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Initial Results of UK EV Driver Study Show Increased Confidence and Low Cost Recharging

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The average cost to trial participants for recharging at home is between 25p and £1 (US$0.40 —Brian Price, lecturer in Engineering Systems and Management at Aston. The low cost of ‘refuelling’ in relatively short periods of time reinforce this. and $1.60) per day.

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EU funded project developing fast rechargeable zinc-polymer battery for hybrid and small electric vehicles

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million (US$5 million) research project to create a new class of fast rechargeable zinc-polymer batteries for hybrid and small electric vehicle applications. The PolyZion (Fast rechargeable zinc-polymer battery based on ionic liquids) received funding of €2.4 An EU consortium is two years into a 3-year, €3.5 million (US$3.4

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Researchers propose new VO2 cathode material for aluminum-ion rechargeable battery

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Owing to its low cost, easy operation and high security, the aluminium-ion battery has exhibited excellent prospects. Some multivalent metal elements, such as aluminium and titanium, are abundant metallic elements in the earth’s crust with low price. However, the capacity and the cycle life are not satisfying at present.

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Ford concentrates on control strategies for low-cost start-stop system for Fusion

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Priced at an incremental $295, Auto Start-Stop can improve real-world fuel efficiency by 3.5%, and can pay for itself in fuel savings in less than 18 months, according to the company. It has been proposed to characterize the recharge ability of vehicle starter batteries as dynamic charge acceptance (DCA). Earlier post.)

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American Ceramics Society Awards Technical Achievement Award to A123Systems

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The American Ceramics Society awarded A123Systems the Corporate Technical Achievement Award for developing breakthrough ceramics that enable new technologies such as stable, high-power, rechargeable batteries that are safer and more powerful than earlier lithium-ion rechargeable varieties.

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Factor in V2G Revenue When Planning Fleet Electrification

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They are quieter, cleaner, have better acceleration, and cost less to keep running because electricity is cheaper than diesel and EVs require less maintenance than their ICE counterparts. All these costs must be factored into achieving TCO targets. and can include penalties for exceeding peak demand limits.

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Tsinghua team develops zinc-air fuel cell stack with high power density

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Zinc-air technology, although offering high energy density—about twice the gravimetric density (Wh/kg) and three times the volumetric density (Wh/L) of Li-ion technology—has been generally limited to low-power, non-rechargeable applications.

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