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The Importance Of Leak-Tightness To The Capacity, Service Life Of EV Battery Cells

Allison Proffitt December 14, 2018

BATTERY POWER INSIGHT | Leak testing plays a crucial role in the production of individual battery cells. Using Glass-to-Aluminum-Seal technology (GTAS), battery electrodes are sealed…

The End Of The Chevy Volt

Allison Proffitt December 10, 2018

BATTERY POWER BRIEF | GM is retiring the Chevy Volt, its first electric car. The Volt factory in Detroit will be put on hold while…

JCI, Toshiba Join To Create Hybrid Vehicle System

Benjamin Ross December 6, 2018

BATTERY POWER NEWS | Johnson Controls Power Solutions and Toshiba announced they will work together on developing low-voltage lithium ion batteries that will be paired…

Kokam Announces 40 MWh Projects In South Korea

Allison Proffitt November 28, 2018

BATTERY POWER NEWS | Kokam has announced two projects totaling 40 Megawatt hours (MWh) of photovoltaic (PV)-connected Energy Storage System (ESS) capacity in South Korea.…

Disaster Recovery Orgs Turn To Batteries And Solar Power

Allison Proffitt November 14, 2018

BATTERY POWER BRIEF | Direct Relief, a nonprofit disaster recovery organization based in Santa Barbara, California, is protecting itself with a solar-powered microgrid, equipped with…

Setting The Stage For A European Battery Cell Market

Allison Proffitt November 6, 2018

BATTERY POWER NEWS | What does a technology-smart battery policy look like? It’s something the European Commission should carefully consider, according to a perspective published…

Future Electric Cars Could Be One Giant Battery

Benjamin Ross October 24, 2018

BATTERY POWER BRIEF | Researchers at the Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden believe the bodies of electric cars can be utilized to operate as…