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New Airbus lab in Shenzhen to push battery technology for electric aerial vehicles; collaboration with BYD

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In China, the recently opened Airbus China Innovation Center (ACIC) battery lab is looking to power a new generation of electric-powered aerial vehicles. However, China is rapidly catching up to the traditional heavyweights. Having a battery lab in China is the perfect complement to our electrical lab in Toulouse.

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Tier 1 HELLA evaluating PowerGenix NiZn batteries for 48V mild hybrid vehicles

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Then, in August, the NiZn batteries achieved certification for start-stop applications by China National Laboratory’s Tianjin Automotive Test Center. Nickel-zinc batteries are chemically very similar to nickel-cadmium, NiCd. Both use an alkaline electrolyte and a nickel electrode but differ significantly in their voltage.

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Tesla files patent to recover and recycle nickel and cobalt in old batteries

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Nickel and cobalt are two materials that would be ideal for this patent: nickel due to its low availability and cobalt due to its environmental effects and commonly immoral mining practices. Tesla’s patent is available below. Metal Sulfate Manufacturing System via Electrochemical Dissolution by Joey Klender on Scribd.

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PSA evaluating PowerGenix NiZn batteries for start-stop systems

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Nickel-zinc batteries are chemically similar to nickel-cadmium, but differ significantly in their voltage. The nickel-zinc cell delivers more than 0.4V per cell, an inherent value of the nickel-zinc cell lies in the reduced cell count required for a multi-cell battery. With the additional 0.4V Earlier post.).

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Could the Prius be harmful to the environment?

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According to them, the nickel on the Toyota Prius battery is mined in Sudbury, Ontario and then it is smelted nearby where there are reports of damage to the environment. The nickel is then shipped to a refinery in Wales. Of course once the car is ready it is shipped again all around the world, including as far afield as the USA.

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PIP Declares Victory

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T o make this announcement even more timely, the first real Plug in Hybrid was unveiled in China last week. 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. The BYD F3DM will land in showrooms at the end of the month.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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they didnt consider the fact that China was a nation with a appetite that would have well made the EV1 a profitable venture even if the cars tragically lasted longer, and cost less to build and maintain. Posted by: slipandslide | Apr 14, 2009 5:20:27 PM Chinas Gas consumption is projected to increase 300%. in their short sited vision.

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