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GlobalData: Venture capital deals value in advanced batteries skyrocketed 850% YoY in 2021

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China-based SVOLT manufactures lithium-ion batteries for EVs and energy storage. In December 2021, it received $930 million from Sichuan Energy Investment, Han’s Laser Technology, and others to expand the production facilities and R&D centers for its energy-dense and safe lithium iron phosphate batteries.

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Shanghai General Motors introduces Sail SPRINGO EV at Auto Guangzhou 2012; green technology strategy to 2020

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At the opening of Auto Guangzhou 2012, Shanghai General Motors launched its first localized new energy vehicle, the Sail SPRINGO EV. The vehicle was developed by Shanghai GM and the Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC), making it the first production electric vehicle created by a Chinese joint venture.

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GM Ventures invests in battery-electric bus company Proterra

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General Motors Ventures LLC will invest $6 million in Proterra Inc., Using technology developed by Proterra, the lightweight, composite-body bus recharges in about 10 minutes. Comparing fuel costs and fuel efficiency. Source: GM. Click to enlarge. a leading maker of battery-electric commercial transit buses. Proterra Inc.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

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Around the same time, however, General Motors and other automakers were in the process of decommissioning their battery EV fleets, the key component of V2G. The need for large-scale electrochemical energy storage as a grid-stabilizing source of demand disappeared. Electric Car tzero 0-60 3.6

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles Written by Jerry James Stone Published on April 19th, 2009 34 Comments Posted in Electric Cars (EVs) , Plug-in hybrid EVs Just a few hours after General Motors called for a standardized EV plug , one has been created! This is a major step froward in EV mass production.

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Continental Voltage Stabilization System with Maxwell Ultracapacitors to power start-stop in Cadillac ATS and CTS as standard

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General Motors is the first North American automotive OEM to integrate the Continental ultracapacitor-based voltage stabilization as part of the enhanced start-stop system, which lowers fuel costs, improves performance and reduces emissions, delivering an overall superior owner-driver experience. Maxwell Technologies, Inc.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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to produce useful, high-energy fuel molecules directly within. substantial increase in production of fuel per acre of planted. Energy Plant Design The University of California, Los Angeles, will re-engineer. plants so that they use energy more efficiently. production of oil, which is stored in seeds and is convertible to.

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