Green Car Congress

MAY 30, 2009

Canada-based international auto supplier and contract assembler Magna International, now with a Memorandum of Understanding for the acquisition of Opel from General Motors ( earlier post ), sees vehicle electrification as one of its key strategic initiatives. Earlier post.) Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Lithium Ion Vehicles Energy Storage Hybrid 170

Revenge of the Electric Car

DECEMBER 23, 2008

A coalition of 14 companies this week announced the creation of a new business alliance aimed at promoting domestic production of lithium ion batteries. Automakers hope to use the batteries in next- generation hybrids as well as plug-in electric cars. LA Times, December 20, 2008. December 20, 2008 U.S.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2009

The multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) was developed in China by the Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC), a design and engineering joint venture between General Motors and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC), with global design input. will be nearly three times more powerful than the system it replaces.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2009

JCS announced plans to invest $220 million in a new advanced-battery manufacturing facility to produce lithium-ion cells for automotive applications—its first in the US. Project details include: Johnson Controls-Saft Advanced Power Solutions LLC ( JCS ). - The MEGA board approved a high-tech state tax credit valued at $25.2

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Tax Credit Michigan Li-ion Tax 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2009

In another invited paper at ECS 215, Mark Verbrugge, Materials and Processes Laboratory, General Motors R&D Center, presented an update of work done in collaboration with Professor Yang-Tse Cheng at the University of Kentucky on the role of mechanical deformation on the life of electrode materials for traction batteries.

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Batteries Battery Nickel Metal Hydride Li-ion 150

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. Weve kept the summary table below generally up-to-date for passenger PHEVs, but not for BEVs, motorcycles or larger vehicles like buses and trucks. First Escape PHEV delivered to SCE Nov 2007; 20 in 2008-2009. See our frequent comments at our news archive.

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV 45

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

The energy is stored in a 24 kWh lithium-ion polymer battery, jointly developed with LG Chemical. Honda’s current fuel cell-electric vehicle, the FCX Clarity, launched in July 2008. Two hydrogen storage tanks, with a total capacity of 5.64 Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

" In other words, General Motors is going to lose its shirt until the Volt establishes itself in the marketplace. General Motors has sought $10.3 One wonders if the recent headway at MIT in building lithium ion cells using ?virus? Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0 "The Volt is a case study.

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