Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2009

German battery developer fortu PowerCell GmbH will soon begin a search for a west Michigan location, pending approval of state and local incentives, for a battery pack manufacturing facility, according to a statement by Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm. The conducting salt is lithium tetrachloroaluminate (LiAlCl 4 ).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2010

LG Chem has entered a four-year supply deal to provide lithium ion batteries to Eaton Corp. its US unit based in Troy, Michigan, in anticipation of increasing batteries supply to Eaton, the company said in a statement. LG Chem is also supplying Li-ion batteries to GM, Hyundai, Kia and CT&T.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

billion in funding for Michigan firms, the majority of which—$12.4 million is designated for energy research and development ($75 million), with a heavy emphasis on lithium-ion battery technology; and advanced automotive systems development ($24.5 50 million for domestic lithium ion battery production.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2011

Azure Dynamics Corporation announced 27 Ford Transit Connect Electric van sales, including a five-unit sale to returning customer FedEx Express, a four-unit sale to the City of Toronto, a three-unit sale to DTE Energy, one of Michigan’s largest energy suppliers, and 15 unit sales to various Ford commercial truck dealers.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

a pioneer in materials science and renewable energy technologies, today voluntarily filed a petition for relief under Chapter 11 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. On 13 February ECD sold its majority owned subsidiary, Ovonic Battery Company, Inc. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Using a neutron beam, chemists and engineers at The Ohio State University have been able to track the flow of lithium atoms into and out of an anode in real time as a Li-ion battery charged and discharged. This visualization shows the level of charge in the electrode rising and falling as the battery charges and discharges.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2009

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected seven cost-shared research projects for the development of advanced batteries for electric drive vehicles. Topics include improved anode materials, improved mechanisms for safety and management, electrode manufacturing, and lithium-sulfur chemistry. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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Blink Charging

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The state of Michigan, for example, is using AI to help transportation planners decide where to put EV charging stations. Michigan state officials have said the software has already recommended that eight new chargers be installed at several Kroger grocery store locations. Fast Charging Battery Development. Charger Deployment.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2012

This third-generation full hybrid (along with its coming plug-in hybrid sibling) leverages Ford’s global C-car platform, powersplit architecture, next-generation driver information features and advanced lithium-ion battery systems. The Li-ion battery pack is recharged when the gasoline engine is in operation.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

DECEMBER 28, 2009

GM to invest $700m in Volt rechargeable electric car. By Richard Kessler for Recharge News. GM to invest $700m in Volt rechargeable electric car. Michigan has approved $135.2m “GM is spending $336m to upgrade the Hamtramck plant; $202m for a new plant in Flint, north of Detroit, that will build 1.4

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2009

The 8 kWh battery pack for the new 2011 Buick PHEV crossover vehicle is prepared for testing at the General Motors Tech Center in Warren, Michigan. Tom Stephens, GM vice chairman of product development, made the announcement during the Management Briefing Seminars in Traverse City, Michigan. V-6 flex-fuel engine.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2011

The plug-in hybrid and third-generation full hybrid leverage Ford’s global C-car platform, powersplit architecture, next-generation driver information features and advanced lithium-ion battery systems. This allows it to run in electric mode before using the gasoline engine.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2010

The second round was focused specifically on three areas of technology representing new approaches for advanced microbial biofuels (electrofuels); much higher capacity and less expensive batteries for electric vehicles; and carbon capture. Michigan State). Batteries for Electrical Energy Storage in Transportation. Description.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2011

Both Focus gasoline and electric variants to be sold in North America will be built at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich., Focus Electric will be powered by an advanced lithium-ion battery system engineered by Ford in cooperation with supplier LG Chem. Nissan LEAF with EPA rating of 99 mpge, earlier post ).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

The 17 designs range from systems using on-board hydrogen fuel cells to full battery-electric vehicles. All of the designs use lithium-ion battery technology. Student engineers participating in EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge unveiled their vehicle architectures at the Washington Auto Show.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2009

Two of the teams, University of Waterloo and Missouri University of Science and Technology, designed a Fuel Cell Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle which uses an onboard hydrogen fuel cell to either propel the vehicle or recharge a battery pack. Plug-in capability. Renewable fuels (when a liquid fuel is required). Powertrain diversity.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2020

The electric motor applies regenerative braking energy capture to help recharge the 1.5 kWh lithium-ion battery. The battery is efficiently packaged underneath the truck, leaving the cab and cargo box of PowerBoost F-150 as spacious for passengers and cargo as other comparably equipped F-150 models.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The project includes quick-charging stations at this terminal layover in route to recharge bus batteries. Grid sourced electrical energy used to recharge the bus batteries will be augmented with solar energy collected with panels procured and installed under this project. City of Santa Clarita, California: $4,620,000.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

V eBikes are launching first in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, due to the popularity of lithium-ion battery-powered eBikes in those markets. The battery was validated to rigorous safety standards similar to GM’s EV batteries. V eBike’s battery in approximately 3.5 V Merge is €3,400 (US$3,844).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

kWh battery in 2.5 Ford expects most agencies won’t need anything more than a regular 120-volt wall outlet to recharge. The lithium-ion battery can move the vehicle up to 21 miles on a single charge and up to 85 mph on battery power alone. The vehicle’s 3.3 hours on a 240-volt, level-two charger.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2010

A team of researchers at MIT led by Professor Yang Shao-Horn have found that gold-carbon (Au/C) and platinum-carbon (Pt/C) catalysts have a strong influence on the charge and discharge voltages of rechargeable lithium-air (Li-O 2 ) batteries, and thus enable a higher efficiency than simple carbon electrodes in these batteries.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

But it does have the same electric motor and lithium-ion battery system that will power the five-passenger compact car that Nissan plans to roll out. Postal Service with a fleet of 250 all-electric Chrysler Town & Country minivans in Michigan, North Carolina and the New York City area beginning later this year.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 13, 2023

& The single-motor version of the bZ4X (pictured) is theoretically capable of 250 miles between recharges. When paired with next-generation, lithium-ion batteries, the brand believes it should be able to offer competitive ranges. But the firm has also been talking about developing solid-state batteries for years.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2021

Continuous Stirred Tank Reactors for The Scale Up of High Energy Density Cobalt-Free Cathodes for Advanced Lithium ion Batteries, $1,200,000. SkySpecs (Ann Arbor, Michigan). Development of Rechargeable Energy Dense Long Cycle-life Zinc/Copper Oxide Batteries, $250,000. Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

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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. Batteries not ready. Hyundai Partnering with Korean battery companies for hybrids. 2010 Prius designed to be manufactured with NiMH or Lithium batteries.

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Charged EVs

MAY 19, 2021

Those future vehicles will all be based on the company’s new Ultium architecture, a highly flexible battery and drivetrain system that allows for a variety of vehicle types and battery arrangements. GM’s BEV2 platform and powertrain engineering are headquartered in its technical center in Warren, Michigan. Driving impressions.

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

AUGUST 3, 2009

Mr. Moore made available his Papillion home’s historic dryer outlet as a recharging site when the roadtrip reached the vicinity of Omaha, Nebraska. The Tesla Motors roadster battery pack contains 6,831 Lithium-ion battery cells similar to those in a laptop computer.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

In addition, Nissan (Stock Quote: NSANY ) and its French partner Renault signed an agreement with the Chinese government to develop electric cars and a network of battery charging stations in Wuhan, China. This has caught Buffett’s attention—and his money.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Why hes banking on an obscure Chinese electric car company and a CEO who - no joke - drinks his own battery fluid. BYD CEO Wang Chuan-Fu figured out how to make cheaper batteries than the Japanese by replacing machines with migrant workers. By about 2000, BYD had become one of the worlds largest manufacturers of cellphone batteries.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

It is aggressively in talks with Portland General Electric Plug-In Charging Stations , ( POR ) and other states including Michigan, and California that are scrambling to offer incentives. The MiEV runs on a lithium-ion battery pack that can be charged in seven or so hours on a 240-volt line.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

A PUMA runs on lithium ion batteries, can reach 35 miles per hour, and can travel up to 35 miles between charges. If youre a stickler for electric vehicles, there is an electric scooter that will travel up to 60 miles and can be recharged in 3 hours. Thats double the milage of a Prius and a lot more fun! its axis).

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