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Industry study finds lead-acid to remain most wide-spread automotive energy storage for foreseeable future; new chemistries continue to grow

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Overview of the three vehicle classes identified in the study, and their corresponding battery technologies. In any automotive application, regulatory decisions to phase out established battery technologies would impact negatively on overall vehicle performance and cost, according to the report. Click to enlarge.

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Navigant: 2016 advanced battery shipments through Q3 = 323M cells and $3.8B in sales

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The chemistries that are included in the report are all lithium ion (Li-ion) chemistries, flow battery chemistries, sodium-metal halide, and advanced lead-acid. The report does not include experimental batteries that have not yet reached mass production. Advanced batteries energy capacity by segment, world markets: 3Q 2016.

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European automotive and automotive battery industries call for extension of the exemption of lead-based batteries from the EU ELV Directive

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Lead battery and car manufacturers have requested that the current exemption for lead-based batteries within the ELV Directive’s wider ban on lead in light-duty vehicles is maintained for at least another eight years. There are no current or future resource availability issues with metals used in lead-based batteries. The review.

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Pike Research forecasts accelerating hybrid locomotive sales from 2015-2020

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Several Green Goats are still being used for light duty service, Pike notes, but the vehicles have not been available since 2007. General Electric (GE) has built a plant to manufacture sodium metal halide batteries ( earlier post ), and is showing a prototype road locomotive using those batteries that it intends to bring to market.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

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The electric car features three different battery options, two different Lithium-based (LI) systems – A123Systems and Enerdel as well as a Sodium-Nickel battery Zebra (Mes-Dea). There are at least a half dozen different technologies to power cars with electricity under construction. safety requirements.