Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2014

Woven carbon fiber can act as an electrode for lithium ion batteries. Researchers in Sweden are exploring the use of carbon fiber as an active electrode in a multifunctional structural Li-ion battery in an electric car; i.e., electrical storage is incorporated into the body of the car.

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Carbon Fiber Carbon Li-ion Electric Vehicles 317

Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2018

KULR Technology has reached agreement with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to be the exclusive manufacturing and distribution partner for the patented Internal Short Circuit (ISC) device which causes predictable battery cell failures in lithium-ion batteries, making them easier to study and, therefore, safer.

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International Li-ion Lithium Ion Manufacturer 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2013

In a simultaneous—and video linked—unveil in New York, London and Beijing, BMW introduced the production version of its i3 battery-electric vehicle on Monday. The 22 kWh Li-ion pack is integrated below the floor—the i3 has no tunnel or center console. The production version of the i3. Click to enlarge.

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BMW New York London Production 247

Cars That Think

MARCH 29, 2022

kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery pack (with 84 pouch-style cells courtesy of SK Innovation ) that’s laser-welded behind two racy sport seats. That front-drive mode gets the car a green light in cities like London and Rome as they begin to bar polluting cars from their downtown areas. Those motors are fed electrons by a 7.9-kilowatt-hour

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Plug-in Ferrari Engine Hybrid 95

Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2014

kWh, 323V Li-ion battery pack—318 kg (701 lbs), or 21% of the e-Golf’s DIN unladen body weight—with the component 25 Ah cells and modules (6-cell and 12-cell) provided by Panasonic. In a presentation at the Barclays Future Powertrain Symposium in London earlier in July, the Volkswagen Group’s Prof. Click to enlarge.

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Batteries Battery MPH All-Electric 356