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AUGUST 24, 2016

Described in a paper published in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Science , the smart membrane separator could enable the design of a new category of rechargeable/refillable energy storage devices with high energy density and specific power that would overcome the contemporary limitations of electric vehicles.

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DECEMBER 8, 2014

Consultancy Frost &Sullivan has selected UK-based lithium-sulfur battery developer OXIS Energy to receive the 2014 European Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation. For specific military applications, OXIS Energy is confident of achieving a significant weight reduction in excess of 50% in the near future.

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APRIL 1, 2015

Chevrolet introduced the all-new 2016 Malibu—the ninth generation of the midsize sedan which made its debut in 1964. The 2016 Malibu is also longer and lighter, with more interior space and improved fuel efficiency. kWh lithium-ion battery pack provides electric power to the hybrid system. Earlier post.)

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JANUARY 24, 2023

Regular Hybrids Regular hybrids recharge their onboard nickel-metal hydride or lithium-ion battery packs by reclaiming energy through a process called regenerative braking. This is accomplished by using a much larger, more powerful lithium-ion battery pack.

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JUNE 30, 2012

The Emerald Ace is equipped with a hybrid electric power supply system that combines a 160 kW solar generation system—jointly developed by MHI, Energy Company of Panasonic Group, and MOL—with lithium-ion batteries that can store some 2.2 The ships are slated for launching in 2016 and 2017.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Cuomo’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) strategy, will design, build and deliver a 500 kW lithium-ion battery system to add energy resilience and efficiency to electric grid. The advanced Transportable Energy Storage System (TESS) is an adoption of Electrovaya’s standard stationary energy storage system.

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MARCH 25, 2015

Using technology from the 2016 Chevrolet Volt propulsion system ( earlier post ), Malibu Hybrid will offer an estimated combined fuel economy rating exceeding 45 mpg (5.22 4-cylinder engine mated to a two-motor drive unit slightly modified from the 2016 Chevrolet Volt drive unit powers the Malibu Hybrid. engine with start/stop.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2016

The Solar Impulse 2 —the solar airplane that recently completed a round-the-world flight— used batteries from Kokam, based on that company’s advanced Ultra High Energy Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt (NMC) Oxide (Ultra High Energy NMC) technology. The Solar Impulse uses four 38.5

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MARCH 31, 2017

The transmission on the front and rear axle, the combustion engine, the electric motor and the energy recovery systems have all been optimized, but the basic principle behind the drive system is unchanged: the rear axle of the 919 is driven by an extremely compact two-liter V4 combustion engine.

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APRIL 20, 2023

When the company began to discuss its ambitions in self-driving technology in 2016, Musk said the company would conduct a hands-free trip across the US by late 2017. Tesla Energy revenue soared to $1.53 Tesla’s energy storage systems deployment increased to 3.9 It has yet to complete that mission.

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JUNE 19, 2015

made progress in reducing CO 2 emissions and improving sustainability in its global corporate activities in fiscal year 2014 while simultaneously increasing vehicle production and plant energy efficiency. Nissan is utilizing a number of proven forms of sustainable energy generation to help minimize its corporate carbon footprint.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Alstom presented its Coradia iLint hydrogen fuel cell regional train at InnoTrans, the railway industry’s largest trade fair, taking place in Berlin from 20 to 23 September 2016. The fuel cell provides electrical energy by combining the hydrogen stored in tanks on-board with oxygen from ambient air.

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

In an overview of the new RWD PHEV system for the CT6 PHEV presented at the SAE 2016 Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Technologies Symposium in February 2016, GM engineering leadership noted that GM designed the new powersplit transmission specifically to be able to use an induction machine for Motor A without a reduction in overall efficiency.

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JUNE 16, 2023

It is a measure of how quickly the battery can safely deliver its stored energy. It is believed that the Lithium Dendrite formation is the root cause of this. These dendrites develop when there is an accumulation of excess lithium ions on the anode surface that cannot be promptly absorbed.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2016

John Goodenough, known around the world for his pioneering work that led to the invention of the rechargeable lithium-ion battery, have devised a new strategy for a safe, low-cost, all-solid-state rechargeable sodium or lithium battery cell that has the required energy density and cycle life for a battery that powers an all-electric road vehicle.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

log scale) of several known solid Li-ion conductors and the predicted values for the best Li?B?S Most lithium-ion batteries today use a liquid electrolyte that can combust if the battery is punctured or short-circuited. Stability can impact the amount of energy per unit weight a battery can store. Sendek et al.

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JUNE 29, 2016

the factory gate—before delivery to the consumer) emissions assessment for a mass-produced battery in a commercial battery electric vehicle (BEV)—the lithium-ion battery pack used in the Ford Focus BEV. Energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with EV battery production are not well established.

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JUNE 19, 2018

BNEF predicts that lithium-ion battery prices, already down by nearly 80% per megawatt-hour since 2010, will continue to tumble as electric vehicle manufacturing builds up through the 2020s. —Elena Giannakopoulou, head of energy economics at BNEF. Coal’s share in primary energy in 2017 fell to 27.6%, the lowest since 2004.

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APRIL 19, 2015

CT6 PHEV will qualify for China new energy vehicle regulations and incentives, and is planned to be onsale in 2016. kWh lithium-ion battery pack is located in the rear of the vehicle between the rear seat and the trunk. The new PHEV version of the CT6 will be capable of greater than 60 km (32.4 Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 21, 2016

From the end of 2016, diesel variants of the Renault Scénic and Grand Scénic models will be equipped with Continental’s 48-volt hybrid drive—the first application of the 48V “Hybrid Assist” in production vehicles. The first production solution combines an efficient, water-cooled induction motor with an integrated inverter.

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OCTOBER 19, 2016

Lithium-sulfur and lithium air batteries have the potential to store 10 times more energy in the same space as the current state-of-the-art lithium-ion batteries. However, the Li-metal electrodes in these next-generation batteries are especially prone to forming dendrites. Wood, Eric Kazyak, Alexander F.

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DECEMBER 17, 2020

For 2021, Toyota has fully rebooted the Mirai, originally offered in 2016, as a premium rear-wheel drive sports-luxury fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) with striking design, cutting-edge technology, more engaging driving performance and a significantly longer EPA-estimated range rating. Ah, compared to 244.8v Ah in the earlier car).

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MARCH 6, 2017

The performance hybrid powertrain being explored through Project Black S features an energy recovery system (ERS) to harvest energy, deploying recovered electric power to boost power and torque. After five years as a sponsor in Formula One, INFINITI made the move to become a technical partner in 2016. Earlier post.).

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APRIL 16, 2015

Audi is introducing two new models with plug-in hybrid drive systems to the market in China in 2016, both of which are having their world premier at Auto Shanghai 2015: the Audi Q7 e-tron 2.0 TFSI quattro will be available from dealers in the three specified markets starting in 2016. TFSI quattro and the Audi A6 L e tron.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2016

As examples of SUV/MPV-style electric vehicle fuel efficiency, the 2016 Tesla Model X AWD - 75D is EPA-rated at 93 MPGe combined city/highway; the Model X AWD - P90D is EPA-rated at 89 MPGe; and the 2016 BYD e6 compact MPV is EPA-rated at 72 MPGe. No other minivan has ever come close to this rating. (As Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 2, 2017

The second component is a lithium-ion battery with 10 Ah charge capacity and a constant voltage of 48 volts. Located in the luggage compartment, the lithium-ion rechargeable battery has about the size of a large lead battery. The 12-volt system is connected to the main electrical system via a DC/DC converter.

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MAY 9, 2015

The 2016 Corvette Z06’s features an LT4 supercharged 6.2L (6162 cc) V-8 engine, which is SAE-certified at 650 horsepower (485 kW) at 6,400 rpm and 650 lb-ft of torque (881 N·m): 79 kW/L and 143 N·m/L. Turbochargers are typically driven by energy from the exhaust—i.e.,

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JULY 25, 2016

As described in a paper in the journal Nature Energy , the cathode consisting of nanoscale amorphous lithia (nanolithia) confined in a cobalt oxide enabled charge/discharge between solid Li 2 O/Li 2 O 2 /LiO 2 without any gas evolution. V) causes severe energy efficiency and thermal management problems. Courtesy of the researchers.

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JULY 9, 2015

million) from Airbus Defence and Space Ltd (UK) to develop, to qualify and to test a specific lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery system to power the ExoMars Rover vehicle. The system will store the energy generated by the solar panels to ensure uninterrupted operation during the Martian night. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Together with the soon-to-be-launched BMW X5 xDrive40e ( earlier post ) also on display at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show, the BMW eDrive technology initially developed for BMW i cars will be available for BMW models spanning four different vehicle segments in 2016. The BMW 225xe, arriving in spring 2016, pairs a 100 kW/136 hp 1.5-liter

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MARCH 2, 2015

kWh, liquid-cooled lithium-ion battery pack, the large SUV covers up to 56 kilometers (34.8 The lithium-ion battery pack comprises 168 cells. They range from changeover to renewably generated electricity (Audi Energy) to installation and customer service. tron quattro is Audi’s second vehicle featuring a plug?in

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My Electric Car

AUGUST 21, 2020

Recent developments in lithium ion batteries, and the consequential range improvements of EVs has significantly dampened enthusiasm for hydrogen fuel cells. More significantly it must be realized that hydrogen, just like a battery, is not an energy source in itself, but simply a means of storing energy.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2017

PPG has entered into a partnership with SiNode Systems to accelerate the commercialization of high-energy silicon-graphene anode materials for advanced battery applications in electric vehicles. Earlier post.) Project partners are funding the remaining 50%.

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JANUARY 13, 2016

Complementing the 110 kW fuel cell is a compact lithium-ion battery designed for optimum power output. When the car is braked it stores the recovered energy. At a pressure of 700 bar, they store enough hydrogen for a range of up to 600 kilometers (372.8 The battery, weighing less than 60 kilograms (132.3

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MAY 9, 2016

An analysis by a team at Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) has found that by 2045, some configurations of battery electric vehicles (BEV) could become almost as energy dense as a conventional vehicle. The team presented their paper at the recent 2016 SAE World Congress. Vijayagopal et al. Click to enlarge. Vijayagopal et al.

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MARCH 23, 2016

Two days before the official Prologue for the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) at Paul Ricard, France, Porsche presented its new 919 Hybrid LMP1 race car for the 2016 season. For 2016, the components of the electric drive have also become more powerful and efficient. Three aerodynamic specifications are the maximum allowed.)

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MARCH 24, 2016

Toyota GAZOO Racing revealed the all-new TS050 HYBRID LMP1 racer—Toyota’s third new car since joining WEC in 2012—for the 2016 World Endurance Championship ( WEC ) competition. The regulations for this season include a reduction in fuel flow and total fuel energy of approximately 7.5%.

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