Cars That Think

MAY 31, 2024

Gas Li-ion batteries thwart extreme cold South 8 Technologies demonstrates the cold tolerance of its Li-ion battery by burying it in ice at the 2024 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit. That’s a big improvement on conventional Li-ion batteries, which start to degrade when temps reach 0 °C and shut down at about –20 °C.

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Li-ion Water Phoenix Waste 95

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2016

Jeremy Michalek has investigated the implications of regional and drive cycle variations on the degradation of a plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) battery. Air cooling can increase battery life by a factor of 1.5–6, End of life criteria has a substantial effect on battery life estimates. Credit: ACS, Yuksel et al. Click to enlarge.

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PHEV San Francisco Phoenix Batteries 150

CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 1, 2022

onsemi, a Phoenix-based maker of high efficiency traction power modules, recently announced that it has inked a deal to sell its batteries to NIO, a Chinese EV manufacturer with plans to expand globally (including the United States).

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Power Powered Phoenix United States 143

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

The LMP1 race car that will compete in the Le Mans 24 Hours and in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in 2016 features innovative aerodynamics; represents the next stage in lightweight design; and has a modified hybrid system with lithium-ion batteries for energy storage, plus an efficiency-optimized TDI engine.

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Audi Li-ion 2016 Hybrid 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

The service will also continue to look for additional capabilities, such as utilizing used batteries as a form of on-base energy storage, as well as pursuing additional opportunities to expand its existing partnerships. Electric (Battery) Plug-ins Smart charging V2X' V2G charging station. Click to enlarge.

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Plug-in Los Angeles Fleet California 281

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Chrysler is showcasing its two-mode Ram Truck Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV), equipped with a 12 kWh, 33 Ah cell, 355V Li-ion battery pack from Electrovaya, at the Washington DC Auto Show. grid storage and load balancing for the battery pack; and integration with renewable energy. Battery life.

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Chrysler PHEV Batteries Battery 244

Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2013

In a project co-funded by the US Department of Energy and managed by Ecotality North America, the Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium (ALABC) has demonstrated the durability of lead-carbon batteries in the high-rate, partial state-of-charge operation of a hybrid electric vehicle. Click to enlarge. East Penn).

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Lead Acid Civic Hybrid Fleet Miles 223