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Li-ion Manufacturer Boston-Power Names Former GM Senior Executive Bob Purcell to Board; Expansion Into Transportation With a Focus on PHEVs and BEVs

Green Car Congress

Li-ion manufacturer Boston-Power, Inc., Boston-Power is bringing to the transportation industry a game-changing lithium-ion battery that delivers unmatched levels of high energy density, safety, low cost, fast charge and environmental sustainability. We’re thrilled to add him to our team. Click to enlarge.

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Nissan’s Killer EV App, the Plug-In Car That Puts the Nail in GM’s Coffin

Creative Greenius

But Nissan has the litium ion battery and tons of desirable, very cool features ready for prime time right here and right now. Everyone’s all excited that Ford just turned a profit, but they’re doing it with a fleet of uninspired crappy cars that they practically have to give away. And by that I mean the end of 2010.

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Battery cell qualification for EVs: Lucid’s cell specialist discusses the complicated process

Charged EVs

Charged spoke with Lucid Battery Cell Technical Specialist Maithri Venkat about how cell evaluation works, and how OEMs and cell suppliers can work together to improve the process. Charged : Could you tell us about yourself and your journey to your present role at Lucid Motors? The battery cell impacts all of these.

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Battery cell qualification for EVs: Lucid’s cell specialist discusses the complicated process – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Charged spoke with Lucid Battery Cell Technical Specialist Maithri Venkat about how cell evaluation works, and how OEMs and cell suppliers can work together to improve the process. Charged : Could you tell us about yourself and your journey to your present role at Lucid Motors? The battery cell impacts all of these.

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The raw materials crunch: How bad, how long, how to solve it?

Charged EVs

Range has increased, access to charging infrastructure has expanded, and major automakers have (finally) begun to actively market their EVs and to prepare for a new era of mass production. Newly charged automakers are finding themselves to be production-constrained , as EV trendsetter Tesla has been for some years.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The four-door sedan will deliver 40 miles on a charge; a small gasoline engine will recharge the battery as it approaches depletion, extending its range by as much as 200 miles. One wonders if the recent headway at MIT in building lithium ion cells using ?virus? takes time to build this new market and re-coup their investment.

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