New brochure on the fire safety of electric cars: Current research and knowledge
How safe are battery-electric vehicles in the event of a fire? The electric mobility team at NOW GmbH has evaluated recent studies. The brochure ‘Fire safety of battery-electric cars’ (‘Bandsicherheit batterieelektrischer Pkw’) provides answers to the most important questions regarding the fire behaviour, fire protection, extinguishing and parking of electric cars. Illustrations vividly explain what happens during a thermal runaway, how a battery pack is constructed and the operational tactics of fire brigades when dealing with electric vehicle fires.
Strategic raw materials for powertrain batteries in electric cars: Sufficient deposits, but extraction needs to be expanded
Graphite, cobalt, copper, lithium, manganese and nickel are essential for the production of powertrain batteries for electric cars. Global deposits of these raw materials significantly exceed projected demand. However, Europe has only limited resources of its own. Our new factsheet provides information on reserves, production volumes, demand and dependencies of producing and refining countries.
Recycling of traction batteries for e-vehicles: key points at a glance
With the number of electric vehicles increasing, so too is the demand for raw materials for battery manufacture. Raw materials like lithium, nickel and cobalt are a rarity in Europe or have to be imported. Recycling is an important route to becoming less dependent on imports. It conserves natural resources and reduces the CO2 footprint compared to primary mining. And proper disposal decreases environmental pollution.
Researchers at Kassel University develop new transmission for electric commercial vehicles
Whereas electric drives for cars have considerable market share by now and in the truck sector, technical advances have also been made, the commercial vehicle sector between 3.5 and 7 tonnes has been overlooked. Now a research group from Kassel University has made significant progress working together with the Mercedes Benz plant in Kassel, a Daimler Truck AG site. The researchers developed a system by which proven electrical components from the passenger car area can be transferred to commercial vehicles. The research team has now presented its development.
Climate-friendly commercial vehicles at IAA Transportation 2024
NOW and the National Centre for Charging Infrastructure are providing information to visitors of the leading international trade fair for logistics, commercial vehicles, buses and the transport sector in Hanover. The new Lkw-LadeinfrastrukturMONITORING – the revised vehicle database of all climate-friendly commercial vehicle models, and new features of the eBusTOOL, will be among the presentations.
Facts and figures on electric mobility: NOW provides information on two new websites
NOW GmbH is now publishing the latest facts and figures on the ramp-up of electric mobility at www.elektromobilitaetsmonitor.de. This information is supplemented by the new website www.elektromobilitaet-now.de, which brings together 15 years of NOW knowledge on the topic of battery-electric mobility.
