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Mitsubishi Motors selects Toshiba SCiB for EVs

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With lithium titanate oxide in the anode, the SCiB offers a high level operating safety, long life and rapid charging. times more charge/discharge cycles than a typical lithium-ion battery, according to Toshiba. The SCiB also generates little heat while recharging, eliminating the need for power to cool the battery module.

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Testing the Rowwet electric scooter : Eleq

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Video - Let's Ride the Rowwet Electric Scooter Rowwett is a Pune based company. We have been in touch with their team for over two years now. I see some similarities between SB Tek, also Pune based, and Rowwett. Both come from the same real estate background. More than Rs. 20 cr has been invested in the project. It has a 3 kW motor - and is zippy.

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Altair Nanotechnologies Pursuing ARRA Funding for Grid Modernization

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This marked the first commercial acceptance of an advanced Lithium-Titanate battery to provide grid regulation services in one of the largest electricity markets in the US. So far these have been combined with positive electrodes from common lithium ion batteries. The Altairnano systems feature rapid recharging and discharging.

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CEC awards Proterra $3M toward electric bus manufacturing plant; Foothill Transit orders 13 more buses

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Proterra’s TerraVolt FC fast charge battery options (lithium titanate, LTO chemistry) allows for maximum run time with minimum dwell time. This system can be recharged on-route in less than ten minutes with a 500kW charge rate. million in grants and loans.

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Penn State team devises solution for fast charging of Li-ion batteries at cold temperatures

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Fast charging is seen as a solution for range and recharging time issues for EVs. Fast charging in cold or even cool temperatures brings the risk of lithium plating—the formation of metallic lithium that drastically reduces battery life and even results in safety hazards. C charge at 10 °C and C/1.5

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BCG Report Expects Battery Costs Will Constrain Widespread Market Adoption of Fully Electric Vehicles, Absent a Technology Breakthrough; Forecasts 26% of Major Market New Cars in 2020 To be Hybrid or Electric

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Although lithium-ion cell and pack costs are expected to fall sharply by 2020, they are unlikely to drop enough to support widespread adoption of fully electric vehicles without a major breakthrough in battery technology, according to a new study by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). million will be fully electric, 1.5