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JANUARY 20, 2016

Toyota, among others, has actively been exploring the development of Mg-ion batteries as a higher energy density solution for energy storage. Pellion says that its next-generation technology enables novel, high-energy-density batteries delivering fully twice the energy of lithium-ion cells in a comparable weight and volume.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2016

While hydrogen cars hit the streets and hydrogen stations spring up around the county, the industry has seen a consistent growth rate of 30% per year since 2010. billion in revenue and investment, supported more than 6,550 direct and indirect jobs, and industry labor reported income of approximately $620 million just in 2015 alone.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2011

The President’s Budget proposes a 12% increase in funding for the Department of Energy. The proposed budget also reduces funding for the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s hydrogen technology program by nearly $70 million—more than 40%. billion, a 12% increase over the 2010 enacted level.

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MAY 24, 2010

billion in 2010 to $10.1 billion in 2015, driven by demand for plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles. The facility has a proven record of developing and commercializing innovative molecules used today in a number of applications, including refrigerants, blowing agents, solvents and energy storage.

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JUNE 28, 2011

Alex Molinaroli, president for Johnson Controls Power Solutions, said that the company sees the start-stop vehicle technology market growing to 35 million batteries globally by 2015— including batteries not put into new vehicles—with the United States as an important piece of the market. million batteries by 2015.

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DECEMBER 18, 2012

Anderman says that multiple configurations of HEVs with various functionalities, voltages, power levels and energy-storage requirements are under development with potential for large vehicle sales volume later in the decade. Roland Berger’s projections of xEV sales through 2015. Source: Roland Berger. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 27, 2010

ReVolt has selected a site in Portland’s Airport Way Urban Renewal Area to serve as its headquarters and expects to begin battery development and HQ operations there in October, supporting approximately 150 jobs between 2010 and 2015. ReVolt says that the $6.8 ReVolt says that the $6.8

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MAY 12, 2009

GE says the planned facility will produce approximately 10 million sodium-metal halide cells each year—equivalent to 900 MWh of energy storage, or enough to support 1,000 GE hybrid locomotives. The first application will be GE’s hybrid locomotive, which will be commercialized in 2010. 1,000 kWh useable energy.

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MAY 25, 2009

Volkswagen is involved in a number of newer partnerships related to lithium-ion batteries and electric drive units: In 2008, Volkswagen and Sanyo announced partnership to work on next-generation high-performance automotive electric storage systems based on lithium-ion technology. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 2, 2009

The plant, to be based in Jacksonville, Florida, will manufacture batteries for a number of Saft’s existing markets (telecom back-up power, aviation and military), but most importantly, it will address the developing market for renewable energy storage. Production capacity is being expanded to meet demand in 2010.

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Plug In Partners

JANUARY 28, 2008

Sec 641 Energy Storage for Transportation and Electric Power Vehicle Demonstrations Directs DOE to carry out a program of electric drive vehicle energy storage technology demonstrations though a consortia. Clearly, this bill will accelerate the development of Plug Ins and energy storage in general.

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MARCH 9, 2009

The prototype shown at Geneva is a forerunner of the vehicle which will go into production in Italy at Pininfarina starting from 2010 with the first units. Production on an industrial scale will take place between 2011 and 2017, with forecast output by 2015 being about 60,000, according to the partners. The BLUECAR. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 22, 2015

Co-founded by MIT’s Dr. Yet-Ming Chiang, 24M’s Chief Scientist, the company is leveraging existing, preferred energy storage chemistry but using a new cell design with semi-solid (a mixture of solid and liquid phases) thick electrodes and manufacturing innovations to deliver what it says will be up to a 50% reduction in current Li-ion costs.

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JUNE 11, 2014

As Equus owners have enjoyed since its introduction in 2010, should a Tucson Fuel Cell require any service, a Hyundai dealer will pick up the vehicle and provide a loan vehicle, then return the car after service to their home or business, at no charge. The Japan Times cited unnamed sources to report that Toyota Motor Corp.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

The first phase of the FellowSHIP project wrapped in 2010; in 2011, DNV kicked off a continuation of the FellowSHIP project named HybridShip. HybridSHIP is concerned with introducing batteries for on-board energy storage, integrated with fuel cells and gas engines. Germanischer Lloyd.

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MARCH 6, 2012

Consequently, the market may be poised for the entrance of a first wave of higher-energy density—and lower-cost—automotive Si-C cells in the 2014 or 2015 timeframe. (As The primary application for this GEN3 Li-ion battery is for grid-scale storage and electric vehicles, the company said. Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 21, 2013

The concept expresses a potential styling direction for Honda’s next-generation fuel-cell vehicle anticipated to launch in the US and Japan in 2015, followed by Europe. Too often talk about future timelines in 2015 and 2020 is met with skepticism, either about the technology or the commitment. HYUNDAI TUCSON FUEL CELL. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 22, 2010

a wholly-owned subsidiary of ISE Limited, a developer, manufacturer and distributor of energy storage systems (ESS) and heavy-duty hybrid-electric drive systems, signed a 5-year exclusive supply agreement with Optare UK Ltd, effective 21 June, for its ultracapacitor-based Ultra-E energy storage systems. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Selected customers will take delivery of the first lease vehicles before the end of 2010. The liquid-cooled lithium-ion battery is the energy storage medium and has a capacity of more than 1.4 There are currently five public hydrogen filling stations in the greater Los Angeles area, with four more due to open by the end of 2010.

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AUGUST 30, 2009

With CAFE’s renewed emphasis on fuel economy, from 26 mpg in 2010 to 35.5 Ecotec VVT I-4 will have E85 versions, starting in 2010. The number of flex fuel models will grow from 17 in 2010 to 28 in 2012 and will account for 50% of GM’s production. Direct injection will be available on 13 models in 2010.

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MARCH 18, 2013

In response to a Congressional mandate in 2010, the National Research Council (NRC) convened the Committee on Transitions to Alternative Vehicles and Fuels to assess the potential for vehicle and fuel technology options to achieve substantial reductions in petroleum use and GHG emissions by 2050 relative to 2005. Source: NRC. Background.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 17, 2023

Mineral market analysis company Benchmark estimates that at least 74 lithium, 55 cobalt, 64 nickel and 97 graphite mines, as well as 54 new synthetic graphite factories will be needed by 2035 to meet the global demand for EV and renewable energy storage batteries. Each mine and factory will need hundreds of workers to operate them.

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Charged EVs

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Builders of heavy-duty EVs tend to use the term energy storage system , or ESS, which may consist of more than one battery pack.]. Back in 2010 or 2011, we took the approach of working with a third-party motor inverter manufacturer and a third-party transmission manufacturer. Dustin: I joined Proterra in September 2015.

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