Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2013

A123 will continue to offer cutting-edge technology for vehicle electrification and grid-scale energy storage, strong manufacturing and systems engineering capabilities and a world-class R&D team. A123 Systems LLC is targeting three core business areas: transportation, electric grid and lead-acid replacement.

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Lead Acid Ni-Li Li-ion Grid 310

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

Energy storage technology solutions for advanced vehicles by vehicle category. The first two parameters (cost and life), in combination, represent the economic cost of an energy-storage system capable of providing the hybridization function over the vehicle’s life. billion in 2015 and $9.2 billion in 2020. Source: AAB.

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Li-ion Hybrid NiMH Batteries 265

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2012

PbC batteries are multi-celled asymmetrically supercapacitive lead-acid-carbon hybrid batteries. Like a lead-acid battery, it comprises a series of cells. NS originally built NS-999 in early 2009 with lead–acid batteries; however, the lead–acid system consistently failed field testing.

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Lead Acid Hybrid Batteries Battery 225

Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2015

Nissan, Hyundai/Kia, VW/Audi/Porsche, BMW, Subaru, and Mercedes all recently introduced variants of a single-motor, twin-clutch hybrid system (P2). Hyundai/Kia, with 8% of total 2014 hybrid sales, is so far the leading seller of P2 hybrids; P2 hybrid market share grew from 9% in 2013 to 12% in 2014.

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Hybrid Li-ion Lead Acid Fuel Economy 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Several battery manufacturers including AllCell Technologies, Balqon, and Saft are stepping up with 48-volt lead-acid and Li-ion offerings for increasingly power-hungry vehicles with Stop-Start systems. Germany leads Europe’s PEV growth. BMW will begin to sell its long awaited BEV (the i3). million units during that year.

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2013 Electric Vehicles Vehicles Plug-in 378