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Study identifies main culprit behind lithium metal battery failure; counters conventional wisdom

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The researchers made their discovery by developing a technique to measure the amounts of inactive lithium species on the anode—a first in the field of battery research—and studying their micro- and nanostructures. The findings could pave the way for bringing rechargeable lithium metal batteries from the lab to the market.

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Former CEO of GM China Group Phil Murtaugh joins Pinnacle Engines board; first engines launch in Asia this year

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With previous professional experience as CEO of Asian Operations for Chrysler Group and the CEO of General Motors China Group, Murtaugh provides keen insight into Pinnacle’s planned expansion in 2014, focused heavily on Asian markets.

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GM and University of Michigan Developing Method for Direct In-Situ Measurement of Li+ Transport Rates in a Li-ion Cell; Insights into Cell Degradation

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Researchers from General Motors R&D Center and the University of Michigan are developing a method for the direct in situ measurement of lithium ion (Li + ) transport rates in a functioning Li-ion cell. That immediately tells me, that if I’m going to study degradation, I should start with lithium transport.

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Tesla partners with EV charging reliability platform for Destination network

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said its partnership with Tesla will start in California as the platform will survey Destination stations to provide critical data points and insights pertaining to the station’s overall performance. A study from the University of California Berkley that found that only 72.5% ChargerHelp! Hyundai announced a $5.5

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Cadillac to offer advanced V2V and semi-automated driving technologies in certain 2017 MY vehicles

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Cadillac will begin offering advanced “intelligent and connected” vehicle technologies on certain 2017 model year vehicles, General Motors CEO Mary Barra said Sunday during her keynote address at the Intelligent Transport System (ITS) World Congress in Detroit. Click to enlarge. —Mary Barra.

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UMTRI study finds US and China could turnover more than 90% of LDV fleet to alternative powertrains by 2050 under very aggressive penetration scenarios

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In their study, they used three different alternative powertrain/fuel models: less aggressive, moderately aggressive and very aggressive, applied across four developed economies (United States, Western Europe, Japan, and South Korea) and four developing economies (Brazil, Russia, India, and China). Production forecasts from IHS.

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Polymer-graphene nanocomposites as high-rate “green” electrodes for Li-ion batteries

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In this new study, Song et al. demonstrated a general one-pot synthesis of polymer?graphene graphene nanocomposites is so attractive and the synthesis is very simple, it gives important insights into improving battery performance of other polymer cathodes. graphene nanocomposites with highly dispersed graphene.

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