Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Electrified vehicles will play a critical role in efforts to conserve and ultimately displace petroleum as the major source of transportation energy. GM’s goal is to improve the energy density of its batteries so that they are smaller, lighter and less costly than today’s batteries. China has made electrification a key strategy.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2013

A team of researchers at MIT has described a framework for efficiently coupling the power output of a series-connected string of single-band-gap solar cells to an electrochemical process that produces storable fuels. This process would liberate solar energy for use when the sun isn’t shining, and open up a host of potential new applications.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2011

It complements Chevrolet’s growing range of electrified vehicles, including the Volt extended-range EV and the 2013 Malibu Eco with eAssist technology. Introduced during the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, EN-V was designed to address environmental issues and help alleviate traffic congestion, parking, safety concerns and energy consumption.

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