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Johnson Controls’ 12V Lithium-ion battery for advanced start-stop vehicles debuts in China

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For the first time in China, Johnson Controls unveiled its Lithium-ion automotive battery for Advanced Start-Stop vehicles at Auto Shanghai 2015. liters per 100 km in 2015—a 27% improvement. Johnson Controls says the new technology can increase fuel efficiency by up to 8%. Earlier post.).

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Report: Nissan On Track with Nickel Manganese Cobalt Li-ion Cell for Deployment in 2015

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has nearly completed development of a lithium-ion battery using a lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide cathode (NMC). The new system, which will reportedly offer almost double the capacity of Nissan/AESC’s current manganese spinel cell, is supposedly slated for deployment in electric vehicles in 2015.

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AKASOL developing second-generation Li-ion battery systems for Mercedes-Benz’ eCitaro; 35% more energy in 2020

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AKASOL is also starting to develop second-generation lithium-ion battery systems in close cooperation with Daimler Buses. Instead of currently 25 kWh storage capacity per battery pack, the second generation will be able to store 33 kWh per battery pack. —AKASOL CEO Sven Schulz.

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Is Obama's Goal of 1 Million Plug-In Cars By 2015 Feasible?

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roads by 2015. The number refers to plug-in vehicles that use grid power, stored in lithium-ion battery packs, to operate their electric traction motors. Since 2008, Barack Obama has consistently promoted the goal of having 1 million advanced technology vehicles on U.S. Regular hybrids like the Toyota Prius don't do that.

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BASF expanding catalyst and battery R&D site in Ohio with $25M investment; new cathode materials research

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BASF is focused on developing a full suite of advanced cathode and electrolyte solutions for current and next-generation lithium-ion batteries as well as for future battery systems. The number of personnel at the site will nearly double to more than 90 employees by 2015; approximately 50 employees currently work at the site.

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Canada invests $1.9M to support Nano One advanced battery production technology

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The facility will simulate full-scale production of lithium-ion cathode materials and showcase Nano One’s patented processing technology. The pilot will demonstrate the cost, scalability, performance and novelty of Nano One’s technology and will enable Nano One significantly to enhance the production of lithium-ion cathode materials.

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Iowa State/Ames Lab researcher receives $3M from ARPA-E for solid-state sodium battery

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The Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) has awarded $3 million from its 2015 OPEN funding to a project to develop an all-solid-state sodium battery. A sodium-based battery, on the other hand, has the potential to store larger amounts of electrical energy at a significantly lower cost. Led by Steve W.

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