Honda, GS Yuasa Collaborate for Lithium-Ion Battery Development Updated On Tue, Jan 24th, 2023 by Saurenergy The evolution and quick adoption of electric mobility largely depends on the development of quality and reliable battery systems. Hence, two Japanese conglomerates – Honda Motor and GS Yuasa International – have signed an agreement for collaboration for a high-capacity, high-output lithium-ion battery. Honda and GS Yuasa will discuss specifics with the goal of establishing […] Read more
SUN Mobility, Pilipinas Shell to Bring Battery Swapping Technology to Philippines Updated On Fri, Jan 20th, 2023 by Saurenergy A provider of energy infrastructure and services for electric vehicles (EVs), SUN Mobility, has announced that it has recently signed a strategic agreement with the Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation. The partnership will explore the pilot deployment of SUN Mobility’s advanced battery-swapping technology in the Philippines for two and wheel-wheel electric vehicles. Philippines-based Pilipinas Shell Petroleum […] Read more
Global Battery Leader CATL In Tie-Up With UL To Improve Battery Safety Updated On Thu, Jan 19th, 2023 by Saurenergy Global battery technology player Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. (CATL) has announced that it has signed an MoU with applied safety science provider UL Solutions for strategic cooperation to help create safer deployment and use of battery energy storage systems (BESS) and electric vehicle (EV) batteries. The agreement expects CATL to use its battery laboratory to […] Read more
EV Battery-Tech Startup Log9 Materials Sweeps Over $11 Mn in Series B Round Updated On Tue, Jan 17th, 2023 by Saurenergy Battery platform for electric vehicles Log9 Materials has scooped up over $11 million in a Series B round, which was led by PTV International Ventures. Participants in the Series B round included SiriusOne Capital, Cornerstone Ventures, among others. This is seemingly an extension of the Series B round, which is followed by the the Rs […] Read more
FREYR Battery to Supply Upto 14 GWh LFP Cells to Impact Clean Power Technology Updated On Mon, Jan 16th, 2023 by Saurenergy FREYR Battery has signed a conditional offtake agreement (“COA”) with Impact Clean Power Technology under which, FREYR will supply 10 to 14 GWh of clean next-generation battery cells based on the 24M Technologies SemiSolidTM platform to Impact Clean Power Technology from 2025 to 2030. Norway-based FREYR Battery is a developer of clean, next-generation battery cell […] Read more
Transformation of EV Industry in India Updated On Tue, Jan 10th, 2023 by Saurenergy As India is still in the starting stages of the EV revolution, the adoption and number of EVs sold is rising faster with every passing day. EVs are the future’s transportation and are no longer an exclusive option for early adopters. EVs are already one of the fastest-growing vehicle markets. As governments implement various incentives […] Read more
Mercedes-Benz Energy & Lohum Partner for 50 MWh of Second Use Li-ion Battery Modules Updated On Wed, Jan 4th, 2023 by Saurenergy Mercedes-Benz Energy and Lohum have entered into a strategic partnership for second-life batteries. The agreement is a multi-year supply contract agreement, under which Mercedes-Benz Energy and Lohum have committed to a minimum offtake schedule of 50 MWh per annum across multiple second life module variants. Lohum is Mercedes-Benz Energy’s first partner in Asia. The agreement […] Read more
Log9 Materials & 3eco Forge Partnership for 2,000 InstaCharged EVs Updated On Wed, Jan 4th, 2023 by Saurenergy Three Wheeler EV fleet operator 3eco Systems and advanced battery-tech and deep-tech startup Log9 Materials have forged a strategic partnership for the deployment of Shakti 8 Cargo (S8Ci). The partnership will pave the way for the deployment of over 2,000 InstaCharged heavy duty EVs across India in the span of the the next 18 months. […] Read more
India’s EV Charging Roll Out, ‘Patla Pin’ Magic, And More Challenges Updated On Tue, Dec 27th, 2022 by Saurenergy For a nation that embraced the mobile phone with breakneck speed, pricey prices notwithstanding, the heyday of Nokia phones in the late 90s and through early 2000s became synonymous with the thin-pin charger, which was very popular and ubiquitous at the time. Such was its ubiquity that it was assumed that everyone or every home […] Read more
