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Study shows 99% of used lead-based vehicle batteries in the EU are collected and recycled

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Ninety-nine percent of used lead-based automotive batteries in the EU available for collection are recycled, making them one of the most recycled consumer products, according to a new report by consultancy IHS. In all cases they are then sent on to collection points.

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Green Hydrogen Cars: How They are Different?

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As we have quoted several times electric cars are great but battery-operated electric cars have a few disadvantages as well. Fuel cells, like stem cells in medical science, are a new technology in the automobile industry. There are still outstanding concerns about how and where to dispose of end-of-life batteries.

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Audi TechDay e-mobility, Part 2: systems and components

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miles) under electric power; and high-energy battery vehicles for longer distances. It also integrates the DC converter that supplies the 12 V electrical system from the high-voltage system. Audi distinguishes between two basic types of lithium-ion battery. Battery pack temperature can be managed with either air or liquid.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Fisker $80,000 Karma series luxury 50-mile range series PHEV, S Sunset convertible version.Partnering with Quantum Technologies. Batteries not ready.

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