Powered By Lithium: Fully Charged - KIA Soul EV.

"A 350 mile test drive in the all new Kia Soul EV.
Kia claim that their battery density of 200 watt hours per kilogram is the highest of any electric car on the road.
It has an 81.4 kilowatt motor producing 285 Newton meters of torque. Oh yes, and it's very nice to drive."

  KIA Soul is making quite a splash all across Europe with its launch. LG Chem and Samsung are also buying tickets for the electric race now.

Lithium "Megafactory": LG Chem Breaks Ground For EV Battery Plant In China.

  

  "China is already the top lithium materials producer and now LG Chem will put it solidly on the lithium battery map. LG Chem plans are very ambitious - company plans to produce 100k batteries per year! Tesla Gigafactory rightfully attracts a lot of attention and LG Chem move will find its investment audience as well. All this production of batteries will need the secure supply of lithium.
  International Lithium is positioned to participate in this huge market opportunity in China as part of the vertically integrated lithium business with our strategic partner Ganfeng Lithium. Read more."

Samsung Invests In Lithium Polymer Battery Developer Seeo – Target Is 400 Wh/kg.

  

InsideEVs

  InsideEVs reports on another very promising development in the lithium Battery space. As Elon Musk has pointed out before, we should not be very excited before any of these claims will make it into the electric cars, but it is very important development. I like to see, particularly, that such companies as Samsung are joining the lithium technology development, which crucial for the next advance in EV rEvolution.

  InsideEV website is highly recommended for all electric cars followers.

International Lithium Partner China's Jiangxi Ganfeng Lithium Signs MOU With Boston-Power Inc.

  

  Our strategic partner Ganfeng Lithium continues to build vertically integrated Lithium business in China. Now it is gaining access to the latest lithium batteries technology. International Lithium is the part of this international integration in order to secure the supply of lithium.

International Lithium Corp. Update on Avalonia (Ireland) and Mariana (Argentina) Lithium Projects.

Kia Pushes Lithium Battery Energy-density Frontier With Soul EV.

  Electric Vehicle News reports on another development in lithium technology. This time it has made its way already to the production - Kia Soul is already a hit with the Maroon 5 fans at least.

Powered By Lithium: 2015 Kia Soul EV Hamster Commercial Featuring “Animals“ by Maroon 5 – MTV.

  "This one will cut to the hearts of the new generation looking for a change. Next step will be the $15k electric car for the mass market to make this rEvolution truly unstoppable. Read more."

International Lithium Presentation May 2014 from Kirill Klip

China Rolls Out Welcome Mat for Electric Cars: Ganfeng Lithium Partners with International Lithium in Argentina and Ireland.

Electric Vehicle News:

Kia Pushes Energy-density Frontier With Soul EV Battery

"Kia Motors is using a 360-V lithium-ion battery pack of “class-leading” energy density (200 W·h/kg) in the 2015 Soul EV to give it range of about 200 km (125 mi) on the European Driving Cycle, and “real-world” range of 80-100 mi (129-161 km) in the U.S. The cells and the battery are the same in all regions.

The battery in the 2015 Kia Soul EV is the result of a three-year development program with lithium-ion cell maker SK Innovation. The 192 cells are packaged into eight modules and deliver a total battery capacity of 27 kW·h. The cell cathode is of nickel-rich NCM (nickel-cobalt-manganese) chemistry, with the raw materials for that and other components optimized for energy density, durability, and safety.

Kia says high-performance anode and gel electrolyte additive materials were developed. The new electrolyte additive allows for better range by more effectively dealing with low and high temperatures. A “special” ceramic separator with improved thermal resistance properties is used.

The cell casings are of polymer pouch type (as opposed to metal), and the battery pack is air-cooled. Standard equipment on the Soul EV includes receptacles for SAE J1772 Level 1 and Level 2 ac charging, as well as CHAdeMO dc fast charging (480 V).

The car goes on sale in the U.S. in third quarter 2014. Electric Vehicle News."