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Novolyte Technologies and Foosung Form JV for Li-ion Electrolytes

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The US-based new joint venture entity will retain the Novolyte Technologies name and will be managed by Novolyte’s current management team from its existing Cleveland headquarters. —John Televantos, a Partner at Arsenal Capital, an investor in Novolyte since 2008.

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History: Electric Cars: The Golden Age

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However, as time passed, it was clear that ICE cars became a more appealing option—drivers could travel farther distances without worrying about recharging their low-capacity batteries. In Cleveland, Ohio, Oliver Frichtle claimed his battery-powered car could make it 100 miles before needing a charge. 1906 “One Hundred Mile” Frichtle.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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Development of Rechargeable Energy Dense Long Cycle-life Zinc/Copper Oxide Batteries, $250,000. Johnson-Matthey (Cleveland, United Kingdom). Assessment Robot for Resilient Optimized Wind Energy ARROW(e), $1,000,000. SkySpecs (Ann Arbor, Michigan). Urban Electric Power (Pearl River, New York).

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Tale of Two 2,000-mile EV Rural Road Trips

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Instead, I drove to Cleveland and then back westward to the center of Iowa, where I visited a relative. it was a practical and financially sensible move since milk floats only covered a few miles of stop and go driving each day, and then they sat idle overnight while being recharged. At a popular stop Since I was back to the U.S.,

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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. Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, Ohio: $2,257,000.

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