Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2018

Zap&Go Ltd has been selected to contribute its unique Carbon-Ion (C-Ion) technology to a consortium led by Williams Advanced Engineering to develop next-generation battery systems for electric vehicles. Zap&Go is focusing its current research efforts in developing gel and all-solid state C-Ion cells.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2014

End use applications planned include hybrid and electric vehicles and consumer electronic devices. This first class facility puts us in a very strong position to produce new materials for Li-ion cells, and to optimize the production processes that will be necessary for their commercial adoption.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2018

Nexeon, a UK-based developer of silicon anode materials for Li-ion batteries ( earlier post ), and its partners have been awarded £7 million (US$9.5 million) project to develop significantly better materials for Li-ion batteries. million) in Innovate UK funding toward a £10-million (US$13.6-million)

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

The UK’s Faraday Institution recently announced up to £42 million (US$58 million) in new government funding to four UK-based consortia to conduct application-inspired research aimed at overcoming battery challenges to accelerate the electric vehicle (EV) revolution. In addition, industrial partners will contribute a total of £4.6

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2014

The significant weight reduction makes the technology promising for soldiers or electric vehicles. OXIS Energy presently targets the electric vehicle, defense and solar storage markets, having already developed prototypes boasting technological advantages such as light weight, high gravimetric energy density, and better safety.

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Lithium Sulfur 2014 Energy Batteries 210

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2010

Projects to be funded include: Ultra Lightweight Gas Turbine Range Extender for Electric Vehicles. The small size, multi-fuel capability and potential low cost of the ULRE could also help speed adoption of electric vehicles. Development of high energy Li-S prototype battery cells.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2010

Accumulated fuel consumption over Cenex drive cycle for standard London taxi (TX2) and DuoDrive-equipped TX2 (blue line). EVO Electric Ltd., EVO Electric Ltd., With the DuoDrive fitted the London taxi can operate in the following modes: Electric vehicle in urban areas. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2009

The two companies have already been working closely to integrate Tesla’s lithium-ion battery packs and charging electronics into the first 1,000 units of Daimler’s electric smart car. We are happy to use a Li-Tec cell, or Panasonic or [others].” Daimler also has a stockholding in Li-Tec, a subsidiary of Evonik.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2009

The current generation NiMH PHEV prototype in London. At this point, Toyota is not providing further details on the Li-ion pack as “development is ongoing”, nor is EDF providing more details on the charging system. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2011

The new generation marks the first application of battery packs from Deutsche Accumotive—the automotive lithium-ion battery joint venture formed in 2008 by Daimler AG and Evonik Industries AG ( earlier post ). The first generation of smart electric drive vehicles went into a test fleet deployed in London in 2007.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2009

has added 92 hybrid-electric trucks to its delivery fleet by converting standard FedEx delivery trucks to hybrid-electric systems. The addition of the 92 trucks increases the FedEx fleet of hybrid-electric vehicles by more than 50%, from 172 to 264. FedEx Corp. The hybrid conversions were produced in Charlotte, N.C.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2016

Transport for London (TfL) has introduced the first long-range, battery-electric BYD Double-Decker buses into revenue service routes. TfL and Metroline will receive support from BYD with the installation of fast charging equipment at Metroline’s Willesden Bus Garage in north London.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Under a newly signed a Memorandum of Understanding, BYD will supply greentomatocars with 50 of its battery-electric e6 models for trial use as minicabs in London. greentomatocars is London’s second largest quality minicab service, with a fleet of 300. —Mayor of London, Boris Johnson.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2019

The new projects emphasize how this collective expertise is being brought to bear on the biggest challenges facing the development of next-generation electric car batteries, from their power source and performance to safety and manufacturing. The project will deliver improved ultra-high-power cells to demonstrate the technology.

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Aston Martin Land Rover Batteries Battery 239

Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2013

In a simultaneous—and video linked—unveil in New York, London and Beijing, BMW introduced the production version of its i3 battery-electric vehicle on Monday. Although not a solid comparison due to drivecycle differences, the new Chevy Spark EV is EPA-rated for electricity consumption of 0.28 Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Smith Electric Vehicles (SEV) is part of a consortium working on a £2.8-million million) project to develop a new, more efficient electric driveline, along with smarter, more energy efficient ancillary systems, such as heating and air conditioning. million (US$4.6-million) Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

A 60 kW (81 hp), electric motor runs at the rear of the smart electric drive and transmits 160 N·m of torque via a single fixed gear ratio to the wheels. The flow of energy from the high-voltage battery to the electric motor is controlled by the power electronics that are compactly interlocked with the drive unit.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2011

At an event held at the Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall, London Gordon Murray Design unveiled its latest ultra-compact electric city vehicle, the T.27 27 electric vehicle program, Zytek released more details regarding the electric drivetrain developed for use in this lightweight vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2009

The first stage of a Government-supported UK-wide project to trial electric and ultra low emission vehicles began Saturday in the West Midlands with the keys to 25 Mitsubishi i-MiEVs (Mitsubishi innovative Electric Vehicle) ( earlier post ) being handed over to independent drivers. 300V, 16 kWh Li-ion pack.

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i-MiEV Mitsubishi Electric Cars Land Rover 210

Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2014

The e-Golf (“Das e-Auto” earlier post ), the Volkswagen brand’s second series production battery-electric vehicle after the e-up!, Volkswagen began working with electric vehicles back in the early 1970s, noted Dr. Harald Manzenrieder, head of e-Golf production at the Wolfsburg plant. The e-Golf. Click to enlarge.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 29, 2022

It fills in electric torque at low engine rpms or during gear changes that take as little as 200 milliseconds. kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery pack (with 84 pouch-style cells courtesy of SK Innovation ) that’s laser-welded behind two racy sport seats. Those motors are fed electrons by a 7.9-kilowatt-hour

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