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Toyota shoots for battery cells with 932 miles of range

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The legacy automaker is working on a solid-state battery that can yield up to ~750 miles of range with a charging time of 10 minutes. Toyota will apply its bipolar nickel-metal hydride batteries used by Aqua and Crown hybrid vehicles to its battery electric vehicles (BEV).

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PowerGenix to supply NiZn batteries for traffic light backup systems

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PowerGenix, the manufacturer of high performance, rechargeable Nickel-Zinc (NiZn) batteries ( earlier post ), has entered an exclusive agreement with PSI Acquisition, LLC to supply battery cells for UP-Stealth, an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for the traffic industry.

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Pike Research ranks LG Chem and Johnson Controls highest in new assessment of electric and hybrid vehicle Li-ion battery manufacturers

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As these vehicle segments grow to hundreds of thousands and then millions of vehicles sold per year, Li-ion production will enter volume production, lowering their cost and making the technology cost-competitive with alternative technologies such as Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) batteries.

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Pike Research forecasts global hybrid medium- and heavy-duty truck sales to surpass 100,000 vehicles annually by 2017; about 2.1% of total MD/HD sales

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In the United States, trucks represent approximately 13% of the total fleet market (in number of vehicles). The market intelligence firm expects that the use of nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries will peak in 2016, as vehicle manufacturers move their remaining systems toward Li-ion. annually to reach 4.7

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Porsche adds second production hybrid model, Panamera S Hybrid

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The electric motor is connected to a nickel metal hydride (NiMh) battery that stores electric energy recovered from braking and other driving situations. The Panamera S Hybrid will go on sale in the United States later in 2011 at a base suggested retail price of $95,000 (excluding destination).

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Crown Hybrid

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Vintage Name Returns to the United States. The Toyota Crown has been around since 1955 in Japan, and was the first Toyota model exported to the United States in 1957, where it was sold until 1960. This is one of four Crown models in the line-up, including the Sport (hatchback), Sedan and Estate (Crossover/SUV.)

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Toyota Plug In

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Lithium-ion batteries , now common in laptops, produce more power and are smaller than nickel-metal hydride batteries used in hybrids now. more ) M eanwhile, in the United States, the political environment to support plug ins continues to grow. "On Yet can this potential be realized? If so, how? respond?

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