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Intersil introduces new 12-cell Li-ion pack monitor for HEV, PHEV and EV applications

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Intersil Corporation, a leading provider of power management and precision analog solutions, announced the ISL78610 12-cell lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery pack monitor. This combination enables automobile manufacturers to achieve the higher ISO 26262 automotive safety integrity level (ASIL) D rating.

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Hitachi Develops Lithium-ion Batteries for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles

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Positioning of the new Li-ion cells for PHEVs. which develops and manufactures lithium-ion batteries for automotive applications such as hybrid electric vehicles, have developed new lithium-ion batteries for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, a first for the Hitachi Group. Source: Hitachi. Click to enlarge.

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Western Lithium significantly upgrades its Kings Valley Lithium resource in Nevada

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Category Tonnes (thousands) Lithium (%) Lithium oxide (%) LCE (Li carbonate equivalent) (tonnes). Lithium carbonate (Li 2 CO 3 ) is the actual lithium compound used to make Li-ion battery cathode materials. to 25 million Volt-type packs (depending upon the loading).

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Proposal for a Vehicle-Level Test Procedure to Measure Air Conditioning Fuel Use

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PHEV Charge-Depletion electric range over the UDDS and USO6 drive cycles with and without A/C. At the upcoming SAE 2010 World Congress in Detroit, John Rugh from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will present a paper proposing a vehicle-level test procedure to measure the fuel used by mobile air conditioning units.

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California Air Resources Board Pushes for Restoration of DOE Funding for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles; Tackles the Four Miracles

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Current estimates of Li-ion storage cost are $1,000/kWh, with DOE targeting a cost of $300/kWh by 2014. A TIAX analysis of system cost presented at the DOE 2009 Merit Reviews earlier this year estimated a cost of $23/kWh (700 bar, down 13% form 2008) and $15.5/kWh kWh (350 bar, down 9% from 2008) for hydrogen storage. Infrastructure.

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