Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

US-based Ener1 is creating a European Division and has appointed Ulrik Grape, a veteran of the lithium-ion business, as President of Ener1 Europe. Through its subsidiary EnerDel, it designs, develops and manufactures, advanced high energy density, lithium-ion batteries. Tags: Brief. Ulrik Grape.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2009

described a prototype lithium-ion battery system targeted at a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) application. The PHEV pack is based on 14 Ah lithium-ion polymer cells, with carbon-coated LiFePO 4 as the cathode material. This standard is the required QMS standard for the global automotive supplier base. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2010

billion loan agreement with Nissan North America, Inc. manufacturing plant to produce the all-electric Nissan LEAF and the lithium-ion battery packs to power them. Nissan, along with its Alliance partner, Renault, is so far the only major automaker committed to mass marketing all-electric vehicles on a global scale.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2010

On 13 July, Ford announced that it had also selected Compact Power as the supplier of lithium-ion battery packs for the 2011 Ford Focus Electric for the US market. Work trucks with Eaton hybrid power are also in service at Florida Power and Light and many utility and telecom companies across North America. Earlier post. )

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

This technology is based on that being developed for Ford’s new-generation C-sized global vehicle architecture and which will be launched in North America in 2011. The Ford Focus BEV use a 23 kWh lithium-ion battery pack and a chassis-mounted 100 kW permanent-magnet electric traction motor that delivers 320 N·m of torque.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2010

Scheduled to be fully operational by mid-2011, the facility will be in close proximity to GE Global Research in Niskayuna, where advances to the battery chemistry were developed. Tags: Batteries Biomass Policy. The batteries will rely heavily on new materials, new manufacturing technologies and intelligent controls.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Built specifically to support a global demonstration program that begins this month, the Prius PHV is based on the third-generation Prius. The battery powering the Prius PHV is the first lithium-ion drive-battery developed by Toyota and its joint venture battery production company, Panasonic Electric Vehicle Energy (PEVE).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2009

Ford Motor Company is investing $550 million to transform its Michigan Assembly Plant into a flexible manufacturing complex that will build Ford’s next-generation Focus global small car along with a new battery-electric version of the Focus for the North American market. Mark Fields, Ford president of The Americas. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2009

Electric vehicle manufacturer Think Global and Ener1, one of its battery partners, are supplying a fully integrated electric drivetrain powered by a lithium-ion battery system to Japan Post for the conversion of delivery vehicles as part of a comprehensive road-testing program. Think Global CEO Richard Canny. The converted EV.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2010

Randy Sumner, director, global hybrid vehicle development, Delphi Packard Electrical/Electronic Architecture. kWh lithium-ion battery which provides a range of 90-120 miles. Tags: Electric (Battery) Infrastructure Plug-ins Power Electronics Smart charging. Components for CODA. CODA’s electric vehicle is powered by a 33.8

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2009

Thanks to the most aggressive economic strategy of any state in the country, Michigan, the global center of automotive research and development, is positioned to lessen the nation's dependence on foreign oil and become the advanced battery capital of the world. The joint venture of The Dow Chemical Company, Kokam America Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2010

In a special presentation yesterday at the “ Beyond Lithium Ion: Computational Perspectives ” conference held at Argonne National Laboratory, Dr. Gil Weigand of Oak Ridge National Laboratory outlined his vision of a critical solution to the energy, climate and ensuing national security threats facing the US: the Net-Zero Neighborhood (NZN).

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Plug In Partners

JUNE 11, 2008

Japan and Europe by 2010 By Yuri Kageyama, The Associated Press June 11, 2008 TOKYO -- Toyota is introducing a plug-in hybrid with next-generation lithium-ion batteries in the U.S., Lithium-ion batteries , now common in laptops, produce more power and are smaller than nickel-metal hydride batteries used in hybrids now. If so, how?

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2009

The olivine structure of one of Valence’s lithium iron magnesium phosphate materials. Green Car Congress had the opportunity recently to have a discussion with Mark Donaghy, the Global Marketing Manager for Valence Technology, Inc., a provider of lithium-ion batteries, modules and packs. by Bill Cooke. ton trucks. “

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2022

America’s electric vehicle (EV) industry seems to have hit a rough patch of pavement in recent months. Lithium prices continue to rise, and no new domestic lithium sources have yet to be established. The company shut down orders after reaching 200,000 units, citing a shortage of lithium-ion batteries.

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Green Cars News

MAY 20, 2009

Tesla is the only production automaker selling a highway capable electric vehicle in North America and Europe, and as such Daimler’s investment will see the company furthering its development of battery-run cars. As of 2012, Daimler plans to equip all smart and Mercedes-Benz electric vehicles with own produced lithium-ion batteries.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2010

have entered a commercial agreement to produce electric sport utility vehicles (SUVs), cars and other electric vehicles in China for domestic and global distribution. ZAP and Jonway will jointly market and sell electric vehicles in China, North America and Europe to broaden market reach. Tags: China Electric (Battery).

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Green Cars News

JULY 28, 2009

Norwegian electric vehicle manufacturer Think Global has teamed with Ener1, one of its battery partners, to make a significant breakthrough in the Japanese market. Together the companies will supply a fully integrated electric drive-train powered by a lithium-ion battery system to Japan Post.

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Green Cars News

MAY 6, 2009

Ford Motor Company today announced that it is investing $550 million to transform its Michigan Assembly Plant into a green manufacturing complex that will build Ford’s next-generation Focus global small car along with a new battery-electric version of the Focus for the North American market.

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Green Cars News

MAY 15, 2009

Most recently, Automotive PR has been appointed as the global automotive consultancy for Valence Technology, the world’s leading provider of lithium phosphate batteries for vehicle propulsion. Tags: LowCVP Automotive PR membership Valence.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 11, 2009

If you listen to US President Barack Obama it has been a long time coming – his decision to pour $2.4billion of stimulus money to make America a global leader in electric and hybrid car development comes as the country plays catch up to the likes of Japan and even China in the green car race (see article ). “I Who misses out?

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Current EV

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

In 2019, the RAV4 wasn’t just the world’s best-selling SUV; it was also the 4th best-selling passenger car overall, selling 535,000 units in North America alone. Toyota’s ground-breaking SUV reached a 10M global sales landmark in February of 2020. Lithium-ion cells for the Prime’s 18.1-kWh Demand is intense. Time will tell.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2009

Production of manganese oxide cathode / graphite lithium-ion batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles. Production of lithium-ion polymer battery cells for the GM Volt using a manganese-based cathode material and a proprietary separator. Production of lithium-ion cells and packs for hybrid and electric vehicles. Midland, MI.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Throw in the on-going global financial crisis and it’s no surprise that some members of the Japanese Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) had considered scrapping this year’s Tokyo Motor Show altogether. It is a little bit longer than the Smart ForTwo and carries a lithium-ion battery pack. Faye Sunderland.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

The discovery came when MIT researchers Byoungwoo Kang and Gerbrand Ceder found out how to get a common lithium compound to release and take up lithium ions in a matter of seconds. My Web Technorati Windows Live Blogmarks Propeller Mixx E-mail It To Addresses (up to 3): Your Name: Your Address: Tags: evdriven.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

The FT-CH is a concept that would address Toyota’s stated strategy to offer a wider variety of conventional hybrid choices to its customers, as it begins to introduce plug-in hybrids (PHVs) and battery electrics (BEVs) in model year 2012, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCHVs) in 2015 in global markets. —Jim Lentz. Eight new hybrids.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Additional resources: CalCars Environmental FAQ CalCars and Global Warming Plug In Partners: Environmental Benefits Summary of environmental benefits by former DOE official Joe Romm PHEVs will generally recharge at night using excess power from plants that cant shut down completely -- so they dont add to the peak load.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2010

Power for the motors is provided by lithium-ion batteries that produce zero emissions. By combining the Global Positioning System (GPS) with vehicle-to-vehicle communications and distance-sensing technologies, the EN-V concept can be driven both manually and autonomously. Clay Dean, Director of Advanced Design for GM North America.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Smith Electric Vehicles has produced commercial EVs for more than 80 years and is Ford’s official collaborator on commercial EVs in Europe and North America. Tags: Electric (Battery) Motors. The third element of the programme is to develop a smart central controller that co-ordinates all the vehicle’s systems. Passenger vans.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

OCTOBER 25, 2008

The battery pack is comprised of 5,088 lithium-ion cells for a cummulative 35kWhrs of energy storage. These specifications sound strikingly similar to the electric drive and energy storage system found in the very impressive AC Propulsion eBox electric vehicles which also sport a 5,088 lithium-ion cell battery with 35kWhrs of capacity.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2009

ECOtality plans to link the Phoenix and Tucson Metro areas by implementing strategic fast-charge stations along Interstate 10 (I-10) to create the first implementation of an EV Corridor in North America. Nissan will introduce zero-emission vehicles in the United States in 2010 and will mass market them globally two years later.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", 2010 Prius designed to be manufactured with NiMH or Lithium batteries. todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet."

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Charged EVs

MAY 19, 2021

That’s substantially lower than the price tag of last year’s Bolt EV, and the updated smaller Bolt itself is going to drop more than $5,000, to come in at a starting price of $32,000. Other models will follow—General Motors has promised to sell a dozen or more EVs in North America by 2025. New role: value pricing.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The carmaker recently announced a deal with battery maker A123 Systems to manufacture lithium-ion battery packs for the full line of electric-powered cars Chrysler hopes to make. Tags: evdriven. "What we have, going forward, is a plan that will meet our CAFE needs without an issue," he said. More Credit card relief?

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Green Cars News

JULY 1, 2009

Ford Motor Company’s global commitment to the development of Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) is reinforced with a British project including Ford demonstration models as part of the UK Government’s Ultra-Low Carbon Vehicle fleet announced this week. Tags: Electric cars Ford low carbon fleet uk government.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us CalCars Frequently Asked Questions Jump to: Environmental Effects and Benefits Alternative Fuels Batteries PHEV Conversions Other Questions Note: This page is overdue for a major overhaul. See our Global Warming page.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000. “Any new technology like the Chevy Volt takes time to become profitable,&# said Jay Friedland, the legislative director for Plug-In America , an electric-car advocacy group. Financial aid for such projects has been put on hold as G.M. and Chrysler.

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