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OCTOBER 7, 2020

East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Hitachi, Ltd., and Toyota Motor Corporation have entered into an agreement to collaborate on development of test railway vehicles equipped with hybrid systems that use hydrogen powered fuel cells and storage batteries as their source of electricity. Range will be approximately 140 km.

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APRIL 29, 2022

The financing consists of a Senior Convertible Note provided exclusively by funds and accounts managed by BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. Boost Charger features a 160 kWh integrated Li-ion battery (bottom) and Silicon-carbide (SIC) switching technology (upper left). —Arcady Sosinov, Founder and CEO of FreeWire Technologies.

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OCTOBER 27, 2019

Daimler Trucks & Buses, one of the world’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturers, aims to offer only new vehicles that are CO 2 -neutral in driving operation (“tank-to-wheel”) in the triad markets of Europe, Japan and NAFTA by 2039. Truly CO 2 -neutral transport only works with battery-electric or hydrogen-based drive.

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OCTOBER 15, 2014

The Nikkei reports that Toyota will begin sales of its new hydrogen fuel cell vehicle (FCV), reportedly named Mirai, in Japan in December. The company had earlier said the fuel cell sedan would be on sale in Japan before April 2015, and in the US and Europe by summer 2015. Fuel Cells Hydrogen Japan' Earlier post.).

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JUNE 25, 2014

Toyota’s Mitsuhisa Kato briefs the media in Japan on the timing and pricing of the FCV, and outlines the company’s view of the role of fuel cell vehicles. Toyota Motor Corporation revealed the exterior design and Japan pricing of its hydrogen fuel cell sedan, first unveiled as a concept at the Tokyo Motor Show last year. Earlier post.)

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JUNE 21, 2015

FHI), the manufacturer of Subaru automobiles, will launch an Impreza Sport Hybrid on 10 July through Subaru dealerships in Japan. The energy management controls for the hybrid system batteries have been re-engineered to utilize regenerated energy at high speeds. Subaru is targeting sales of 500 units per month in Japan.

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APRIL 7, 2015

launched the new Nissan X-Trail Hybrid, which goes on sale on 13 May 2015 at Nissan dealers throughout Japan. All the grades will achieve fuel economy-based tax exemptions in Japan. Nissan is planning to introduce Forward Emergency Braking as standard on major models in Japan, by the end of autumn 2015. Nissan Motor Co.,

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OCTOBER 26, 2010

is launching the new Nissan Fuga Hybrid luxury sedan in Japan; the vehicle goes on sale 2 November at Nissan dealers nationwide in Japan. L/100km) in Japan’s 10-15 mode—comparable to that of a compact car, while also providing the direct feel and driving performance of a luxury vehicle, according to Nissan.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2012

released the updated Nissan LEAF electric vehicle (EV) in Japan. The battery-electric LEAF, now in its second iteration, is now available at Nissan dealers nationwide. Battery pack capacity remains the same: 24 kWh.) At present, there are approximately 400 sales outlets in Japan that are equipped with quick chargers.

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APRIL 27, 2022

DENSO Corporation and United Semiconductor Japan Co., An insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) line will be installed at USJC’s wafer fab, which will be the first in Japan to produce IGBTs on 300mm wafers. DENSO is very glad to be the member of first companies in Japan to start mass production of IGBTs on 300 mm wafers.

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JUNE 21, 2013

has introduced the new Accord Hybrid in Japan. The monthly combined sales target for Accord Hybrid and Accord Plug-in Hybrid in Japan is 1,000 units. For off-the-line starts and low- to mid-speed cruising, EV Drive uses the battery to provide power and the drive motor to propel the vehicle. miles) in EV mode (in Japan).

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JULY 28, 2009

The converted EV. Electric vehicle manufacturer Think Global and Ener1, one of its battery partners, are supplying a fully integrated electric drivetrain powered by a lithium-ion battery system to Japan Post for the conversion of delivery vehicles as part of a comprehensive road-testing program. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 11, 2012

launched the Nissan Zero Emission Fund, a new fund for individual Nissan electric vehicle (EV) owners in Japan which converts the amount of CO 2 emissions that are offset by driving the 100% electric Nissan LEAF to generate credits. Flows for the Zero Emission Fund. Click to enlarge. Nissan Motor Co.,

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2010

Itochu Corporation, Mazda, Family Mart, EnerDel and 11 other partners have launched a 3-year project in Tsukuba City, Japan—the “Green Crossover Project”—designed to showcase a real-world integration of the smart grid, stationary lithium-ion grid storage, electric vehicles, rapid recharging and renewable energy technologies.

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DECEMBER 1, 2009

US-based lithium-ion battery producer EnerDel will supply the advanced battery systems at the heart of a new project, based in Tsukuba City, Japan, combining electric vehicles (EVs), stationary grid storage, solar power and a rapid charging infrastructure a in a real-world operating environment. Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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Cars That Think

JULY 30, 2023

Fifty years after the birth of the rechargeable lithium-ion battery, it’s easy to see its value. It was manufactured in small volumes by Exxon, appeared at an electric vehicle show in Chicago in 1977, and served briefly as a coin cell battery. Did Exxon invent the rechargeable lithium battery? But then Exxon dropped it.

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DECEMBER 20, 2021

The team also included other research groups from Japan and abroad. The researchers at Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (SPring-8 / JASRI) conducted advanced X-ray studies. Humidity control is also vital in a number of other fields, including pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, and lithium-ion battery production.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 8, 2024

After calling off beats with GM to “beat out Tesla” with a cheap SUV, it has now emerged with news that it is mulling over a $14 billion EV and battery plant in Canada. According to Japan’s Nikkei , the Japanese automaker is looking at several sites in Canada, including one near its auto factory in Alliston, Ontario.

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Electric Vehicles India

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Panasonic unveils battery prototype with 5 times storage capacity . The Panasonic a leading battery cell maker has unveiled a more advanced prototype battery that has 5 times the storage capacity of the current batteries said the company’s battery chief. It aims to provide a cobalt-free battery by 2022-2023.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2020

H2One consists of a hydrogen generator, a hydrogen storage tank, and hydrogen fuel cells, and batteries. The overall system is controlled by Toshiba’senergy management system H2EMS, which carries out power generation and power storage with associated operation of a 30-kW solar power system and batteries.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2011

Researchers at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences report that a 2 kW vanadium redox flow battery under development there for grid storage has been in operation for 1,429 days as of 4 June, with a total running time of more than 34,000 hours and 10,000 charge/discharge cycles.

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JANUARY 25, 2010

Lithium-ion battery maker EnerDel has been selected to provide the heavy-duty battery systems used to power Japan’s first lithium-ion-powered electric bus. The vehicle was converted by Tokyo R&D, and is scheduled to hit the streets on regular local routes in Toyama, a coastal city located on the Sea of Japan.

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AUGUST 16, 2017

The bi-directional onboard charger (OBC) allows the vehicle to supply electricity in its battery to the grid. The bi-directional OBC uses an AC↔DC converter and step-up / step-down converter to convert direct current and alternating current in both directions and to synchronize voltage and power frequency with the power grid.

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JULY 8, 2015

Stanford Professor Yi Cui has received one of this year’s five Resonate Awards from Caltech’s Resnick Sustainability Institute for engineering enhanced batteries and other sustainable energy related devices through innovations in nanotechnology.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2010

US-based lithium-ion battery producer EnerDel is partnering with the real estate arm of Japan’s industrial trading giant, ITOCHU Corporation, to develop and produce the advanced battery systems for a residential smart grid energy storage project to be installed in a major apartment building near Tokyo. Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 21, 2021

Mercedes-EQ sees the key to a bigger range not in ever-larger batteries, but in systematic improvement in the efficiency of all vehicle components. The “double-decker” lithium-ion battery, which sits as a structural element within the underbody of the vehicle, has an energy content of 66.5

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

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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EV Central

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Even as it considers launching Australia’s cheapest battery electric vehicle, Mitsubishi Australia is warning a slow roll-out of renewable energy will impact the uptake of EVs in Australia. That forthcoming legislation is one reason MMAL has imported a Japan-market ek X EV electric kei to test for market suitability.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2011

Masahiro Hanazawa at Toyota Central R&D Labs and Takashi Ohira at Toyohashi University of Technology (Toyohashi Tech) are proposing a novel solution for powering EVs capable of running unlimited distances without being hampered by battery limitations. 77-80, Kyoto, May 2011.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2018

Based on the design specifications, the UDMAX tapes were converted into a laminate and then overmolded onto both sides of a substrate using SABIC’s STAMAX glass reinforced polypropylene product, creating a hybrid material system. In China and Japan the requirements are 117 g/km of CO 2 and 122 g/km of CO 2 , respectively, by 2020.

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Qnovo

OCTOBER 9, 2019

I was beaming with delight when I read that John Goodenough, Stanley Wittingham and Akira Yoshino received the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the “development of lithium-ion batteries.”. Wittingham’s initial work on batteries dates back to the 1970s while at Exxon. IMAGINE YOUR LIFE WITHOUT A BATTERY ! You simply can’t!

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2010

Professor George Miley of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and director of its Fusion Studies Lab, reported on progress toward a “cold fusion battery”—a small power unit that uses a low energy nuclear reaction (LENR) (i.e., Tags: Batteries Nuclear. Peter Hagelstein, Ph.D., Heinz Hora.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 26, 2023

A far cry from the affordable battery electric vehicles led by the Atto 3 with which BYD has established in Australia, the plug-in hybrid Yangwang’s Chinese price converts to about $240,000 here. Todd, the managing director of EVDirect, reached the U8 deal with BYD Chairman Wang Chuanfu at the Japan Mobility Show this week. “I’m

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2018

In April, Nemaska Lithium announced that it had entered into an investment agreement with Japan-based SoftBank Group Corp. Spodumene ore from the Whabouchi mine will be converted to value-added lithium salts (hydroxide and lithium carbonate) and then sold primarily to manufacturers of cathode materials for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2012

Schematic of a redox flow battery. Sandia researchers have developed a new family of electrochemically reversible, metal-based ionic liquid (MetILs) that could lead to non-aqueous redox (reducing-oxidizing) flow-battery energy storage systems ( earlier post ) able to cost-effectively store three times more energy than today’s batteries.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2012

A 100 VAC inverter onboard the Prius PHV converts stored power into AC suitable for home use, while power flow is controlled according to communication between vehicle, charging stand and the home. This kind of optimal energy flow can be automatically controlled by a home energy management system (HEMS).

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Green Cars News

JULY 6, 2012

Mazda has announced plans to lease approximately 100 of its Demio EVs to local governments and corporate customers in the Chugoku region of Japan. The Mazda Demio, known as the Mazda2 in the UK, has been converted to run using a lithium-ion battery and Mazda’s own [.]. The agreement is expected to start in October 2012.

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