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Allison Transmission launches eGen Flex, new zero-emission-capable electric hybrid system

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The energy storage system incorporates the latest Lithium Titanate (LTO) technology, which significantly increases energy density, allows for faster charging and enables pure electric (engine off) extended range capability. With the launch of eGen Flex Allison will offer two distinct models, eGen Flex and eGen Flex Max.

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Li-ion battery makers Altair Nanotechnologies and EnerDel sign strategic joint memorandum of understanding

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This agreement is effective immediately, and the companies will start representing each others’ products as part of their regular sales efforts in the coming weeks. Altair Nanotechnologies has developed an impressive high-power, lithium-titanate product solution that complements our standard product line.

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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. In automotive-related power electronics technologies, Toshiba is targeting net sales of 800 billion yen (US$10 billion) by fiscal year 2015 from its concentration on motors, inverters and SCiB. Earlier post.).

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Testing the Rowwet electric scooter : Eleq

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The master franchisee also looks at supplying to multi brand outlets, a channel which accounts for bulk of the EV sales today. A lithium-titanate battery is a modified lithium-ion battery that uses lithium-titanate nanocrystals, instead of carbon, on the surface of its anode.

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Lux: 48 V micro-hybrid market will pass 7M vehicles in 2024; promising for LTO Li-ion batteries

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Europe will lead all other key markets in terms of adoption percentage, with 48 V micro-hybrids representing 11% of all vehicle sales in 2024, according to the forecast. This is due to stricter long-term regulations in the US as well as a greater need to ramp up fuel efficiency to catch up to regulations, Lux said. Click to enlarge.

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

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Matt Horton, Proterra’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing, said that the construction of the second plant will help ease the current 18-month backlog Proterra is in its Greenville facility. Proterra’s TerraVolt FC fast charge battery options (lithium titanate, LTO chemistry) allows for maximum run time with minimum dwell time.

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Li-ion battery maker CATL opens its first North American sales and service facility

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Ltd ( CATL ), a leading global supplier and manufacturer of lithium-ion battery products for electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage facilities, is renewing its commitment to the US market by opening its first North American sales and service facility. In the US, this represented a rise in fully electric car sales of 47%.

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