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Tech Companies Downshift Ambitions for Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

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Technology companies continued to curb their ambitions for manufacturing electric vehicles in 2019. At one point, Apple was reportedly planning to launch an electric vehicle by 2019 , but after much hype around its secretive initiative called Project Titan, the iPhone maker shifted gears on EVs several years ago.

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ION Storage Systems achieves milestone with its anodeless solid-state battery

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ION Storage Systems , a Maryland-based manufacturer of solid-state batteries, has announced that its anodeless and compressionless SSB achieved a key threshold with its first market deployment with the US military. ION’s US-made SSB battery cell is based on the company’s patented solid-state lithium metal technology.

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Electra Vehicles raises $21 million for its battery pack optimization software

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Boston-based Electra Vehicles produces cloud-based and onboard software designed to optimize the performance of EV battery systems. Electra says its software solutions improve battery pack range, lifetime and safety performance. Other investors include Stellantis Ventures and BlackBerry Limited.

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The advantages and limitations of wire bonding in electric vehicle applications

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The progress in electric vehicle production has created the need for better, more reliable interconnects that can be scaled to high-volume manufacturing. It is no surprise therefore that leading automotive manufacturers in the electric vehicle space have turned to wire bonding for their interconnect needs. Flexibility.

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Proterra to supply battery tech to Australian bus manufacturer

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It has collaborated with OEMs such as Thomas Built Bus, Van Hool, Freightliner and Optimal Electric Vehicles to electrify their buses and other heavy-duty vehicles. The Queensland-based firm has announced plans to use Proterra’s battery technology platform in its new all-electric ZDi 12.5-meter meter transit bus.

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Does Tesla’s latest patent have to do with its promised million-mile battery?

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Last April, Elon Musk announced that a “1 million-mile battery pack” was in the pipeline. Thus, long-life batteries are likely to be critical to the success of the Tesla Network (a proposed fleet of robo-taxis) and the Tesla Semi. Elon Musk says that the battery modules used in Model 3 “should last 300k to 500k miles (1500 cycles).”

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GDI raises $13.3 million to produce a breakthrough 100% Silicon Li-ion battery anode enabling both high energy and fast charging

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• Series A funding round led by EIT InnoEnergy and Helios Climate Ventures • GDI's patented 100% silicon anode technology increases energy density and reduces charging times. to support electric vehicle and e-mobility revolution • Pilot production has begun in Eindhoven, the Netherlands - to reach 300kWh by the end of 2022

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