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Table of Contents Introduction Dedicated characterization tools can be used to gain insight into material behavior during battery research and develop More [...] The global market for lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries in light duty vehicles will grow from $1.6 billion in 2012 to almost $22 billion in 2020, according to a Pike Research report. The free report, Electric Vehicle Batteries, says the Asia Pacific region will continue to lead the global Li-ion battery market with China replacing Japan as the leader in automotive Li-ion battery production by More The global market for lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries in light duty vehicles will grow from $1.6 billion in 2012 to almost $22 billion in 2020, according to a Pike Research report. The free report, Electric Vehicle Batteries, says the Asia Pacific region will continue to lead the global Li-ion battery market with China replacing Japan as the leader in automotive Li-ion battery production by More [...] Improvements in lithium ion (Li-ion) battery technology are helping to accelerate the worldwide market for electric vehicles (EVs). In the last few years, automakers have shifted from nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) batteries to Li-ion batteries. This shift represents a major endorsement of Li-ion chemistry and its ability to perform consistently in an automotive environment. According to a re More Improvements in lithium ion (Li-ion) battery technology are helping to accelerate the worldwide market for electric vehicles (EVs). In the last few years, automakers have shifted from nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) batteries to Li-ion batteries. This shift represents a major endorsement of Li-ion chemistry and its ability to perform consistently in an automotive environment. According to a re More [...] WASHINGTON, DC, May 20, 2013 (ENS) – To foster the adoption of fuel cell electric vehicles, the U.S. Energy Department has embarked on a new public-private partnership to develop the country’s hydrogen infrastructure. Dubbed “H2USA,” the new partnership brings together automakers, government agencies, gas suppliers, and the hydrogen and fuel cell industries. The stakeholders More WASHINGTON, DC, May 20, 2013 (ENS) – To foster the adoption of fuel cell electric vehicles, the U.S. Energy Department has embarked on a new public-private partnership to develop the country’s hydrogen infrastructure. Dubbed “H2USA,” the new partnership brings together automakers, government agencies, gas suppliers, and the hydrogen and fuel cell industries. The stakeholders More [...] Batteries are one of the largest demand drivers for lithium and the market is only expected to grow. This week, international metals and minerals research firm Roskill released a report on the dependence that the lithium market has on batteries, stating that rechargeable battery demand accounts for nearly one-third of global lithium demand. Despite waning investor interest in most other com More Batteries are one of the largest demand drivers for lithium and the market is only expected to grow. This week, international metals and minerals research firm Roskill released a report on the dependence that the lithium market has on batteries, stating that rechargeable battery demand accounts for nearly one-third of global lithium demand. Despite waning investor interest in most other com More [...] Pilot Partner Toyotalift Inc. Praises 24V LiFT™ Pack 250 for its Duration and Maintenance Free Features in Two Different Customer Implementations ESCONDIDO, Calif. – Flux Power® Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: FLUX), a fully reporting company and an innovator in durable, scalable, and affordable advanced energy storage systems, today announced two successful implementations of its recently intr More Pilot Partner Toyotalift Inc. Praises 24V LiFT™ Pack 250 for its Duration and Maintenance Free Features in Two Different Customer Implementations ESCONDIDO, Calif. – Flux Power® Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: FLUX), a fully reporting company and an innovator in durable, scalable, and affordable advanced energy storage systems, today announced two successful implementations of its recently intr More [...] Last month, in addition to driving a 2013 Nissan Leaf through the Tennessee countryside, we visited Nissan’s newly opened lithium-ion cell fabrication plant in Smyrna, Tennessee. That facility sits near Nissan’s main Smyrna vehicle assembly plant, which now makes 2013 Nissan Leaf electric cars as well as the Altimas, Maximas, and other sedans that come off its line. The c More Last month, in addition to driving a 2013 Nissan Leaf through the Tennessee countryside, we visited Nissan’s newly opened lithium-ion cell fabrication plant in Smyrna, Tennessee. That facility sits near Nissan’s main Smyrna vehicle assembly plant, which now makes 2013 Nissan Leaf electric cars as well as the Altimas, Maximas, and other sedans that come off its line. The c More [...] Faced with growing global demand for electricity and a need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that worsen climate change, countries around the world are intensifying efforts to improve the lithium-ion battery or replace it. Still, batteries face obstacles, including cost and safety. Batteries are one of many ways to store grid-scale energy. On an arid mountain in Eureka County, Nev., a m More Faced with growing global demand for electricity and a need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that worsen climate change, countries around the world are intensifying efforts to improve the lithium-ion battery or replace it. Still, batteries face obstacles, including cost and safety. Batteries are one of many ways to store grid-scale energy. On an arid mountain in Eureka County, Nev., a m More [...] TOKYO (Reuters) — Toyota Motor Corp. is planning to increase production of lithium ion batteries by six times, as the automaker prepares to eventually use them in its flagship Prius gasoline-electric hybrid cars, the Nikkei business daily reported on Sunday. Most of Toyota’s hybrid vehicles use nickel-metal hydride batteries but the automaker is planning to make more cars with l More TOKYO (Reuters) — Toyota Motor Corp. is planning to increase production of lithium ion batteries by six times, as the automaker prepares to eventually use them in its flagship Prius gasoline-electric hybrid cars, the Nikkei business daily reported on Sunday. Most of Toyota’s hybrid vehicles use nickel-metal hydride batteries but the automaker is planning to make more cars with l More [...] This contribution is about “Build your Dreams” – BYD (BYDDF.PK), Warren Buffett’s most famous investment in China. It’s aimed at analyzing this company’s possibilities of success in the introduction of Li-ion starter batteries into the micro-hybrid car market. BYD is currently betting on a “re-birth” plan to reverse a series of setbacks it con More This contribution is about “Build your Dreams” – BYD (BYDDF.PK), Warren Buffett’s most famous investment in China. It’s aimed at analyzing this company’s possibilities of success in the introduction of Li-ion starter batteries into the micro-hybrid car market. BYD is currently betting on a “re-birth” plan to reverse a series of setbacks it con More [...] COCKEYSVILLE, Md., May 15, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Saft, the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of advanced technology batteries for industry, has been awarded a contract from Lockheed Martin for delivery of e6T Li-ion battery systems for the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) Program. The JLTV program will pro More COCKEYSVILLE, Md., May 15, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Saft, the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of advanced technology batteries for industry, has been awarded a contract from Lockheed Martin for delivery of e6T Li-ion battery systems for the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) Program. The JLTV program will pro More [...] Researchers Make Progress in Lithium-air Batteries Promising Better Electric VehiclesResearchers at MIT and Sandia National Laboratory have achieved a long-awaited success of progress in lithium air battery. The researchers have gained the insights into the electrochemical reactions that take place when they are being charged. Lithium-air batteries hold promise of five to 10 times greater s More Researchers Make Progress in Lithium-air Batteries Promising Better Electric VehiclesResearchers at MIT and Sandia National Laboratory have achieved a long-awaited success of progress in lithium air battery. The researchers have gained the insights into the electrochemical reactions that take place when they are being charged. Lithium-air batteries hold promise of five to 10 times greater s More [...] Pilot Partner Toyotalift Inc. Praises 24V LiFT™ Pack 250 for its Duration and Maintenance Free Features in Two Different Customer Implementations ESCONDIDO, Calif., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Flux Power® Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: FLUX), a fully reporting company and an innovator in durable, scalable, and affordable advanced energy storage systems, today announced two successful imple More Pilot Partner Toyotalift Inc. Praises 24V LiFT™ Pack 250 for its Duration and Maintenance Free Features in Two Different Customer Implementations ESCONDIDO, Calif., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Flux Power® Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: FLUX), a fully reporting company and an innovator in durable, scalable, and affordable advanced energy storage systems, today announced two successful imple More [...] When your plug-in hybrid or electric vehicle is ready for the recycling center, the costly lithium-ion battery that makes it go isn’t ready to be ripped apart into its essential elements. Now GM and ABB have shown you can turn the old batteries into uninterruptible power supplies that keep a house going for a couple days. The trick: Your iPhone or laptop battery is a goner after a couple hundred More When your plug-in hybrid or electric vehicle is ready for the recycling center, the costly lithium-ion battery that makes it go isn’t ready to be ripped apart into its essential elements. Now GM and ABB have shown you can turn the old batteries into uninterruptible power supplies that keep a house going for a couple days. The trick: Your iPhone or laptop battery is a goner after a couple hundred More [...] Tesla Motors has discussed battery swapping as part of the Model S electric car design at least since 2009, Fisher writes. Last week, Tesla Motors the company was planning to introduce features that allow for the rapid replacement of depleted battery packs. Last week, one day after Consumer Reports called the Model S the best car it had tested since 2007, Tesla quietly announced that it wil More Tesla Motors has discussed battery swapping as part of the Model S electric car design at least since 2009, Fisher writes. Last week, Tesla Motors the company was planning to introduce features that allow for the rapid replacement of depleted battery packs. Last week, one day after Consumer Reports called the Model S the best car it had tested since 2007, Tesla quietly announced that it wil More [...] Researchers at MIT and Sandia National Laboratory have made some long-awaited progress in lithium-air battery. The research has provided insight into the electrochemical reactions that occur when they are being charged. Lithium-air batteries promise five to 10 times greater storage capacity than traditional lithium-ion batteries, leading many to believe that they may hold the key to turnin More Researchers at MIT and Sandia National Laboratory have made some long-awaited progress in lithium-air battery. The research has provided insight into the electrochemical reactions that occur when they are being charged. Lithium-air batteries promise five to 10 times greater storage capacity than traditional lithium-ion batteries, leading many to believe that they may hold the key to turnin More [...]
Since the invention of the battery by Volta in the early days of the 19th Century, users have been looking for more performance. Volta’s device was superseded in 1859 by the lead acid battery – a device still in widespread use today. By the end of the 19th Century, the n More
Since the invention of the battery by Volta in the early days of the 19th Century, users have been looking for more performance. Volta’s device was superseded in 1859 by the lead acid battery – a device still in widespread use today. By the end of the 19th Century, the n More [...] One of the most promising new kinds of battery to power electric cars is called a lithium-air battery, which could store up to four times as much energy per pound as today’s best lithium-ion batteries. But progress has been slow: The nature of the electrochemical reactions as these batteries are charged remains poorly understood. Researchers at MIT and Sandia National Laboratories have u More One of the most promising new kinds of battery to power electric cars is called a lithium-air battery, which could store up to four times as much energy per pound as today’s best lithium-ion batteries. But progress has been slow: The nature of the electrochemical reactions as these batteries are charged remains poorly understood. Researchers at MIT and Sandia National Laboratories have u More [...] How far can you drive that new electric car you’ve been thinking of buying? And how far will you be able to drive it in a few years’ time, when its battery pack has aged? Like gasoline cars, electric cars are given official gas mileage ratings from the Environmental Protection Agency. As well as providing the controversial Miles Per Gallon Equivalent (MPGe) ratings for each plug-in car, More How far can you drive that new electric car you’ve been thinking of buying? And how far will you be able to drive it in a few years’ time, when its battery pack has aged? Like gasoline cars, electric cars are given official gas mileage ratings from the Environmental Protection Agency. As well as providing the controversial Miles Per Gallon Equivalent (MPGe) ratings for each plug-in car, More [...] The Leaf Battery Application is a software program that runs on most Android phones. The program reads information broadcast over the CAR-CAN bus using a clone OBDII bluetooth Scanner plugged into the Leafs OBD port (under the dash just to the left of the steering wheel) and a Bluetooth connection to the phone. The software was written by Jim Pollock (Turbo3 on the mynissanleaf forum). The latest More The Leaf Battery Application is a software program that runs on most Android phones. The program reads information broadcast over the CAR-CAN bus using a clone OBDII bluetooth Scanner plugged into the Leafs OBD port (under the dash just to the left of the steering wheel) and a Bluetooth connection to the phone. The software was written by Jim Pollock (Turbo3 on the mynissanleaf forum). The latest More [...] A new development in extending the range of electric cars on a single charge of a battery could soon mean range anxiety is more of a thing of the past. This interesting research breakthrough comes from Australia’s University of Wollongong (UOW). Researchers at UOW’s Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials (ISEM), according to the university, have been working on improv More A new development in extending the range of electric cars on a single charge of a battery could soon mean range anxiety is more of a thing of the past. This interesting research breakthrough comes from Australia’s University of Wollongong (UOW). Researchers at UOW’s Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials (ISEM), according to the university, have been working on improv More [...] New experiments characterize battery thermodynamics and highlight ubiquitous design problems that increase the risk of failure. Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries have the highest energy density of all existing battery technologies. However, widespread reports of lithium battery fires aboard Boeing’s Dreamliner airplanes and More New experiments characterize battery thermodynamics and highlight ubiquitous design problems that increase the risk of failure. Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries have the highest energy density of all existing battery technologies. However, widespread reports of lithium battery fires aboard Boeing’s Dreamliner airplanes and More [...] JINHUA, China, May 10, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. (the ‘Company’ or ‘Kandi’) (Nasdaq:KNDI), today announced that Zhejiang Kandi Electric Vehicles Co, Ltd. (the “JV Company”), a 50/50 joint venture company by Shanghai Maple Guorun Automobile Co., Ltd. (“Shanghai Maple”), a 99% owned subsidiary of Geely Automobile Hold More JINHUA, China, May 10, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. (the ‘Company’ or ‘Kandi’) (Nasdaq:KNDI), today announced that Zhejiang Kandi Electric Vehicles Co, Ltd. (the “JV Company”), a 50/50 joint venture company by Shanghai Maple Guorun Automobile Co., Ltd. (“Shanghai Maple”), a 99% owned subsidiary of Geely Automobile Hold More [...] New experiments characterize battery thermodynamics and highlight ubiquitous design problems that increase the risk of failure. Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries have the highest energy density of all existing battery technologies. However, widespread reports of lithium battery fires aboard Boeing’s Dreamliner airplanes and More New experiments characterize battery thermodynamics and highlight ubiquitous design problems that increase the risk of failure. Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries have the highest energy density of all existing battery technologies. However, widespread reports of lithium battery fires aboard Boeing’s Dreamliner airplanes and More [...] Early last month we reported on a couple of separate fire incidents that cast a shadow over Mitsubishi’s two electric vehicles, the i-MiEV minicar and the Outlander Plug-In Hybrid. As the latest in a string of battery fire incidents from various manufacturers, it was a problem Mitsubishi wanted to fix quickly–and the Japanese automaker solved the issue before the month was out.< More Early last month we reported on a couple of separate fire incidents that cast a shadow over Mitsubishi’s two electric vehicles, the i-MiEV minicar and the Outlander Plug-In Hybrid. As the latest in a string of battery fire incidents from various manufacturers, it was a problem Mitsubishi wanted to fix quickly–and the Japanese automaker solved the issue before the month was out.< More [...] US researchers are making high surface area flakes that could lead to better lithium ion batteries. The technique can be applied to lithium manganese phosphate (LMP), a cheaper alternative to cobalt and nickel materials used in Li-ion cells. “While cobalt oxide performs well in lithium batteries, cobalt and nickel are more expensive than manganese or iron. In addition, substituting More US researchers are making high surface area flakes that could lead to better lithium ion batteries. The technique can be applied to lithium manganese phosphate (LMP), a cheaper alternative to cobalt and nickel materials used in Li-ion cells. “While cobalt oxide performs well in lithium batteries, cobalt and nickel are more expensive than manganese or iron. In addition, substituting More [...]
You have your solutions, and then there are elegant solutions. The “solution” is an electric car itself, such as a Chevy Volt, Spark EV, Nissan Leaf, etc., but the “elegant solution” could be maximizing the value and fleshing out a complete cradle-to-gra More
You have your solutions, and then there are elegant solutions. The “solution” is an electric car itself, such as a Chevy Volt, Spark EV, Nissan Leaf, etc., but the “elegant solution” could be maximizing the value and fleshing out a complete cradle-to-gra More [...] UniversityResearchers have created a new tool to detect flaws in lithium-ion batteries as they are being manufactured, a step toward reducing defects and inconsistencies in the thickness of electrodes that affect battery life and reliability. The electrodes, called anodes and cathodes, are the building blocks of powerful battery arrays like those used in electric and hybrid vehicles. They a More UniversityResearchers have created a new tool to detect flaws in lithium-ion batteries as they are being manufactured, a step toward reducing defects and inconsistencies in the thickness of electrodes that affect battery life and reliability. The electrodes, called anodes and cathodes, are the building blocks of powerful battery arrays like those used in electric and hybrid vehicles. They a More [...] Electrovaya Inc. says it has begun delivering its electric vehicle (EV) battery systems to DongFeng Motors (DFM), one of China’s major automotive OEMs. The company’s lithium ion Superpolymer 2.0 batteries and associated battery management system will be integrated into two separate EV platforms from DFM, the companies say. Sub-assemblies consisting of mechanical, thermal, electr More Electrovaya Inc. says it has begun delivering its electric vehicle (EV) battery systems to DongFeng Motors (DFM), one of China’s major automotive OEMs. The company’s lithium ion Superpolymer 2.0 batteries and associated battery management system will be integrated into two separate EV platforms from DFM, the companies say. Sub-assemblies consisting of mechanical, thermal, electr More [...] Electric vehicles are facing numerous technological challenges to replace gasoline internal combustion engine-powered cars. One of the biggest problems is low energy density of currently available li-ion batteries, which allows a short driving range of 150 km/charge. To boost full-scale development of the EV market, replacing current internal combustion engine cars, it is necessary to develop EVs More Electric vehicles are facing numerous technological challenges to replace gasoline internal combustion engine-powered cars. One of the biggest problems is low energy density of currently available li-ion batteries, which allows a short driving range of 150 km/charge. To boost full-scale development of the EV market, replacing current internal combustion engine cars, it is necessary to develop EVs More [...] |
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