Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2010

Li-ion system developer Quallion unveiled its Li-ion-powered Anti-Idling HVAC solution designed for Class 6-8 trucks. Quallion showcased the system, which is designed to support 10 hour of cooling at end-of-life, at the recent Battery Show in San Jose, California. A new stack fuel cell design developed and manufactured by Nuvera.

Li-ion 218

Li-ion Batteries Battery Fuel 218

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) will award approximately $36 million to 22 projects to develop transformational electric vehicle (EV) energy storage systems using innovative chemistries, architectures and designs. Long-Life Rechargeable Alkaline Battery for EVs. EnZinc Inc.

Lithium Ion 360

Lithium Ion Range Zinc Air San Diego 360

Blink Charging

JANUARY 26, 2024

There are two battery lifespans that a car owner probably knows best: the 2-3 year lifespan of a smartphone lithium-ion battery and the 3-5 year lifespan of the conventional lead-acid battery in an ICE vehicle. It all comes down to the technology. Some are even covered for longer periods of time/distance.

Fleet 92

Fleet Electric Vehicles Lithium Ion Lead Acid 92

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

The European Advanced Lead-Acid Battery Consortium (EALABC) is delivering a paper this week outlining the consortium’s approach to 48V hybridization at the 2 nd International Conference on Advanced Automotive 48V Power Supply Systems in Düsseldorf. Click to enlarge. —Allan Cooper. 48V Batteries Hybrids'

Carbon 240

Carbon Hybrid Batteries Battery 240

Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2009

For reference, a typical lead acid battery can survive 500-800 cycles while 2,800 cycles is almost 8 years of use assuming one cycle a day. ISO/TS 16949 is the quality management system created by the International Organization of Standards to monitor the design, development, production and servicing of automotive components.

Li-ion 150

Li-ion Batteries Battery 2008 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2012

2011), they concluded that: Flow batteries have a few major advantages over traditional diffusion-based battery designs. For small batteries, the team notes, conventional diffusion-based architectures are superior because the cost of the circulating pump alone would be more than the cost of the traditional diffusion-based battery.

Batteries 261

Batteries Battery 2011 Lead Acid 261

Charged EVs

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Any competent electrician should be able to size the wire for a Level 2 EVSE in a manner which complies with code, but mere compliance is not necessarily ideal here, particularly if the EVSE or outlet is far away from the breaker, as any losses in the wiring are directly added to the cost of recharging the EV battery.

Parts 86

Parts Charging Li-ion Ni-Li 86

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

The hybrid models available today use lead-acid ornickel-metal hydride batteries that are are proven, reliable, and fairlycheap, but their limited storage capacity means that the cars’ driving rangeusing electricity alone is short. Their solution to the cost of thenew-generation batteries is to separate them from the car itself.

Electric Cars 30

Electric Cars Charging G-Wiz Cars 30

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

The revised Think from Think Global has emerged as popular in Europe with a more stylish design than the earlier iteration. It features ABS brakes, dual airbags, and is designed to meet all European and U.S. Today we could be using lead-acid EVs, lead-carbon-acid EVs, or nickel metal hydride or lithium-ion hybrids.

Manufacturer 34

Manufacturer Electric Cars Cars i-MiEV 34

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

at least, the recycling infrastructure for the well-established lead-acid batteries is robust. lead-acid batteries have a far better recycling rate than even aluminum bottles — over 90% of lead-acid batteries are recycled. None of the new electric cars are planning to use old-tech lead acid batteries.

Oregon 58

Oregon Green Electric Cars Lead Acid 58

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

It is simply the cost of doing business. "On some products, the costs, particularly in advanced technologies, are high," he said in a lengthy interview with Automotive News (free subscription required). The car is expected to cost around $40,000. Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0 check your facts.

Volt 41

Volt GM Chevrolet EV1 41