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First BYD Electric e6 Cars Arrive In Europe And The UK

Enel and BYD Sign Agreement to Offer Electric Solutions

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Enel and BYD (Build Your Dreams) have signed a global framework cooperation agreement to develop joint projects focussed on electric mobility and energy storage. Enel recently made the news as they partnered with Nissan to develop xStorage – the companies battery storage solution that uses second-life Nissan Leaf batteries. BYD has a compelling range of electric cars and buses on sale in China and worldwide.

BYD uses less common lithium iron-phosphate batteries that use iron (FE) as a core component to ensure safety, stability and a long battery life. The BYD…

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Battery Cells

World’s First Sodium-ion Powered Vehicle Demonstrated

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We all know of lithium-ions, the chemistry used within batteries, which power everything from smartphones to electric cars. There are other chemistries too that do not receive quite as much attention. Familiar types such as Nickel Metal-Hydride (NiMH) are common place, but generally regarded as not being as useful as lithium-ion. However, there are plenty

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Zero Carbon Futures - Battery close up

Used EV Batteries Second Life as Power to Homes

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A collaborative project in North East England is developing an innovative solution to the problem of successfully exploiting the potential of used batteries from electric vehicles (EVs). The venture explores the possibility of harnessing power in EV batteries as energy storage in a domestic or workplace environment, either for charging vehicles, providing an emergency power

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Rolls-Royce 102EX Phantom experimental electric car - Axeon, now Johnson Matthey provided the battery system

Axeon Rebrands as Johnson Matthey Battery Systems

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Following its acquisition by Johnson Matthey in 2012, Axeon has now rebranded as Johnson Matthey Battery Systems. With many years’ experience of designing and producing high performance lithium-ion based systems, Johnson Matthey Battery Systems can provide a full design and assembly package. In the automotive/transport sector the business is focused on developing and producing battery

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