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Air Line Pilots Association Calls for Temporary Ban on Li-ion and Li-metal Battery Shipments on Airliners

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The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) is calling on the US government to prohibit shipments of lithium-ion and lithium-metal batteries on passenger and all-cargo aircraft until new regulations are in place to ensure the safe transport of these materials. ALPA letter.

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BASF and Sion Power to Collaborate on Lithium Sulfur Battery Technology; Targeting EV Market

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The Sion Power / BASF collaboration targets the development of battery materials to improve Li-S battery life and to increase the energy density and thus extend driving range of future EVs beyond what is currently available with alternative rechargeable battery technologies. IBA-HBC 2006. Click to enlarge.

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Li-ion Maker fortu PowerCell GmbH Considering Michigan Plant

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The fortu system consisted of a lithium-cobalt-dioxide cathode (LiCoO 2 ), a graphite anode, and an inorganic electrolyte based on SO 2. The conducting salt is lithium tetrachloroaluminate (LiAlCl 4 ). 2006) Purification process for an inorganic rechargeable lithium battery and new safety. Zinck et al. Resources.

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Mitsubishi to begin offering customers test drives of North American spec i-MiEV in November

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First shown as a concept vehicle at the 2003 Frankfurt Motor Show, the production car version of Mitsubishi i was introduced to the Japanese public in January 2006. A redesigned center console featuring improved materials will also feature prominently on the new North American Mitsubishi i-MiEV. Background. i-MiEV, Japan-spec.

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Story of TESLA Motors: Beginning, Fight, Survival, and Success

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They debuted the prototype for their Tesla Roadster in 2006, and it went into production in 2008. Customers could recharge the Roadster’s conventional lithium-ion battery used in many electronic devices, and the car could be charged using a standard wall socket. Fights For The Leadership. The Good Times.

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BMW MINI E Powered by AC Propulsion?

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The battery pack is comprised of 5,088 lithium-ion cells for a cummulative 35kWhrs of energy storage. These specifications sound strikingly similar to the electric drive and energy storage system found in the very impressive AC Propulsion eBox electric vehicles which also sport a 5,088 lithium-ion cell battery with 35kWhrs of capacity.

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PIP Declares Victory

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Here's the press release: PLUG-IN PARTNERS DECLARES VICTORY In January 2006, Austin Energy launched the national Plug-In Partners campaign, a grassroots effort to demonstrate to automakers that there is sufficient demand to support the mass production of flexible-fuel plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Parent company BYD Co.—it