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Worldwide race to make better batteries

dblo — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 04:02:59 +0000

Yet the US is entering the race late. It must move fast to catch Japan, Korea, and China. Each is pouring billions into lithium research and each already has manufacturing plants.
Source: csmonitor.com

USA: Firefly prototype batteries installed for evaluation

dblo — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:03:45 +0000

If 2008 was the year of the bailout, 2009 might be the year of the battery, and that’s fine with Firefly Energy.
source: pjstar.com

Japan: Panasonic eyes Sanyo; bets on solar power, hybrid cars

dblo — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 02:58:30 +0000

TOKYO (Reuters) – Panasonic Corp, the world’s top plasma TV maker, is betting on a green future of solar power and hybrid cars as it negotiates a price for rival Sanyo Electric Co that analysts say could be up to $8.7 billion.
Source: Reuters

USA: Boston-Power Fuels Growth in Clean Technology With Expansion of U.S. Headquarters

dblo — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 01:36:31 +0000

WESTBOROUGH, Mass., Oct 30, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — –Hosts Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony to Unveil State-of-the-Art Battery R&D Lab for Applications Ranging from Consumer Electronics to Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
Source: Market Watch

USA: Firefly to Charge Up Long-Haul Trucking

dblo — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:33:24 +0000

The battery startup plans to launch its first commercial product in the first quarter of 2009 named Oasis, which will power the amenities in truckers’ sleeper cars.
Source: Green Tech Media

USA Tax Credits for Plug-Ins Favor Big Batteries

dblo — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:19:16 +0000

The larger the battery pack, the bigger the subsidy. The law calls for a base credit of $2,500 for plug-in hybrid purchases, which increases by $417 for each kilowatt-hour of battery capacity over four kilowatt-hours, to a maximum of $7,500.
Source: NY Times

Buffett’s Battery Bet

dblo — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 17:03:54 +0000

BYD plans to start selling its first all-electric car in China next year and to start selling gasoline-electric hybrids in the U.S. and Europe by 2010.
Source: Forbes

GM partners with others to advance Li-ion Battery

dblo — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 01:40:36 +0000

Lithium ion battery is the technology of choice for
electric based transportation. The current lithium ion
battery is utilizing carbonaceous anodes and layered
oxide cathodes. The energy and power density of
this technology needs to be improved for
transportation applications. In particular, the anode
has limited capacity, 370 mAh/g, and needs
significant improvement to satisfy the requirement
for hybrid vehicles.
Source:

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U.S. Auto Makers Target

dblo — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:32:03 +0000

The lengthening lead Japan’s auto makers hold in securing supplies of advanced batteries to power the next generation of automobiles has become a rallying point for the U.S. auto industry in seeking at least $25 billion in government loans.
Source: Wall Street

Toronto could become electric transportation hub

dblo — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:13:36 +0000

The Ontario government is in early talks with a Silicon Valley technology company about turning Toronto and surrounding areas into an electric transportation hub, complete with electric charging infrastructure and local manufacturing of battery-powered vehicles, the Star has learned.
Source: Thestar.com

Toyota to build batteries for its hybrids in N. America

dblo — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:29:02 +0000

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) (TM.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) will build batteries for its hybrids in North America eventually, as part of a plan to drive down the production costs of fuel-efficient models like its top-selling Prius.
Source: Reuters

GS Yuasa May Build Car Lithium-Ion Battery Plant

dblo — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:08:03 +0000

Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) — GS Yuasa Corp., the best performer on Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Average this year, may build a plant overseas making lithium-ion batteries to meet demand for electric vehicles, President Makoto Yoda said.
Source: Bloomberg

AIST Makes LiFePO4 Superfine Particles for Li-ion Battery

dblo — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:41:31 +0000

Two Japanese institutes succeeded in synthesizing olivine structure (a kind of crystal structure) LiFePO4 (lithium ion phosphate) coated with a carbon film, which has great potential as a positive electrode material, into superfine particles of nanometer-order.

USABC AWARDS $8.2 MILLION BATTERY TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT TO JOHNSON CONTROLS-SAFT

dblo — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:49:39 +0000

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Aug. 12, 2008 – The United States Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC), an organization whose members are Chrysler LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors Corporation, today (Aug.12) announced the award of a $8.2 million plug-in hybrid electric battery technology development contract to Johnson Controls-Saft (JCS) of Milwaukee, Wis.
Source: uscar.org

A123 Systems Files for IPO Seeking Up to $175 Million

dblo — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 20:41:43 +0000

August 8, 2008. The Olympics Games begins in Beijing. A123 Systems, the Watertown, MA-based advanced battery maker with big operations in China, files for an IPO.
Source: Xconomy.com – Boston

1st International Conference on Advanced Lithium Batteries

dblo — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:24:50 +0000

Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne, Illinois, USA 60439
September 15-17, 2008
Source: Argonne National Lab