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ORNL researchers use polymer binders for solid-state electrolyte membranes

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Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have made a thin, flexible, solid-state electrolyte that may double energy storage for EVs. Using a polymer to make a strong yet springy thin film, the scientists are developing flexible, durable sheets of solid-state electrolytes that may allow scalable production of solid-state batteries that… Read more…

Video: Parker’s new Global Vehicle Inverter is designed for heavy-duty EV scalability

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In a recent interview with Charged, Jonah Leason, the Electrification Product Manager at Parker Hannifin, described the strategy behind the design of its next-generation Global Vehicle Inverter (GVI). The new GVI is designed to support the electrification needs of heavy-duty vehicles by integrating seamlessly with Parker’s Global Vehicle Motors (GVMs). This inverter model is built… Read more…

Ford adds NACS adapter supplier due to slow Tesla supply chain

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Green Car Reports
Ford is now shipping a new North American Charging Standard (NACS) adapter to customers to help provide access to Tesla Supercharger stations more quickly. First reported by InsideEVs, the new NACS adapter comes from Lectron, and will be distributed alongside the existing design from Tesla. They have the same specifications as the Tesla-provided… Read more…

Piclo facilitates entry of EV chargers into the UK’s Capacity Market

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The ability to remotely control EV chargers turns EVs into energy assets (like power plants or energy storage facilities) that can participate in energy markets. In addition to energy markets, which allow generation and storage capacity to be traded, some regions also have capacity markets, which facilitate the trading of future generation and storage capacity…. Read more…

NOVONIX and ICoNiChem to collaborate on battery cathode feedstock

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Battery materials and technology company NOVONIX and UK-based ICoNiChem Widnes, which produces cobalt and nickel salts, have signed a collaboration agreement to develop nickel-based cathode active materials (CAM). The two-year project, with a total budget of C$515,686 ($373,687) between the two companies, aims to further improve the sustainability of NOVONIX’s technology by incorporating recycled metal… Read more…

Walmart’s deploying Chevy BrightDrop electric vans for home delivery

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Green Car Reports
Walmart is adding Chevrolet BrightDrop 400 electric vans to its U.S. home delivery fleet. The vans will be deployed in Austin, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, northwest Arkansas, Orlando, and the San Francisco Bay Area before the end of the year, General Motors said in a press release. They’ll be used for Walmart’s InHome service, which provides delivery… Read more…

Ford pausing F-150 Lighting electric truck production for six weeks

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Green Car Reports
Ford will pause production of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck from Nov. 18 to Jan. 6, reports Reuters. “We continue to adjust production for an optimal mix of sales growth and profitability,” the automaker said in a statement to Reuters regarding the six-week production pause, which overlaps with a week in December when all Ford… Read more…