Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 22, 2009
LithoRec aims for high recycling efficiency of large-scale automotive batteries for the automotive industry in Germany and Europe. The Lancaster, Ohio facility currently processes large format lead acid batteries, as well as nickel metal hydride batteries used in the current population of hybrid and electric vehicles.
Green Car Congress
JULY 31, 2013
Stop-start technology has already been widely deployed in Europe, where 70% of all vehicles sold by 2017 are expected to carry the system as a standard feature. Nickel-zinc batteries are chemically similar to nickel-cadmium, but differ significantly in their voltage. The nickel-zinc cell delivers more than 0.4V
Plug In Partners
NOVEMBER 3, 2008
—it stands for “Build Your Dreams”—claims to supply 65 percent of the world’s nickel-cadmium batteries, and 30 percent of its lithium ion mobile phone batteries. BYD plans to sell cars in Europe and the US by 2010. In September, fabled investor Warren Buffett bought a 10 percent stake in BYD for $230 million."
Cars That Think
JULY 30, 2023
And yet this transformative invention took nearly two decades to make it out of the lab, with numerous companies in the United States, Europe, and Asia considering the technology and yet failing to recognize its potential. Up to that time, the best rechargeable battery had been nickel cadmium, which put out a maximum of 1.3
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
It will appear in Europe next year as the Opel Ampera and in Australia as the Holden Volt in 2012. The mines in Canada where the nickel & cadmium are mined is one of the most polluted places on Earth. The car is expected to cost around $40,000. The metals used are shipped (using fossil fuels) all over the planet for processing.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
199 
Let's personalize your content