Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2012

According to testing performed to date at the Ohio State University’s Center for Automotive Research (CAR) and the very low observed rate of aging, cells built with A123’s Nanophosphate EXT are expected to be capable of retaining more than 90% of initial capacity after 2,000 full charge-discharge cycles at 45 C. EXT cycle life.

Li-ion 359

Li-ion Lead Acid Lithium Ion Hybrid 359

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 12, 2024

This breaks the norm of a fuel cell vehicle run solely on hydrogen or simply with a battery for energy storage. MPGe is a measurement of how far a car can travel electrically, on the same amount of energy as is contained in 1 gallon of gasoline. Versus an electric car, the cost of fueling difference is substantial.

Honda 70

Honda Hydrogen Plug-in Hybrid 70

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2015

After debuting the first solar air battery—a photo-assisted charging Li-O 2 battery—last fall ( earlier post ), researchers at The Ohio State University led by Professor Yiying Wu have now developed a new system combining a solar cell and a battery into a single device. Credit: ACS, Yu et al. Diagram credit: ACS, Yu et al.

Solar 150

Solar Li-ion Batteries Battery 150