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Monday, July 12, 2010 |
Phostech Lithium led consortium scaling up Battery Cathode material development (G&C - New Prod. & Tech.) In Quebec, Canada, Phostech Lithium, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sud-Chemie, is leading a consortium that includes Universite de Montreal, GAIA Akkumulatorenwerke GmbH, K2 Energy, and Auto-Kabel
to scale up its high power density carbon nano-coated lithium iron phosphate cathode material to addresses the safety, cost and charge cycling issues for next-generation electric car batteries. The consortium will focus on a 24 times scale-up from a 100t/y batch pilot plant to a continuous and fully integrated 2,400t/y plant; on producing a consistent quality material from a larger "first of its kind" wet chemical processing unit, and on meeting battery manufacturers' specifications and price points. The consortium is receiving support from Sustainable Development Technology Canada, (Source: Earth Time, July 7, 2010)
Tesla to deliver Electric prototypes to Toyota (G&C) Following up on a deal last profiled in our June 10, 2010 edition, Tesla has made its planned cooperation with Toyota official by committing to deliver two electric car prototypes built using bodies of unspecified Toyota Motor Co. vehicles. "Since our announcement in May, Toyota and Tesla engineering teams have made a lot of progress in a short amount of time and it is exciting to start seeing some initial results. The prototypes will combine Toyota vehicles with Tesla electric powertrains," Tesla Chief Technology Officer JB Straubel said. (Source: San Jose Business Journal, July 7, 2010)
Smith Electric Vehicles U.S. extends bid to purchase UK Partner (M&A - Int'l) Following up on an acquisition last profiled in our March 11, 2010 edition, Smith Electric Vehicles U.S. Corp. has received an additional 60 days to finalize its proposed purchase of its UK-based Smith Electric Vehicles partner from its parent company, Tanfield Group PLC. Earlier in March, Smith Electric Vehicles U.S. had submitted a $105 million offer to buy out its partner, which owns a 49 % in Smith Electric Vehicles U.S. (Source: Kansas City Business Journal, July 5, 2010)
Electrovaya wins $5 million funding for Hybrid Battery development (G&C) Electrovaya is receiving a $5 million CDN ($4.8 million US) contribution from Sustainable Development Technology Canada to support battery development for plug-in hybrid electric vehicle applications. Electrovaya is developing its advanced, high energy density Lithium Ion SuperPolymer® battery and related systems technologies for a test fleet of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle versions of the Ram 1500 pickup from Chrysler Group's Ram Truck Brand. The funding will support the continued development of advanced cells and battery modules, the development of a higher throughput battery cell and module production line, and the lifetime performance validation of battery packs to establish commercial value of spent automotive packs. (Source: Electrovaya, July 8, 2010)
Daimler sells 130 CNG buses in California (G&C) The Los Angeles Unified School District is ordering 130 compressed natural gas (CNG) school buses from Daimler Trucks North America and Daimler Buses' school bus manufacturer, Thomas Built Buses - the largest contract for natural gas buses in the company's history. The vehicles, which comply with the U.S. EPA 2010 emissions standards and also meet the state of California's Air Resources Board limits, are scheduled to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2010. (Source: Daimler, June 9, 2010)
Solid-state Hydrogen Storage technology commercialization funds raised by McPhy Energy (Int'l, Funding) McPhy Energy has raised $17.1 million to commercialize solid-state hydrogen storage technology in a round led Sofinnova Partners. Since storage has long been the sticking point for hydrogen-based energy, McPhy's plan to store the ultra-light gas in a solid state holds great promise. What's more, the company intends to couple its storage technology with a renewable energy source to power an electrolyzer, which, in turn, produces hydrogen either to spin a turbine or for fuel cells -- with the entire process emissions-free. (Source: GreenTech Media, July 10, 2010)
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