Officially, Official: LG Chem to build lithium ion cell factory in Holland Michigan

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Manufacturing/Plants , Chevrolet , GM , Hyundai , Kia LG Chem made it official today.

Got cells? Battery supplier CEO warns of limited battery supply for electric vehicles

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid Over the last decade, billions of consumer electronics devices have been built and powered by lithium ion batteries and cars appear to be the next big li-ion applications. Even with all the lithium ion battery production that exists today however, capacity remains nowhere near where it needs to be to power all the plug-ins that are coming. Just think of the Tesla Roadster, which relies on standard 18650 cells like those used in laptop computers

Report: Ford going with LG Chem for lithium ion cells?

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Ford A report out of South Korea today is claiming that Ford has signed an exclusive deal with LG Chem to supply lithium ion cells for its future plug-in vehicles. Until now, Ford has worked primarily with Johnson Controls-Saft for its cell supply and the Escape plug-in hybrid test fleet uses batteries from that supplier.

Detroit preview: Details emerge about the Fiat 500 EV, maybe

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chrysler , Fiat , Detroit Auto Show Fiat 500 - click above for high-res image gallery For the first time in living memory, Chrysler / Fiat won’t be holding a press conference at the Detroit Auto Show , which starts next week, and hasn’t given any confirmation of what it will be showing. However, it has been strongly rumored that one of the few new vehicles on display will be an all-electric version of the Fiat 500 .

Russia to get lithium battery production courtesy of Thunder Sky

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Manufacturing/Plants , China Looking to fill a gap in its energy technology profile, Russia is to get its first lithium ion battery production facility with a little help from China’s Thunder Sky Energy Group Ltd . The Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies ( RUSNANO ), an entity formed to advance projects with “high commercial potential or social benefit,” has teamed up with the prolific battery maker to build a plant in Novosibirsk that will supply lithium ion-based energy storage for electric transportation, communications and other markets

Panasonic working on even higher capacity 18650 LiIon cells

Filed under: EV/Plug-in Panasonic just started manufacturing of its latest 3.1 Ah 18650 format lithium ion cells earlier this month but the Japanese company is already hard at work on its next-generation cells.

Expert says lithium ion batteries better for hybrids than full EVs

Filed under: Emerging Technologies , EV/Plug-in , Hybrid Low-cost electric cars are waiting on nothing but a simple battery breakthrough. That’s been the long-held opinion of many experts for the last, oh, 50 years or so

Panasonic starts production of more powerful lithium ion cells

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Tesla Motors Tesla Model S - Click above for high-res image gallery Last week, Panasonic launched production of new, more powerful lithium ion cells at a factory in Japan. The new cells are of the same 18650 format used for laptop batteries and the Tesla Roadster . The new cells have an output of 3.1 Ah at 3.6 volts and energy capacity of 11.2 Wh compared to the previous generation cell’s 10.4 Wh

Porsche announces lithium ion starter battery

Filed under: Porsche Lithium ion batteries are all the rage these days with so many manufacturers planning to use them for hybrid and battery electric vehicles. Porsche today announced that it will be the first automaker to offer a lithium ion starter battery for conventional vehicles. The new battery will be available as an option for the 911 GT3, 911 GT3 RS and Boxster Spyder.

Renault partners with Atomic Energy Commission to build batteries in France

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Renault The French half of the Renault-Nissan Alliance has reached an agreement with two partners to develop and produce lithium ion batteries in France. Renault, the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) and the French Strategic Investment Fund (FSI) will create a joint venture for EV batteries

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