EPA 2020 Automotive Trends
2020 EPA Report on Automotive Trends: CO2 emissions, SUV market share, CO2 credits, Technologies (turbocharger, direct injection, Continuously Variable Transmission, Cylinder Deactivation, hybridisation, electrification, fuel cell, etc.) used at car manufactures, etc.
Li-on Battery Gigafactories in Europe (January 2021)
January 2021 Gigafactories Update: about 600 GWh annual production capacity for Li-Ion Battery cells announced for Europe, enough to equip approximately 9 million Electric Vehicles. Tesla, SVOLT and Panasonic are the latest Battery factories announced in Europe
Battery Fire Risk - FIVE Conference Summary
Electric Vehicles present new risk for Fire Fighters. Battery runaway and potential Fire risk need to be better understand and new safety procedures need to be developed. The FIRE Conference is a dedicated conference on FIRE in transportation and included in its 2020 edition a lot of studies on Battery Fire (Electric Vehicles, Bus and Trucks)
VGT Turbo for Gasoline Engines
VGT (Variable Geometry Turbine) are a family of Turbo Technology. The objective is to better guide the exhaust flow depending on operating conditions and available mass flow rate. Even if commonly used in Diesel, VGT for gasoline is still not mass market but clearly a major current trend at most of OEMs
Mazda to use a Wankel Engine as Range Extender for Hybrid Electric Vehicle
The Mazda Hybrid MX-30 will use a Rotary Engine for the US market. The Wankel Engine will be used to recharge the 35 kWh Battery when necessary
Porsche Taycan Thermal Management
The Porsche Taycan thermal management is based on a refrigerant and a coolant circuit using a chiller and an indirect condenser.
3 different temperature levels can be distinguished in the coolant circuit of the Taycan: (1) the Heating circuit with up to 90°C; (2) the Medium Temp circuit [40-65 °C]; (3) the Low Temp < 40 °C
Hyundai EV Platform
Hyundai has released its 1st dedicated EV platform 🚘🔌 coming in 2021. All details: e-Motors, Inverter, Battery, Module, 800V high-Speed charger…
EV and Lithium Battery Manufactures, are you prepared for January 1 2021?
From Jan 1st 2021, there 3 new national standards in China for electric vehicles and lithium-ion Battery safety (GB 18384-2020,GB 38032-2020, GB 38031-2020).
These tests requires alarm signal for thermal battery events, waterproof, insulation resistance, high- voltage electrical, external fire, mechanical shock, simulated collision, vibration, short circuit, etc.
Wells-to-wheel GHG emissions for China: EVs vs ICEs
Analysis of the Chinese in terms of CO2 emissions comparing BEVs and ICEs in function of the source of electricity: only particular regions benefit from massive Battery and EV adoptions
Solid State Battery Technology and Companies
Battery manufacturers are all working on solid-state electrolyte in order to enhance the safety and energy density. Which Technologies are under development? Which companies are leading these developments?
China Automotive Roadmap for 2035
China Roadmap for its Automotive Industry by 2035 = focus on Electric and Connected Vehicles. „New Energy Vehicles“ includes BEV, Hybrids and Fuel Cells
10 Facts about Lithium Battery Materials
10 fun facts compiled by Andy Lee about materials used in Lithium-ion Batteries (market size, business opportunity, recycling, anode, cathode, separator, electrolyte, graphite, cobalt, copper, nickel, ...)
China, Europe, Tesla and the Pandemic define the 2020 Battery Market
China, Europe, Tesla and the pandemic define the xEV Battery market in 2020. Find the Analysis of Roland Zenn of the Lithium Battery Market between Jan.-Aug 2020. The analysis of all players: LG. Panasonic, CATL, Samsung DI, etc.
Installed Battery Capacity - Q3 2020 Prediction
Analysis of the installed battery capacity for Q3 2020: (1) LG Chem; (2) CATL; (3) PANASONIC; (4) BYD; (5) Samsung SDI
Lithium Battery Market: LG Chem vs CATL (Sept 2020)
Although LG Chem had leapfrogged CATL in marketshare, however the Chinese still maintained the overall leading producer.
Read more for the complete analysis of the marketshare of the main Lithium-ion Battery cell producers (LG, CATL, Samsung, etc.)
Maserati MC20 PreChamber
This post detail the new Maserati MC20 PreChamber Technology. This is a specific technology of Turbulent Jet Ignition (TJI) patented by Maserati. Their PreChamber technology allows more power at high loads operating points. A second spark plug was added for low loads and emission compliance. The fuel economy is about 3 percents.
H1 2020: Automotive Battery Cells from Korea Increased despite a Shrinking Market
H1 2020: Automotive Battery cells from Korean players increased in an otherwise shrinking market. 42.6 GWh of battery cells were deployed in registered xEVs between January-June 2020 with a benefit of Korea battery cell producers such as LG Chem. But with the quick recover of xEV market in China, Chinese players (CATL, etc.) should expect to reclaim the first rank till the end of 2020.