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APRIL 11, 2010

The Nikkei reports that Honda Motor Co. is developing a battery-electric scooter powered by a Toshiba Li-ion battery, with the release likely to come in December. This is the first time for Honda to use Toshiba batteries. The prototype is comparable in power and size to a 50 cc scooter. Details are expected on Tuesday.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2012

plans to boost lithium-ion battery output for Honda Motor Co.'s a joint venture with Honda, at a total cost of about 10 billion yen. Its output capacity will be increased to also supply batteries for a plug-in hybrid that Honda plans to launch in Japan and the US later this year. GS Yuasa Corp.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2013

of total vehicle sales by 2020, the more significant story is the rapid expansion of strong-hybrid vehicles led by Toyota, Ford, and Honda, followed by Hyundai, Nissan and others. According to the report’s baseline estimate, the global Li-ion xEV business will reach $3.8 Li-Ion batteries for strong hybrids are in short supply.

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JUNE 11, 2010

Sanyo Electric recently announced an agreement with Suzuki Motor to supply lithium-ion battery systems for the Swift Plug-in Hybrid. kWh Li-ion battery pack. Sanyo has been supplying nickel-metal hydride batteries for hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) to Honda and Ford since 2004. Earlier post.)

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Nickel Metal Hydride Li-ion Suzuki Plug-in 341

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MARCH 24, 2009

GS Yuasa Corporation and Honda signed a joint venture contract to establish a new joint venture company for manufacturing, sales and R&D of Lithium-ion batteries for hybrid vehicles. The new company will manufacture batteries based on GS Yuasa’s 6Ah-class prismatic Li-ion EH6 cell. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Li-ion Honda Lithium Ion Mitsubishi 150

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AUGUST 20, 2012

Honda Motor Europe is entering the fast-growing European robotic lawn mower market with the introduction of Honda Miimo, its first commercial robotic product for domestic use. The electric Honda Miimo cuts little and often, typically mowing 2-3mm of grass at a time, several times each week. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 17, 2013

Calculations by the Rice lab of theoretical physicist Boris Yakobson suggest that a layered graphene/boron (C 3 B) Li-ion battery anode material should have a capacity about twice that of graphite, with comparable power density and small volume variation during discharge/charge cycles. For example, two-dimensional (2D) carbon?graphene,

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Li-ion Carbon Honda Lithium Ion 210

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Honda has updated the sporty CR-Z hybrid with a range of improvements focusing on style and performance. The car also features a Lithium-ion battery for the first time and a Plus Sport (S+) boost system to help the driver make the best use of this sporty performance. Updated CR-Z hybrid. Click to enlarge.

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Li-ion Honda Hybrid Power 225

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OCTOBER 10, 2016

The Nikkei, citing unnamed sources, reports that R&D organization Saitec (Saitama Industrial Technology Center) and Honda Motor have developed a practical magnesium-ion rechargeable battery and hope to commercialize it. Saitec reportedly led the development; Honda R&D assessed the technology’s viability.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2013

has introduced the battery-electric 2013 Honda Fit EV ( earlier post ) into the Zipcar Portland fleet, with the first vehicles located at Portland State University (PSU). The new Honda Fit EVs are located on PSU’s campus at Parking Structure 1, and are available to all Zipcar members ages 21+ for hourly reservations, starting from $10.25

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JUNE 23, 2021

As well as the companies just mentioned, Honda, Fisker, Panasonic, CATL also got involved in this area. Flammable liquid electrolytes in most commercial li-ion batteries are considered a threat to safety as they can easily shrink under high temperatures, lead to short circuits and then catch fire.

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Market Batteries Battery Li-ion 418

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Reversible Li extraction capacity of nanoSi electrodes with alginate, CMC and PVDF binders vs. cycle number collected for the current density of 4200 mA g –1 for cells cycled in the potential window of 0.01-1 1 V vs. Li/Li +. Click to enlarge. —Kovalenko et al.

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Li-ion Lithium Ion Battery Batteries 301

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JUNE 20, 2012

Flow of the reuse of rare earth metals Honda is striving to achieve. Honda Motor Co., Honda will pursue the recycling of precious resources by reusing extracted rare earth metals not only for nickel-metal hydride batteries, but also for use in a wide range of parts. Global average of the amount of CO 2 emitted by Honda products.

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Nickel Metal Hydride Honda Li-ion NiMH 284

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JUNE 6, 2012

The 2013 Honda Fit EV ( earlier post ) received a combined adjusted Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) mile-per-gallon-equivalency (MPGe) rating of 118 MPGe—the highest yet awarded by the EPA. Honda Fit EV Efficiency Comparison. Honda Fit EV Efficiency Comparison. Honda Fit EV. EPA Combined MPGe. EPA Label Range.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Honda Motor Co., Equipped with a Li-ion battery, the Micro Commuter Prototype Vehicle has a maximum speed of 80 km/h (50 mph), a maximum range of approximately 60 km (37 miles), and output of 15 kW. Using vehicles based on this prototype model, Honda will begin demonstration testing in Japan in 2013.

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Honda Design Li-ion Japan 301

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APRIL 21, 2009

the new joint venture company between GS Yuasa and Honda for the manufacturing, sales and R&D of lithium-ion batteries for hybrid vehicles ( earlier post ), held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction of its Osadano Plant in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto. Blue Energy Co.,

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Li-ion Energy Lithium Ion Honda 150

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MARCH 11, 2016

On 10 March, Honda Motor Co. Honda is targeting sales of approximately 200 units in the first year, with a focus on lease sales mainly to local government bodies or businesses Honda has already been working with over the years for the development and popularization of FCVs. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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Japan Honda Sale Fuel 150

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MAY 14, 2009

will spend about ¥30 billion (US$314 million) to build an automotive lithium-ion battery plant. The new factory is expected to come onstream by the end of fiscal 2010, with capacity to produce enough lithium-ion batteries for more than 100,000 standard hybrid vehicles in fiscal 2011. Sanyo Electric Co. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Li-ion Lithium Ion Building Batteries 150

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NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Honda selected Toshiba Corporation’s SCiB rechargeable Li-ion battery to power the Fit EV. Toshiba will supply battery modules for the new car, which Honda will launch in summer 2012 in Japan and the US. The SCiB charges in about half the time of a typical Li-ion battery, Toshiba says. 20Ah SCiB cell.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Honda has unveiled the U3-X, a compact Li-ion-powered experimental personal mobility device that fits between the rider’s legs and provides free movement in all directions just as in human walking: forward, backward, side-to-side, and diagonally. Operational time with a fully-charged :Li-ion battery is 1 hour.

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Personal Honda Li-ion Japan 262

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DECEMBER 20, 2010

Honda Motor Co., On 15 December, Honda announced a similar Electric Vehicle Testing Program in the US, featuring the first public test drive of a Fit EV prototype and an Accord Sedan test vehicle outfitted with a new two-motor plug-in hybrid system. The plug-in hybrid electric test vehicle for Japan. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Plug-in Japan Honda Plug 236

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OCTOBER 27, 2015

Honda Motor Co., This model will be on display at the Honda booth during the show. Employing original Honda technologies, the fuel cell stack for this model was downsized by 33% compared to the previous version of the fuel cell stack yet delivers output of more than 100 kW, with an output density of 3.1 Earlier post.).

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Honda Miles Fuel Range 150

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FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Through this agreement, SNAM (a subsidiary of Floridienne Group) will be responsible not only for dismantling and recycling, but also the collection of batteries from electric and hybrid vehicles (NiMH and Li-ion). The NiMH and Li-Ion batteries will be treated in compliance with European environmental standards.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2011

In Tokyo, Honda Motor Co., By enhancing Honda’s original VTEC (Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control System) technology to thoroughly improve thermal efficiency and minimize friction, Honda achieved a combination of high output and fuel efficiency. Newly developed 2.4L-class class gasoline engine. Click to enlarge.

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Honda Plug-in Hybrid Engine 246

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DECEMBER 9, 2014

Volkswagen executives have been hinting for awhile now about taking a different approach to high-energy-density electrical storage for long-range electric vehicles than the more “conventional” next-generation Li-ion or Li-metal battery pathways. conventional capacitors). Corresponding gravimetric densities at top.

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Energy Storage Li-ion Energy Battery 257

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NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Honda’s 2015 Civic Hybrid and Civic Natural Gas vehicles are joining the already released 2015 Civic Sedan, Civic Coupe and Civic Si in showrooms in the US. The 2015 Civic Hybrid launches at Honda dealers nationwide on November 5 with a manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) starting at $24,735.

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DECEMBER 15, 2022

EVs reduce carbon emissions and dependence on fossil fuels, but the lithium-ion batteries that power them suffer from an image problem. Although they’re less likely to catch fire than internal combustion engine vehicles, Li-ion battery fires burn hotter, faster and longer than gasoline fires. New Technology; New Advances.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Mitsubishi’s i-MIEV battery electric vehicle took the top spot from the Honda Civic Natural Gas on the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy’s (ACEEE) 14 th annual environmental ranking. Honda Civic Natural Gas. Honda Insight. Honda Civic Hybrid. Honda CR-Z. Emission Standard. Green score. 4, auto [CNG].

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All Cars Electric

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Following years of claims they weren't interested in developing a battery-electric vehicle, Honda backtracked earlier this year and decided that they would produce one, with the 2012 Honda Fit EV concept finally revealed at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show last month.

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All Cars Electric

JANUARY 5, 2010

Are lithium ion batteries the key to the future of EVs? According to John German, author of "Hybrid Powered Vehicles" published by the SAE and former Honda engineer, the answer is no. But li-ion will have a place in the field of advanced vehicles.

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Li-ion Honda Lithium Ion Engine 40

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JULY 31, 2010

has completed its new factory for automotive lithium-ion batteries in its Kasai Plant (Kasai city, Hyogo prefecture, Japan.) Sanyo has already been supplying nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) batteries for hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) to Ford, Honda and Volkswagen, and co-developing NiMH batteries with PSA Peugeot Citroën.

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Nickel Metal Hydride Li-ion Lithium Ion NiMH 210

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JUNE 11, 2009

Although Toyota has been working on Li-ion batteries for strong hybrids, and has had 126 Priuses equipped with Li-ion packs on the road for the past three years, NiMH cost performance wins compared to lithium for this application, Kuroda said. The results of the Li-ion testsing, he noted, are very promising.

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NiMH Li-ion Toyota Hybrid 150

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MAY 25, 2009

The joint venture will spend ¥2-3 billion (US$21-32 million) to build the lithium-ion battery factory in Kyoto. Lithium Energy Japan, a joint venture between GS Yuasa Corp., Mitsubishi Motors Corp. and Mitsubishi Corp. Earlier post.). In April, Blue Energy Co., Earlier post.).

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i-MiEV Mitsubishi Li-ion Japan 150

Baua Electric

MARCH 25, 2024

2024 Nissan LEAF (Source: Nissan) Nissan plans to introduce new EV tech, including NCM li-ion, LFP, and all-solid-state batteries for a wide range of uses. This will help drive down costs to achieve cost parity between EV and ICE cars by fiscal 2030.

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MAY 27, 2010

The joint venture will begin producing lithium-ion battery systems in 2010 for Wanxiang’s existing backlog of customers in China in the passenger and heavy-duty market segments, with the intention to expand to new customers and new geographies. Over the next decade, we see demand for as many as one million heavy-duty vehicles.

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Electric Vehicles India

APRIL 14, 2022

Ah Li-ion batteries). A Honda Activa-based electric scooter is likely to follow suit. Yamaha’s choice to join the two-wheeler electric vehicle market in India is reasonable as it will from its well-known brand image since the only other major two-wheeler manufacturers having an EV are Bajaj and TVs.

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Get Electric Vehicle

AUGUST 29, 2023

The costs of lithium-ion batteries, which are commonly used in EVs, have been decreasing but remain a substantial investment. For a medium-sized electric vehicle conversion, a lithium-ion battery pack with a range of 100–150 km can cost between 2,00,000 and 8,00,000 or more. The battery has a 17.8

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