Editor Blogs

June 2023

Toothpaste Ingredient Could Increase EV Range

Argonne National Laboratory

Design of lithium metal battery with electrolyte containing a fluorinated cation (atomic structure at centre). The â€œinterfaceâ€� area represents the layer with fluorine that forms on the anode and cathode surfaces.

Toothpaste Ingredient Could Increase EV Range

Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

Although lithium-ion batteries are the most commonly used batteries globally, it is not the chemistry with the highest energy density - other chemistries can get much higher. The secret of lithium-ion’s success is that batteries are great all rounders. They have decent specifications for both their el

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06/30/2023

New GM-based Electric Work Trucks Join Market Beset by Restrictions

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

Heavy-duty work and commercial vehicles are the final frontier in our electrified future. And while electric jetliners may never come to fruition — not for a long while — we’re beginning to make progress at the literal ground level. Case in point — Lightning eMotors began production of its GM-based Light

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06/26/2023

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Toyota RAV4 EV Electric Car

Toyota Announces BEV Battery Roadmap

Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

Out of all the large vehicle manufacturers, Toyota was the one that originally stood out from the rest by not fully committing to the electrification of its product line. Despite being a pioneer in EV technology, launching its RAV4 EV originally in 1997, and developing the Prius, which was perhaps the world’s firs

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06/26/2023

Indiana governor Eric Holcomb

GM and Samsung Announce $3 Billion Battery Plant in Indiana

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

Apparently, GM and Samsung’s joint battery plant will be a Hoosier. Back in April, General Motors and Samsung SDI announced a $3 billion investment in a new American electric vehicle battery cell plant. Left unsaid was its exact location, though it’s set to open in 2026 and produce nickel-rich prismatic

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06/19/2023

UK Needs 265% Increase In Offshore Windfarms To Meet Targets

ABB

Infographic on UK offshore wind generation

UK Needs 265% Increase In Offshore Windfarms To Meet Targets

Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

Industrial giant ABB has warned the UK government that it will need to install 24 additional offshore windfarms in the next seven years if it wants to meet the renewables targets that it has set itself before 2030. The 24 new windfarms, with average capacity of 1.5 GW, will be required to expand the UK’s

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06/16/2023

Japan Aims to Beam Solar Power from Space by 2025

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has announced a somewhat ambitious goal – to beam solar power from space by 2025. The idea would involve generating electricity from solar panels at an altitude of 36,000 kilometers, whereby the energy is converted into microwaves and sent to groun

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06/12/2023

Charge+ to Install 3000-Mile Charging Highway Across Southeast Asia

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

We’ve covered voluminous ways to solve “range anxiety” – everything from greater battery density to quick charging stations, battery swap stations, and more. But sometimes, the simplest explanation is the right one – that being massively expanded infrastructure to support our electrified future. Singapor

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06/05/2023

Could Metal Shortages Hold Up Electrification?

Chalmers University of Technology | Daniel Karlsson

Maria Ljunggren, Associate Professor in Sustainable Materials Management at Chalmers University of Technology.

Could Metal Shortages Hold Up Electrification?

Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

Many countries around the world are looking to the electrification of transport to help meet their decarbonization goals. Nowhere is this more true than in the EU, where Norway has legislated for the phase out of sales of fossil fuelled vehicles by 2025. Other countries, both inside and outside the EU, are only slight

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Date:

06/02/2023