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Saft and ESMA to Cooperate on Supercapacitor Development, Production and Commercialization; Heavy Diesels First Target

Green Car Congress

The first results will be seen later in 2009, when Saft’s US manufacturing facility in Valdosta, GA begins production of a new generation of asymmetric nickel supercapacitors that will work in combination with batteries on heavy vehicles in a large variety of markets including, but not limited to, industry or public transportation.

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How Long Does an Electric Car Battery Last?

EV Connect

While battery life span varies by manufacturer and age, in general you can expect new batteries to rival and often exceed the longevity of drivetrain components on internal combustion engine (ICE) Vehicles. While experts estimate the average EV battery will last around 200,000 miles, some manufacturers already promise much more than that.

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Waiting for Superbatteries

Cars That Think

But in a world that aspires to leave behind all fuels (except hydrogen or maybe ammonia) and to electrify everything, the preferred measure of stored energy density is watt-hours per liter. By comparison, gasoline has 34 MJ/L and diesel about 38 MJ/L. less than 1/1,000 the density of kerosene.

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Take a detailed look at 7 types of energy storage batteries

Setec Powerr

Energy storage is storing energy through a medium or device and releasing it when needed. The disadvantage is the lower energy and higher manufacturing costs. Not only that, but energy storage is also an important research direction in the field of electric vehicles. Classification of energy storage.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

It was a Manufacturing Failure, as GM NEVER planned to build the car in Volume, so No Economies of Scale were ever achieved. Then consider that in order to actually go any farther than the neighbood store, one still had to have ANOTHER car. run the hardware store and buy a new one. WTF do they need ANOTHER $10.3B

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