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Li-S battery company OXIS Energy reports 300 Wh/kg and 25 Ah cell, predicting 33 Ah by mid-2015, 500 Wh/kg by end of 2018

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UK-based Lithium-sulfur battery company OXIS Energy ( earlier post ) reported developing a Lithium-sulfur cell achieving in excess of 300 Wh/kg. In August, for example, OXIS Energy and Multi Source Power technologies (MSP) formed a partnership to develop Li-sulfur batteries for marine applications.

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BioSolar begins development of high-energy anode technology

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Alan Heeger, the recipient of a Nobel Prize in 2000 for the discovery and development of conductive polymers, and Dr. David Vonlanthen, a project scientist and energy storage expert at University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB).).

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Daimler running 6 different electrified models in Silvretta E-Car Rally; hints at Li-sulfur

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Mercedes-Benz is currently placing a very strong focus on its plug-in hybrid initiative: by 2017 there will be ten models in the market—requiring a new product launch every four months on average. The market launch of the new smart fortwo and forfour is fully under way right now; electric variants will follow in 2016.