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Redwood Materials launches EV battery recycling program; initial partners Ford Motor Company and Volvo

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Redwood Materials, founded by Tesla co-founder and former CTO JB Straubel ( earlier post ), is launching the most comprehensive electric vehicle battery recycling program, beginning in California, to establish efficient, safe and effective recovery pathways for end-of-life hybrid and electric vehicle battery packs.

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Redwood Materials recovers ~95% of metals from EOL battery packs

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The company recovered ~95% of metals from EOL battery packs that could be used to produce anode and cathodes for cell production. Redwood Materials worked with partners on the program , including Toyota, Ford Motor Company, Volvo Cars, and Volkswagen Group of America.

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The influencer

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But things changed for Cox when GM came out with a new version of the EV1 with a non-toxic nickel metal hydride (NiMH) battery with more than twice the energy of the original lead acid battery. Straubel as well as other executives from the company. This doubled the range of the car and his problem was solved.

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Toyota Plug In

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T oyota President Katsuaki Watanabe made his company's intentions clear yesterday about PHEVs. Lithium-ion batteries , now common in laptops, produce more power and are smaller than nickel-metal hydride batteries used in hybrids now. Here's the story from the LA Times: Toyota promises plug-in hybrid vehicle in U.S.,

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FTA Report on Worldwide H2 Bus Demonstrations Finds Better Than Expected Performance and Strong Customer Acceptance; Challenges Remain

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Fuel cell hybrid buses are deployed in North America, at AC Transit and SunLine in California, and CTTRANSIT in Connecticut. The technology companies and integrator have achieved some success in controlling this problem. Most participants expressed confidence that the durability challenge will be solved. Energy Storage.

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Toyota Previews Generation III 2010 Prius Hybrid

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The 2ZR-FXE engine is SULEV-rated (with AT-PZEV) in California, and has a Federal Tier 2 Bin 3 rating. Nominal pack voltage of the nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) battery remains at 201.6 Company engineers will present a technical paper on the new inverter at SAE World Congress in April. Battery pack. Fuel tank.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

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At that point, we expect the aftermarket companies prices to have come down sufficiently so that their conversions will be attractive to owners of hundreds of thousands of hybrids already on the road. We will have similar solutions available for better (but more expensive) nickel-metal hydride or lithium-ion batteries.)

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