Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Researchers at Berkeley Lab and its Advanced Light Source have developed a new soft X-ray spectroscopy technique that can measure the migration of ions and electrons in an integrated, operating battery electrode. at the Advanced Light Source, with battery cells assembled at the Environmental Energy Technologies Division.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Further improvements were made by adopting new polymer pads and using very low viscosity oil. LED light modules at front and rear replace the existing lights. l/100 km (76 mpg US). The C4 Cactus AIRFLOW 2L concept goes even further by adopting the Hybrid Air drivetrain. The vehicle substructure has been entirely streamlined.

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Concept Hybrid Parts Carbon 290

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JUNE 7, 2013

DOE plans to issue the FOA in late June or early July 2013. Proposed approaches may include use of less expensive precursor fibers, use of low-cost carbon fiber manufacturing processes, development of improved resin matrices or development of alternative materials to carbon such as glass or polymers.

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Hydrogen Carbon Fiber Low Cost Power 199

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2014

Global Bioenergies has engineered an initial series of bacterial strains that can produce light olefins via the fermentation of sugars. This year’s HOFS will focus on two key aspects of high-octane fuels that were identified during the 2013 symposium. GBE’s first, and most advanced program, is the production of bio-isobutene.

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Audi Global Gasoline-Electric Fuel 199

Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2014

In December 2013, researchers at Berkeley Lab and its Advanced Light Source reported the development of a new soft X-ray spectroscopy technique that can measure the migration of ions and electrons in an integrated, operating battery electrode. (In Earlier post.). Schlotter, Johannes Messinger, Andrew Borovik, Simone Techert, Frank M.

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Li-ion Nissan Lithium Ion Ni-Li 244

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OCTOBER 10, 2011

to develop and test a 25 kWh prototype battery system based on nanostructured polymer electrolytes. Prototype pack assembly is to be complete by January 2013, with complete prototype pack performance testing and validation by September 2013. Funds for the 13 projects come from the Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) program.

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Li-ion Grid Energy California 186

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2013

We demonstrate that the contact electrification between water and insulating polymer films can also be useful for TENG, which can derive a new application of TENG especially in liquid environments for sensing. Therefore, herein we explore the opportunity to use water contact as one type of “material” choice for TENG. —Lin et al.

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Georgia Energy Water Environment 210

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NOVEMBER 11, 2014

system does not just deactivate the engine when the car is stationary at a red light; it already deactivates the engine at speeds below 7 km/h (4.4 Dr. Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, had announced Volkswagen was working on the 10-speed at the same event in 2013. Mild hybrid: stop-start 2.0

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Emissions Fuel Range Fuel Economy 199

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MARCH 23, 2012

Replacing cast iron and traditional steel components with lightweight materials—including advanced high-strength steel, magnesium, aluminum, and polymer composites—allows manufacturers to include additional safety devices, integrated electronic systems, and emissions control equipment on vehicles without increasing their weight, DOE notes.

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Carbon Fiber Vehicles Carbon Engine 218

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AUGUST 7, 2009

awards are subject to FY 2010 to FY 2013 appropriations. Discover and develop materials that control the interactions between light, electricity, and heat at the nanoscale for improved solar energy conversion, solid-state lighting, and conversion of heat into electricity. Polymer-Based Materials for Harvesting Solar Energy. $16.

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Energy Energy Storage Conversion Solar 150

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MAY 26, 2015

kWh Li-ion polymer that can recharge in less than three hours with a Level-Two charger. kWh Li-ion polymer pack, the HEV a 1.62 Hyundai described such a 2-clutch approach to improving battery charging efficiency by using the electric traction motor for charging in 2013 at EVS 27 (Song et al. ). km) of all electric range and a 9.8

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PHEV 2016 Hyundai Plug-in 150

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MAY 25, 2015

The R8 e-tron rear car body module is made of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) integrating the luggage compartment, which extends the frame structure. Its front end and sideblades feature e-tron specific lighting solutions. Its laser diode emits nearly 100,000 infrared light pulses per second that are invisible to the human eye.

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Audi Asia MPH China 150

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APRIL 8, 2013

Unlike the simple starch-based glucose sugars in corn and other grains, the sugars in cellulosic biomass are complex polysaccharides that must be extricated from a tough polymer called lignin and then broken down into fermentable glucose, a process called saccharification. —Jerome Fox, lead author.

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Light Universal Fuel Illinois 292

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AUGUST 30, 2013

Grafting molecular cobalt-containing hydrogen production catalysts to a visible-light-absorbing semiconductor exploits the UV-induced immobilization chemistry of vinylpyridine to p-type (100) gallium phosphide (GaP). Credit: ACS, Krawicz et al. Click to enlarge. No external electrochemical forward biasing is required. Sharp, and Gary F.

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Production Solar Hydrogen Light 218

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Federal-Mogul Corporation has developed a new coated diesel piston that reduces frictional losses in both light and heavy-duty engine applications. Currently undergoing development with two leading engine manufacturers, the EcoTough Diesel piston skirt coating is expected to enter production in 2013.

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Diesel Fuel CO2 Fuel Economy 240

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OCTOBER 18, 2013

Researchers from ETH Zurich and the Paul Scherrer Institute have visualized and quantified the origins and evolution of this electrochemical and mechanical degradation of Li-ion batteries during battery operation using high-resolution 3D movies recorded using using x-ray tomography at the Swiss Light Source. X-Ray Tomography Group at PSI.

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Li-ion Lithium Ion Insight Light 255

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NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Hyundai began production of the ix35 Fuel Cell (the Tucson’s counterpart in Europe) at the company’s Ulsan manufacturing plant in Korea in January 2013; the first complete car rolled off the assembly line on 26 February 2013. The energy is stored in a 24 kWh lithium-ion polymer battery, jointly developed with LG Chemical.

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Tucson Honda Hyundai Concept 324

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FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Mike O’Brien, Hyundai vice president of corporate and product planning, noted that the “green car market” in the US has declined a bit—about one hundred thousand units since its high in 2013 with 3.8% kWh Li-ion polymer pack from LG Chem provides the energy storage. For low-speed and light throttle. Top: Rear view (i.e.,

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Plug-in Hyundai Hybrid Plug 186

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FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Alcoa’s team engaged on the project is based at the Alcoa Technical Center located outside of Pittsburgh, which is the largest light-metals research facility in the world. Chih-Min Wang, Kan-Lin Hsueh, and Chin-Lung Hsieh (2013) “The Kinetic Reaction of Aluminum-Air Battery in Different Aqueous Solution,” ECS Trans. 2013.11.020.

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Batteries Battery Energy Honolulu 357

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DECEMBER 17, 2013

We’ve demonstrated the first soluble single-layer 2D honeycomb SOF that combines the ordering and porous features of MOFs [metal-organic frameworks] with the solubility of supramolecular polymers. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2013 135 (47), 17913-17918 doi: 10.1021/ja408693.

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Polymer 2013 Universal Water 220

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FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Mike O’Brien, Hyundai vice president of corporate and product planning, noted that the “green car market” in the US has declined a bit—about one hundred thousand units since its high in 2013 with 3.8% kWh Li-ion polymer pack from LG Chem provides the energy storage. For low-speed and light throttle. Top: Rear view (i.e.,

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Plug-in Hyundai Hybrid Plug 150

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JUNE 4, 2013

To create liquid fuel from woody biomass such as wood and straw, the polysaccharides (sugar polymers) that make up the bulk of these materials have to be broken down into simple sugars. McQueen-Mason (2013) Structural characterization of a unique marine animal family 7 cellobiohydrolase suggests a mechanism of cellulase salt tolerance.

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Conversion Mariner Universal USA 207

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

At the upcoming 2013 IAA in Frankfurt am Main, Audi will present the Audi Sport quattro concept show car—a coupé plug-in hybrid with a system output of 515 kW (700 hp). The doors and fenders are made of aluminum, and the roof, the engine hood and the rear hatch are made of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer. Click to enlarge.

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Audi Plug-in Concept MPG 257

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JANUARY 21, 2016

This FOA contains a total of 11 Areas of Interest (AOIs) and focuses on advanced light-weighting; advanced battery development; low cost electric motor development; enabling technologies for high efficiency engines; and support for EV deployment and AFV workplace safety programs. Carbon Fiber Polymer Composite.

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Li-ion Ni-Li Vehicles Grid 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Their outer skin is made from aluminum-coated polymer and this in turn brings weight advantages. The stack comprises more than 300 individual cells; the core of each of these individual cells is a polymer membrane, with a platinum-based catalyst on both sides of the membrane. The tanks can store around five kilograms (11.0

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Audi PHEV Diesel Fuel 150