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Ohio State University Takes Top Spot at 2009 EcoCAR Competition with EREV Design

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University students from The Ohio State University earned top honors at the 2009 finals of the EcoCAR : The NeXt Challenge competition in Toronto, Canada for their design of a Extended Range Electric Vehicle (EREV). The Ohio State’s design was powered by a 1.8-liter Tags: Conferences and other events Hybrids Plug-ins.

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Ballard expects to provide 10 fuel cell modules for new FTA fuel cell bus programs

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Ballard’s partners are BAE Systems, a system integrator and major supplier of hybrid drive components, and ElDorado National, a key North American bus OEM. million in funding from the FTA to purchase and deploy 5 hydrogen electric hybrid fuel cell buses. million rides per year throughout Stark County, Ohio. Earlier post.)

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BASF to Commercialize Argonne Li-ion Composite Cathode Material; Seeks Funds for Plant in Ohio

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BASF will conduct further lithium-ion battery material application development in its current Beachwood, Ohio facility. and a rechargeable capacity of up to 250 mAh g -1 over the same window. In some formulations, the Argonne NMC materials can provide an initial capacity of > 250 mAh g -1 when discharged between 5 and 2.0V

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OSU smart membrane could enable new category of high-energy, high-power energy storage for EVs

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A team at the Ohio State University has developed a membrane that regulates bi-directional ion transport across it as a function of its redox state and that could be used as a programmable smart membrane separator in future supercapacitors and redox flow batteries. plugin EVs to Tesla’s 85 kWh battery pack). —Herya and Sundaresan.

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OSU hybrid “solar battery” uses photo-assisted charging to improve performance of Li-air batteries; “negative overpotential”

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Researchers at The Ohio State University have developed a novel strategy to improve the efficiency and performance of non-aqueous lithium-oxygen (Li-air) batteries. Their hybrid design uses only three. Air passes freely through the gauze while the rods capture sunlight. We’ve integrated both functions into one device.

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Ford Testing Intelligent System for Plug-in Vehicle to Grid Communication to Manage Charging

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Ford Motor Company has developed an intelligent vehicle-to-grid communications and control system for its plug-in hybrid electric vehicles that communicates directly with the electric grid. All 21 of Ford’s fleet of plug-in hybrid Escapes eventually will be equipped with the vehicle-to-grid communications technology. Click to enlarge.

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Chemetall Lithium Awarded 5.7M to Set Up Pilot Li-ion Battery Recycling Plant

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million to build and operate an advanced lithium battery recycling facility at their existing Lancaster, Ohio site. Additionally, Toxco manages two battery recycling operations in Ohio. In the US, the Department of Energy recently awarded TOXCO Incorporated US$9.5 The award was part of the large $2.4-billion, Earlier post.).