Battery

Web exclusive

Enhancing hybrid power capacitor safety

Capacitor battery developer Kurt Energy has outlined how it complements the inherent safety of its 18650Y and 21700Y

Web exclusive

Marelli wins contract to supply BMS to major EV carmaker

Marelli has been awarded a contract to supply a BMS for the small-to-medium battery EVs of a major global carmaker. Marelli will provide both the hardware and the

Grid

Quantum leap for cell current tests

Researchers in Japan have used a quantum sensor with a wide dynamic range and high sensitivity to measure the current in a battery pack more accurately than traditional techniques (writes Nick Flaherty). The team

New Products

REE Automotive Names Microvast as battery pack supplier for its commercial EVs

Lithium-ion battery maker Microvast Holdings and EV platform supplier REE Automotive have signed a supply and purchase agreement. Under its terms, Microvast will provide its MV-C Gen 4 HpCO lithium-ion battery packs for REE’s EV platforms. The packs can be fully charged in 30 minutes. Their pouch cells in the MV-C Gen 4 provide 53.5 […]

In Conversation

In conversation: Matt Faulks

Viritech’s CTO tells Rory Jackson how fuel cell developments for its Apricale hypercar will feed into its upcoming heavy goods vehicles Anyone who works in electrified and low-carbon automotive

Grid

Rugged packs from standard module

Proventia has launched a modular rugged battery pack for off-road construction equipment (writes Nick Flaherty). The ePRO500+ platform uses lithium titanate

New Products

Webasto system boosts the performance of traction batteries

Webasto has launched a compact and scalable thermal management solution called the eBTM, which it says increases the performance and service life of traction batteries in electric vehicles and machines. It allows continuous monitoring of the operating temperature to ensure that the heating and cooling circuits are balanced in order to maintain the battery temperature […]

Web exclusive

Researchers gain insights into improving lithium-ion cells

A team of scientists from the US, Canada and Germany (led by researchers at Texas A&M University, TAMU) have combined novel imaging techniques and large

Focus on...

Battery testing

Nick Flaherty explains the various non-invasive methods of analysing the workings of battery cells and their materials Testing battery cells, modules and packs presents a series of challenges. First of these

Grid

High-power modular EV cell cycler

NI has launched a battery cycler that supports testing packs with a power of up to 150 kW (writes Nick Flaherty). The High Power System (HPS) 17000, NI’s highest voltage cycler at 1500 V,