article thumbnail

Volvo Car Group exceeds 600,000 vehicles sold on the CMA platform

Green Car Congress

Due to its modular design, the platform was used to create the Lynk & Co 01, 02, 03 and 05, as well as the pure electric 2020 Polestar 2 and Volvo’s first all-electric model, the XC40 Recharge. The CMA platform is the foundation for the new Volvo XC40 Recharge; the first of Volvo’s fully-electric Recharge range. billion (US$1.6

Volvo 410
article thumbnail

Univ. of Missouri team progressing with convection battery; enabling rechargeable lithium-metal batteries

Green Car Congress

Galen Suppes say that they have further developed and validated the “convection battery” or “convection cell” technology originally announced in 2011 and 2012 ( earlier post ). Rechargeable lithium-metal batteries differ from rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, which are commercial and widely available.

Missouri 330
article thumbnail

Ford unveils C-MAX Solar Energi concept; “plug-in” hybrid not dependent on electric grid can fully recharge from sun

Green Car Congress

Ford Motor Company announced the C-MAX Solar Energi Concept, a sun-powered hybrid vehicle that can deliver the efficiency of a plug-in hybrid without depending on the electric grid for recharging. C-MAX Solar Energi Concept, which will be shown at the 2014 International CES in Las Vegas, is a collaborative project of Ford, SunPower Corp.

Solar 366
article thumbnail

Delphi introduces A/C recharging stations with a patented manifold for efficient refrigerant recovery

Green Car Congress

As the price of R134a refrigerant continues to rise, Delphi has introduced four air conditioning (A/C) recharging stations to its service portfolio that utilize an efficient method of recovering as much refrigerant from the car as possible to help garages lessen their refrigerant costs, while helping to protect the environment.

Recharge 186
article thumbnail

Sony to ship 1.2 kWh energy storage modules using rechargeable Li-ion batteries made from olivine-type phosphate

Green Car Congress

Starting in the end of April 2011, Sony will begin volume shipments of 1.2 kWh energy storage modules that use rechargeable lithium-ion batteries made with olivine-type lithium-ion iron phosphate as the cathode material. Earlier post.). Alternatively it can be an energy storage system for residential use.

article thumbnail

Siemens developing inductive charging system for plug-in vehicles with BMW; testing in Berlin in June 2011

Green Car Congress

At Hannover Messe 2011, Siemens presented a development project for inductive charging (“Contactless Charging of Battery-Electric Vehicles”), developed in cooperation with BMW. The resulting magnetic field induces an electric current in the secondary coil, which recharges the battery.

2011 299
article thumbnail

Hydro-Québec pulls in $22M in licensing fees for manufacture of Li-ion rechargeable battery materials in Q3

Green Car Congress

In the third quarter of 2011, Hydro-Québec generated $22 million from the granting of sub-licenses for the manufacture of Li-ion rechargeable battery materials. battery materials, in conjunction with Munich-based Süd-Chemie AG. Earlier post.).

Li-ion 218