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Lithium-ion battery recycler ABTC expands operations and capacity with newly purchased facility

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The demand for domestically produced and sustainably sourced battery metals has grown at a near insatiable rate over recent years, as the domestic manufacturing capacity of lithium-ion batteries has grown exponentially from less than 50 GWh/year to now more than 700 GWh/year of operational and announced capacity.

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New A123 Systems LLC emerges

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A123 Systems LLC is targeting three core business areas: transportation, electric grid and lead-acid replacement. Lead-Acid Replacement. Lead-Acid Replacement. We’d also like to thank Dave Vieau for his years of dedication and service to A123. —Pin Ni, president of Wanxiang America. Transportation.

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NYSERDA Commits $8M to Develop and Commercialize 19 New York Battery and Energy-Storage Technology Projects

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Next-generation lithium-ion rechargeable batteries. Advanced separator for valve-regulated lead-acid batteries. General Motors. Materials for improved lithium-ion battery electrodes for automotive applications. Technology Development: $3.2 Grantee Project NYSERDA Funding.

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Revamping an Art Deco Masterpiece

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Even before the introduction of the General Motors EV1 in 1996, it was clear that if we’re ever going to replace cars powered by fossil fuels with electric vehicles, we’ll need batteries that take and deliver charge reliably in both hot and cold climates.

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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 pair made major contributions to the propulsion system for the Impact , a battery-powered concept car that AeroVironment built under contract for General Motors.

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Suzuki to showcase fuel cell and plug-in hybrid concepts

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It is fitted with a compact 660cc engine and equipped with a generator to charge the lithium-ion battery if capacity level drops. Suzuki explains that the new Swift Plug-in Hybrid is likely to appeal to drivers with low daily mileage of around 20km as the vehicles is designed to be driven primarily on electric power.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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Production of manganese oxide cathode / graphite lithium-ion batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles. Production of lithium-ion polymer battery cells for the GM Volt using a manganese-based cathode material and a proprietary separator. . Production of lithium-ion cells and packs for hybrid and electric vehicles.

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