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

Green Car Congress

filed a complaint in the US District Court of the Western District of North Carolina against LG Chem, Ltd. The patent in the lawsuit covers ceramic composite layer lithium-ion battery separators developed by Celgard for high-energy rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. Legal action is not a decision we take lightly.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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 will have similar solutions available for better (but more expensive) nickel-metal hydride or lithium-ion batteries.)

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