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JULY 30, 2023

Fifty years after the birth of the rechargeable lithium-ion battery, it’s easy to see its value. Did Exxon invent the rechargeable lithium battery? The battery’s performance was also unprecedented: It was both rechargeable and very high in energy output. It’s used in billions of laptops, cellphones, power tools, and cars.

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Lithium Ion Recharge Batteries Battery 93

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Audi is presenting the battery-electric e-tron GT concept four-door coupé as a show car at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The Audi e-tron GT concept has a 4.96-meter A roof section is made from carbon along with numerous aluminum components and supporting elements made from high-strength steel. meter (16.3 ft) length, 1.96-meter

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JUNE 2, 2022

Toyota and Woven Planet will conduct Proof-of-Concept (PoC) trials in various places, including Woven City, a human-centered smart city of the future currently being constructed in Susono City, Shizuoka Prefecture. Zero Carbon Dioxide (CO 2 ) is emitted when hydrogen is used. Swappable for easy replacement and quick recharging.

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Hydrogen Toyota Carbon Supplies 476

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NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Hard carbon and Sn-C nanocomposite electrodes were successfully applied as anode materials, yielding highly stable cycling performance and reversible capacities exceeding 110?mAh?g Sodium can serve as an alternative to lithium in rechargeable batteries as the reversible storage mechanisms for sodium ions are very similar (e.g.,

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Recharge Sodium Hybrid Fuel 285

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MARCH 7, 2018

Increasing range is a high priority for consumers due to an underdeveloped electric recharging infrastructure in most countries. Oxygene concept tire with moss. Also at the Geneva show, Goodyear introduced the Oxygene concept tire. The concept has a unique structure that features living moss growing within the sidewall.

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Concept Light Water Connect 284

Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2022

Volvo Cars first worked with Bcomp in 2018 for the Volvo Ocean Race Recycled Plastics Demonstrator Vehicle, followed by its most recent concept car, the Volvo Cars Concept Recharge in 2021. Many of the Mission R’s add-on parts are made using Bcomp’s natural fiber reinforced plastic (NFRP).

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Volvo Porsche BMW Recharge 259

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APRIL 16, 2014

Illustration of drivetrain in the S60L plug-in hybrid concept. Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars) will reveal the Volvo S60L PPHEV (Petrol Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle) Concept Car at the 2014 Beijing International Auto Show. S60L PPHEV Concept. In the default hybrid mode, the carbon dioxide emissions are about 50 g/km.

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Plug-in Volvo Concept Plug 246

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JUNE 15, 2012

Coinciding with the opening of the first BMW i Store on London’s Park Lane, the BMW Group presented the new BMW i Pedelec (Pedal Electric Cycle) Concept—a custom-made complement to the BMW i3 Concept ( earlier post ). The compact bicycle can be folded up quickly; the trunk of the BMW i3 Concept has room for two.

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BMW Concept Carbon Fiber MPH 240

Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2021

million) in Innovate UK funding to advance development of its range-extender concept for heavy-duty applications. Libertine says that free-piston range-extender engines can offer the efficiency of fuel cells, the durability of conventional engines and achieve carbon reductions using renewable fuels. million (US$3.6

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Renewable Engine Range Fuel 356

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Researchers at Ohio State University (OSU) have demonstrated the concept of a potassium-air (K?O Recently, researchers have also found out the instability of electrolyte and carbon electrode under the high charging potential (>3.5 V), which contributes to the low rechargeability. Credit: ACS, Ren and Wu. Click to enlarge.

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Lithium Air Batteries Battery Concept 319

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MAY 15, 2015

For the proof-of-concept, the cells were manufactured to be larger than necessary to avoid unnecessary costs and lengthy manufacturing processes at this early stage. The battery for the e-bike has a design energy of 418 Wh, 250 Wh of which has been used in the e-bike proof-of-concept. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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Sodium Concept Li-ion Lithium Ion 150

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MAY 11, 2012

One of the highlights on the Audi stand at the 2012 Wörthersee Tour in Austria (an annual gathering of Audi VW, Seat and Skoda enthusiasts) is an electric bicycle technology concept: the Audi e-bike Wörthersee. Its capacity is 530 Wh and it can be fully recharged from a 230 V supply in two and a half hours.

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Audi Concept Carbon Fiber Light 361

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AUGUST 24, 2018

Audi is presenting a design and technical electric concept car at Pebble Beach Automotive Week in Monterey, California— the Audi PB18 e-tron high-performance sports car. The technical concept of the PB18 e-tron has benefitted from Audi’s many years of winning the Le Mans racing series. lbs) can be expected.

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Audi Concept Cars Electric 170

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Produce batteries for electric vehicles that will be at the highest technological level in terms of energy performance, autonomy, recharging time and carbon footprint. ACC takes Groupe PSA further along the road to carbon neutrality. —Carlos Tavares, Chairman of Groupe PSA.

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Manufacturer Europe Batteries Battery 299

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APRIL 18, 2011

The Envision concept plug-in hybrid. GM introduced the Buick Envision plug-in hybrid SUV concept vehicle in China; it will appear on the Shanghai GM stand at Auto Shanghai 2011. The vehicle can be plugged into a standard outlet to recharge the battery. Click to enlarge. The Envision is equipped with a 2.0-liter

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Buick Plug-in GM Concept 199

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JANUARY 30, 2012

A team from Stanford University and Ruhr-Universität Bochum have demonstrated the novel concept of a “desalination battery” that uses an electrical energy input to extract sodium and chloride ions from seawater and to generate fresh water. The electrodes are then recharged in this solution, releasing ions and creating brine.

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Concept Batteries Battery Sodium 246

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APRIL 3, 2018

Magnesium offers a number of advantages over lithium for rechargeable batteries: it is safer and earth-abundant, and doubles the total charge per ion, delivering larger theoretical volumetric capacity compared with a typical lithium-ion battery. Further, in Mg batteries (MB) the anode is energy-dense Mg metal (~?3,830 Earlier post.).

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Batteries Battery Lithium Ion Recharge 186

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NOVEMBER 4, 2019

We anticipate that this discovery could pave the way to the development of new fast recharging battery technologies. CF 2 ) n –), carbon particles as conductive diluent (e.g. acetylene carbon black), and active oxide powder. —Lee et al. The principle of a photo-accelerated lithium-ion battery cell.

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Li-ion Lithium Ion Charging Light 305

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AUGUST 10, 2011

A research team led by Toyota Research Institute of North America (TRINA), reports in an open access paper in the journal Nature Communications the demonstration of a first proof-of-concept for a rechargeable magnesium-sulphur (Mg/S) battery. —Kim et al.

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Concept Toyota Batteries Battery 199

Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2011

Tests of the concepts will get under way in the first quarter of 2012. The concepts all use three-cylinder flex fuel (gasoline and E85) engines to complement the front-wheel electric drive. Technical concept I. Technical concept I: Volvo C30 with series-connected range extender. Technical concept II.

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Extended Range Volvo Concept Range 231

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AUGUST 25, 2018

The thin rechargeable battery in the underbody has a useable capacity of approximately 80 kWh and enables an approximate range of more than 250 miles. The show car’s body structure is made of carbon fiber. EQ Concept Vehicles: Outlook for Electric Cars in all Segments. Side air vents help to cool the battery.

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Mercedes Carbon Fiber Cars Concept 199

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APRIL 30, 2010

ARPA-E’s first solicitation awarded $151 million to 37 projects aimed at transformational innovations in energy storage, biofuels, carbon capture, renewable power, building efficiency, vehicles, and other areas. More than 540 initial concept papers were received in the three focus areas. Earlier post.) Engineering E. per gallon.

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Carbon Batteries Battery Li-ion 249

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APRIL 28, 2010

Lexus has brought its Hybrid Bicycle concept, first introduced at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show, to the UK, in conjunction with the announcement of Lexus’ title sponsorship of the Great British Bike Ride, a four-day charity fun ride that will see hundreds of cyclists following a course from Land’s End to the home of English rugby at Twickenham.

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Lexus LS 600H Concept Hybrid 150

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JUNE 16, 2016

Researchers from Griffith University in Australia and Peking University in China have synthesized low-cost, hierarchically porous, and nitrogen-doped loofah sponge carbon (N-LSC) derived from the loofah sponge via a simple calcining process and applied it as a multifunctional blocking layer for Li–S, Li–Se, and Li–I 2 batteries.

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Low Cost Batteries Battery Recharge 150

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NOVEMBER 5, 2010

BMW is developing a serial production plug-in hybrid electric sports car based on the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics concept study shown at the Frankfurt motor show in 2009. At the Leipzig trade fair center, BMW presented a fully road-ready technology showcase vehicle based on the original BMW Vision EfficientDynamics concept study.

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Plug-in BMW Concept Plug 210

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FEBRUARY 26, 2010

The new battery combines a Li 2 S/mesoporous carbon composite cathode and a silicon nanowire anode. Recently, cells utilizing a sulfur/mesoporous carbon nanocomposite exhibited capacity exceeding 1,000 mAh g -1 and moderate cycle life. Credit: ACS, Yang et al. Click to enlarge. Yang et al. Yuan Yang, Matthew T.

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Li-ion Recharge Lithium Sulfur Energy 199

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FEBRUARY 18, 2010

The Flextreme GT/E concept. Opel will unveil the Flextreme GT/E mid-size concept car at the 80 th Geneva Motor Show (4-14 March). Full recharge at a 230V outlet will take less than 3 hours. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Nominal voltage of the pack is 350V, and the vehicle has an on-board 3.3 kW charger.

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Extended Range Concept Range Electric Vehicles 199

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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

In addition to the advantages of FCEVs, which enables long-distance driving with short refueling time, this all-new FCEV model will feature a plug-in function that offers the convenience of EVs which can be recharged at home. Initiatives toward the establishment of hydrogen ecosystems.

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Honda Hydrogen Fuel North America 428

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JANUARY 13, 2016

In a demonstration of its ongoing development of advanced alternative powertrains, Audi unveiled the new h-tron quattro fuel cell concept vehicle at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). The Audi h-tron quattro concept combines an Audi fifth-generation fuel cell stack delivering up to 110 kW with a power-optimized 1.8

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Audi Concept Detroit Fuel 150

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FEBRUARY 8, 2021

GPa) is ascribed to arch action, a well-known civil engineering concept. Traditionally, graphite is used for the anode of a lithium-ion battery, but this carbon material has major limitations. But in graphite anodes, six atoms of carbon are needed to store one lithium ion, so the energy density of these batteries is low.

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Li-ion Lithium Ion Batteries Battery 243

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JULY 12, 2017

One of the most significant impediments to an increased market share for plug-in vehicles is the high cost of rechargeable energy storage. This can represent a very significant cost element of a typical battery electric vehicle (BEV); manufacturers need to strike a balance between product affordability and available range between recharges.

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Batteries Battery Lithium Sulfur Lithium Ion 150

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MARCH 5, 2010

The layout of the drivetrain for the HY-KERS concept. Under braking the electric drive unit acts as a generator, using the kinetic energy from the negative torque generated to recharge the batteries. Click to enlarge. Ferrari presented a hybrid experimental vehicle, the HY-KERS, based on the 599 GTB Fiorano at the Geneva Motor Show.

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Ferrari California Hybrid Concept 199

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NOVEMBER 26, 2011

Hybricon AB and Umeå Municipality have placed an Arctic Whisper fast rechargeable electric-drive bus in service running on Umeå’s busiest line. The Arctic Whisper is the first in a fleet of affordable, sustainable, low-carbon urban buses for Umeå City. The first public installation of the Opbrid B?sbaar Earlier post.).

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Extended Range Charging Range Recharge 210

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OCTOBER 17, 2013

A composite blend of carbon fibers and polymer resin is being developed that can store and charge more energy faster than conventional batteries can. The material combines carbon fibers and a polymer resin, creating a very advanced nanomaterial, and structural supercapacitors. Close up of the trunk lid carbon fiber composite.

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Energy Storage Volvo Carbon Fiber Energy 368

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MARCH 20, 2014

Driving range is around 30 miles, after which the battery can be fully recharged from a conventional domestic power supply in three hours. Earlier post.). The i-Road offers a novel riding experience, combining the convenience of a motorcycle with the comfort and stability of a car.

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Toyota Lithium Ion Motorcycles Recharge 230

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DECEMBER 31, 2017

In a paper published in the ACS journal Nano Letters , they describe trapping Li within hollow silica microspheres with a carbon nanotube core to suppress dendrite growth. The team designed a composite microcage with a carbon nanotube core and a porous silica sheath. —Zuo et al. —Zuo et al. 7b04136.

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Li-ion Batteries Battery Carbon 170

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DECEMBER 4, 2015

The Mission E battery-electric concept car made its premiere at the Frankfurt International Motor Show (IAA) in September. Porsche Mission E concept at Frankfurt. The vehicle can optionally be recharged wirelessly by induction via a coil set into the garage floor. Earlier post.) Click to enlarge.

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