Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

International Battery (IB), a US manufacturer and developer of large-format lithium-ion rechargeable batteries, has been chosen as the battery system provider for the first-of-its-kind Community Energy Storage (CES) systems, developed by S&C Electric Company for American Electric Power (AEP).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

The BIC is a critical affiliate of Argonne’s Lead Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR). NSWC Crane and AeroVironment have developed a CRADA project with the BIC designed to develop and demonstrate a large grid array battery test and evaluation capability that will be used for evaluation of future microgrid technologies.

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Indiana Batteries Battery Eaton 231

Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2009

GE says the planned facility will produce approximately 10 million sodium-metal halide cells each year—equivalent to 900 MWh of energy storage, or enough to support 1,000 GE hybrid locomotives. The announcement coincides with GE’s submission this week for federal stimulus dollars from the US Department of Energy.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2009

Chrysler unveiled four all-electric Chrysler Town & Country minivan concepts to the US Postal Service (USPS) in Washington, DC, as part of the USPS Earth Day celebration. These electric minivan concepts are targeted specifically for use by the US Postal Service for mail delivery.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

The European division is being created to meet growing demand for electric drive and battery technology among Europe’s top car companies as well as other business opportunities involving energy storage applications. European automakers are really setting the pace in terms of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicle development.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Electric cars and a smart electric grid have a bright future, according to panelists at a roundtable discussion on the subject that I attended last Friday in Boston. “I The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission , which regulates interstate transmission of electricity, is on board with the idea.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

The vans themselves are based on the concept Town and Country EV that was unveiled last Fall by Chrysler. However, because of the duty cycle used by the Postal Service, which generally amounts to only about 18-20 miles per day on a fixed route, these vehicles are being built without the range extender seen on the concept.

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