Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

CPI) shortly after GM selected CPI and its parent LG Chem as the provider for the Li-ion batteries for the Extended Range Electric Vehicle (E-REV) Chevy Volt. (GM billion, and spends $60 million annually on Li-ion battery research and development. LG Chem provides the Li-ion battery system for Hyundai’s Blue Gen System.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 21, 2009

One of the hurdles in the race to develop automotive Li-ion battery systems for high volume hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicle programs is improving the technology’s durability. Ford will use Li-ion battery systems to power: a pure battery electric (BEV) Transit Connect commercial van in 2010.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2010

The US Department of Energy is awarding $106 million in funding for 37 research projects selected in the second round by the DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). This process is less than 1% efficient at converting sunlight to stored chemical energy. Batteries for Electrical Energy Storage in Transportation.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2010

Air-conditioning systems can have a significant impact on the fuel economy of a conventional vehicles and on the fuel use/range of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. kWh Li-ion battery pack) from 18% to 30% in a worst case hot environment. kWh Li-ion battery pack) from 18% to 30% in a worst case hot environment.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2013

Advanced Electrolytes for Next-Generation Lithium Ion Chemistries. There is an emphasis on developing and improving energy storage technologies, as they are one of the most critical components needed to enable the wide-spread commercialization of electric drive vehicles. Computer Aided Engineering for Electric Drive Batteries.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Ford has into a partnership with Johnson Controls-Saft (JCS) to develop advanced lithium-ion battery system to power Ford’s first production plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) beginning in 2012. Ford’s current demonstration fleet of Escape plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) is using JCS Li-ion packs.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2010

The licensing agreement launches the first large-scale demonstration of the UD-developed V2G technology, which enables electric car owners to plug in their vehicles and send electricity back to electrical utilities. 35 kWh Li-ion battery pack. AC Propulsion, based in San Dimas, Calif., AC Propulsion V2G eBox Quick Specs.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2009

Proterra’s 35-foot, composite-body, plug-in, battery-electric bus with hydrogen fuel cell range extension will be used to transport staff around Ft. Plug Power Inc. Lewis and between Ft. Lewis and McChord Air Force Base in Tacoma, Washington (about 8 miles (13 km) away). Click to enlarge.

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Plug In Partners

JUNE 30, 2008

A nother major manufacturer is jumping on the plug in hybrid bandwagon. If all goes as planned, VW is hoping to introduce the technology on vehicles by 2010, that magical year when plug-in electric vehicles being promised by multiple automakers are supposed to hit the world's roads.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2012

The US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has selected 19 new projects to receive a total of $43 million to develop breakthrough energy storage technologies and support promising small businesses. Advanced Management And Protection Of Energy-Storage Devices (AMPED).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2014

The FOA will give equal consideration to all proposals submitted, including submissions that address the following Areas of Interest: Energy Storage R&D. VTO is seeking projects that address the major challenges to developing and commercializing batteries for plug?in energy batteries. energy lithium?ion

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2015

Researchers at the US Department of Energy (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are identifying battery second use (B2U) strategies capable of offsetting vehicle expenses while improving utility grid stability. —Ahmad Pesaran, NREL Energy Storage Group Manager.

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Get Electric Vehicle

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

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.  Some other Battery news are, New developments and experiments in battery chemistries like lithium-air and magnesium-ion are going on.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

The discovery came when MIT researchers Byoungwoo Kang and Gerbrand Ceder found out how to get a common lithium compound to release and take up lithium ions in a matter of seconds. The breakthrough could revolutionize electric car battery technology and pave the way for ultra-fast charging electric vehicles in as little as two years.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

The projects selected are grouped into 10 areas: Energy Storage (6 projects). Biomass Energy (5 projects). Conventional Energy (1 project). ENERGY STORAGE. Electronville: High-Amperage Energy Storage Device-Energy Storage for the Neighborhood. Carbon Capture (5 projects).

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Drive Electric

AUGUST 9, 2022

A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) contains both an electric powertrain and an internal combustion engine. . EV MYTH ONE: Manufacturing EVs is just as bad for the environment as ICEVs. EV MYTH TWO: Producing electricity for EVs is just as bad for the environment as using ICEVs. Vehicle body and other car parts.

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Drive Electric

AUGUST 9, 2022

A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) contains both an electric powertrain and an internal combustion engine. . EV MYTH ONE: Manufacturing EVs is just as bad for the environment as ICEVs. It makes sense that electric vehicles are better for the environment than their ICEV counterparts, as they aren’t powered by fossil fuels.

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