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BMW will test the upgraded battery of the One in its IX electric SUV

June 14, 2022
Bharat Times

BMW will use the Gemini battery from Michigan-based start-up OurNext Energy, which is claimed to offer a range of 965km or more between charges.

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BMW will install and test a long-range battery developed by Michigan-based startup Our Next Energy (ONE) in the German automaker’s iX electric SUV, the companies said on Tuesday.

The battery maker said One’s Gemini batteries will include two types of batteries, one with an advanced chemistry that can store more energy and enable a vehicle range of 600 miles (965 km) or more. . One said the prototype vehicle is expected to be completed by the end of the year.

According to Mujeeb Ejaz, Founder and CEO of ONE, Gemini Battery aims to reduce the use of traditional EV battery materials such as cobalt, nickel, graphite and lithium.

Ijaz said One is testing different electrode chemistries in Gemini, while evaluating potential tradeoffs in cost, energy and stability.

Ejaz said that one could offer a production version of the battery in three different sizes and prices, including a lower-end version that would cost the same as today’s conventional nickel- and cobalt-based batteries. If not a little less.”

Ijaz said One is in discussions with other companies to test prototypes similar to its Gemini batteries.

In March, BMW’s corporate venture arm led a $65 million funding round at ONE. Other investors in that round included Cotu Management, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Assembly Ventures, Flex and Volta Energy Technologies.

In December, One said that early prototypes of the retrofitted Gemini battery in the Tesla Model S sedan gave a range of more than 750 miles (1,200 km), which is more than the best production electric vehicles on the market.

Since its inception in 2020, One has focused development on a long-range battery that uses safer and more sustainable materials while packing more energy into a smaller, less expensive package.

In a statement, BMW executive Juergen Hildinger said the automaker is “exploring opportunities to integrate One’s battery technologies into the models of our future BEV (battery electric vehicle) product lineup.”

(Reporting by Paul Leinert in Detroit; Editing by Will Dunham)

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