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APRIL 3, 2021

Breyer says the automaker intends to use existing industrial capacity wherever possible, paired with a modular design and assembly approach, enabling Hercules to bring eco-utility vehicles to market quickly and with a high level of personalization and craftsmanship.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Novel Polymer-enhanced Rechargeable Aluminum-Alkaline Battery Technology – $2,000,000. Ionic Materials will develop a more energy dense (by volume and mass) rechargeable battery based on an aluminum-alkaline chemistry. Stable Diacid Coordinated Quaternary Ammonium Polymers for 80-230 °C Fuel Cells – $2,900,000.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2018

Now, Shanghai Energy , the largest supplier in the country, will build the largest production base, strengthening China’s leading role in the new energy industry. Separators are a key element in rechargeable lithium-ion batteries with liquid electrolytes. During normal operation, the separator prevents electronic conduction (i.e.,

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2016

Described in a paper published in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Science , the smart membrane separator could enable the design of a new category of rechargeable/refillable energy storage devices with high energy density and specific power that would overcome the contemporary limitations of electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2017

This proposal aims to solve these problems by converting organic waste into chemicals with widespread use in polymer and transportation industries. Obtaining sustainable sources of chemicals and processing organic waste in an environmentally responsible manner remains a challenge. Trash2Cash-Energy LLC. Sepion Technologies.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Li/LiNi 1/3 Co 1/3 Mn 1/3 O 2 cells made with this electrolyte showed good performance in galvanostatic cycling, confirming the potential as rechargeable lithium batteries with enhanced safety and longevity. When we discovered that we could dissolve lithium salt in this polymer, that’s when we decided to roll with it. Dominica H.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2013

Consumption of lithium in rechargeable batteries by end use, 2012-2017, kt LCE. Other end-uses, including glass-ceramics, greases and polymers, have also shown high rates of growth, but are predicted to moderate over the next five years as emerging economy growth slows. Source: Roskill. Click to enlarge.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

A team of biologists built a custom Kinefox GPS tracker that wildlife—including this European bison test subject—can recharge simply by moving around as usual. In work published in PLoS One in May, they detailed the Kinefox, a GPS tracker that wildlife can recharge simply by moving.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2017

Ltd, has introduced the XPAND battery pack, delivering electric vehicle manufacturers a safe, high-performance, cost-effective battery solution for electric bus, tram, truck, ground support equipment (GSE), military, marine, special-purpose and other commercial and industrial electric vehicle (EV) applications. kWh XMP71P and the 11.4

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2013

A composite blend of carbon fibers and polymer resin is being developed that can store and charge more energy faster than conventional batteries can. The material combines carbon fibers and a polymer resin, creating a very advanced nanomaterial, and structural supercapacitors. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2014

The following Stanford faculty members received funding for advanced research on photovoltaics, battery technologies and new catalysts for sustainable fuels: Self-healing polymers for high energy density lithium-ion batteries. Photo-electrochemically rechargeable zinc-air batteries.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Umicore will build an industrial scale recycling facility for end-of-life rechargeable batteries in Hoboken, Belgium. The investment will enable Umicore to deal with the expected growth in the availability of end-of-life Lithium-ion, Lithium-Polymer and Nickel Metal Hydride rechargeable batteries.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

Researchers from Imperial College London and their European partners, including Volvo Car Corporation, are developing a prototype multifunctional structural composite material composed of carbon fibers and a polymer resin which can store and discharge electrical energy and which is also strong and lightweight enough to be used for car parts.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2009

Production on an industrial scale will take place between 2011 and 2017, with forecast output by 2015 being about 60,000, according to the partners. The lithium-metal-polymer cell is a laminate of four ultra-thin materials: A cathode composed of vanadium oxide, carbon and polymer to form a plastic composite. The BLUECAR.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

a leader in the lithium rechargeable battery market and source of Dow Kokam’s superior lithium polymer battery technology. is the primary patent holder of the Superior Lithium Polymer Battery (SLPB) technology. Higher voltage means fewer cells in series and less electronics cost, according to HPL. in South Korea.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2011

Rather than depend on acidic electrolytes, ionic liquids are used to create a solid polymer electrolyte composed of an ionic liquid and polyvinyl alcohol, developing novel types of solid state batteries with discharge voltages ranging up to 1.8 Experimental work is currently underway to develop such a rechargeable ionic liquid power source.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2015

The vehicle can optionally be recharged wirelessly by induction via a coil set into the garage floor. The body as a whole is made up of a functional mix of aluminium, steel and carbon fibre reinforced polymer. The pack is mounted in the car’s underbody and runs the whole length between the front and rear axles.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2011

The Pike report notes that the shift from an R&D based industry to a fully commercial one is well underway, although it has not been without its setbacks. Company-level profitability is still elusive, but the necessary first step of making a profit on each unit sold has now been taken by a handful of industry players, the report finds.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2010

The modular plug-in battery pack was also designed to be interchangeable or accommodate a partial recharge between two daily service rounds, thus doubling performance capabilities. PVI specializes in developing and manufacturing small and medium-sized series of industrial vehicles for transport and urban works.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2016

Silatronix says that it is making significant progress with multiple customers, many based in Asia, that cover a range of LiB applications, including consumer electronics, industrial products, automotive, and military. Source: Silatronix. Click to enlarge. Silatronix is on its third-generation product.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Rechargeable lithium/sulfur battery promises an appealing candidate for energy storage to power portable devices and electric vehicles. It is not difficult to envision that, for those efforts, the relatively large loading amount of third-party agents, either polymers or oxides, implies not only higher internal resistance but capacity penalty.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 28, 2012

He is noted for his groundbreaking research into nanostructured intercalation electrodes and polymer electrolytes that underpin rechargeable lithium ion batteries and for his seminal studies of the lithium-air battery.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

The first hydrogen TTO is focused on durable, high activity electrocatalyst with low platinum content and low cost for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell applications. Conventional polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell technology requires high content of platinum electrocatalyst, which raises manufacturing costs.

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Get Electric Vehicle

MARCH 31, 2021

For the past few years, governments all over the world have identified the impact that electric vehicles could have on the environment led to a widespread Renaissance in the electric vehicle industry. In this article, we are going to look into a few of the promising developments in the Electric vehicle industry. #1. Better Battery.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2015

This quality control device will help to drive down the costs of fuel cells by reducing waste and improving the process efficiency of roll-to-roll manufacturing of polymer electrolyte membranes. 149,871.44. US Hybrid Corporation. 149,999.70. ARC Technology, LLC. 154,995.00. Combined Technology Solutions. 148,102.00.

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Plug In India

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The mining industry cannot keep up with the demand, so the alternative is to manufacture batteries based on sodium chemistry. ​Rechargeable sodium-ion batteries are similar in construction to lithium-ion ones. The world’s usable reserves are around 14 million metric tons while proven reserves amount to some 62 million tons.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2010

The project includes genetic modifications of bacteria that metabolize carbon dioxide, oxygen, and hydrogen to produce butanol; development of an industrially scalable bioreactor system; and a novel approach to recovery of butanol from the bioreactor. Solid State Lithium Battery : Solid State All Inorganic Rechargeable Lithium Batteries.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2015

Subtopics were determined using a variety of means such as gap analyses, feedback from industry, Requests for Information (RFIs), external peer reviews, workshops and an assessment of the current RD&D portfolio. FCTO is encouraging teaming between universities, National Laboratories, and industry. FRP material is cheaper than steel.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2021

SES, formerly known as SolidEnergy Systems, and ENTEK Membranes have entered into an exclusive supply agreement for innovative separator materials in the development and production of high-energy Li-Metal rechargeable batteries. Earlier post.). For Li-metal batteries, ENTEK has developed a ceramic-filled separator: ENTEK CF.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 26, 2024

A single breakthrough, as if from above, is not likely to turn the whole industry on its nose anytime soon. Solid-state cells, so-named for their use of a solid electrolyte , are seen as a key to the future of the electric car because they potentially offer greater safety and energy, as well as much faster recharge times.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2014

The E-Fan’s motors are powered by a series of 250V Lithium-ion polymer battery packs, comprising 120 40Ah, 4V cells made by KOKAM. Because of timing and availability constraints, off-the-shelf Lithium polymer batteries are used in the technology demonstrator, giving an endurance of between 45 minutes and 1 hour.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2015

CEES has three main research thrusts: the development of advanced lithium-ion and multivalent ion batteries; the development of rechargeable metal-air batteries; and Development of reversible low and elevated temperature fuel cells. Rechargeable metal-air batteries. Advanced Li-ion and multivalent ion batteries. —Harry Tuller.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2014

The rear-wheel drive KEB is propelled by a 250 watt electric motor producing a 45 N·m (33 lb-ft) of torque, and powered by a 36 volt, 10 amp lithium-ion polymer battery pack which is easily detached for recharging. The City model has a range of around 40 km (25 miles) on a single charge and a recharging time of four hours.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 1, 2018

The new 2018 Ioniq 5-passenger hatchback Plug-in Hybrid and other Ioniq models offer a sleek, aerodynamic silhouette with an industry-leading 0.24 kWh lithium-ion polymer battery. DC fast charging is not available, unlike the Ioniq Electric, which can recharge to 80% in 30 minutes at 50 kW (23 minutes at 100 kW). Ioniq Electric.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

kWh LiPoly (lithium-ion polymer) battery pack. It supports recharging via 220V household power and a 380V industrial-strength power, which promises quick recharging speeds. Under the household power, the battery will be fully recharged within six hours. The electric motor is powered by a 16.4

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Develop and deploy a 25kWh prototype battery system based on Seeo’s proprietary nanostructured polymer electrolytes. This new class of advanced lithium-ion rechargeable battery will demonstrate the substantial improvements offered by solid state lithium-ion technologies for energy density, battery life, safety, and cost. 10,792,045.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2013

When the final funding opportunity announcement is released following this public comment period, DOE will accept applications from industry, national laboratories, and university-led teams to address these challenges and enable technologies that drive innovation in vehicle design. Carbon Fiber Polymer Composite. Recharge Rate.

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