Month: July 2022

Evolito acquires Electroflight

Electric propulsion company Evolito acquires aerospace battery company Electroflight to create full powertrain solutions capability Having previously worked together, as YASA, we successfully powered the worlds fastest electric aircraft, the Spirit of Innovation to break the world speed record. Now as a wholly owned subsidiary of Evolito, we look forward to accelerating the possibilities for emissions-free…
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July 11, 2022 0

The UK Battery Industrialisation Centre Offers and Develops Wirebonding Using Asterion Wedge Bonder

Inseto, a leading technical distributor of equipment and materials, has supplied and installed a Kulicke & Soffa (K&S) Asterion EV hybrid wedge bonder at the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC). The Asterion EV gives the national battery manufacturing development facility, UKBIC, the ability to provide a wider range of welding technologies to its customers. The…
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July 7, 2022 0

OakNorth, S-Cube and Intercalation founders back university battery spinout About:Energy

About:Energy, a spinout founded from battery research at Imperial College London and the University of Birmingham, has closed its pre-seed funding round thanks to investments from three notable technology experts. Rishi Khosla, co-founder and chief executive of OakNorth, Nikhil Shah, co-founder and chief executive of S-Cube, and Nicholas Yiu, founder of Intercalation Station, joined forces…
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July 5, 2022 0

Looming lithium supply shortage threatens electric vehicle production, says latest Advanced Propulsion Centre demand report

25% of vehicles manufactured in Europe predicted to have LFP batteries, reducing reliance on nickel A modest global lithium deficit is likely in 2025, significantly widening by 2030 Investment needed now to scale up lithium industry, as it takes years to build battery-grade capacity More can be done to reduce demand with effective use of…
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July 4, 2022 0