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Nissan using second-life LEAF batteries in factory AGVs

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Nissan has begun using second-life battery modules from first-generation LEAF electric vehicles as the power supply for automated guided vehicles (AGVs) in its plants. At Nissan’s Oppama plant, south of Tokyo, there are more than 700 AGVs. Globally, Nissan has more than 4,000 AGVs at work.

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Lux Research projects that bulk of energy storage market for vehicles will be for e-bike and micro-hybrids

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The overall market for energy storage technologies that power electric vehicles is set to grow from $13 billion in 2011 to $30 billion in 2016, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18%. Advanced lead-acid batteries dominate the current and future storage market. GWh and $495 million, to 41 GWh and $3.1

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How Long Do Electric Car Batteries Last?

Blink Charging

Electric cars are on the rise. The number of electric car sales nearly doubled from last year until now. About 10% of people buying a new car chose an electric one. When we think about electric cars, the image of Elon Musk shooting a Tesla into space with a Depeche Mode-like dummy promptly comes to our minds.

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How I got a new 2015 Nissan Leaf electric car for $16K net: indecision

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I’ve wanted an electric car for the past 30 years. But in the 1980s, they were conversions with lead-acid batteries that were both expensive and impractical. Sometimes my liberal environmentalist side fights with my fiscally conservative side, and my decision-making suffers as a result.

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The new F-150 has a past

Electric Auto Association

‘E&E News’ tells the story of the Ford RangerEV BY RON FREUND: Director, ELECTRIC AUTO ASSOCIATION. A mere 20 years ago, big auto in the US and Japan showed the world what electric drive technology they could offer us. The Honda EV+, Toyota RAV4EV, and the inductively-charged Nissan Hypermini were produced in Japan.

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Aqua Metals is building a more sustainable battery recycling ecosystem

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In contrast, lead-acid batteries have a 99% recycling rate in the US. Aqua Metals has pioneered a new electro-hydrometallurgy process that uses renewable electricity and recycles the chemicals used. Nissan Leafs are coming in now, the early Teslas are coming in. But right now, used lead-acid batteries are a commodity.

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DOE AVTA Completes 1M Miles of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Testing

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The US Department of Energy (DOE), through its Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity ( AVTA ) at Idaho National Laboratory (INL), has completed 1 million miles of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) testing. Manzanita Prius Lead acid. Road Map - Electric Drive Vehicle (PHEVs) Testing Activities and Results (Nov 2009).

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