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Who Really Invented the Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery?

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Fifty years after the birth of the rechargeable lithium-ion battery, it’s easy to see its value. It was manufactured in small volumes by Exxon, appeared at an electric vehicle show in Chicago in 1977, and served briefly as a coin cell battery. Did Exxon invent the rechargeable lithium battery? But then Exxon dropped it.

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

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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.

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BYD sets lower sales growth & warns of looming price war

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BYD set lower sales growth goals for 2024, warning of a looming price war and overcapacity in Mainland China’s electric vehicle (EV) sector. BYD Chairman and President Wang Chuanfu held an investors conference earlier this week. In February, it slashed the prices of all its vehicles between 5% to 20%. million units.

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Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus announces partners for first series-produced electric truck: 14t e-Delivery

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Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus (VWCO) announced its partners for its first mass-produced electric truck: the 14-tonne e-Delivery. All are part of the e-Consortium in VWCO’s development and production complex in Resende (RJ). VWCO announced the formation of the e-Consortium at a press conference at the Fenatran Trade Show on 13 October.

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Arctic Whisper fast-charged hybrid bus wins Elmia Future Transport Award; 18 hours of all-electric range

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The initial test results are very promising and will be presented at the European Electric Vehicle Conference in Brussels on 27 October 2011. sbaar for 5-10 minutes at the end of its route to achieve nearly 100% all-electric operation but with the reliability of diesel; i.e., the B?sbaar

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Navistar Officially Unveils eStar, Its First Purpose-Built All-Electric Commercial Truck

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will deliver to FedEx the first full-production eStar —Navistar’s all-electric commercial truck. Sales of the eStar all-electric vehicle are conducted through a wholly owned Navistar affiliate. million federal stimulus grant to build electric trucks. Shane Terblanche, general manager, electric vehicles, Navistar.

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Proterra introduces new high power interoperable EV charging technology; J1772- and J3105-compliant, OCPP

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At the American Public Transportation Association’s (APTA) Bus & Paratransit Conference, electric bus manufacturer Proterra has introduced high-power charging options to make a 100% electric bus fleet more easily achievable. Recharge time is approximately six hours for an E2 Catalyst utilizing a J1772-CCS plug-in connection.

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