisker spent the first few years promoting a luxury sedan and claimed he was developing a solid-state battery that would last longer and be easier to build than the lithium-ion batteries that power modern electric vehicles. Fisker Inc. Fisker plans to become a publicly traded company on the NYSE.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Electric vehicle startup BasiGo has today announced the launch of its operations in Nairobi, bringing clean energy options to Kenya’s public transport industry, currently dominated by fossil-fuel buses. . BasiGo’s COO, Alex Mwaura, said they will tap the country’s renewable energy resource to fuel public transportation. .

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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

MARCH 15, 2021

Volkswagen said it intends to have 18,000 public fast-charging points in operation in Europe by 2025, a fivefold increase over the current state of EV charging in the continent. 18,000 public fast-charging points in Europe by 2025. Northvolt will also sell its share in joint-venture Northvolt Zwei to Volkswagen. Charging expansion.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Bhattacharya’s experience in the EV space is expansive, having been a technology leader in rechargeable (lithium-ion) batteries for more than 12 years. We are excited to partner with BasiGo and support the team’s audacious vision to transform the public bus transport sector in Africa. in Nairobi’s air is currently 3.6

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FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The gigafactory in question will pump out lithium-iron-phosphate cells, better known as LFP. We’re actually seeing that as the beginning of a long-term relationship that will go past Series B into Series C and potentially as we go public,” Ijaz said. ONE’s move into at-scale manufacturing comes as the U.S.

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AUGUST 30, 2021

And the best part is that you can remove the lithium battery and plug it at home — something that is desperately lacking in VanMoof’s e-bikes. It’ll also indirectly compete with on-demand shared bikes, such as Lime and all the various city-led public-private bike-sharing services around Europe.

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JULY 31, 2020

But he eventually turned his focus on making more affordable (and allegedly sustainable ) electric SUVs powered by more conventional lithium-ion batteries. “It is a reality when working with world-class partners that they might not move at our speed,” Fisker says. This is something of which we must be respectful.”. Fisker Inc.

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MARCH 18, 2021

A bill was just introduced in the House of Representatives that would incentivize the recycling of lithium-ion batteries , which are widely used by both electric cars and e-bikes. Public tax dollars are flowing into the industry in a way that could underscore the importance of Specialized and Redwood’s partnership.

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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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JULY 26, 2022

However, another product called the Solar Bus Kit, a series of solar panels that are designed to be retrofitted onto 12-meter public buses, suggests the company has more ambitious plans beyond one passenger vehicle. The car’s 54 kWh lithium iron phosphate battery has a range of about 190 miles.

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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. Public transit is making a comeback but very slowly. The Civante is certainly a gorgeous-looking bike — the bolted-on battery notwithstanding — and the specs are impressive.

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OCTOBER 19, 2022

Minerva Lithium : Uses absorbent material to change the way we extract lithium. Now that the public cloud market has undergone a correction after years of growth, will seasoned workers look for greener pastures at smaller companies? Nat4bio : Makes food-grade coating to protect fruit from microscopic threat.

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TechNode

MARCH 8, 2024

The good: reduced costs, innovation Among the key reasons for the price reductions is the plunging cost of raw materials for EV batteries, as the spot price of battery-grade lithium carbonate fell from more than RMB 500,000 ($69,450) per ton to just over RMB 100,000 throughout the last year.

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AUGUST 1, 2022

While it was a rickety little thing that is clearly not at all ready for public use, the vehicle has got real gumption, and Haje, like me, really wants to love it. billion loan from the agency to help it finance the construction of new lithium-ion battery cell manufacturing facilities. The big three U.S. Ride-hailing.

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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. What was it that drew you to wanting to go through one of these mergers, and what did you like about it as a tool to bring Fisker to the public markets.

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APRIL 28, 2022

The cargo includes commodities, such as minerals from the Lithium Triangle and beyond; grain, fruit and vegetables, as well as containerized imports. of Public Administration from Harvard. But the process is deficient, and it is drivers who pay the toll. Thanks to a Fulbright scholarship, Ortiz went on to study in the U.S.,

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FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Additionally, YOUIBOT continues to explore the new energy sector with lithium battery production at its core and is a partner to many well-known semiconductor and lithium battery manufacturing companies both domestically and internationally. It is the largest mobile robot enterprise in terms of shipments in the semiconductor field.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Undergirding their strong conviction is a bet that India and Indonesia and other markets in South Asia will double and triple their GDPs in the next 10 to 15 years, and the public markets and tech companies stand to take a significantly broader role in that surge. The combined market cap of top-five tech companies in the U.S.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Karma says it’s able to do that because it plans to make more cars at its California production plant, is making them more efficiently, and has streamlined its supply chain, according director of public relations Jeff Holland. “It But so far, Karma remains private.

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The Verge

JULY 22, 2020

The C25 (which fortunately is only a working name) is highly durable and foldable, making it a good option for someone looking to take their scooter on public transportation. It comes with a 36V lithium-ion battery and weighs 30lbs. It can travel up to 11.25 miles per battery charge and has a top speed of 15.5

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TechNode

DECEMBER 21, 2023

as a public beta version, in an effort to compete with Android and iOS. In August 2023, Huawei released HarmonyOS 4.0 Currently, there are over 400 partners participating in co-building on and sharing of the technical foundation of HarmonyOS, according to Huawei.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Oh, and we know we mentioned this yesterday, but a good thing deserves to be repeated: A huge congrats to Minerva Lithium and their $100,000 Startup Battlefield win ! We miss our work besties already ( ) and are hung over (metaphorically and literally) from an overabundance of wonderfulness this week. Christine and Haje. The TechCrunch Top 3.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2021

“Theoretically, solid state batteries (SSB) could deliver all three,” but for now, lithium-ion batteries are the go-to for most EVs (along with laptops and phones). Cloud hosting company DigitalOcean filed to go public this week, so Ron Miller and Alex Wilhelm unpacked its financials. “Go public now.”

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TechNode

MARCH 15, 2024

Below are highlights from the registration filings released for public review by Chinas Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) on Tuesday, giving critical details of the models ahead of their official launches. Xiaomi SU7 A post from Chinas Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on March.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2021

Yes, the baseball card company is going public in a debut that could easily be read as a way to put money into the NFT craze without actually having to buy cryptocurrencies. But the humble lithium-ion battery powering these cars and trucks leads a difficult life. Part 4: The consequences of scaling up sneaker culture. The StockX EC-1.

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TechNode

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Chinese EV brand Zeekr on Thursday announced the launch of a fast-charging, affordable, lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery capable of running 500 kilometers (310 miles) on a 10-minute charge, becoming the latest automaker to seek more self-reliance and better cost control over the critical EV component.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 14, 2021

For what it’s worth, IndiEV is at least now trying to engage with the public about what it’s doing, as opposed to something like fellow California EV startup Alpha Motors, which has done nothing to date to prove it’s not some kind of joke or scam. to Karma Automotive — IndiEV likely has an incredibly hard road ahead.

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OCTOBER 10, 2020

The speed difference is likely explained by Cowboy’s use of more advanced 21700 lithium-ion battery cells that pack more energy into less space but also cost more. I still wasn’t able to reach anyone at the company by publication time, four days after losing contact. The battery / seat post can be inserted at an unsafe depth.

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JUNE 7, 2024

Nearly 30 Chinese major city and provincial governments have brought similar initiatives into their work plans for this year as of writing, according to public records. For that reason, governments are implementing highly stringent rules and safety standards for electric and autonomous aircraft.

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