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500 Mile Electric Cars? New Lithium-Air Tech Has Potential

Green Car Reports

We'd be the first to point out that many of the electric car owners currently out on the roads have had absolutely no trouble with the 100 or so miles they get from a full charge. Improvements to.

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Is The Elusive 'Ideal' Electric-Car Battery Hiding In Plain Sight?

Green Car Reports

Andy Thomson is at the white-knuckled, breath-sucking end of his electric car’s range. Yet he somehow makes it into town with less than 8 miles left before he runs out of electrons. His battery is almost flatlining. It’s minus 26 Celsius outside on the lonely road to North Bay, Ontario.

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New design for lithium-air battery could offer much longer driving range

Electric Cars Report

Many owners of electric cars have wished for a battery pack that could power their vehicle for more than a thousand miles on a single charge. Researchers at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and U.S.

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Asahi Kasei and Central Glass join IBM Li-air Battery 500 project; membranes and electrolytes

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Asahi Kasei and Central Glass will join IBM’s Battery 500 Project team to collaborate on far-reaching research to develop practical Lithium-air batteries capable of powering a family-sized electric car for approximately 500 miles (800 km) on a single charge—i.e., IBM launched the project in 2009. Resources.

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Do We Really Need 500-Mile Electric Car Batteries?

Green Car Reports

Back in January, we told you about IBM’s quest to build a rechargeable lithium-air battery that could theoretically let an electric car travel 500 miles on a single charge.

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IBM releases fifth annual Next Five in Five list of near-term significant innovations; personalized routing for commuting/transportation makes the cut

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Also on the list of five is the arrival of advanced batteries, including air batteries (e.g., Lithium air), but targeted initially at small devices. Because the software in cars is becoming more sophisticated, the car is becoming a moving sensor on the road. Earlier post.). The European Union is investing $5.5

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Promising EV Trends to Lookout For in 2023

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Globally, we saw that EV demand grew even in car markets that were otherwise sluggish. million battery electric cars (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), sales of EVs increased by 55% above 2021 levels, bringing the total number of EVs worldwide to 20 million.  With the delivery of 10.5

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