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Profile: Li-ion Battery and Pack Supplier Valence Technology

Green Car Congress

They are usually delivery vehicles working within a neighborhood, and are on the road for 6-8 hour a day and are recharged overnight. Battery chemistry is frequently a trade-off in power, the ability to accelerate, and energy storage or range. The Edison is a 3.5 ton 100 miles+ range van and the Newton is 7.5-12

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

Cars That Think

The manufacture of lithium batteries for EVs, like those shown here, is energy intensive, as is the mining and refining of the raw materials. Most automotive manufacturers say they plan to use renewable energy in the future, but for now, most battery production relies on electric grids largely powered by fossil fuels.