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Amprius’ silicon nanowire Li-ion batteries power Airbus Zephyr S HAPS solar aircraft

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Silicon anodes have much higher specific capacity compared to graphite anodes which are used in conventional lithium ion batteries. However, in particle or film structures silicon is not stable and lasts only a few recharge cycles.

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Fisker reports more than $100M in revenue Jan-Apr 2012; more than $1B in funding since 2007

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In the first few months of 2012, Fisker has continued to raise private equity investment to fund its expansion plans, securing $174 million of additional private financing since the start of the year. The latest funding has lifted the overall financing beyond $1 billion since the start of the company in 2007.

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China publishes plan to boost fuel-efficient and new energy vehicles and domestic auto industry; targeting 500K PHEVs and EVs in 2015, rising to 2M by 2020

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The plan lays out steps to strengthen the key core technology for new energy vehicles, including: Vigorously promoting battery technology and innovation, with a focus on battery power system security, reliability studies and lightweight design. Electric drive system power density of 2.5 kW/kg, at a cost of 200 yuan/kW.

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VW Chief Executive Says Company Will Introduce EVs Based on the Up! New Small Family in 2013; Cautions Against Electro-Hype

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We have rock-solid finances. First is the energy capacity and the recharge time of current batteries, which now are “ simply inappropriate ” for pure electric propulsion. Volkswagen is partnering with a number of companies, including Sanyo and Toshiba, on batteries, power electronics and electric machines.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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The project includes quick-charging stations at this terminal layover in route to recharge bus batteries. Grid sourced electrical energy used to recharge the bus batteries will be augmented with solar energy collected with panels procured and installed under this project. City of Santa Clarita, California: $4,620,000.

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China’s XPeng reveals astounding roll-out of “more than a dozen” all-new EVs and PHEVs, but how many are coming to Australia?

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But at last weeks official launch of XPengs new flagship store in Sydney, the brands global finance and accounting vice president James Wu confirmed the model roll-out plan was significantly more ambitious. In November XPeng founder He Xiaopeng announced the emerging Chinese electric start-up would launch a record four new models in 2025.

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As EV Sales Stall, Plug-In Hybrids Get a Reboot

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What they got wrong was assuming that all of those vehicles would run on battery power alone, with gasoline-electric hybrid technology bound for the technological scrap heap. The Ramcharger still packs more battery power than many all-electric vehicles, such as the Ford Mustang Mach-E and the Tesla Model 3.

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