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JANUARY 1, 2022

Faradion’s sodium-ion technology provides advantages compared to alternative battery technologies, especially lithium-ion and lead acid, including: Sustainable – There is no dependence and use of cobalt, lithium, copper or graphite. Patented zero-volt safe transport and storage. Fast charge/ discharge capability.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2011

International Battery has been awarded a $730,441 contract from the US Army’s Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) to develop a hybrid energy storage solution for combat tanks and Stryker armored vehicles. International Battery’s new NATO 6T-compatible battery is a hybrid 12-volt system.

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JUNE 4, 2014

For the near term, they have been working on a dual-battery combining a lithium-ion battery with a 12-volt lead-acid battery that could enable regenerative braking technology in non-hybrid vehicles for greater fuel savings. —Ted Miller, senior manager, Energy Storage Strategy and Research, Ford Motor Company.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2012

The two companies will work together in the development and marketing of advanced, integrated, battery-ultracapacitor energy storage solutions to be used in a wide array of transportation and industrial applications. Exide Technologies and Maxwell Technologies have formed a strategic alliance.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2015

NEC Energy Solutions, along with NEC Corporation, has announced production availability of the Li-ion ALM 12V35 product line of 12-Volt batteries utilizing Nanophosphate lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO 4 ) technology from A123 Systems. Compatibility with most popular lead acid battery chargers.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Balqon Corporation, a developer of electric vehicles, drive systems and lithium battery storage devices, announced delivery and installation of a Li-ion HIQAP 1000 Ah, 48-volt battery system into the Island Pilot Yacht powered by DSE Hybrid solar electric drive.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2014

Currently, systems with fans, compressors or pumps use energy to pull heat out of a battery. Leveraging a dual voltage architecture, the Micro Hybrid battery system involves a 12-volt lead-acid starter battery and a 48-volt Lithium-ion battery.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

of Energy (DOE), the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), and The Pennsylvania State University. NS 999 is an entirely electric locomotive that uses a lead-acid energy storage system comprising 1,080 12-volt batteries to operate in railroad switching applications without the use of a diesel engine and with zero exhaust emissions.

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MARCH 30, 2012

The conversion features Corvus’ AT6500 48 volt lithium polymer battery packs. Corvus’ lithium polymer batteries last up to 10 times longer and have up to 10 times more power and energy storage than lead acid batteries. This diesel-to-hybrid retrofit represents Europe’s first low emissions hybrid tugboat.

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OCTOBER 21, 2013

HELLA will conduct real-world vehicle tests to evaluate NiZn’s ability in meeting the high-power requirements of 48-volt mild hybrid systems, while substantially reducing overall system complexity and cost. Nickel-Zinc could offer some unique benefits in 48-volt systems. Marc Nalbach of HELLA. Source: PowerGenix. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 22, 2015

is introducing two 24-volt versions of its ultracapacitor-based Engine Start Module (ESM). The 24-volt ESM enables vehicles to start and operate reliably in the face of cold weather and infrequent starting. There are two models of the 24-volt ESM: the ULTRA 31/900/24V for starting diesel engines up to 12.5 Earlier post.)

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MAY 13, 2016

Flux Power Holdings, a developer of advanced lithium batteries for industrial applications including electric forklifts, delivered a custom-developed, 72-volt battery pack to power electric aviation ground support equipment (GSE), initially baggage/cargo tractors.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2015

Purkeys will take orders for Maxwell’s ESM, which supplies dedicated power for truck engine starting, even when lead-acid batteries are drained and weakened by cold temperatures or excessive use, thereby eliminating costly jump-starts and downtime. Earlier post.). —Bruce Purkey, chief creative engineer at Purkeys.

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JUNE 1, 2015

Wetz’s Pulsed Power and Energy Laboratory has received important Office of Naval Research funding during the last couple of years, including: A $185,000 ONR grant to design and evaluate controls for a 1000 volts-direct-current lead-acid battery for use in shipboard applications.

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JULY 15, 2021

And, most crushingly, the unit weighed more than 7 kilograms (16 pounds)—much of that weight from a lead-acid battery. Even ordinary 9-volt batteries contain six separate cylindrical, 1.5-volt volt cells, packed two by three. Today, my infatuation seems pretty incomprehensible, though. The thing cost US $7,300.

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APRIL 15, 2011

Scientists at the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Materials Science and Technology Division are providing evidence of a viable new route towards developing novel, lightweight energy storage devices using non-volatile, thermally-stable ionic liquids.

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Nickel Metal Hydride Molten Salt Batteries Battery 225

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FEBRUARY 18, 2014

For the ADEPT project, the consortium comprises CPT, the European Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium (EALABC), Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, Ford and the University of Nottingham. The management of the project is being handled by Ricardo.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

The Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium (ALABC) last month showcased three hybrid electric concept vehicles resulting from its R&D program that demonstrate the real-world potential of lead-carbon batteries in 48V architectures. The three vehicles in the ALABC’s 48V hybrid display included the following: The 48V LC SuperHybrid.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

CPI) shortly after GM selected CPI and its parent LG Chem as the provider for the Li-ion batteries for the Extended Range Electric Vehicle (E-REV) Chevy Volt. (GM CPI considers the safety of their chemistry as well as the flexibility of their packaging to be key reasons why they GM selected them for the Volt. Prabhakar Patil.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

The European Advanced Lead-Acid Battery Consortium (EALABC) is delivering a paper this week outlining the consortium’s approach to 48V hybridization at the 2 nd International Conference on Advanced Automotive 48V Power Supply Systems in Düsseldorf. Earlier post.) —Allan Cooper. 48V Batteries Hybrids'

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JULY 24, 2015

Manufacturers and suppliers are still sorting out the relative advantages and costs of the many different possible configurations, such as voltage level (12V–48V); energy storage (lead-acid, lead-acid plus ultracapacitors, NiMH, Li-ion) and drive type (BAS or P2 configurations).

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2009

RegEnBoost integrates the three devices into a powertrain electrical power network (PEPN), which also incorporates a DC to DC converter and an enhanced lead acid battery, optimized for fast energy storage and release. It comprises materials experts and vehicle designers as well as body and powertrain engineers.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Lithium, nickel metal hydrides and even advanced lead acid products are now capable of great energy storage and have strong recycle lives. If you take care of your vehicle and are conscious of the fuel it uses, why would you want to use a stranger’s used energy-storage device every day?

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2012

48-Volt batteries. Several battery manufacturers including AllCell Technologies, Balqon, and Saft are stepping up with 48-volt lead-acid and Li-ion offerings for increasingly power-hungry vehicles with Stop-Start systems. Pike Research expects several automakers to design vehicles to take advantage of 48-volt batteries.

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