Audi has confirmed that its e-tron electric SUV has been delayed by about 4 weeks due to a software change. In the meantime, LG Chem is reportedly trying to increase the price of the vehicle’s batteries. Based on anonymous sources, German magazine Bild am Sonntag reported the news this weekend. They stated that it could […]
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Audi Hit With 10% Price Increase On LG Batteries Due To High Demand
German newspaper Bild am Sonntag has reported that Audi has hit a snag in its battery supply chain. LG Chem is looking to increase the price of its batteries 10% due to high demand for its automotive batteries. LG Chem is the supplier for batteries for Daimler and the entire Volkswagen Group, meaning VW, Audi, […]
GE to partner BNSF on battery freight locomotive tests
A battery-electric freight locomotive is to be developed in the United States by BNSF Railway and GE Transportation. The programme will see GE Transportation design and build an AC Evolution Series locomotive which will feature an overall energy-management system, including onboard energy storage. This battery-electric locomotive will generate 2,400kWhrs of power and will be paired […]
Ohio Turnpike to add first electric vehicle charging stations
The state’s toll road is becoming friendlier to electric vehicles — but most Akron-area drivers will have to travel more than 100 miles to get to the first recharging opportunity. Electrify America of Reston, Va., announced Monday it is partnering with the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission to install the first electric vehicle charging stations […]
Aggreko Integrates Younicos’ Battery Storage Offering into Global Business
Aggreko, global provider of mobile and modular power, announced the full integration of energy storage pioneer Younicos. From today, Younicos will begin trading as Aggreko. Through this integration, Aggreko is significantly adding to its offer for customers, incorporating Younicos’ energy storage expertise, track record of 220 megawatts of installed battery projects and unique software. The […]
AAA Offers Free Battery Checks
Although it may only be October, it’s never too early to make sure your car is winter ready. To help give drivers some peace of mind, AAA East Central is hosting a Battery Wellness Clinic Thursday at the Erie branch at 6660 Peach St. Technicians will be on hand, checking car batteries to make sure […]
Battery maker CellCube to raise USD 3m through private placement
Canadian vanadium redox flow batteries maker CellCube Energy Storage Systems Inc is looking to raise about CAD 4 million (USD 3.1m/EUR 2.7m) gross from a fully-subscribed, non-brokered private placement. The funds will be used to increase ongoing sales and for the continued commercialisation of the company’s vanadium flow battery storage systems, CEO Mike Neylan said […]
Huge 50 megawatt battery will help power electric vehicle revolution
THE electric vehicle (EV) revolution is picking up the pace after UK company Pivot Power unveiled plans to invest £25 million in a massive 50 megawatt battery which will power a charging “superhub” near Carlisle, as part of a £1.6billion investment to create a UK network of EV charging stations. The site, on the M6, […]
Hydro touts new alloys, safe aluminum electric microcar concept
A series announcements from aluminum manufacturer Hydro this month hint at where collision repairers might encounter aluminum on future vehicles. Aluminum sheet alloys Hydro on Oct. 10 announced that after two years of work, it was launching three new alloys for hot-forming aluminum sheet, “mainly for complex automotive components,” calling the grades’ properties better than […]
Gold Weaker On Chart Consolidation; FOMC Minutes On Deck
Gold prices are modestly lower in early U.S. trading Wednesday, on a normal corrective pullback from recent solid gains that saw prices hit a 10-week high earlier this week. Bulls still have the near-term technical advantage. December gold futures were last down $2.30 an ounce at $1,228.70. December Comex silver was last down $0.016 at […]
