Cars That Think

DECEMBER 31, 2023

And yet more air conditioning exacerbates the very problem—climate change—that is driving the need for more air conditioning. EnerVenue If you don’t discharge and then recharge them all the way, lithium-ion batteries can last for thousands of charge-discharge cycles. What to do? Two words: heat pumps.

Fusion 79

Fusion Energy Lithium Ion Grid 79

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

The breakthrough could revolutionize electric car battery technology and pave the way for ultra-fast charging electric vehicles in as little as two years. The discovery came when MIT researchers Byoungwoo Kang and Gerbrand Ceder found out how to get a common lithium compound to release and take up lithium ions in a matter of seconds.

MIT 45

MIT Gas-Electric Gas Electric Cars 45

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Ford spokesman in Wards Auto ) 6/9/06 "So, Mr. Ford is saying we’re looking into it. Were charging full-speed ahead before we know exactly what the investment is going to be, before we know whether we can make any money off it or not, before we know how many were going to sell," Lutz said. Everything is on the table."

Plug-in 45

Plug-in Plug Hybrid Lithium Ion 45