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Peugeot Releases Specs, Pricing Package for the iOn EV
The iOn with (1) Motor, (2) Traction battery pack, (3) Inverter and (4) On-board charger. Peugeot has released the specifications for the iOn EV—based on the Mitsubishi iMiEV ( earlier post )—in advance of the Paris Auto Show. Peugeot says that it will market the iOn based mainly on an “all-inclusive” mobility offer.
Green Car Congress - Monday, September 6, 2010
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2012 Focus EV Will Rely On Liquid-Cooled Lithium-Ion Battery System
As electric cars start to increase in power and range, so do the stresses and requirements placed on their oh so vital batteries. Most automakers have chosen to stick with lithium-ion batteries to power their new generation of electric vehicles and one of the crucial factors determining the performance of the power source is temperature.
All Cars Electric - Monday, September 6, 2010
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Ford Focus Electric to use thermal management
The brand new Ford Focus Electric, which is scheduled to debut in the US late next year and in Europe in 2012, will take its power from a lithium-ion battery pack that uses heated and cooled liquid to maximise battery life and range. The thermal management system is essential to the success of lithium-ion batteries [.].
Green Cars News - Thursday, September 2, 2010
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  • Lithium-ion battery market faces overcapacity
    Turn the clock back a couple of years and few of us even knew of the potential of lithium-ion batteries as power sources for electric vehicles – yet now the market is heading towards overcapacity.
    Green Cars News - Tuesday, February 23, 2010
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  • Saft aiming for lithium-ion plant funding
    Depending on market conditions, Saft hopes to raise approximately €120million by way of preferential subscription rights to fund a lithium-ion battery plant in Jacksonville, Florida, a lithium-ion hybrid and electric battery plant in Holland, Michigan, and to reinforce its financial flexibility.
    Green Cars News - Monday, November 2, 2009
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  • Lithium-Ion Batteries Get Green Kudos, Better Than Gasoline
    In a week where many mainstream media outlets are claiming electric cars are prohibitively more expensive to own than gasoline counterparts, a team of Swiss researchers have released conclusive data showing that the environmental impact of the electric car is much less than most gas cars.
    All Cars Electric - Tuesday, August 31, 2010
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  • Toyota Confirms 2009 Model Lithium-Ion Prius -- No Talk of Plug But Promises of More Power
    First, a sidebar in which CEO Katsuaki Watanabe confirms that the next-generation Prius (model year 2009, out late 2008 or early 2009) will use lithium-ion batteries. 34; We interpret this to mean a bit better MPG that drivers need and much quicker 0-60MPG to Prius owners who love the safe handling and pep of the current car.
    CalCars News - PHEV News - Monday, February 26, 2007
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  • What does the future hold for lithium-ion batteries?
    Lithium-ion batteries could soon grab a significant share of the hybrid and electric vehicle advanced battery market according to one industry expert. Dr Menahem Anderman, the President of Advanced Automotive Batteries, believes that lithium-ion batteries could grow to represent 21 per cent of the advanced battery market by 2011.
    Green Cars News - Wednesday, June 17, 2009
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  • Nissan to breathe new life into lithium-ion batteries
    What will happen to lithium-ion batteries once they have been used in electric cars? The two companies are planning to initiate a business venture to “Reuse, Resell, Refabricate and Recycle” lithium-ion batteries, in what is known simply as the 4R business model.
    Green Cars News - Tuesday, October 20, 2009
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  • SK Energy hopes to make battery breakthrough
    All of the exciting green car innovations don’t have to emanate from Japan - South Korea too has got in on the act as SK Energy, Asia’s fourth largest energy provider, has developed six lithium-ion cells. Tags: Green cars Latest news Lithium-ion batteries SK Energy South Korea
    Green Cars News - Monday, June 15, 2009
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  • Lithium-ion battery standards to be introduced
    US based manufacturer International Battery, which develops large-format lithium-ion rechargeable cells, modules and packs, is introducing a three class system for standardising modules - nested, slim and wide. Tags: Green cars Latest news Lithium-ion batteries battery standards International Battery
    Green Cars News - Monday, June 15, 2009
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  • Daimler to ramp up lithium-ion battery production
    Lithium-ion battery production could increase by 10x its original target number if Daimler and Evonik get their way. According to a report in Germany’s Handelsblatt, the companies want to invest an additional €200million in their joint lithium-ion manufacturing venture Deutsche Accumotive GmbH & Co. The [.].
    Green Cars News - Monday, December 21, 2009
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  • Samsung aims to be leading lithium-ion producer
    You may know it for its mobile phones, but now South Korea based Samsung SDI wants to establish itself as the leading lithium-ion battery producer in the world. According to reports in The Korea Times, the company has a “big deal” with a car manufacturer “in the pipeline”.
    Green Cars News - Monday, April 19, 2010
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