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Global battery demand expected to QUADRUPLE by 2030

2 days ago -

The analysis done by Bain & Company found that the worldwide demand for batteries is expected to grow by four times to 4,100 gigawatt-hours (GWh) between 2023 and 2030. It added that original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) must refine their battery strategies in response to this anticipated growth.

The analysis also noted that lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries have long been the gold standard, and will remain so in the global electric vehicle (EV) market. However, sodium-ion ...

Researchers create world’s first anode-free sodium solid-state battery that can replace lithium batteries in EVs

18 days ago -

The group of the Laboratory for Energy Storage and Conversion (LESC) made the groundbreaking discovery, which could be the answer to inexpensive, fast-charging, high-capacity batteries for electric vehicles and grid storage.

Deysher and his team's findings were published in the monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal Nature Energy. The design of the new battery architecture allows for stable cycling for several hundred cycles. The solid-state design ensures the ...

Battery breakthrough – Scientists have developed a thermal battery that can gather and store solar heat for use on demand

August 12, 2018 -

The system in the battery works by gathering solar heat or waste heat from the environment, which is then used to melt an organic phase-change material that can gather latent heat as it melts. The battery uses material "doped" with a photoswitching compound that alters the subtle molecular structure of the material so it doesn't solidify again. This also releases the stored latent heat when the material cools after it is treated with UV light. When exposed ...

Subsidized Quebec EV battery plant triggers concerns of potential environmental impacts

April 01, 2024 -

The agency examines the risk of wetland destruction and fish habitat harm. Despite Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s previous endorsement of the Northvolt plant as "the world’s cleanest," concerns have been raised about the potential environmental impacts of the planned Northvolt project.

In a Dec. 15 note, the DFO indicated that it was waiting for a formal application from Northvolt, a Swedish battery manufacturing giant, under the Fisheries Act. The department ...

Apartment owners in Australia propose NEW RULES for storing electric bikes and scooters following wave of BATTERY FIRES

February 20, 2024 -

The OCN – which unites owners' corporations for apartments in the Land Down Under – analyzed recent cases of lithium-ion battery fires caused by electric scooters, bicycles and skateboards. It found that cheap and damaged mobility devices from disreputable manufacturers are to blame.

Emma Sutcliffe, CEO of battery fire research company EV Fire Safe, backed OCN's findings. According to her, personal mobility devices with lithium batteries commonly have ...

Tesla to expand battery plant in Nevada using equipment and tech from CCP-linked company

February 07, 2024 -

The automaker plans to purchase machinery from CATL and install it in Tesla's Gigafactory 1 in Sparks, Nevada. This new facility will be fully controlled by Tesla, which will cover 100 percent of the costs of the construction, and CATL personnel will allegedly be uninvolved other than helping set up the equipment.

The plant, which will make cells for Tesla's large-battery Megapack product, is part of a broader effort to onshore the supply chain for lithium-iron-phosphate ...

U.K. government warns Brits to stock up on battery-powered radios and flashlights to prepare for coming catastrophes

December 07, 2023 - battery-operated and hand-cranked varieties. He said that the public has become too dependent on the internet. This means that if a disaster strikes and we are unable to get online, those without access to a radio could find themselves in an information vacuum.

“It always used to be the case that everyone would be able to access a battery-operated radio,” he noted.

“How many people have a communication device that isn't reliant on digital and electric?...

Ford resumes Michigan EV battery plant but reduces production capacity by 40%, drops about 800 jobs

November 30, 2023 - battery plant in Michigan amid scrutiny over CCP involvement with the project.)

It indicated it is "right-sizing" while balancing investment, growth and profitability. The facility will now create more than 1,700 "good-paying American jobs" to produce a planned capacity of approximately 20 gigawatt hours (GWh), it claimed. The company also intends to use less space at the site, which currently comprises hundreds of acres just west of Marshall, a small town that's ...

EVs on the verge of becoming UNINSURABLE due to HIGH COST of battery repairs

November 08, 2023 - battery repairs increased by 33 percent in the first quarter of 2023, compared to the same period in 2022. This increase contributed to record-high annual premiums.

Moreover, the average insurance costs for EVs surged by 72 percent in September 2022. This far outpaced the 29 percent increase for gasoline and diesel vehicles.

Government guidelines calling for EVs with damaged batteries to be "quarantined" at least 50 feet apart in repair yards to mitigate ...

Battery-powered commercial jetliners could eliminate jet fuel entirely, making air travel vastly less expensive

March 26, 2017 -

The company's ambitious project, dubbed the Wright One,  aims for all its electric flights to use battery-powered components for short-haul flights within the next two decades. The company also plans to develop aircraft batteries that can be detached and charged separately. This would mean that flights will no longer have to wait on the runway to refuel. The plan would encompass around 30 percent of all flights around the world, according to a company presentation. The ...

Dannar, BMW combine to launch a mobile power station carrying EV battery packs

October 20, 2023 - battery packs on board.

In 2020, the AFWERX energy innovation challenge, a technology transition initiative of the U.S. Air Force, expanded into a major Department of Defense (DoD) project under the banner of the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU).

Recently, DIU announced the Extended Duration for Storage Installations (EDSI) project, a joint initiative between the Air Force and the Navy. This project aims to showcase three new technologies for extended-duration ...

Massive explosion at EV battery warehouse in Uzbekistan kills 15-year-old boy, injures 163

October 01, 2023 - battery fires caused at least 20 deaths and more than 300 injuries since 2019

Data that came from New York City and San Francisco fire departments via CBS News revealed that there have been at least 20 deaths and more than 300 injuries in those cities caused by lithium-ion battery fires. These types of rechargeable batteries that power common items like e-bikes, scooters, and electric cars pose a dangerous threat. According to them, they burn hotter and longer ...

Electric car EXPLODES on driveway and sets fire to family home after battery malfunction

September 27, 2023 - battery malfunctioned and exploded

One man who witnessed the event said the cause of the fire was a "malfunctioning electric car battery."

"I was in bed and heard this popping noise. It sounded like fireworks going off. I went outside with my mum and there were bright lights with a car up in flames over the road," said the witness. "The owner was in the house when it happened but got out. She told me this morning that the car was only a month old with ...

Canada and Japan sign electric vehicle battery supply chain agreement to strengthen their position in the EV market

September 27, 2023 - battery manufacturing centers in Canada. (Related: Saudi Arabia signs $5.6 billion deal with China to boost the kingdom’s EV industry.)

"As worldwide demand shifts increasingly towards cleaner forms of energy, Canada’s critical minerals resources and battery supply chains will play a vital role in how we get there," said Wilkinson.Japan and Canada plan to fight China's dominance in the EV industry

Besides having the same goal in the battery ...

Ford pauses construction of $3.5 billion EV battery plant in Michigan amid scrutiny over CCP involvement with the project

September 27, 2023 - battery cell technology.Despite CCP connections, BlueOval project still received over a billion in taxpayer-funded subsidies

Michigan authorities awarded the BlueOval project a patchwork of incentives totaling $2.2 billion. This includes a $120 million grant to the Marshall Area Economic Development Alliance and an additional $630 million for site work of the mega site included in a state supplemental budget bill.

The state government has also provided ...

New $4B Panasonic electric vehicle (EV) battery factory in Kansas requires so much power that the facility will need its own COAL plant to run

September 26, 2023 -

In accordance with the Biden regime's ongoing efforts to force all Americans into an EV, Panasonic has built a $4 billion EV battery factory in the small Kansas City exurb of De Soto.

Local media reports state that the factory will require anywhere from 200 to 250 megawatts of electricity to function. This is roughly the amount of power needed to keep the lights on in a small city.

On track to receive a whopping $6.8 billion from fake president Joe ...

Report: Staff at EV battery maker Gotion made to pledge allegiance to ChiCom Party, wear Chinese Red Army uniforms during company trips

September 05, 2023 -

The Daily Caller first broke the news, citing several reports and footage posted on the Chinese battery manufacturer’s website. It zoomed in on company field trips held back in July and August 2021 by Gotion's parent firm, Gotion High-Tech Power Energy Co., based in China's eastern Anhui province.

Gotion High-Tech employs 923 CCP members, including its CEO Li Zhen. Li also serves as the party secretary for the firm's CCP committee.

The July 2021 two-day ...

Lithium-ion battery pack sizes have increased 10 percent over the last five years, which could lead to battery supply shortages

August 14, 2023 -

In a recent report released by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) entitled "Electric Vehicle Outlook," analysts delved into three different range projections for EV battery demand and their implications for material supply. (Related: Car companies are expanding into the lithium mining business to secure their supplies for EV manufacturing.)

According to the results, BNEF's baseline projection envisions the stabilization of average EV ranges at approximately ...

EV supply chain problems drive GM to build “green” battery packs for electric cars BY HAND

August 04, 2023 - battery pack.

Battery production at the Ultium joint venture plant in Lordstown, Ohio, is not going so well because "our automation equipment supplier is struggling with delivery issues," to quote CEO Mary Barra.

According to Barra, the issue should be resolved by the end of 2023. In the meantime, workers are building the batteries by hand on manual assembly lines.

(Related: Amid growing concern over the safety of their metal components, Clarios, ...

Proposed CCP-controlled battery plant in Michigan constitutes a significant THREAT to the environment and national security

July 20, 2023 - battery manufacturing company, claimed that its project in Michigan would create 2,300 permanent jobs.Michigan residents fighting back against CCP plant

Fortunately, Barclay noted that a lot is being done about the plant. He noted that Michigan residents have been holding meetings and organizing their neighbors for a variety of initiatives to stop the plant from becoming operational, including one initiative to recall local elected officials who supported the initiative....