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Lithium-Sulfur Batteries To Help Electrify Brazil's Bus Fleets

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Hi, what are you looking for?Lithium-sulfur batteries are getting more competitive with cobalt driven lithium-ion batteries. The use of lithium-sulfur chemistries can actually bring down costs and improve the ability to procure minerals needed for very high-volume production of electric vehicle (EV) batteries.An earlier&nbsp; by the Rocky Mountain Institute mentioned that lithium-sulfur batteries, in particular, can help electrify heavier mobility applications. also reported that sulfur is a more plentiful material compared to that of cobalt that could expand EV driving ranges considerably and yet cost less. Lithium-sulfur batteries are also more energy dense, expected to produce around a twofold increase in the battery pack level by the time they reach the market.There’s a huge market opportunity for technology—new report shows exploding investment in batteries is revolutionizing the sector much faster than expected. Read more:— RMI (@RockyMtnInst)So, it is not surprising to find that British lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery manufacturer Oxis Energy how this technology can help Brazil’s public bus fleet electrify, and cut costs in the process. “Huw Hampson-Jones, CEO of the Oxford-based company, told pv magazine the company was planning to ramp up production of its Li-S battery cells in planned factories in Brazil and Wales,” writes.An idled production facility on the Mercedes-Benz Brazil campus will be a new 20,000 square meter Oxis Energy factory. Image courtesy of Oxis Energy.Oxis Energy this past week that it had negotiated a 15-year lease with Mercedes-Benz Brazil to use an idled production site in the state of Minas Gerais in southeastern Brazil for its new factory. In February, Oxis stated the Brazilian facility would be operational next year.“NORDIKA Pharmaceutical of Brazil will undertake the design and engineering associated with the plant and machinery layout. Upgrading the site will begin immediately and will involve an investment in excess of US $50m. The target is to have the fully digitalised plant commissioned and operating by 2023.“Phase 1 will be to lease circa 20,000 sq meters to enable the production of 5 million Lithium Sulfur (Li-S) cells per annum with the option to extend and double the estate and cell capacity.”The big industry target for these batteries is buses, new electric buses. In China, electric buses have taken over the market. Even by the end of 2017, had electrified 100% of its bus fleet, 16,359 buses. That’s more buses than in the bus fleets of NYC, Los Angeles County, New Jersey Transit, suburban Chicago, and Toronto combined.“Our aim is to aid the Brazilian government to eliminate all ICE (internal combustion engine) buses over a period of 25 years, equating to the production of over 4 billion cells,” said Hampson Jones. “Brazil has the third largest bus market in the world, with 700,000 ICE buses currently in circulation.”The batteries could also be used in electric aircraft, electric trucks, or electric boats.Related stories:&nbsp;Appreciate CleanTechnica’s originality and cleantech news coverage? Consider becoming a&nbsp;&nbsp;— or a&nbsp;patron on .&nbsp;Don't want to miss a cleantech story? Sign up for on email. Or !&nbsp;Have a tip for CleanTechnica, want to advertise, or want to suggest a guest for our CleanTech Talk podcast? .Advertisement&nbsp;#1 most loved electric vehicle, solar energy, and battery news &amp; analysis site in the world.&nbsp;Do more EVs mean more pain, or more HELP for the aging US energy grid?It all started with a bushfire. Emma Sutcliffe is a committed operational firefighter with the Country Fire Authority in Victoria. She was so committed...Last July, the Commercial Japan Partnership Technologies Corporation (CJPT) announced a partnership with Yamato Transport Co., Ltd. to start the commercialization of replaceable, rechargeable...Electric vehicle makers in the US may struggle to qualify their customers for a federal tax credit under new rules set by the Inflation...

Hi, what are you looking for?Lithium-sulfur batteries are getting more competitive with cobalt driven lithium-ion batteries. The use of lithium-sulfur chemistries can actually bring down costs and improve the ability to procure minerals needed for very high-volume production of electric vehicle (EV) batteries.An earlier&nbsp; by the Rocky Mountain Institute mentioned that lithium-sulfur batteries, in particular, can help electrify heavier mobility applications. also reported that sulfur is a more plentiful material compared to that of cobalt that could expand EV driving ranges considerably...

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