Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2011

Li-ion battery manufacturer Leyden Energy provided its high energy-density, high-performance Li-ion battery cells for SSI Racing’s electric Dream Car at the annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. We replace the standard salt in the electrolyte, LiPF 6 , with imide salt.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

HPL was spun out from Professor Graetzel’s laboratory at the EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland) in 2003 and is focused on the development of nano-structured metal oxide energy storage materials and novel electrolytes for use in next generation lithium ion batteries.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2009

A battery management system is a key component of advanced automotive electric energy storage systems. Engineering firm Ricardo has developed a generic battery management system (BMS) for Li-ion batteries that is independent of cell size or chemistry. It would provide flexibility for dual sourcing—e.g.,

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Design Li-ion Batteries Battery 199

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

CALSTART will be supporting the 1 st French American EV Technology Forum and One-on-One Meetings to be held in Long Beach, California on 8 December. Hutchinson is developing electric energy storage system as ultracapacitor. POLYTECH’NANTES : was the first polytechnic engineering university in France.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2009

Daimler’s S400 BlueHYBRID, which goes on sale this month, is the first series production passenger car featuring a traction lithium-ion battery pack. kWh Li-ion pack. Lithium-ion battery pack. Earlier post.) The system offers start/stop functions, regnerative braking and electrical drive support. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2013

Under funding from the DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, NREL has been working on battery thermal testing and calorimetry for more than 15 years, developing numerous instruments and measuring heat generation from batteries for clients around the world. Evaluate the efficacy of liquid-cooled energy storage systems.

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Li-ion Commercial Batteries Battery 191