In light of its partnership with Microphast Batter Manufacturing Company to jointly develop the technology for separating batteries and construct a new factory in the US, General Motors will receive a grant of $ 200 million from the US government as part of the Grant of Initiative to Treat Battlers and Battle Manufacturing of the US Department of Energy.
Although the location of the factory has not yet been disclosed, this initiative is anticipated to generate hundreds of new employment, and General Motors will receive a second grant from the US government for $ 75 million in batteries in the second stage.
General Motors will bring the current separation and paint technology to the table and work to develop it in order to improve the safety of electric vehicles on the one hand, and lengthen the life of the batteries on the other. The separators are the components of the electric car battery, of great importance for safety, which separate the positive pole from the cathode, allowing the transportation of ions.
The thermal stability of electric vehicle batteries, which was a contentious issue following a number of electric vehicle fires and General Motors’ involvement in the fire scandals despite the fact that the burned batteries for the Chevrolet Bolt were provided by a third party, will be improved by the new separation technology.
General Motors, Kent Hilvrich, has spoke about his company’s steps, saying: “This cooperation with Microfast is supporting our continuous efforts to develop a supply chain of electric vehicles that focus on North America, and helps to turn everyone towards electric cars. ”
We anticipate that our safety advantages from cutting-edge and thermally stable polyamide separation devices will enable us to convert high-energy lithium-ion batteries and produce excellent results for this sector.
The University of Maryland Innovation Center suggests using the external structures of crustaceans (cancer) as a source of separation materials because it is less erotic and flammable than the chemicals currently used. It is noteworthy that General Motors and Microphast are not the only two that work on separation technology, as two separate entities reached an interesting similar solution.
General Motors received a subsidy from the US government worth $200 million.
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