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Saft introduces Li-ion drop-in replacement for lead-acid batteries in military vehicles: XCELION 6T

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Saft has introduced its Xcelion 6T battery for powering military vehicles. The Xcelion 6T is a lithium-ion (Li-ion) drop-in replacement for lead-acid batteries that provides equivalent power of two lead-acid batteries at a quarter of the weight and half the volume. Click to enlarge.

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Faradion and Phillips 66 to develop lower cost and higher-performing sodium-ion battery materials

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Current cell designs can provide gravimetric and volumetric energy densities comparable to lithium-ion and greatly in excess of lead-acid batteries. Earlier post.).

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Ballard signs fuel cell licensing & engineering services agreement with M-Field in Europe

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Ballard Power Systems signed a definitive agreement for the sub-license of intellectual property (IP) to M-Field Energy Corporation, a sustainable energy company, for material handling systems to be deployed in Europe. The agreement has a value of approximately $1 million.

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M5BAT 5MW storage system integrates multiple battery technologies

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The unique feature of the M5BAT (Modular Multimegawatt, Multitechnology Medium-Voltage Battery Storage System) storage system lies in its modular design, which combines different battery technologies for optimal use. Batteries Power Generation Solar Wind' The M5BAT project is backed by a €6.5-million million (US$8.9-million)

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Tianjin Automotive Test Center certifies PowerGenix NiZn batteries for stop-start systems

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The Tianjin Automotive Test Center certification indicates that PowerGenix’s NiZn batteries have passed all of the corporate standards and requirements for micro-hybrid vehicles, which are traditional gasoline or diesel-powered cars with automatic battery-powered stop-start systems. l/100 km) by 2015, and 47 mpg (5.0