Green Car Congress
JULY 19, 2020
Researchers from the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a cobalt-free high-energy lithium-ion battery, eliminating the cobalt and opening the door to reducing the costs of producing batteries while boosting performance in some ways. The cathode in their study is 89% nickel. graduate Wangda Li.
Green Car Congress
MAY 28, 2014
Overview of the three vehicle classes identified in the study, and their corresponding battery technologies. Advanced lead-based batteries (AGM and EFB technologies) are installed to meet extra requirements in start-stop and basic- micro-hybrid vehicles, due to their increased charge recoverability and higher deep-cycle resistance.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 25, 2009
An initiative of the Port of Los Angeles’s Clean Air Action Plan, the development and demonstration of the Balqon Nautilus E30 electric truck was co-funded by the Port and South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) at a total cost of $527,000. These could eventually be replaced by electric vehicles.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 15, 2011
To be successful, systems will need to evolve—in some cases, considerably—to compete financially with the cost of natural gas production. electricity) to hybrid and electrical vehicles, although the cost of implementing EES is of great concern. 15 years) and a long cycle life (e.g.,
Green Car Congress
JUNE 16, 2011
The total number of neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs)—low-speed street-legal electric vehicles—on the world’s roadways will grow from 479,000 in 2011 to 695,000 by 2017, a 45% increase, according to a new forecast by Pike Research. Annual worldwide NEV sales by region, 2011–2017. Click to enlarge.
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