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Rice team shows that thin nanotube films stop dendrite growth from Li metal anodes

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The Rice University lab of chemist James Tour has shown that thin nanotube films effectively stop dendrites that grow naturally from unprotected lithium metal anodes in batteries. Here, it is shown that lithiated multiwall carbon nanotubes (Li?MWCNTs) The ions distribute themselves throughout the nanotube film.

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Polymer-graphene nanocomposites as high-rate “green” electrodes for Li-ion batteries

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Besides the conventional inorganic materials [for Li-ion battery cathodes], organic cathode materials, including small molecules and polymers, have also been emphasized recently as a new generation of “green” lithium battery electrodes due to their sustainability and environmental benignancy. graphene nanocomposites.

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Ford Insourcing Key Electrification Components; Will Engineer and Assemble Hybrid Battery Packs and Transaxles in Michigan

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Ford engineers in Dearborn, Michigan will design the Li-ion battery packs while engineers in Livonia, Michigan will design and engineer an electric, front-wheel-drive, continuously variable transaxle (the HF35) to supply its next-generation hybrid-electric and plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles in North America.

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JCESR team identifies new mechanism hampering Mg-ion batteries; unforeseen reactivity

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Rechargeable magnesium batteries are of great interest as potential “beyond Li-ion” systems for extended electric vehicle range. Because magnesium is divalent, it can displace double the charge per ion (i.e., Mg 2+ rather than Li + ). As an element, magnesium is more abundant than lithium, and more stable. Earlier post.)

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Stanford, SLAC researchers use diamondoids to synthesize three-atom-wide nanowires

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Floating in a solution, each sulfur atom bonded with a single copper ion. —Stanford graduate student Fei Hua Li. Nathan Hohman, Fei Hua Li, Chunjing Jia, Diego Solis-Ibarra, Bin Wu, Jeremy E. This created the basic nanowire building block. The work was funded by the DOE Office of Science and the German Research Foundation.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

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We will have similar solutions available for better (but more expensive) nickel-metal hydride or lithium-ion batteries.) Hybrids-Plus www.hybrids-plus.com Boulder, CO offers lithium-ion conversions of the Toyota Prius and soon on the Escape, for private individuals or for organizations; current pricing starts at $24,000.

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Audi highlights its range of electrification efforts; Q7 diesel PHEV, A7 fuel cell PHEV, BEV, 48V and more; 750 Wh/l by 2025

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The lithium-ion battery comprises 168 prismatic cells and is liquid-cooled. Its emphasis is on lithium-ion battery systems, which are put together using a flexible, modular concept. kWh lithium-ion battery taken from the Audi A3 Sportback e-tron. Another project is underway in Hobbs (New Mexico, USA). Click to enlarge.

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