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AUGUST 13, 2016

One well-known problem facing the use of high-capacity silicon anodes in rechargeable Li-ion batteries is lithiation-induced volume changes in silicon, resulting in fracture and fragmentation of the anode material, with corresponding capacity loss. A large body of research has thus been looking for a way to reduce Si electrode fragmentation and hence prevent the capacity loss.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 13, 2016

Why would an electric car be as bad as a refrigerator? Or as coffee? And what did the FTC specifically warn Volkswagen dealers not to do? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, August 12, 2016. Friday, we covered a summary of human behavior that looks at how and why.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2016

Reuters, citing a story in Hessische Niedersaechsische Allgemeine , reported that Volkswagen is in early talks with German solar power equipment maker SMA Solar about working together. Both companies declined to comment on the specifics of the report. SMA is already cooperating with Daimler and Tesla on storage technology. “SMA Solar is strong in stationary storage systems,” said a spokesman at VW’s plant in Kassel, the carmaker’s only factory producing electric engines, adding that the search f

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2016

Saskatchewan’s Regina Catholic School Division (RCSD), in partnership with LP3 Transportation Solutions, unveiled its new fleet of Blue Bird propane-powered school buses. RCSD partnered with LP3 Transportation Solutions to add 89 Blue Bird Vision Propane buses from Legacy Bus Sales in Saskatoon. These Blue Bird buses make up 100% of its Type C fleet, and is the largest fleet of propane buses in Saskatchewan.

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