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FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Researchers at startup Liox Power, a California-based company developing rechargeable Li-air batteries, have demonstrated for the first time the operation of a lithium-air battery with a Li anode in a straight-chain alkyl amide electrolyte solvent (N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMA)/lithium nitrate (LiNO 3 )).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

President Obama announced the DOE “Clean Energy Grand Challenge” in March 2012 with the goal of enabling US companies to be the first in the world to produce plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) that are as affordable and convenient for the average American family as today’s gasoline-powered vehicles within the next 10 years. Power electronics.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2017

When it comes to volumetric energy density, iron–air batteries could perform even better with 9,700 Wh/l—almost five times higher than today’s lithium-ion batteries (2,000 Wh/l). The deposits do not decrease the power of the battery. Copyright: Forschungszentrum Jülich / H. Weinrich Click to enlarge. 2017.10.023.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2015

The key difference in design and cost between BEVs and internal combustion vehicles is the power train—in particular, the battery. They reviewed cost estimates only for high-capacity (BEV) battery packs, excluding high power packs for hybrid, as these are typically 30–50% more costly—and not used in BEV applications, they noted.

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