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New Ricardo 48V electric motor aims to boost power and cut costs of hybrids; up to 50% increase in power density; ECOCHAMPS

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As part of its contribution to a recently completed major European research initiative to achieve more efficient and cost-effective hybrid powertrains for both passenger cars and commercial vehicles, Ricardo developed a new 48V e-motor offering up to a 50% increase in power density compared with current production machines.

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Spontaneous formation of hollow structures in alloy anode crystals can improve battery stability

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The problem has been that directly synthesizing these hollow nanostructures at the large scales needed for commercial applications is challenging and expensive. Antimony is relatively expensive and not currently used in commercial battery electrodes.

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Study identifies main culprit behind lithium metal battery failure; counters conventional wisdom

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Our ultimate goal is to enable a commercially viable lithium metal battery. In contrast, when a commercial carbonate electrolyte is used, lithium deposits with a twisty, whisker-like morphology. —first author Chengcheng Fang, a materials science and engineering Ph.D. student at UCSD.

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Motoring News - - Verdict On Cars

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Browse the news archive Electric car company announces first all-electric production car 27/4/09 The Electric Car Corporation (ECC) has announced its first all-electric four-seater production car. Fifty percent of the car is to be built here in the UK, and ECC is expecting to produce around 500 units over the next 12 months.

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Synthetic biology company launches JV to commercialize gas-to-liquids bioconversion; isobutanol first target

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Although Intrexon’s engineered methanotroph produces isobutanol, commercial scale-up is a challenge; expression of a heterologous pathway for product generation places additional metabolic burdens on the cell, as carbon is diverted from primary to exogenous metabolic pathways for product production. Prior to Intrexon, Groban was at LS9.).

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ORNL Researchers Modify Plug-in Hybrid Electric Traction Drive Power Electronics to Function as On-Board Charger; Mobile Power Generation and V2G Support as Well

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Testing of the charging system showed a high efficiency of 92~98% vs. 80~85% for commercial, off-the-shelf (COTS) charges. IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE 2009), pp. 3923 - 3929 doi: 10.1109/ECCE.2009.5316496. The current rating of the switches and the motors is what determines the charging rate.

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