Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2012

Balqon Corporation, a developer of heavy-duty electric vehicles, drive systems and lithium battery storage devices, has introduced high-capacity lithium-ion batteries as an alternative to the current industrial deep cycle lead acid batteries. —Balwinder Samra, CEO of Balqon Corporation.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2013

In a project co-funded by the US Department of Energy and managed by Ecotality North America, the Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium (ALABC) has demonstrated the durability of lead-carbon batteries in the high-rate, partial state-of-charge operation of a hybrid electric vehicle. The UltraBattery Retrofit Project DP1.8

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2013

A team of Penn State researchers is developing more cost-effective ways to prolong the life of valve regulated lead-acid (VRLA) batteries, such as those applied in Norfolk Southern Railway No. 999—the first all-electric, battery-powered locomotive in the United States. Earlier post.). Ying Shi, Christopher A.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2011

The Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium ( ALABC ) announced the additions of several companies to its membership list, bringing its current membership to 66 companies—its highest tally ever.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2010

UK-based ePower Trucks has introduced a new electric light commercial vehicle, the XT320E 3.5t. electric vans on the market, the company says, and is capable of 60 miles on a full charge of its 13 kWh battery pack. Available from £30,000 (US$47,000), the XT320E costs around half the price of the current 3.5t Payload is 1,000 kg.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 24, 2022

He published the lead op-ed in the journal Science’s special climate change issue last month (June 24, 2022). By James Morton Turner, an environmental studies professor at Wellesley College and author of the forthcoming book "Charged: A History of Batteries and Lessons for a Clean Energy Future."

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2013

Leveraging a dual voltage architecture, Johnson Controls’ Micro Hybrid battery system would involve a low voltage lead-acid battery and a 48 volt Lithium-ion battery that enable optimization of energy generation and consumption, thus saving fuel.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 24, 2012

It's quite easy to forget that cars have been using batteries for years before hybrids and electric vehicles arrived. The humble lead-acid battery, the planet's most recycled product, has been starting engines and providing power for car electrics ever since such a thing was required.

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Lead Acid Hybrid Batteries Battery 122

Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2012

The LC Super Hybrid, conceived by Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) and the Advanced Lead-Acid Battery Consortium (ALABC) to show that significant CO 2 reduction can be achieved through electric hybridization at low voltages (12-48 volts) using the latest lead-carbon batteries, will make its world debut at the Geneva Motor Show.

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CN EV Post

MARCH 27, 2024

Most are lead acid powered, but they are cheaper than the BYD units, and provide about as much safety in a frontal and side impact collision according to various golfers' institutes. @Eh Canadian In reply to Eh Canadian. Why not just go online and buy a golf cart? Although, at 0 to 60 in 12 seconds(!)

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2014

The study reaches this conclusion through a detailed analysis of the technical requirements placed on the battery in three different classes of conventional, hybrid and electric vehicles, together with an explanation of which technologies are able to fulfill them. This electrical system is supplied by a 12V lead-based battery.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2021

Eaton’s Vehicle Group is also developing power electronics for 48-volt electric catalyst heating, which provides heat directly to the vehicle’s aftertreatment system. Converting those components to electric alternatives allows you to intelligently control them and eliminate mechanical loads. —Ben Karrer. —Ben Karrer.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2018

BYD unveiled two new electric tow tractor models, or tugs, this month. BYD tugs offer greater energy and productivity efficiencies as well as lower operating costs and easier maintenance, as compared to its diesel, gas or lead acid battery counterparts.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2009

Exide Technologies entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the US Department of Energy’s Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) and the University of Idaho to develop and commercialize improvements on lead-acid battery technology for applications including hybrid electric vehicles and renewable energy storage.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2009

The University of Glamorgan (Wales) and Atraverda, an advanced material company that owns the intellectual property rights to a conductive ceramic known as Ebonex, are collaborating to produce a commercially viable bi-polar lead-acid battery. Bi-polar lead-acid batteries approach the storage densities of NiMH, but at lower cost.

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Lead Acid Universal Electric Vehicles Batteries 150

Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The Tesla Cybertruck does without a 12-volt lead-acid accessory battery, shifting to a 48-volt electrical system. For a mass-produced vehicle, it's an industry first, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk is taking on the role of 48-volt evangelist.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2019

Factory vehicles in Audi’s production plants such as fork-lift trucks and tow tractors have so far been powered by lead-acid batteries. For us, a sustainable electric-mobility strategy also includes a sensible second-use concept for energy carriers. A number of other advantages have already become apparent during the test phase.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2018

A pilot project to test a lithium-ion AGV prototype coupled with an automatic electric charging station has been under way at CTA since autumn 2016. As opposed to the lead-acid batteries powering AGVs used up to now at CTA, lithium-ion technology stands out due to, among other factors, its fast-charging capabilities.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Johnson Controls can now address nearly 90% of the cars in the US that would require a replacement AGM battery, including high-electrical-load vehicles and stop-start vehicles, which are expected to grow globally by 60% by 2025. Johnson Controls has been manufacturing AGM batteries since 2001 and has produced 28 million batteries since 2007.

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Las Vegas Lead Acid Batteries Battery 170

Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2023

This rapid growth in demand has been further amplified with the passage of the “Inflation Reduction Act” (IRA) in the Fall of 2022, which includes mechanisms to incentivize electric vehicle manufacturers and consumers to purchase electric vehicles (EVs) that source battery metals from domestic manufacturers.

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Electric Cars Report

APRIL 24, 2023

The journey started in 1991 when Hyundai unveiled its first pure electric car, the Sonata Electric Vehicle. A concept based on the Sonata sedan, it featured a lead-acid battery and offered a range of […] The post Travelling the road to electrification leadership appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2019

BDS produces and commercializes MOLECULAR REBAR, a proprietary technology of modified carbon nanotubes that offers potential for enhancing the performance of energy storage applications using lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries. BDS was founded in 2014 as a joint venture between SABIC Ventures US LLC and Molecular Rebar Design.

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Teslarati

JUNE 11, 2021

The new 12v li-ion battery replaces the conventional lead-acid battery that has been considered the “standard” in automobiles for a long time. The previous lead-acid battery did not have a consistently long lifespan and was sometimes changed up to three times a year by some owners.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2022

IDTechEx’s latest master electric vehicle report “ Electric Vehicles: Land, Sea & Air 2022-2042 ” finds 35.7 million electric vehicles (EV) were sold in 2021 and predicts this will rise to more than 74 million by 2030. Source: IDTechEx - “Electric Vehicles: Land, Sea & Air 2022-2042”. Electric Trucks - 4.3

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2020

New York City Transit Authority has selected BAE Systems to supply 435 electric hybrid power and propulsion systems for its new fleet of transit buses, reducing carbon emissions and fuel consumption. This feature allows the bus engine to turn off at stops, while the accessories on board continue to operate on electric power.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2020

Current cell designs can provide gravimetric and volumetric energy densities comparable to lithium-ion and greatly in excess of lead-acid batteries. Its prototype cells can deliver energy density in excess of 140 Wh/kg, with a design performance of 155 Wh/kg in 10Ah pouch cells. An example of the cycling rates is a range of 2C (0.5

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Teslarati

APRIL 10, 2024

Hyundai Motor Company and the Kia Corporation plan to produce electric vehicle (EV) batteries in India. The company has EV expansion plans for India, starting with the leading Indian battery company, Exide Energy. Exide Industries has 75 years of experience as a market leader in lead-acid batteries.

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Teslarati

JULY 26, 2021

This was a good point considering that the conventional 12-volt lead-acid battery used in vehicles like the Model 3 and Model Y tend to get discharged, in some cases, multiple times per year. . This is because low-voltage lithium-ion batteries are more expensive than conventional lead-acid batteries in the market.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 24, 2018

Many automakers have announced that they will build some percentage of their car fleet as pure electrics. Potentially when it’s a conventional gas-powered car using an electrified powertrain. The gas-powered vehicles that remain will still need a significant boost in fuel economy. READ THIS: 48-volt mild.

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Electric Vehicles India

AUGUST 10, 2021

Top electric vehicles battery manufacturers in India. Before we jump into the list of top EV battery manufacturers in India, let us discuss some things about electric vehicles batteries. Firstly the batteries are one of the important components of electric vehicles in India. Top electric vehicles battery manufacturers in India.

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Electrek

MARCH 30, 2023

Well, it’s time to replace that aging relic with RYOBI’s 48V 30-inch electric riding mower. Delivering up to 1-acre of mowing per charge of the 50Ah 48V lead-acid battery, this mower will help you reduce noise, pollution, and maintenance to near-zero when talking your yard chores this spring.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

MAY 1, 2007

Since I'm still waiting on parts from ElectroAuto, I decided to take the plunge and do some extensive research on Lead-Acid battery technology. Given that I'm using lead-acid technology, one of the big challenges is knowing just how much charge is left in the batteries so I don't run them down below 20% SOC (or state-of-charge).

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Electric 2-wheelers have been part of the last-mile transportation in the Philippines since 2006 when the first electric bicycles and scooters came in from China. These vehicles were however, low mileage, and high maintenance using heavy lead acid batteries for power.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 21, 2024

We covered the copmany’s first cabinless electric loader, the Elise CBL, back in January. And, because it’s electric, it can do so without adding diesel exhaust emissions ( themselves a known carcinogen ) to the list of hazards faced by its operators. wide, respectively, and available with either lead-acid or lithium-ion batteries.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2021

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. The repurposed LEAF batteries also last longer than lead-acid batteries, which were typically replaced every year or two.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

GS Yuasa will shift its focus from hybrids to enter the market for electric-vehicle batteries as early as next year, according to a report from the Nikkei. Automotive lead-acid batteries are GS Yuasa’s mainstay product, for which it holds the largest share of the Japanese market by far, covering roughly 70% of new vehicles.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The lowly lead-acid battery remains in the mix—East Penn Manufacturing scored $1.6 million to research “Improved 12-Volt Lead-Acid Batteries for Safety-Critical Electric Vehicle Applications.” Other technologies receiving funding support include vehicle lightweighting, wireless charging and autonomous vehicles.

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