Green Car Congress

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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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2010

Sony has developed an energy storage module using lithium-ion rechargeable batteries made with olivine-type lithium iron phosphate as the cathode material. Sample shipments of the new module are scheduled to begin from June, 2010. Sample shipments of the new module are scheduled to begin from June, 2010.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2012

ABI Research projects that the battery module market for hybrid and electric vehicles will grow from about $5 billion in 2010 to $47 billion in 2020, representing a CAGR of 25% over 10 years. The recharging infrastructure is also developing rapidly in urban areas, which are being targeted as prime regions for electric vehicle adoption.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2014

The Rapitán & Rapitán Sport will be powered by a 40 kW air-cooled brushless induction motor delivering 125 N·m (92 lb-ft) of torque, and a Li-ion battery-based energy storage system. The original Bultaco, based in Spain, manufactured a line of two-stroke racing motorcycles from its founding in 1958 to its dissolution in 1983.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2010

In late 2010, Nissan will launch LEAF, an all-electric vehicle for the global mass market. Joint evaluation for development of pilot projects in areas to be identified in Italy, Spain and Latin America. Between 2011 and 2012, Renault will launch a complete range of 4 electric vehicles: the urban vehicle Twizy Z.E.,

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Houston Metro is placing an additional order for 80 Orion VII diesel-electric hybrid buses for 2010 delivery. These will be produced and delivered in 2010. In 2008, Daimler deployed lithium-ion energy storage technology for buses in volume production. This feature both saves energy and significantly reduces brake wear.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2017

Features of the EDI PowerDrive include: 4 driving modes: EV, EV+, Series & Parallel; lighter weight and more efficient; fewer parts for reduced costs and maintenance; engineered to fit conventional OEM chassis; Energy Storage System enables fully functional all electric range of 30-40 miles; fully rechargeable in less than 6 hours; and.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Novolyte Technologies, a leading manufacturer and supplier of specialty electrolyte materials for lithium-ion battery and energy storage applications, high performance solvents and other specialty chemicals, has signed a definitive agreement with Foosung Co., Novolyte is contributing its energy storage business to the joint venture.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Valence Technology will provide modular, scalable energy storage systems that will be placed in new hybrid-electric yachts, sailboats and motorboats for Bénéteau and Bénéteau Group partners. Initial battery shipments under this agreement are expected to commence in the second half of 2010. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2013

The reversible redox reaction without the formation of resistive solid products promotes rechargeability, demonstrating 100 cycles with negligible capacity fading. The Li-I 2 batteries showed high energy density and excellent recharge ability. Energy density was ~0.35 The specific energy density (~0.33

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2010

Concerns about mileage potential before needing to recharge (50%) and battery life (34%) top the list. The study finds running out of battery power on the road (71%), lack of charging stations and/or not being able to recharge (66%) and limited mileage (59%) are the most common perceived disadvantages with electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2010

The electric truck and its battery system, which will be produced and assembled in France, were unveiled at Pollutec 2010 by PVI and its partner SITA, a subsidiary of Suez Environnement, alongside examples of Dow Kokam’s battery system technology. Dow Kokam and PVI are partnering on a small fleet of fully electric refuse trucks.

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Green Car Congress

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. Click to enlarge. Roland Berger: the Li-ion bubble bursts.

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Green Car Congress

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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Li-ion Lithium Ion 2020 Batteries 150

Green Car Congress

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. Gravimetric energy density is 100 Wh/kg, and volumetric energy density is 100 Wh/L. The BLUECAR. Click to enlarge. The BLUECAR uses a 50 kW traction motor.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Contour is a spinoff of the collaboration between CalTech and CNRS, the French National Center for Scientific Research and is focused on developing new fluorine-based battery chemistries, nanomaterials science and manufacturing processes for lithium-ion energy storage systems. Earlier post.). Seung Woo Lee, Naoaki Yabuuchi, Betar M.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Energy storage and nuclear fusion—two reliable crowd pleasers when the crowd you’re talking about is readers of IEEE Spectrum —are well represented among our most widely read energy stories of 2023. But atop the list are a couple of surprises. Number one? Heat pumps. Number two? The Menlo Park, Calif.,

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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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PHEV Energy Energy Storage Saturn 100

Green Car Congress

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. There will be no Kia analog to the Tucson Fuel Cell, said Castillo.).

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Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

Photo-illustration: Max-o-matic; photo source: M&N/Alamy Some operators of early direct-current power plants at the turn of the 20th century solved the problem of uneven power output from their generators by employing large banks of rechargeable lead-acid batteries, which served as a kind of buffer to balance the flow of electrons.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2010

The technology architecture of the A8 hybrid previews that of the production Q5 hybrid, due to reach the market in late 2010/early 2011, Audi said. The lithium-ion battery energy storage system of the Audi A8 hybrid is mounted in the rear section. Earlier post.) The A8 hybrid is powered by a four-cylinder 2.0

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Plug In Partners

JUNE 30, 2008

If all goes as planned, VW is hoping to introduce the technology on vehicles by 2010, that magical year when plug-in electric vehicles being promised by multiple automakers are supposed to hit the world's roads. No word yet on how many of these four cars will actually hit the market in 2010.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2011

Increased fuel efficiency standards and the blending of biofuels could replace more than 30% of US gasoline and diesel demand by 2030 relative to 2010 if VMT stays the same. The US EV industry faces strong competition from China, Japan and Korea which already account for 60% of the US’s rechargeable battery imports.

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Green Car Congress

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. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

British Columbia Transit (BC Transit) has been leading a demonstration of fuel cell electric buses (FCEB) in Whistler, Canada, since early 2010. This 20-bus demonstration was introduced during the 2010 Winter Olympic Games and is the world’s largest FCEB fleet in a single location. The background.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Researchers at George Washington University led by Dr. Stuart Licht have introduced the principles of a new class rechargeable molten air batteries that offer amongst the highest intrinsic electric energy storage capabilities. Retention of the intrinsic anodic storage capacity of these batteries has been an ongoing challenge.In

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2009

Valence is strengthening its automotive accreditation by working towards TS 16949 accreditation in 2010. They are usually delivery vehicles working within a neighborhood, and are on the road for 6-8 hour a day and are recharged overnight. The vehicle is slated to arrive at select Ford dealers in 2010. The Edison is a 3.5

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Green Car Congress

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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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Mission Motors, developer of the high-performance Mission One PLE electric motorcycle, launched Mission Electric Vehicle Technology (MissionEVT), the company’s high-performance EV Powertrain Division, at the 2010 Specialty Equipment Marketing Association Show (SEMA) in Las Vegas. Recharging takes about 2 hours at 240V.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

A total production run of 500 A-Class E-CELL cars will be built at Rastatt, beginning in autumn 2010. Both energy storage units in the electric A-Class are the same as the battery in the smart fortwo electric drive. This time is reduced to three hours in the case of charging from a wall-box or at a roadside recharging point.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

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 loaner, then return their car after service to their home or business, at no charge. Hyundai is taking the second approach.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

OCTOBER 25, 2008

While the past couple of years have been full of news about future plug-in electric vehicles arriving in 2010, BMW plans to leap frog ahead of all automakers on the electrification front by releasing 500 all electric plug-in MINIs at the end of 2008. The rechargeable battery is made up of 5,088 cells grouped into 48 modules.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Committed to sales of 10,000 or more vehicles in late 2010, with increasing production in 2011. Aims to get Saturn Vue on road in 2010; no production goal.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

While GM did just receive money from the Federal Government, it begs the question: Why is GM receiving Federal bailout monies "delaying" the $370 million Flint, Michigan plant to build the engine for the Volt and the 2010 Chevrolet Cruze 40 mpg automobile? What Could They Do? 2) Electric cars cost pennies to charge.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

ECOtality Advertisement With General Motors, Nissan and Daimler – among others – all racing to come out with electric cars by 2010, it’s clear that electric cars are the solution and will soon be the norm. by: Jonathan Read, President and CEO, ECOtality June 24, 2008 ECOtality CEO Jonathan Read.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Please feel free to tell us what you believe to be the benefits of some of the various recharging modes mentioned above in the comments section below. Jason ↓ ↑ report 7 jharlan 10:41PM (4/09/2009) Home recharge with your home solar recharge station would be the most desirable for commuting from the suburbs.

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