Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

A team from the University of Tokyo and the Tokyo Institute of Technology has synthesized a new pyrophosphate compound (Li 2 FeP 2 O 7 ) by a conventional solid-state reaction for use as a cathode material in Li-ion batteries. V Class Cathode Material for Lithium Ion Battery. Tags: Brief. —Nishimura et al.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

A team led by researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory recently reported that doping members of the well-established TAGS group—tellurium, antimony, germanium and silver—of thermoelectric materials with 1% of cerium or ytterbium can boost the thermoelectric figure of merit by up to 25%. Levin, B.A.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2010

HRL scientists will investigate nanomaterials for lithium-ion batteries. We will be looking for breakthroughs in battery technology by advancing our understanding of solid-state ionics at the nanoscale, also known as nanoionics. Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2009

By comparison, conventional Li-ion batteries offer 120-150 mAh g -1 (active material + conduction assisting carbon + binder), and conventional lithium-air cells offer 700-3,000 mAh g -1. Only lithium ions pass through the solid electrolyte, and the battery reactions proceed smoothly. . Earlier post.) Source: AIST. Source: AIST.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2010

Oak Ridge National Laboratory has selected four companies selected through a competitive-solicitation process to collaborate in a US Department of Energy research-and-development initiative at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to address energy-storage challenges presented by lithium-based batteries. Tags: Batteries.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

an Ann Arbor-based developer of next-generation lithium-ion batteries, announced the combined investment of $4.2M The companies also plan to work together to speed commercialization of Sakti3 battery cells. Tags: Batteries. Sakti3, Inc., by General Motors Ventures ($3.2 Earlier post.) Ann Marie Sastry, CEO of Sakti3.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 15, 2023

Nissan sold two generations of Silvias badged as Datsun 200SXs in the United States from the 1976 through 1983 model years, then sold the subsequent Silvia generation here as the Nissan 200SX until 1989. The velcro on the clock face suggests that the original Jeco unit died and the owner stuck a battery-powered digital clock on top.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2010

Four different architectures of Li-air batteries, which all assume the use of lithium metal as the anode. In addition, a fully solid state architecture is also given. IBM and its partners have launched a multi-year research initiative exploring rechargeable Li-air systems: The Battery 500 Project. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2009

million) to a consortium of ten universities and non-university research institutions in southern Germany focused on the development of new materials for high-performance automotive traction batteries. The consortium will focus on the development of new battery materials to produce cells with increased energy density and power density.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2010

The second round was focused specifically on three areas of technology representing new approaches for advanced microbial biofuels (electrofuels); much higher capacity and less expensive batteries for electric vehicles; and carbon capture. The grants will go to projects in 17 states. Ohio State Univ. NC State University.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2010

Süd-Chemie AG, a worldwide leading specialty chemical company based in Munich, Germany, is investing approximately €60 million (US$75 million) in the production of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) for use in batteries for electric vehicle drives and other applications. Complexity of Battery Grade C-LiFePO 4. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2009

is working to develop solid-state electrical energy storage units (EESU’s) in the form of batteries and capacitors. Tags: Brief. EEStor, Inc. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2010

Sion Power Corporation has received a three-year research grant worth up to $5 million from the United States Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) ( earlier post ) for the development of practical, economical and safe lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries for powering electric vehicles. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2009

Azure Dynamics Corporation incorporated Aura Systems ’s AuraGen motor/generator into its Balance Hybrid Electric vehicle delivered to the United States Postal Service fleet (USPS). The AuraGen is a solid rotor axial flux induction machine, comprising two stators and a solid rotor sandwiched between the stators. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2009

Degradation of cell capacity over time and in extreme temperatures or duty cycles is a problem for any battery application, but for electric drive vehicle applications the problem is particularly acute, given requirements for long calendar life and a stable contribution to vehicle power and energy. Tags: Batteries Research.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2010

Galvanostatic battery testing showed that the ultrathin LiMn 2 O 4 nanowires deliver 100 and 78 mAh/g at very high rate (60C and 150C, respectively) in a larger potential window with very good capacity retention and outstanding structural stability. Tags: Batteries. —Lee et al. Muralidharan, Riccardo Ruffo, Claudio M.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Toyota has unveiled a prototype of a solid-state lithium-ion battery which measures around 10x10cm. Four sets of positive electrode layers, solid electrolyte layers and negative electrode layers are laminated with the average voltage reaching 14.4V. It is made [.].

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2010

The Batteries for Advanced Transportation Technologies (BATT) Program is awarding more than $8 million to eight R&D projects on lithium battery anodes. These projects focus on developing next-generation anodes to increase the energy and decrease the cost of lithium batteries while maintaining safety and cycle life.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Stanford University scientists have identified a new solid-state Li-ion electrolyte predicted to exhibit simultaneously fast ionic conductivity, wide electrochemical stability, low cost, and low mass density. Solid electrolyte performance characteristics of experimentally reported ionic conductivities (on a log?log

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

In the first group, 16 awards totaling $435 million will support fully integrated, regional Smart Grid demonstrations in 21 states, representing more than 50 utilities and electricity organizations with a combined customer base of almost 100 million consumers. A full list by state of the all the projects is available here.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

State College, Pa.) - Compact High Temperature DC Bus Capacitors for Electric Vehicles. Fuel Cell Technologies: Advanced Materials and Bio-Fueled Solid Oxide Fuel Cells ($6.6 Richland, Wash.) — Power Generation from an Integrated Biomass Reformer and Solid Oxide Fuel Cell. Wheat Ridge, Colo.) — Bio-fueled Solid Oxide Fuel Cells.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Researchers at Pennsylvania State University and MIT believe they have developed a new solid-state polymer electrolyte for use in electrochemical devices including fuel cells and batteries. This membrane could be [.].

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EV Life

JUNE 8, 2023

Like their electric car cousins, all-electric SUVs have come a long way—batteries have evolved to increase range and improve performance, new motors are providing impressive torque and towing capabilities, and prices have come down to make options more affordable, making these SUVs some of the most attractive sport utility options out there.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2009

Pennsylvania State University. Discover and develop materials that control the interactions between light, electricity, and heat at the nanoscale for improved solar energy conversion, solid-state lighting, and conversion of heat into electricity. Arizona State University. EFRC for Solid State Lighting Science. $18.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2009

An international team of researchers from Stanford University, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, and Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) is proposing the use of single nanostructure devices as a powerful new diagnostic tool for Li-ion batteries. Yang et al.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2010

The Li/CF x battery affords a significant improvement over both primary lithium and alkaline batteries. The company was formerly known as CFX Battery. The company is targeting an accelerated time-to-market for next-generation rechargeable (secondary) batteries that will also benefit from its battery chemistries and materials.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2009

in 1970 to develop long-lived primary batteries to fuel pacemakers. The company has since expanded to develop and produce numerous implantable medical devices, and has expanded to provide technology solutions for critical industrial applications, including customized battery power and wireless sensing systems.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2010

Researchers have developed a new high-performance anode structure for lithium-ion batteries based on silicon-carbon nanocomposite materials. The researchers have shown reversible capacities more than five times higher than that of the state-of-the-art graphite anodes (1,950 mAh g -1 ) and stable performance. Source: Georgia Tech.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2010

Recharging the battery would be a matter of replacing the lithium metal cell. The conductivity of the solid-state electrolyte film (LISICON) needs to be improved in future studies. Tags: Hydrogen Production. Yonggang Wang, Huiqiao Li, Ping He, Haoshen Zhou (2010) Controllable Hydrogen Generation from Water.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Plug-ins are trending in key markets around the country, although much of the action remains focused in California and other West Coast states. Almost two-thirds of the battery electric cars sold in the U.S. It’s not here yet, but we’ve ridden in it (as well as the E-Transit) and think Ford’s strategy is solid.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2009

This Congressionally-mandated program is demonstrating the ability of fuel cells to provide a competitive and green alternative to battery-based systems in vehicles and in power supply. Finally, we are concerned that the Department has proposed to cut funds for the Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance (SECA).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2009

Current flows from the generator through special armored cables and military-grade connectors to a solid-state inverter, then to the propulsion module. The modular heating and air conditions system, water pump and battery charger are electrically powered for maximum reliability in varied conditions. Cat D7E with Electric Drive.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2009

A variety of technologies will be developed and deployed, including polymer electrolyte, solid oxide and direct-methanol fuel cells. This project will deploy 35 fuel cell systems as battery replacements for a complete fleet of electric lift trucks at FedEx’s existing service center in Springfield, Missouri. Anheuser-Busch (St.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2009

The largest increase is for Hybrid Electric Systems (+$39M) to accelerate battery and power-electronics R&D and to expand hybrid electric vehicles and PHEV testing and simulation. Tags: Biomass Biorefinery Electric (Battery) Hybrids Hydrogen Policy. Biomass and biorefinery systems R&D: $786.5 Fuel cell technologies: $43.4

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Green Cars News

JULY 22, 2009

With a clear focus on the development of new materials for high performance automotive traction batteries, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research has awarded €20million to a consortium of 10 universities and non-university research institutions.

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Current EV

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Its 42-mile EV range, its 600-mile total range and relatively low price tag have made the PHEV an instant smash hit. Due to “unforeseen battery supply constraints,” fewer than expected RAV4 Primes have gotten to the USA. Due to “unforeseen battery supply constraints,” fewer than expected RAV4 Primes have gotten to the USA.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2009

Regulators expect the new generation of fuels to come from the development of technology that uses algae, wood, agricultural waste such as straw, common invasive weeds such as switchgrass, and even from municipal solid waste. Tags: Climate Change Emissions Fuels Policy.

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