Etiket: batteries
The next generation of batteries for our cars will wait until 2035
Critics of electric vehicles are rubbing their hands: ah ha! We told you so. Technology costs too much. Consumers don’t want it. Manufacturers are losing millions. Despite the pitfalls, the…
Power outages and winter peaks: Hydro-Québec plans to use your car batteries
Hydro-Québec wants to use your electric cars to cope with winter peaks and outages, using the energy stored in the batteries which are connected in front of the houses. •…
Subaru to source batteries from Panasonic
(Tokyo) The Japanese automobile manufacturer Subaru and Panasonic, also a Japanese company, announced on Tuesday an agreement which will allow the former to obtain supplies from the latter of cylindrical…
Speed up the recharge time of lithium-ion batteries
This text is part of the special section Electric and intelligent transport Teams of researchers and chemistry students from the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM) and McGill University are…
Robert Lalonde: recharge your batteries in nature instead of spending hours on screens
An exceptional writer, Robert Lalonde shares his childhood memories in his new book, a period of his life which occupies great importance in his work. By fine touches, in We…
Improving batteries, a key issue for smartphone manufacturers
Under pressure from consumers, in search of more durable smartphones, tech giants are increasing initiatives to improve battery performance, which is considered largely perfectible. A challenge for the sector, also…
Greener Quebec batteries
This text is part of the special Research section Quebec aims to become an important player in the battery sector. Concordia University professor Karim Zaghib, a leading authority on lithium-ion…
Let the Americans subsidize our batteries
The Northvolt file may lack transparency, but it is an inexhaustible source of dubious puns. Before Christmas, Minister Fitzgibbon served us “three-eyed fish”. This week it was Eve, Adam and…
electric batteries, new targets for thieves
Published on 02/21/2024 22:18 Video length: 2 min Automobile: electric batteries, new targets for thieves Automobile: electric batteries, new targets for thieves – (France 2) In car dealerships, a series…
warehouse catches fire and burns more than 900 tons of lithium batteries
Published on 02/18/2024 7:16 p.m. Video length: 2 min Fire in Aveyron: a warehouse catches fire and burns more than 900 tonnes of lithium batteries A storage warehouse has been…
900 tons of lithium batteries caught fire in fire
As a precaution, populations located within a radius of 500 meters were asked to remain confined. Published on 02/17/2024 22:45 Reading time: 1 min The fire took place on Saturday…
900 tons of lithium batteries caught fire in fire
As a precaution, populations located within a radius of 500 meters were asked to remain confined. Published on 02/17/2024 22:45 Reading time: 1 min The fire took place on Saturday…
Canada leads the race for electric vehicle batteries, according to BloombergNEF
Canada outranks China as the best place in the world to build a supply chain for lithium ion batteries, according to a ranking released last Tuesday by strategic research firm…
From mines to batteries, lithium is not without economic risk
Should we be surprised by recent announcements of cutbacks and closures of lithium mines in Quebec and internationally, while demand for “white gold” is experiencing strong growth for batteries and…
We won’t have houses, we will have batteries
The Northvolt project, which will be built on residentially zoned land, is a tragedy that says a lot about the non-priority nature of access to home ownership for all. Quebec,…
Batteries | An “extraordinary opportunity to seize,” says BMO boss
Batteries will, without a shadow of a doubt, be one of the biggest industries in the world over the next decade, according to BMO’s big boss for Quebec, Grégoire Baillargeon.…
Batteries | An “extraordinary opportunity to seize,” says BMO boss
Batteries will, without a shadow of a doubt, be one of the biggest industries in the world over the next decade, according to BMO’s big boss for Quebec, Grégoire Baillargeon.…
can France get away from its dependence on foreign countries for its electric batteries?
The government has launched the race for this essential ingredient to electrify the automobile fleet, currently imported from a handful of countries in the world. If several sites in France…
Faulty lithium-ion batteries concern Toronto
Toronto’s fire chief says fires started by faulty lithium-ion batteries are on the rise and pose a “significant risk” after a Dec. 31 fire on a subway train showed how…
Motors, batteries and electrical components | Important recalls at Honda, Acura, Jeep and Subaru
Manufacturers Honda, Jeep and Subaru have recently launched major recall campaigns to correct defects affecting certain specific models. Overview of the number of vehicles affected as well as the components…