Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2009

In early demonstration testing the car is getting up to 80 miles per gallon and travels 40 miles on electric power before the Capstone turbine generator starts up and charges the lithium ion batteries. Dick Langford, Langford’s Founder and Managing Director.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2015

High Loading Lithium-Ion Electrode Architecture for Low Cost Electric Vehicle Batteries Ballast Energy, Inc. is developing the next generation of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles with a unique cost cutting innovation. 149,975.00. Ballast Energy, Inc. 150,000.00. GeneSiC Semiconductor Inc. 150,000.00.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2009

The National Alliance for Advanced Transportation Batteries (NAATBatt) ( earlier post ) has selected a site in Hardin County, Kentucky to build a more than $600-million automotive lithium-ion battery plant. Kentucky was selected over Texas, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

the current annual production capacities of China’s Nickel-hydrogen batteries and lithium-ion battery, the key parts of electric vehicles, will exceed 0.14 Earlier post.).the billion and 0.9 billion WH by the year end, and are expected to be boosted to 0.36 billion and 4 billion WH by 2010. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

Lithium-ion battery company Valence Technology Inc. is considering building a battery plant in the US or Europe and will look into the possibility of funding from the economic stimulus package proposed by President Barack Obama. Statesman.com. Valence currently does most of its production in China.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2017

Researchers at Northwestern University, with a colleague from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, have developed a new computational design framework that can pinpoint optimal materials with which to coat the cathode in lithium-ion batteries. Wolverton said this design strategy extends beyond developing better batteries.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2010

The announcement was made today during a groundbreaking celebration at CPI’s new battery cell manufacturing facility in Holland that was attended by President Barack Obama and Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm. Earlier post. ) CPI/LG Chem are also supplying the batteries for the Chevrolet Volt.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

DECEMBER 23, 2008

A coalition of 14 companies this week announced the creation of a new business alliance aimed at promoting domestic production of lithium ion batteries. Fourteen companies join to promote domestic production of lithium ion batteries for autos. See the LA Times article: U.S. Battery Makers Work to Power Up.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2009

The Obama Administration is awarding $8 billion in three conditional loan commitments for the development of innovative, advanced vehicle technologies: $5.9 billion for Ford Motor Company; $1.6 billion to Nissan North America, Inc.; and $465 million to Tesla Motors. Tesla Motors will receive $465 million in two parts.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2009

President Obama announced 48 new advanced battery and electric drive projects that will receive $2.4 Production of manganese oxide cathode / graphite lithium-ion batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles. Production of lithium-ion cells and packs for hybrid and electric vehicles. KD ABG MI, LLC (Dow Kokam).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2011

In June, President Obama announced the Materials Genome Initiative, a more than $100-million effort to discover, develop, manufacture, and deploy advanced materials at twice the speed than is possible today, at a fraction of the cost. Earlier post.) —Hautier et al. Chemistry of Materials Article ASAP doi: 10.1021/cm200949.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

A new study sponsored by Indiana University concludes that President Obama’s vision of one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on US roads by 2015 will require concentrated efforts action from all stakeholders— the auto industry, federal government, the scientific community, and consumers—to be realized. —John D.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2013

The Obama Administration and academic and industry partners announced a series of commitments in support of the Materials Genome Initiative (MGI, earlier post ), a public-private endeavor that aims to cut in half the time it takes to develop novel materials that can fuel advanced manufacturing. Harvard debuts database of 2.3

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2009

President Barack Obama announced the availability of the funding during a visit to Southern California Edison’s Electric Vehicle Center today. Advanced Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Facilities. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has released two competitive solicitations that will provide up to a combined $2.4

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Since President Obama signed ARRA into law in February, grants totaling more than $7.2 Battery Powered Zero Emission Circulator Buses: Innovative Quick Opportunity Charge, Lithium-Ion Titanate Battery Powered Community Bus program. billion have been made available for transit improvements throughout the US.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The carmaker recently announced a deal with battery maker A123 Systems to manufacture lithium-ion battery packs for the full line of electric-powered cars Chrysler hopes to make. Will Congress finally approve consumer-oriented legislation that has stalled for years? Now buyers, like the Lamuses, are venturing back.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Early Days in the Obama Administration An Address I'd Like to Hear Global Warming Solutions Included in Transportatio. Intelligent Charging Infrastructure for New Electr. Tree Planting as Carbon Offsets – Does Latitude Ma. Here we go again.or Carbon trading vs t. 2) Chevy Volt (2) China (2) ECOD3.SA SZ (1) 6753.T SZ (1) 6753.T

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The Obama Administration doesnt understand that. " President Obamas auto task force doesnt see it that way. But GM says it wont get the money until the Obama administration is satisfied the company is financially viable. One wonders if the recent headway at MIT in building lithium ion cells using ?virus?

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