Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

It's the phenomenon in which the lithium-ion battery pack of an electric car that's left unplugged for a long period goes completely, utterly dead--to the point where it cannot be recharged, and becomes a large, expensive "brick." A post on the Understatement blog that ricocheted around Silicon Valley. Heard of "bricking" yet?

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Electra Vehicles

JUNE 7, 2023

With the rise in production of lithium-ion batteries, , projected to soar over the next decade from about 700 GWh in 2022 to around 4.7 Reasons to Maximize Your Battery's Life As users of many lithium-ion battery-powered products (cell phones, laptops, etc.), Avoid battery degradation by regulating the battery charges.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 16, 2023

It is believed that the Lithium Dendrite formation is the root cause of this. When a lithium-ion battery is subjected to abnormal conditions like overcharging, charging at faster rates, or charging at lower temperatures, it can experience a detrimental occurrence known as lithium dendrite growth or lithium plating.

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Driivz

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Ions (electrons) flow between the electrodes, passing through the electrolyte, to create an electric current. Another approach under development is adding lithium salt to the electrolyte of lithium-ion batteries to reduce flammability. All three components offer opportunities for improvement.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 23, 2024

A 116-kWh lithium-ion battery provides the juice but Merc isn’t yet spilling any tea about expected driving range on a full charge. The electric G features a ladder frame design, selectable low range off-road gear reduction, an independent front suspension, and solid rear axle. A sprint from 0–60 mph is said to take 4.7

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Electric Car Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Battery recycling specialist Li-Cycle will invest over $175 million dollars in a lithium-ion battery recycling “Hub” at Eastman Business Park in upstate New York. Source: NY State Governor’s Office The post Li-Cycle to build battery recycling hub in upstate New York first appeared on Electric Car Blogging.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

The Boulder location also presents the opportunity for researchers to monitor the performance of Toyota’s first-generation lithium-ion battery at high altitudes and in cold weather. A community blog on the field study will be hosted at cupluginhybrid.org.

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Blink Charging

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

In a blog post introducing the AI algorithm, Google said: “Now when you enter a destination that requires two or more recharge stops, algorithms in Maps will search and filter through tens to thousands of public charging stations to find the most efficient route — all in less than 10 seconds.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 10, 2023

For example, one solution has a 66-kWh lithium-ion pack and 400-volt electric drive motor designed to connect directly to a GM 4-speed automatic transmission. .& Some of those offerings from The General include parts of the entire package whilst others include the whole kit and kaboodle: battery, motor system, the works.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2009

In a post on Toyota’s Open Road blog, Irv Miller, Toyota Group Vice President – Environmental and Public Affairs, wrote that contrary to some recent reports, Toyota has yet to offer mileage estimates on its plug-in hybrid technology. Toyota’s current plug-ins are: being used for auto show displays, brief demonstrations and university studies.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

In a blog post, Maxwell Technologies president and CEO David Schramm argues that ultracapacitors would be a perfect fit for GM’s eAssist second-generation light electrification technology ( Earlier post.) The eAssist system is slated to be GM’s current default mild hybrid system for electrification applications of 20 kW power or less.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 28, 2023

Astute readers know fires involving lithium-ion batteries are notoriously difficult to extinguish, often burning with ferocious intensity exceeding that of a blaze fuelled by traditional materials. BMW has also told some outlets they have vehicles aboard the Fremantle Highway.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 3, 2023

kW (150ish horsepower) electric motor and a 42-kWh lithium-ion battery underneath its instantly recognizable shape. In other words, you know the so-called ‘hero color’ for this thing will be a shade of yellow very similar to the one that’ll show up on cinema screens in a couple of weeks.

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Creative Greenius

AUGUST 12, 2009

The Creative Greenius with the new Nissan Leaf flat lithium ion battery. His new blog is a must read for anyone who wants the inside scoop on the latest: [link]. Here’s a few shots from yesterday first full day of the Plug-In 2009 conference in Long Beach, California.

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Open Source Civic EV Kit

OCTOBER 30, 2009

I also received an e-mail from John Barton who used the open-source Civic battery rack design as a starting point for his own lithium-ion battery racks for his Civic DelSol: Hi Tim, I'm finishing up my second ev conversion, this time its a '93 Honda del Sol. My blog is [link]. I'll be blogging about it in a day or so.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2013

On Friday, Tesla Chairman, Product Architect & CEO Elon Musk posted a brief analysis of the accident and fire on the company blog. For the Model S lithium-ion battery, it was correct to apply water (vs. The stock price began slowly climbing again.). According to Musk and Tesla, a “ curved section that fell off a semi-trailer.

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 1, 2023

While often less rampant than the media likes to suggest, EV fires tend to be extreme in nature due to the way lithium-ion batteries combust. Battery defects have been a sore spot for electrification as the technology matures.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 28, 2023

kWh lithium-ion battery, it does have an all-electric range of about 30 miles, suitable for wide swaths of city-dwelling Americans whose commutes are well within that number. Finally, we have the Tonale, offered as a plug-in hybrid that tag teams a 1.3L turbocharged four-banger and electric motor. Thanks to a 15.5-kWh

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 25, 2021

As a former top corporate subject matter expert, I took a very deep made myself a environmental resource for others in my reincarnation as The Creative Greenius and author of this blog.

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 12, 2023

kWh lithium-ion battery. But it likewise boasts a maximum range of 130 miles, which was only achievable under idyllic circumstances. Although test drivers have claimed difficulties even reaching 100 miles before having to charge the vehicle's 35.5-kWh

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Qnovo

DECEMBER 4, 2020

I will explore this topic in more detail in a series of blogs. Generally, these are electrical systems with very little intelligence related to the chemical operation of the lithium-ion battery. In this first part, let’s define what battery management is and does.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JULY 20, 2022

While it may be simple to blame the EV fires on rising temperatures, experts advise examining the way a lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery is constructed. Li-ion batteries, which are frequently regarded as efficient and lightweight, power EVs. Now let us look into a few common reasons and preventive measures for EV fire.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 24, 2023

The lithium-ion battery is the same across both the 40 and 60, with a usable energy content of 84.3 Not enough? Then check out the i5 M60 xDrive which appends another motor to up front, creating all-wheel drive and 590 horsepower with a roughly like amount of torque. kWh and a maximum charging rate of 205 kW.

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Drive Electric

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Furthermore, Toyota has also revealed that it expects the lithium-ion battery unit to retain 90% of capacity after 10 years or 150,000 miles, which is excellent result. Range is claimed to be around the 280 miles mark which in all likelihood will result in a real world range of around 210 – 220 miles.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 12, 2023

kWh, lithium-ion battery is said to offer 256 miles of range on the overly generous WLTP cycle. Your author has found small EVs boasting similar levels of torque to be quite a bit of fun around town. But they typically begin to lose their appeal when you begin approaching highway speeds.

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Plug In Partners

DECEMBER 14, 2007

A nd thanks to the Energy Blog , here is another announcement from a consortium consisting of Misubishi and GS Yuasa. GS Yuasa possesses advanced technologies in large lithium-ion batteries and is striving to broaden their applications.

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Plug In Partners

MAY 7, 2007

A123Systems produces Nanophoshate based lithium ion batteries with a combination of power density, durability and safety in excess of anything mass produced on the market today.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 28, 2010

In a blog post, GE scientist Matt Nielsen, who is taking the lead on the smart-charging research, said that GE and Nissan will seek to sort out which challenges are real and which are perceived by using computer simulations and gathering data. Tags: EV Chargers GE lithium-ion batteries Nissan.

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Open Source Civic EV Kit

JUNE 22, 2009

Someone over in the UK had their Belktronix charge detector blow up too with a lithium ion battery pack, so I hope this circuit can help them too. I feel good when I hear from folks because I don't know how many people are actually keeping track of this blog, especially since things have quieted down recently.

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Blink Charging

APRIL 28, 2022

While it’s true that current lithium-ion batteries use some rare earth materials, and there are questions about the ethics of how they’re mined, the environmental impact is still far less than it is for oil and gas. . Ford is just one company coming out with a vast array of new EVs for those who crave something different. .

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Blink Charging

JULY 28, 2022

An EV doesn’t use only one Li-ion (lithium-ion) battery, though. Also, electric batteries are much more efficient and much less toxic today. An EV battery doesn’t look much different from the one you have currently powering your smartphone. While on the road, the motor turns this alteration into power.

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Current EV

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Using electric power only, the car will take you 16 miles before the 12.0kWh Lithium-ion battery needs to be recharged. The post BMW’s 2021 luxury sedan, the 745e PHEV, comes with 16 pure-electric miles appeared first on Current EV Blog. A Level 1 wall socket replenishes the battery in around 10 hours.

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Current EV

DECEMBER 25, 2019

The vehicle’s 82.0kWh Lithium-ion battery has produced 280 miles of range in European test trials, and weighs just 1124 pounds – less than the batteries of other EVs in its class. The post Launching in early 2021, the $50K – $60K Audi Q4 e-tron EV will offer 280 e-miles appeared first on Current EV Blog.

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Plug In Partners

AUGUST 30, 2006

Tokyo, May 11, 2005 — " Mitsubishi Motors has chosen to center its development of next-generation electric vehicle technology on in-wheel motors and on lithium-ion batteries that the company has been working on for several years. O ne major manufacturer has already made the decision to employ them.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 14, 2022

This Blog is part of NRDC’s Year-End Series Reviewing 2022 Climate & Clean Energy Developments.

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Plug In Partners

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

—it stands for “Build Your Dreams”—claims to supply 65 percent of the world’s nickel-cadmium batteries, and 30 percent of its lithium ion mobile phone batteries. In September, fabled investor Warren Buffett bought a 10 percent stake in BYD for $230 million." BYD plans to sell cars in Europe and the US by 2010.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 25, 2023

It's also going to work with GS Yuasa International on high-capacity, high-output liquid lithium-ion batteries. That's for the short term -- Honda will work on creating semi-solid-state and all-solid-state batteries in-house further down the road. The company will work with SES AI Corporation on semi-solid-state batteries.

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