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Gallium Nitride Makes Progress As A Substitute To Elevated Lithium Prices

Since Lithium has become far too dear to afford, Gallium Nitride is being considered by many as a substitute. It not only offers higher energy density but also saves on weight. Tesla CEO Elon Musk will probably be pondering the question, as  even as traded lithium carbonate prices climbed 413 percent between January and December […]

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Locally Manufactured Batteries Can Prevent EV Fires

Indian industry is betting on locally manufactured battery cells to control the design and prevent the untoward incidents like recent spate of electric two-wheeler batteries causing vehicle fires. Suzuki, Toshiba and Denso have already announced a lithium-ion battery plant at their joint venture unit in Gujarat. Tata Group is drawing up plans to launch a […]

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Ruchira Green Earth Launches High Speed EV Batteries in India

Ruchira Green Earth has launched Li-ion EV batteries of high range and high speed under its brand AKIRA Li-ion EV Batteries. Ruchira Green Earth says that it has developed swappable batteries for E2W/E3W segment, taking the lead in the manufacturing of state-of-the-art Li-ion EV batteries. Ruchira Green Earth claims to be a frontrunner in the […]

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Tata Motors will supply 5000 electric vehicles to Lithium Urban Technologies

Tata Motors has agreed with Bengaluru-based and Eversource Capital owned Lithium Urban Technologies which will deploy 5000 Xpres T Electric Sedans throughout India for the transportation of employees. Lithium Urban Technologies provides urban transportation services but only with electric vehicles. Tata Motors has informed that the deliveries of the electric vehicles will be done in […]

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Dependence on Lithium A Speed Breaker For EV Transition

Lithium supply chain risks are wrecking plans for the expansion of EVs as well as large storage. Among its other uses in renewable technology, lithium is a key element in electric car batteries. Electric car sales are at an all-time high, with companies including Tesla, Volkswagen, and Mercedes posting record shipments in the first three months of […]

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The Top 5 Lithium-ion Battery Mishaps And Lessons Therein

Since its inception in the 1970s and first commercial launch by Sony in 1991, Lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology has come a long way. Fast forward half a century. As of today, almost every new technology that requires external power support, from smartphones to electric cars to even the International Space Station, uses Li-ion battery technology. […]

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PolyJoule Promises Plastic Batteries To Store Renewable Energy on Grid

Battery storage forms a crucial link in the renewable energy system, given the intermittent nature of renewables. Amid many technologies that are emerging in the domain, Boston-based energy start up PolyJoule has created a battery which is made up of plastic – electrically conductive polymers – which makes the energy storage on the grid not […]

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Simple Energy, C4V will Collaborate to Manufacture Lithium-ion Cells in India

Bengaluru based electric two-wheeler maker Simple Energy has said that it has signed an initial pact with the US-based battery technology firm C4V (Charge CCCV) to establish a Lithium-ion cell manufacturing ecosystem in India. The electric vehicle sector is presently based around lithium-ion battery cells. Simple Energy stated that the cell manufacturing ecosystem will be […]

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Sulfur Batteries of Theion Offers 3X Energy Capacity, Affordability

Berlin based battery start up Theion is coming up with its ‘Crystal Battery’ which – in comparison to lithium-ion batteries – increases the energy density of the cell by three times, requires 90 per cent less energy to produce them and costs far less. According to Theion, the Crystal Batteries employ lithium-sulphur cathode technology and […]

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