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Can We Extend the Life of EV Batteries and Reduce Fire Risks?

Clean Fleet Report

Like most OEMs ramping up EVS, Honda struck an LG battery deal (after also signing deals’ with GM and CATL). Other ideas in development include sodium-ion batteries, batteries with solid-state electrolytes , seawater batteries and nickel-cobalt-manganese-aluminum batteries, which produce more stable cells.

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Japanese carmakers still ‘most sustainable’

Green Cars News

In the report Asian car manufacturers including Toyota, Hyundai, Nissan, Honda, and to a lesser extent, Suzuki have all out-performed their North American competitors. But GM‘s value contributions from carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide and sodium oxide emissions as well as waste generation are very negative during the period 1999 to 2007.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The electric car features three different battery options, two different Lithium-based (LI) systems – A123Systems and Enerdel as well as a Sodium-Nickel battery Zebra (Mes-Dea). The Think Global would definitly be classified as a mini-car, several size classes smaller than a compact car like the Honda Civic or Ford Focus.