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JANUARY 1, 2021

BEEST (Batteries for Electrical Energy Storage in Transportation). The projects in BEEST sought to develop a variety of rechargeable battery technologies that would enable EV/PHEVs to meet or beat the price and performance of gasoline-powered cars, and enable mass production of electric vehicles that people will be excited to drive.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2009

UK-based Elektromotive has appointed The PluginCompany to install networks of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across Belgium and Luxembourg. Pilot schemes will see the installation of 20 Elektrobay units in the two countries by the end of this year, ahead of further planned rollouts during 2010. The Elektrobay.

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AUGUST 27, 2010

ReVolt Technology, LLC, a company that is developing rechargeable zinc-air batteries ( earlier post ), has been approved to receive a package of loans and tax credits from Oregon and Portland authorities totaling approximately $6.8 ReVolt says that the $6.8

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OCTOBER 26, 2011

AC Propulsion began work with Foton Motor in early 2010 developing an EV conversion using AC Propulsion’s advanced Drive and Recharge system, along with an AC Propulsion designed and built battery pack. AC Propulsion notes that this is the first deal where a US-based company will supply the major EV components for a China-built EV.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Mitsubishi i-MiEV – from $12,000 2010 Mitsubishi i-MiEV. These tiny i-MiEVs were the first EVs on sale in Australia in 2010. 2021 Lexus UX300e – from $56,000 2021 Volvo XC40 Recharge – from $62,000 2018 Jaguar I-Pace – from $65,100 (only 18,000km!) A piece of history?

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AUGUST 26, 2009

(MHI) has decided to build a commercial production verification plant in Nagasaki Prefecture and launch its operation by autumn 2010 in a move toward the company’s full-scale entry into the lithium-ion secondary (rechargeable) battery market.

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JUNE 20, 2010

Ontario, Canada individuals, businesses, and organizations that purchase or lease a new plug-in hybrid electric or battery electric vehicle after 1 July 2010 may be eligible for a rebate between C$5,000 and C$8,500 (US$4,900-8,300). Rebates will only be made available to the first 10,000 applicants who qualify.

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JULY 2, 2009

The Renault-Nissan Alliance and EDF are planning a large-scale electric vehicle test in the Paris region. For one year from September 2010, consumers, professionals and local government employees will try out 100 electric Renault-Nissan Alliance passenger cars and light commercial vehicles.

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JUNE 13, 2011

Persson is also a co-founder of Pellion Technologies—an MIT spin-off co-founded by Dr. Gerbrand Ceder, funded by Vinod Khosla, and recipient of an ARPA-E grant ( earlier post ) that is developing a magnesium-ion (Mg-ion) rechargeable battery. Aurbach (2010) On the Way to Rechargeable Mg Batteries: The Challenge of New Cathode Materials.

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APRIL 13, 2010

A study by Jonn Axsen and Ken Kurani from the Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis, estimates electricity and gasoline use under three recharging scenarios. In this scenario, gasoline use is estimated and aggregated based on the respondents’ anticipated next conventional vehicles and recorded diary days. Plug and play.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2010

Hitachi and Hitachi Vehicle Energy, Ltd., which develops and manufactures lithium-ion batteries for automotive applications such as hybrid electric vehicles, have developed new lithium-ion batteries for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, a first for the Hitachi Group. Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.

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Lithium Ion Plug-in Li-ion Plug 210

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2009

At the China International Industry Fair held earlier in November in Shanghai, SAIC Group displayed six models of new energy vehicles, which will serve the Expo 2010. In the same year, SAIC-made and branded battery-electric vehicles will also enter the market. SAIC Expo 2010 Gallery.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2010

The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has developed and deployed a prototype implementation of its online electric vehicle (OLEV) technology that picks up electricity from power cables buried underground through a non-contact magnetic charging method. KAIST’s operational OLEV. Click to enlarge.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

said Monday that Tennessee is one of the first locations where it will sell its new all-electric car after it arrives in late 2010. and the Chattanooga area is in line for electric refueling infrastructure for the new vehicle, said Mark Perry, director of product planning and strategy for Nissan North America.

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2010 Nissan Tennessee Tax Credit 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2010

The percentage of journeys exceeding 45 miles grew from 3% to 5% between quarter 1 and 2 of 2010. The average cost to trial participants for recharging at home is between 25p and £1 (US$0.40 Project Leader from CABLED co-ordinating partner Arup believes the data presents a positive outlook for the mass take-up of electric vehicles.

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APRIL 16, 2010

The Smith Edison electric lift. Smith Electric Vehicles introduced two new products at the CV Operator Show 2010, based on its award-winning Smith Edison van: an electric minibus, and an EV-mounted boom lift. The UK’s first 17-seat, electric minibus is now in production. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Honda selected Toshiba Corporation’s SCiB rechargeable Li-ion battery to power the Fit EV. In 2010, Toshiba announced that it was working with Mitsubishi Motors Corporation to bring the SCiB battery ( earlier post ) to electric vehicles (EVs). Earlier post.) Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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MAY 26, 2011

Yet-Ming Chiang (co-founder of A123 Systems), report on their development of a new energy storage concept—a semi-solid flow cell (SSFC) combining the high energy density of rechargeable batteries with the flexible and scalable architecture of fuel cells and flow batteries—in a paper published in the journal Advanced Energy Materials.

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Li-ion Recharge Grid Lithium Ion 345

Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2009

The West Midlands consortium, called CABLED—short for Coventry and Birmingham Low Emission Demonstrators—is made up of 13 organizations, led by Arup, a company with experience that crosses all areas that touch this project, from vehicle design to planning, to infrastructure and energy. Electricity providers E.ON

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 2, 2021

With electric vehicles, however, calculating efficiency is not so simple. Environmental Protection Agency decreed in 2010 that the amount of thermal energy released by burning one gallon of gasoline is equivalent to 33.7 Some people will use this information to adapt their choices about where and when to recharge.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2009

This fully electric vehicle, based on a Peugeot 307 coupe cabriolet, has a driving range of 500 kilometers (311 miles), with 75 km (47 miles) in charge depleting mode. kg of hydrogen at 700 bar. FiSyPAC fuel cell system architecture. Source: CEA. Click to enlarge. Fuel consumption is 165 Wh/km in charge depleting mode, and 1.05

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2011

In July 2010, Toshiba announced that it was working with Mitsubishi Motors to bring its SCiB battery ( earlier post ) to electric vehicles (EVs). The SCiB is Toshiba’s rechargeable lithium-ion battery that combines high levels of safety with a long life and rapid recharging. Earlier post.). The Minicab MiEV.

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Mitsubishi i-MiEV Li-ion Lithium Ion 210

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MARCH 31, 2016

This agreement reflects the commitment of our Administration to develop the electric vehicle sector. We move from words to actions by example; electrification of part of the municipal vehicle fleet is one of the pillars of the electrification of transport strategy of the City of Montreal.

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

Prior to this modification, California utilities were guided by a California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) decision established in 2010 that exempted light-duty vehicle charging station providers from being regulated as a utility but did not explicitly exempt medium- and heavy-duty charging station providers.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2014

The fast charging unit can recharge the batteries of compatible electric vehicles—Nissan LEAF (Model Year 11 and 13); Nissan e-NV200 (launched 2014); Citroen C-Zero; Mitsubishi i-MiEV; Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV; Peugeot iON—from zero to 80% charge in just 30 minutes, and at zero cost.

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Installation Nissan Europe i-MiEV 199

Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2009

Smith Electric Vehicles US Corporation (SEVUS) and Altec Industries Inc. have developed an all-electric utility truck with an aerial device. The truck is a battery-powered, all-electric Smith Newton produced by SEV US and SEV UK with an aerial bucket integrated by Altec Industries Inc. feet and reach of 28.3

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2010

Toshiba Corporation is proposing the development of an electric vehicle charging system—the “Charge Grid”—that features the deployment of its Li-ion battery storage systems (specifically, its SCiB batteries, earlier post ) in various areas. The electricity grid and the Li-ion batteries are connected via the bidirectional inverters.

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Teslarati

MAY 4, 2021

Tesla has once again tapped another Canadian battery startup in efforts to develop and manufacture high-quality, dependable, and long-lasting electric vehicle batteries. Tesla reportedly purchased several patent applications from Springpower International, a small, Canadian company that was established in 2010. to Tesla, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2010

Forty percent of consumers report they are likely to test drive an electric vehicle, according to a new study of online American adults from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). Consumers are open to considering an electric vehicle in the future, with 42% reporting they are likely to follow news reports about electric vehicles.

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JANUARY 25, 2018

Realizing the potential growth of the lithium market, POSCO began to develop new lithium extraction technologies in 2010. In April 2017, POSCO CEO Kwon Ohjoon announced plans to build a smart factory that would be capable of producing anode materials for rechargeable batteries.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2010

With the DuoDrive fitted the London taxi can operate in the following modes: Electric vehicle in urban areas. Hybrid vehicle in urban and extra urban environments. The EVO motor provides drive while the diesel engine and EVO generator provide electrical power to drive the vehicle and recharge the batteries.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2009

The third phase of a SDG&E multi-year in-use study on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles showed that plug-in hybrids offer significant improvements in gas mileage and reductions in emissions when compared with standard hybrid-electric and gasoline internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2011

The Ford Motor Company has selected Toshiba Corporation to supply automotive inverters for hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV). Ford plans to start mass production of new models of both kinds of vehicle in 2012. billion) in fiscal year 2010 to ¥1.5 trillion (US$18.7

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MAY 20, 2013

Consumption of lithium in rechargeable batteries by end use, 2012-2017, kt LCE. The lithium industry is therefore becoming more reliant on rechargeable batteries to sustain high rates of future demand growth, Roskill concludes. Source: Roskill. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Cha, Seung Sae Hong and Yi Cui (2010) New Nanostructured Li 2 S/Silicon Rechargeable Battery with High Specific Energy. Yang et al. Yuan Yang, Matthew T. McDowell, Ariel Jackson, Judy J. Article ASAP doi: 10.1021/nl100504q.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2010

to develop lithium-ion battery systems for electric vehicles (EVs) for the Navistar Modec Electric Vehicle Alliance, a joint venture between Navistar and Modec. facility, slated to open in March 2010. facility, slated to open in March 2010. A123 Systems has entered an agreement with Navistar, Inc.

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Power Powered Batteries Battery 210

Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2010

Between 2011 and 2012, Renault will launch a complete range of 4 electric vehicles: the urban vehicle Twizy Z.E., and the light commercial vehicle Kangoo Z.E. In late 2010, Nissan will launch LEAF, an all-electric vehicle for the global mass market. the compact hatchback Zoe Z.E.,

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