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Toshiba’s SCiB battery for the Fit EV

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Honda selected Toshiba Corporation’s SCiB rechargeable Li-ion battery to power the Fit EV. In 2010, Toshiba announced that it was working with Mitsubishi Motors Corporation to bring the SCiB battery ( earlier post ) to electric vehicles (EVs). Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) Earlier post.) times that of other Li-ion batteries.

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This Startup Builds USVs That Collect Data About Oceans

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The USV weighs just over 100 kilograms, and its motor propels it at up to 33.3 Otherwise, our command-and-control portal can program a vehicle for autonomous activity, such as uploading a route [for] doing a grid survey.” Our boats can operate and travel nonstop for months, without needing refueling or external recharging.”

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Volvo Car Group testing lightweight structural energy storage material applied in trunk lid and plenum cover

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The material is recharged and energized by the use of brake energy regeneration in the car or by plugging into the electrical grid. It then transfers the energy to the electric motor which is discharged as it is used around the car. Placing the structural super capacitor laminates on the outer skin of the trunk lid.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Electric cars and a smart electric grid have a bright future, according to panelists at a roundtable discussion on the subject that I attended last Friday in Boston. “I In effect, cars would be acting like tiny power stations. Battery recharging would typically take two to four hours, he said.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Also, besides giving you the ability to charge at night when most utility rates are lower, future vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology may allow you to sell some of your stored energy back to the utilities. The demands on the grid would require a lot of infrastructure work without some sort of "energy reservoir" in place.