{"id":121709,"date":"2023-12-01T17:49:38","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T17:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/?p=121709"},"modified":"2023-12-01T17:49:38","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T17:49:38","slug":"our-next-energys-gemini-battery-doubled-a-bmw-ixs-range-to-608-miles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/auto-news\/our-next-energys-gemini-battery-doubled-a-bmw-ixs-range-to-608-miles\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Next Energy's 'Gemini' Battery Doubled A BMW iX's Range To 608 Miles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our Next Energy (ONE), a Michigan-based energy storage technology company, announced that a BMW iX test vehicle\u2014powered by its Gemini dual-chemistry battery\u2014achieved over 600 miles of range on a single charge.<\/p>\n

The demonstration project, conducted in partnership with BMW Group, was announced in mid-2022, with a goal of achieving 600 miles on ONE’s battery, which would be up to around two times more than the production BMW iX.<\/p>\n

According to ONE, the final result was 608.1 miles (978 km) under the Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP) test.<\/p>\n

The company also says that the Gemini battery is rated at 450 Wh\/l of volumetric energy density on a system level (pack), while the energy content is “185+ kilowatt-hours” in the same space allotted to typical passenger EV packs.<\/p>\n

Mujeeb Ijaz, CEO & founder of ONE noted: “Electric vehicles will achieve mass adoption when they offer enough range that people will feel comfortable having an EV as their only vehicle. The Gemini battery has proven it can double the range of EVs and break down the biggest barrier to electrification.”<\/p>\n

The result of over 600 miles impressed J\u00fcrgen Hildinger, BMW Group New Technologies Head of High Voltage Storage, who said “We enjoy working with the team at ONE and look forward to taking the next steps together,” suggesting that there is a potential for commercialization for Gemini batteries.<\/p>\n

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The Our Next Energy (ONE)’s Gemini dual-chemistry battery architecture contains two different cell types:<\/p>\n