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Audi Toyota Ford Mercedes Porsche Fiat Renault SeatPublished: March 12, 2010
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Manufacturing/Plants , Chevrolet , GM , Hyundai , Kia LG Chem made it official today.
Published: January 19, 2010
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
Published: January 13, 2010
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.
Published: January 5, 2010
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 .
Published: January 1, 2010
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
Published: December 30, 2009
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.
Published: December 28, 2009
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
Published: December 21, 2009
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
Published: November 24, 2009
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.
Published: November 6, 2009
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