Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 5, 2016

liter TDI diesel settlement, Henrik Fisker discusses a new company that will build electric cars, and LG Chem will supply battery cells to Faraday Future. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Faraday Future will get lithium-ion battery cells from LG Chem for its electric.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Honda reveals a new battery that could have 10 times the range of today's lithium-ion cells. hit a milestone for electric car sales last month, reaching 1 million plug-ins across the country. All this and more on Green Car Reports. And the U.S. Rivian CEO R.J. Scaringe.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 14, 2020

Which automaker said lithium-ion battery packs might be too heavy for smaller sports cars? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending March 13, 2020. Who was hit with more than $850,000 in fines for diesel emissions?

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Get Electric Vehicle

JANUARY 8, 2022

Battery prices have dropped dramatically over the years, and though there may be some fluctuations it appears that they will continue to do so at a rapid pace. EV and EV Batteries. According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s annual battery survey, annual battery pack prices fell 6% from 2020 to 2021.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 28, 2018

Researchers from Penn State develop faster-charging lithium-ion batteries. We ask if classic cars should be converted to electric power in a new Twitter poll. All of this and more on Green Car. A judge dismisses a lawsuit against Tesla over Model 3 production delays.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 5, 2017

Today, we preview the green cars of the 2017 Detroit Auto Show, Tesla begins lithium-ion battery cell production at its "Gigafactory," and German diesel owners sue Volkswagen. All this and more on Green Car Reports. See what notable new.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2009

European automotive suppliers and vehicle manufacturers have united to submit a series of R&D priorities to the European Commission to shape the European Green Car Initiative (EGCI), announced by the EU. The Green Car Initiative, a part of the European economic recovery plan, aims to allocate €5 billion (US$6.7

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 14, 2023

. “In response to the need for software that’s central to the user experience, the Berlin Innovation Center will be responsible for the development of new technologies and its respective localisation, testing and validation in Europe,” Green Car Congress […]

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2010

The Nikkei reports that Sanyo Electric plans to launch mass production of lithium ion batteries for plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles by fiscal 2012 as part of a ¥200-billion investment (US$2.126 billion) over the next three years in rechargeable batteries and solar cells.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Spain-based battery manufacturer Cegasa Group has started developing its first prototypes of lithium-ion batteries for electric cars. Cegasa has been manufacturing batteries for more than 75 years. Cegasa is currently making progress in the research and development stage of its first Li-ion prototypes.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 3, 2013

Scientists at Stanford University have developed a zinc air battery they hope could become the next generation of battery, costing less and delivering more power than the current generation of lithium ion batteries. Green credentials'

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Green Cars News

JULY 14, 2010

As it moves closer to launching its Focus Electric model, Ford has selected Compact Power Inc as the supplier of its lithium-ion battery packs for the vehicle.

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Green Cars News

MAY 27, 2010

Nissan has taken an important step towards its electric vehicle future by breaking ground on its lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility in Smyrna, Tennessee. At full [.].

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Green Cars News

JULY 15, 2012

The price of a lithium-ion battery pack (pictured) for passenger cars could be set to tumble – from around $500-$600/kWh now, to just $200/kWh in 2020: and as low as $160/kWh in 2025.

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Green Cars News

JULY 13, 2010

The race to be at the front of the lithium-ion battery market as electric cars become mainstream, is heating up with South Korea announcing plans to invest 15trillion won to become the world’s dominant producer of rechargeable batteries.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 13, 2013

Well, if a new report is to be believed then few industries are going to be more successful than the production of lithium-ion batteries (pictured) for light duty transportation. Ever wondered about the hottest new industries that are going to shape the way we live over the next decade?

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Baua Electric

APRIL 30, 2024

There are now scale die-cast toys or models of virtually every green car on the market from recent years—from a Chevy Volt to a Fisker Karma. So far, though, the electric G-Wagen lacks the silicon-anode battery chemistry that was due to provide it with some additional weight-saving eco-credentials.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 21, 2014

Today on Green CarReports: We drive the first-ever hybrid Subaru, electric cars crop up even in small towns, and we have the Tesla "TV ad" that even Elon Musk enjoyed. All this and more on Green Car Reports. We''ve driven the.'

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 26, 2019

Which company is looking for new battery suppliers outside the U.S.? What upcoming electric car is not designed to drive but to ride in? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending January 25, 2019.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 3, 2015

Today, Volkswagen software is deemed an illegal "defeat device" by German regulators, analysts speculate on the technologies that could replace lithium-ion batteries in electric cars, and Japan's hydrogen plans stumble over bureaucratic issues. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Turn the clock back a couple of years and few of us even knew of the potential of lithium-ion batteries as power sources for electric vehicles – yet now the market is heading towards overcapacity.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Toyota has unveiled a prototype of a solid-state lithium-ion battery which measures around 10x10cm. Tags: Green cars Latest news Toyota Lithium-ion batteries solid-state lithium-ion battery Toyota batteries. It is made [.].

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Green Cars News

JUNE 21, 2010

Hitachi has formed a new company in-house as it attempts to strength its grip on the rapidly expanding lithium-ion battery market.

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Green Cars News

MAY 4, 2010

Having already outlined its plans to become a key player in the lithium-ion battery market, the Nikkei now reports that Sanyo Electric will launch mass production of the batteries for plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles by fiscal 2012.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 30, 2009

While it may not have a world renowned car manufacturer to call its own, Russia is still keen to play a part in the green car race as indicated by the supervisory board of the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies approving the state corporation’s participation in a project to manufacture lithium-ion batteries.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 10, 2017

More proof that plugging in cuts carbon emissions, news on the batteries of the new 2018 Toyota Camry Hybrid, and discouraging news on the calculated fuel economy of new vehicles sold last year: all this and more in today's car news on Green Car Reports.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 27, 2012

Lithium-ion battery costs are almost certainly going to fall as large scale production begins – but it is unlikely that the drop in price will be enough to reach the mass market. According to a new report from Lux Research, the cost of a lithium-ion battery pack (pictured) will slip to $397/kWh in 2020 – [.].

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Green Cars News

JULY 24, 2012

The firms will work together on a company that will produce and market lithium-ion battery systems with SK Innovation having developed both battery cells and separators [.].

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Green Cars News

MARCH 12, 2012

It is one of the most prohibitive aspects of electric cars – the price of lithium-ion batteries. Pike Research suggests that with manufacturing efficiencies improving and access to lithium starting to expand; the installed cost of lithium-ion batteries is set to [.].

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 21, 2011

The bright minds at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, have made an important breakthrough that could help warn about impending lithium-ion battery failure. They found that [.].

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Green Cars News

MARCH 1, 2012

Lithium-ion batteries, which are used in the next generation of electric cars, have long been seen as the ultimate solution for the battery powered generation. However, now it appears they could be about to get even more powerful.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 21, 2009

Lithium-ion battery production could increase by 10x its original target number if Daimler and Evonik get their way. According to a report in Germany’s Handelsblatt, the companies want to invest an additional €200million in their joint lithium-ion manufacturing venture Deutsche Accumotive GmbH & Co.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

will build a joint-venture lithium-ion battery plant in France in 2012 to supply Renault. In addition to batteries, Nissan and Renault plan to work together on motors and other key components of electric vehicles to bring down production costs. Nissan and NEC also plan to build lithium ion battery plants in the U.S.,

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 31, 2012

In what could be a significant manufacturing change, Japanese giant Panasonic is said to be considering expanding production of lithium-ion batteries to China.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 3, 2009

Though only $878million of lithium-ion batteries are expected to be sold next year, by 2015 the industry could be worth nearly $8billion a year. That’s the verdict of a new report from Pike Research, which predicts a rapidly growing global market for electric vehicles – and particularly plug-in hybrid and battery electric cars.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

On its launch, the Honda CR-Z Hybrid was described as the world’s first hybrid sports car: and now it is about to get much more powerful. That’s because the 2013 Honda CR-Z (pictured), which goes on sale tomorrow, will feature a host of powertrain upgrades as well as a new lithium-ion battery pack that replaces [.].

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Green Cars News

JUNE 6, 2013

Think the future for electric and plug-in hybrid electric cars revolves around lithium-ion batteries? The Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium has demonstrated the durability of lead-carbon batteries in hybrid electric vehicles. Latest News Green cars Hybrid cars Lithium-ion batteries'

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