Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

While Tesla’s current battery strategy incorporates proprietary packaging using cells from multiple battery suppliers, Tesla has selected Panasonic as its preferred lithium-ion battery cell supplier for its battery packs. —Naoto Noguchi, President of Energy Company, a unit of Panasonic responsible for the battery cell business.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Maruti Suzuki developed the SX4 Hybrid and Eeco Charge concepts as a part of the Government-initiated and SIAM (Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers)-coordinated National Hybrid Propulsion Program (NHPP) and the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy Sources (MNRE)’s High Energy Density Battery Development Program.

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Suzuki Concept Hybrid India 186

Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2009

Mazda is the first automobile manufacturer to begin commercial leasing of a hydrogen hybrid vehicle; the first units will be delivered to local government authorities and energy-related companies during 2009. A Li-ion battery pack provides energy storage, while compressed hydrogen is stored in a 35 MPa (350 bar, 5,000 psi) tank.

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Mazda Hydrogen Commercial Hybrid 170

Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2011

The Prius α is available in two interior configurations: a five-seat, two-row model and a seven-seat, three-row model, the latter’s third row enabled by a space-saving lithium-ion drive battery—a first for a Toyota-brand mass-produced hybrid vehicle—in the center console. The five-seat model uses a NiMH battery pack.).

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Prius Japan Toyota NiMH 225

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2016

Among the new features in the R18 are a more radical aerodynamics concept, including a new safety cell; a Li-ion battery replacing the flywheel energy storage system; and a revised V6 TDI diesel engine. The result is a race car that manages energy even more effectively than before. Hybrid drive.

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Audi 2016 Hybrid Diesel 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2009

In addition, automobile manufacturers are using other technologies to further decrease consumption and emissions. All in all, an automobile which is fully optimized in these ways will consume 50 percent less fuel than today—fuel consumption under standard conditions of around 3.8 Li-ion batteries. Source: Bosch.

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Engine Li-ion Lithium Ion Gasoline-Electric 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2010

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. kWh Li-ion battery pack) from 18% to 30% in a worst case hot environment. Rugh, 2010.

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Fuel Vehicles PHEV 2010 199

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding a combined $2.8 billion to 21 projects to expand domestic manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and the electrical grid and for materials and components currently imported from other countries. Earlier post.) Of that, $1.16 Applied Materials, Inc.

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Manufacturer Parts Batteries Battery 435

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OCTOBER 19, 2022

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding a combined $2.8 billion to 21 projects to expand domestic manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and the electrical grid and for materials and components currently imported from other countries. Earlier post.) Of that, $1.16 Applied Materials, Inc.

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Manufacturer Parts Batteries Battery 370

Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2009

California Air Resources Board Chairman Mary Nichols met with US Energy Secretary Steven Chu in May and followed up that meeting with a letter, urging the continuation of funding to support research, development and deployment of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). —Letter to Secretary Chu. Infrastructure.

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Hydrogen Fuel California Vehicles 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2013

The electric motor, power electronics and high-voltage Li-ion battery pack (except from the component cells, which are sourced externally) were developed internally by the BMW Group under its eDrive program. The 22 kWh Li-ion pack is integrated below the floor—the i3 has no tunnel or center console. Range extender.

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