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Celgard files patent infringement lawsuit against LG Chem over Li-ion separator technology

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Celgard, LLC, a subsidiary of Polypore International, Inc., The patent in the lawsuit covers ceramic composite layer lithium-ion battery separators developed by Celgard for high-energy rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. SRS uses nanoscale ceramic particles to prevent internal short circuits. and LG Chem America, Inc.

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SAE International to Host Vehicle Battery Summit in Shanghai

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SAE International will hold a Vehicle Battery Summit in Shanghai, China, 1-2 September 2010. The Summit is designed to provide corporate-level engineering and business decision makers with an assessment of current and near term Li-ion battery systems alternatives and capabilities; as well as critical marketplace and supply chain information.

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Corsa Ginetta-Zytek to Race as Hybrid at Lime Rock

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The car is homologated—fully legal to race as a hybrid—and is no longer running as a conventional race car come Lime Rock. Zytek supplied the electric motor; Continental supplied both the Li-ion pack and the power electronics. This has been a long time coming.

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Volkswagen launching E-Golf BEV test fleet in the US; partnering with Solazyme and Amyris on renewable diesel fuels

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Each E-Golf will be delivered with an iPhone and a dedicated app, allowing the user to check the battery’s charging status, regulate the car’s internal temperature, gauge how much charging time is left, or even remotely start the charging procedure. The Li-ion battery pack comprises 180 cells, and has an energy capacity of 26.5

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Electra Vehicles CEO Attends Automobili Estrema’s Fulminea Launch with EVE-Ai™ 360 Adaptive Controls

Electra Vehicles

Electra’s EnPower™ Design Suite platform supplies battery engineers a database of over 300 cells and rapid simulation. Their first hypercar model, the Fulminea, will be the first street legal electric vehicle to use a hybrid battery pack that combines ultra-capacitors with ABEE’s Li-ion solid state cells.

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A closer look at minimizing AC charging losses: From the breaker to EV (Part 1)

Charged EVs

EVSE: The electric vehicle supply equipment, also known as a Level 1 or Level 2 charging station or charger. The aforementioned “legal” restriction is due to a rule found in the electrical subsection of most building codes (e.g. First, in the interest of clarity, let’s define some terms that we’ll use in this article.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

A new trend is conversion of internal combustion engine vehicles. As for warranties , there is legal precedent that original auto warranties cannot be voided completely by modifications — only the part(s) affected by retrofit will have their warranties affected. We believe both NiMH and Li-Ion are ready.

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