Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) captured a record amount of total plug-in vehicle battery capacity sold in 2019, with 17.4 gigawatt-hours of total capacity. Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) accounted for a smaller portion of total vehicle battery capacity due to their lower sales volumes, and because they require smaller battery packs than BEVs. PHEV sales… Read more »
Author: Tom Lombardo
Millbrook’s remote driveline testing increases test efficiency and maximizes customer safety
Millbrook says it has increased the efficiency of its driveline and electric motor dynamometer testing services in the US, due to proactive preparation for lockdown and consistent customer communications. The company’s engineering team adapted to ensure that customers continued to receive test data as it was generated, changing the setup of Millbrook’s electric motor test… Read more »
Inmotive introduces new two-speed EV transmission
Canadian automotive supplier Inmotive has launched a new two-speed transmission. The new Ingear features a simple and durable design that’s designed to enable a more efficient powertrain, with extended range, at a lower cost. Typically, an EV has two reduction gears between the electric motor and the wheels, with the motor turning about nine times… Read more »
FEV addresses battery safety with thermal propagation optimization process
FEV has developed a combined simulation and testing process for the optimization of thermal propagation behavior in automotive battery packs. The company claims the process can help to reduce the risk of injury and damage from battery cell thermal runaway, while also saving development time and cost. Thermal runaway is a key safety aspect for… Read more »
DOE selects Enovix for advanced silicon-based anode research funding
The DOE has announced FY2020 federal funding for projects that support new and innovative advanced vehicle technologies. Enovix has been selected to advance R&D on lithium-ion batteries using silicon-based anodes. The selection, recommended by the Vehicle Technologies Office, authorizes Enovix to complete negotiations for a $3.2-million federal award funded through the DOE’s Office of Energy… Read more »
Mersen introduces Infini-Cell battery assembly solutions
Mersen, a specialist in thermal management, overcurrent protection devices and laminated monitoring bus bars, and F & K DELVOTEC, a designer of laser bonding equipment and processes, have joined forces to create Infini-Cell, a new solution to support 21700 series battery assembly systems. F & K DELVOTEC says its laser bonder interface guarantees a high-speed,… Read more »
Dürr to partner with Techno Smart for battery electrode coatings
A pair of industrial coating specialists, Dürr and Techno Smart, have reached an agreement to provide technologies for coating lithium-ion battery electrodes. Dürr CEO Ralf W. Dieter said, “With Techno Smart as our cooperation partner, we want to secure a larger share of this future-oriented market. The Japanese company’s coating systems are in high demand… Read more »
Solder redefined: Indium’s materials provide EV power electronics solutions
Vehicle manufacturers and materials suppliers are facing increasing packaging challenges as EV designs continue to push for higher power densities, while footprints remain static or become smaller. Higher performance levels mean higher junction temperatures, which in turn require higher thermal reliability and novel thermal management alternatives. These factors create unique reliability challenges for EV power… Read more »
Anzode gets $1.7-million CEC grant for non-lithium batteries
Battery startup Anzode has received a $1.7-million award for a three-year effort to develop a new generation of non-lithium batteries, as part of the California Energy Commission (CEC) Grant Funding Opportunity “Developing non-Lithium Ion Energy Storage Technologies to Support California’s Clean Energy Goals.” The CEC has awarded almost $11 million for developers of energy storage… Read more »
Li-Cycle to build battery recycling hub in upstate New York
Battery recycling specialist Li-Cycle will invest over $175 million dollars in a lithium-ion battery recycling “Hub” at Eastman Business Park in upstate New York. The new facility will work in conjunction with Li-Cycle’s “Spoke” facility, which is already located at the Rochester site. Li-Cycle plans to begin construction on the Hub facility in 2021. Li-Cycle’s… Read more »
