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🔋xEV & Battery Engineering Tips : What is the energy density of LIB batteries and what to expect and possible roadmap? Why this parameter is so important for emobility? *LIB : #lithiumionbatteries 🔋Energy Density : --> energy stored in 1kg of system. --> expressed in Wh/kg or kWh/kg (exemple gasoline 12 kWh/kg) 🔋2020 - Now : * 200-250 Wh/kg at cell level 🔋2030 : Projections * >400Wh/kg? 🔋Why Higher Energy Density matters? --> More range for EVs for similar battery mass --> More efficient EVs for similar Energy (less mass better eConsumption) 🔋Contact us to know more about the capabilities of our #software for sizing, design, optimization and controls developments. 🔋If you want to know more about EV, Batteries Performance, modeling and simulation, let us know. DM for access to more analysis and reports. If you #like this #content,#share and #comment #battery #design #technologies

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🔋 When designing an electric vehicle or e-mobility application, one of the key parameters is the energy density of the system. Take a look at the post of Baettery 1.0 below to understand more about how the energy density can vary with the chemistry technology 👇

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Ola Electric (19), ClimeWorks (29), Einride (33), Svante (54), H2GreenSteel (68), Voi (75), Wayve (79), Ynsect (93) These few climate and mobility companies are the non-US highlights in the #XB100 that I've just discovered. (The number is their ranking). The XB100 is "the definitive ranking of the world's top 100 private deep technology companies, brought to you by XPRIZE and Bessemer Venture Partners." No surprise tha the list is overwhelmingly US-dominated. Or that the leading European company (ranked 4) is Northvolt.. 🤨 But I was a bit surprised that mobility companies are classified as deeptech - and that they feature so prominently - thanks to increasing use of AI and more focus on autonomous vehicles. Ola Electric in particular has invested heavily in R&D and battery innovation centres - it has huge global ambitions across the EV space. #climatetech #electricmobility #innovation

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Ola Electric (19), ClimeWorks (29), Einride (33), Svante (54), H2GreenSteel (68), Voi (75), Wayve (79), Ynsect (93) These few climate and mobility companies are the non-US highlights in the #XB100 that I've just discovered. (The number is their ranking). The XB100 is "the definitive ranking of the world's top 100 private deep technology companies, brought to you by XPRIZE and Bessemer Venture Partners." No surprise tha the list is overwhelmingly US-dominated. Or that the leading European company (ranked 4) is Northvolt.. 🤨 But I was a bit surprised that mobility companies are classified as deeptech - and that they feature so prominently - thanks to increasing use of AI and more focus on autonomous vehicles. Ola Electric in particular has invested heavily in R&D and battery innovation centres - it has huge global ambitions across the EV space. #climatetech #electricmobility #innovation

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Mobility Portal Europe | 💬 ev jungle: “Focusing on the integration of charging networks is key to the future of EVs” 🔌 🔋 The interoperability remains one of the main challenges of electromobility. Despite the challenges, in recent months, ev jungle launched operations in five countries and continues to expand into Canada, Mexico, and the United States. What are their projects? 📌 All the details here: https://lnkd.in/g-rsGjxe 👉 Follow us on our social media: INSTAGRAM | Strategic Energy Corp LAT: https://lnkd.in/dcYgXZgm   INSTAGRAM | Strategic Energy EU: https://lnkd.in/dgTSQt_v   YOUTUBE | https://lnkd.in/dtcAN38C  Strategic Energy Corp helps you connect with key players in the sustainable mobility and renewable energy sectors.   If you want to position your brand and stay up to date with the latest trends, contact us at: [email protected] 🔴 We believe this post might be of interest to you:   Sebas Etchevest ev jungle Nisa Pistacchio Annie Owens Robert Venturini P.E. Jakob Frenette Erica Meier Nick Noons, PE Trevor Moulton Laura Ruiz Colón Robin Walsh Red Nacional de Clusters de la Industria Automotriz, A.C. Daniel Hernández Horacio Ramos Ida-Marie Eriksson Marco Blanco Phillips ᖇᗩᑌᒪ ᗩᖇᖇEᗪOᑎᗪO ᗰᗷᗩ 🚘🔋 Gavin Mooney Vladimir Sosa Rivas Jorge Jiménez Sólomon Armando Vigueras Efraín Hernández Dr. Andre Schmiljun Angel F. Aghili DIANA Vazquez-Douglas #EV #electriccars #renewableenergy #enviroment #zeroemissions #emobility #electricmobility #electromobility #chargingpoints

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New Map of Passive Battery System Components Released! I’m thrilled to share the latest Battery-News map, providing an updated overview of European manufacturers of passive battery system components. This map highlights companies specializing in key components such as cell housings, separators, and coatings, offering invaluable insights into the growing lithium-ion battery industry. This resource is an essential tool for anyone involved in battery production, helping to map out the value chain and identify potential partners. 🎯 If your company isn’t listed or if the details need updating, participation is free of charge. Simply send us a mail. A big thanks to Maximilian Graaf and the team at PEM RWTH Aachen University for compiling this comprehensive and useful overview for the industry. 📍 Explore the map and let’s continue to build a transparent and collaborative battery ecosystem together: https://lnkd.in/emRuquie Join the conversation: Freudenberg Group, ElringKlinger, KACO new energy GmbH + Co. KG, Blue Solutions, and BASF Looking forward to your feedback and suggestions! #BatteryNews #PassiveComponents #LithiumIon #EnergyStorage #EUMarket #BatteryIndustry

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Heavy-duty trucks were once considered difficult to electrify. Not anymore. Advancements in battery tech and a high-power charging protocol known as the Megawatt Charging System (MCS) is fuelling the growth of electric heavy-duty trucks in Europe and elsewhere. The MCS is designed for an output of 1,250V and 3,000A. Which corresponds to a charging capacity of up to 3.75MW. By comparison, today’s charging stations with the Combined Charging System (CCS) standard, used by cars and commercial vehicles, offer a maximum charging capacity of 400kW at 500A. For truck drivers, the EU mandates a 45-min break every 4.5 hours, while the US requires a 30-min break after 8 hours. To match the operational efficiency of diesel trucks, electric heavy-duty long-haul trucks must be able to adequately charge during these breaks, which MCS offers. MCS is still being developed, but its potential is undeniable. It will be an ideal choice for electric long-haul trucking and other time-sensitive high-power applications. #ElectricVehicles #MegawattChargingSystem #MCS #ElectricHeavyDutyTrucks #SustainableMobility #ClimateAction

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Hydrogen Vehicle VS Battery Electric Vehicle for lifetime Embedded & Operational Emissions. Someone suggested that H2 vehicles were the future because batteries had large embedded emissions (those required to source, produce and assemble) from the battery. So let's do this 😀. The BEV (Model 3 Long Range) has a battery with 6,000kg of Embedded CO2e emissions. The Toyota Mirai has a battery with just 129kg of Embedded emissions. The M3LR uses 15kwh of power per 100km of range, which on the Canadian grid average of 0.1kg/kwh means 1.5kg of Operational emissions. Over a 300,000km life that is a total of 10,500kg of Embedded and Operational emissions. [for the US grid average multiply by 3]. The Mirai makes its own power, but it's hydrogen is from SMR of methane meaning 12kg (-+) per kg of hydrogen (H2) and it uses 1.2kg per 100km of travel and thus 14.4kg of Operational emissions. Over a 300,000km life that is a total of 43,239kg of Embedded and Operational emissions. The BEV is thus responsible for 32,829kg fewer emissions than the H2 vehicle. Isn't math fun?! PS: even on the US grid the BEV saves 11,839kg of total emissions.👍👍 Daniel Breton Jim Henshaw David Grove Paul Martin Roger Atkins Dan Caesar Tim Burrows Ted Davies Christina Ianniciello Bil Hetherington #stopburningstuff #stoph2hype

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EU sales of new battery electric vehicles (BEVs) were lower over the first seven months of 2024 compared to the same period last year. And this translating into more vocal support from Europe's OEMs such as Renault Group, BMW Group and Porsche AG for a future that includes internal combustion engines (ICEs) running on synthetic fuels, such as biofuels and e-fuels made from green hydrogen. My personal view is that e-fuels have an obvious economic problem — they are always going to be more expensive than the electricity needed to make them — that is likely to limit them to a niche where the most affluent consumers will pay a premium for them to continue their love affair with ICEs while the mass market moves to BEVs. But could regions such as Mena install so much more solar above their domestic needs that they could produce sufficiently cheap green hydrogen as to make e-fuels that could be competitively imported into Europe, especially as Europe's electricity prices are likely to trend higher as demand rises and a new generation mix both needs building and supporting with flexibility tools? A guest piece for Hydrogen Economist (warning: behind a reg wall) exploring European auto execs' renewed enthusiasm for synthetic fuels, their pros and cons, and BMW's Oliver Zipse's anger at lack of political support for them. https://lnkd.in/ewS9pDU6 Do synthetic fuels have a role to play, both getting to 2035 and beyond?

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HQ in GOTHENBURG – WHICH SYSTEM WILL BE USED IN THE DEVELOPMENT WORK? Today's big news in automotive is Volvo Group's and Daimler Trucks' decision to proceed with a binding agreement on the development of a platform for software-defined vehicles - so-called SDVs, "Software Defined Vehicles" - for heavy trucks. The agreement is based on a 50/50 deal and follows an earlier announcement from the companies, from May 2024. The SDV platform aims to set an industry standard and the plan includes a head office in Gothenburg. The companies note that the partners' joint goal is to, “develop a truck operating system and to offer the joint venture's brand and versatile application-agnostic products to other commercial vehicle OEMs.” But despite this, competition between the companies must be protected and maintained: "Volvo Group and Daimler Truck will remain competitors in all other business areas and will continue to focus on an independent product and service offering." Today's announcement will undoubtedly strengthen the digital transformation not only within Volvo and Daimler, but also within the transport industry. Not least because we are talking about the truck industry's two largest manufacturers. An SDV is a vehicle where core functions are handled by a software layer that sits between the driver's or "fleet manager's" vehicle interface and which handles vehicle functions primarily via sensors. This allows the manufacturer to improve both usability and features dynamically via updates, including wireless. This is an interesting venture, not least because software-defined vehicles are the next major line of development in the automotive industry. But also because it is the second example within the framework of a couple of years where Volvo and Daimler join forces in an important development area. Previously, since 2020, Volvo and Daimler Truck have a joint venture underway around fuel cell solutions to power the vehicles. Then the Volvo Group bought 50 percent of Daimler Truck Fuel Cell GmbH & Co for a joint development of energy solutions for heavy trucks whose electricity for the batteries is generated from fuel cells powered by hydrogen gas. With the now announced SDV investment, the companies move forward together and share the significant development costs. Undeniably a smart move. But there are challenges: for example, which systems should be used in the development work? The PLM side is one thing, while software development can land elsewhere. Anyway: Volvo Group has on the PLM side PTC with Windchill as cPDm solution. On the ALM side, PTC's Codebeamer, together with Windchill, will play important roles in PTC's offering. This while Daimler basically works in Siemens environments with Teamcenter and NX CAD. As far as the software side is concerned, Mercedes has used, among other things, IBM Doors. Siemens' ALM solution is called Polarion, which presumably has good hopes of getting into Daimler. The development will be interesting to follow.

Welcome back to #fusofactcheck Today's question: "What is the benefit of e-mobility if the charging infrastructure is not yet fully developed?" Yes, we hear these or similar arguments against e-mobility over and over again. But is there any truth to this argument? ⚡️ What about the infrastructure and how much do you need it in everyday life with an eCanter? Swetlana Kopilow – Expert for EcoSystem has a well-founded answer to all these questions. So take a look! #fusofactcheck #fusoeurope #fuso #makesework #nextgenerationecanter #etruck 

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🚗💡 The landscape of affordable electric vehicles (EVs) in Europe is evolving rapidly. Recently, Volkswagen walked away from talks with Renault to jointly develop an electric version of the Twingo, a move that could reshape the market dynamics for affordable EVs. This decision means VW will now pursue its own path to create a low-cost EV, while Renault continues to design its electric Twingo, slated for a 2026 release. Both companies had hoped to share development costs to better compete against the influx of cheaper Chinese EVs. The potential partnership was seen as a step towards an "Airbus for autos," a unified European front against external competitors. At Expleo Group, we understand the critical role collaboration plays in driving innovation and cost-efficiency. This development raises a pivotal question: In the face of rising competition from Chinese automakers, should European car manufacturers prioritize collaboration over competition to accelerate EV advancements and cost reductions? https://lnkd.in/ej2fFFfN

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Here are my takeaways from the #Paris #Automotive #SUMMIT: 🔹 The future is #electric. No question on that 🔹 Consumers decide the transition speed. Not governments 🔹 BEV unaffordability won't be solved overnight in EU/US 🔹 Multiple technologies can lead to carbon neutrality. BEV is one 🔹 #Hybrid powertrains decrease the amount of gasoline kilometers 🔹 Opinions are polarizing on #Hydrogen and #eFuels between believers and non-believers 🔹 #Europe has lost 25% competitiveness vs #China in 5 years 🔹 Chinese cars are one generation ahead of others 🔹 Tariffs do not protect the car industry. They protect OEMs (<30% of the industry). For a short period of time 🔹 Western players have no alternative but to learn and fight back 🔹 European coordination is essential, but policies continue to be local 🔹 Sector consolidation could be a path to resist regulatory and capex pressures #OPmobility, #PFA, #ACEA, #Renault, #BMW, #Valeo, #TotalEnergies, #Orange, #Stellantis https://lnkd.in/gJfwucdw

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BYD now employs 100,000 engineers and files 32 patents every single day on average. It’s close to having 50,000 patents in total. Even if you took away all the labour costs and supply-chain advantages, in addition to the Chinese state support, it still had 10 times the engineering capacity of a typical big Western automaker – an amazing fact. In engineering and manufacturing terms, BYD’s advantage seems absolute. The company now comes up in almost every industry conversation as a reference point (it has replaced Tesla to that end) and rivals are on red alert to the impact that it could have on their businesses. For BYD, it’s a case of winning over consumers, which is where the likes of Euros sponsorship comes in helping to raise brand awareness. The sponsorship comes at a time when BYD must be feeling rather unwelcome in Europe, with its electric cars weeks away from facing 17.4% tariffs as the EU looks to level the playing field for Chinese imports that take advantage of huge state backing. At a pre-tournament briefing, BYD’s European top brass were tight-lipped on tariffs, and they were not mentioned or even hinted at in a press conference where questions weren't invited. #byd #engineering #patents #innovation #electriccars #autoindustry #chinesemanufacturing #europeanmarket #tariffs #eurosponsor #brandawareness #competitiveadvantage #automotivetech #globalcompetition #industrialcapacity #marketing #branding

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During the use phase of vehicles, the focus is on extending their lifespan through repair and remanufacturing. For electric vehicles, battery repair is a major source of value, as a battery can represent up to 40% of the price of an electric car. These are interesting innovations at play. #CircularEconomy #AutomotiveIndustry #Sustainability

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👉🏻"From powertrain refinements to charger improvements and battery optimizations, a holistic approach is necessary to address the various noise sources in EVs." 🌟 Delta-Q Technologies' Conway Hui CD P.Eng. and Inmotion's Martin Wennerblom explore key factors to manage noise in electrified machinery in this article in Power & Motion: https://lnkd.in/gMgXamH3 #Electrification #IndustrialVehicles #NoiseReduction #EVs

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Some geo-economic comments for today … 1) Mohammed Soliman calling attention to Renault Group CEO comments: “ “We need to find a deal with China because we won’t be able to compete . . . without the support of the Chinese companies that control the mining industry, chemicals, refining and their capacity and competence.” 2) Dr. Parag Khanna calling attention to Etihad announcing new routes to better connect the GCC countries with ASEAN and Central Asia … the larger region I’ve taken to calling the extended Silk Road region which is part of my #G0_SR paradigm … 3) Tony Norfield noting Chinese plans to build intercontinental rail system from Brazil’s Atlantic port of Santos via Bolivia to its new trans-Pacific terminal in Peru. Beijing working to reorient Latin America’s geo-economic orientations … https://lnkd.in/gChr36qG https://lnkd.in/gcSHfvkM https://lnkd.in/gF6bvtZu

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