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NEC Increases Li-Ion Battery Capacity by 30 Percent
NEC has developed a next generation manganese lithium-ion battery prototype featuring cathodes that support high voltage operations and an electrolyte solution that improves the stability of high voltage operations.
Ford Displays Prototype Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic Bonnet
10 October, 2012 12:35:00
Ford Motor Company demonstrated a prototype carbon fiber bonnet that could help lower fuel consumption.
Faster Charging for EV Batteries Through New Sophisticated Algorithms
09 October, 2012 12:35:00
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, have developed sophisticated estimation algorithms that allow lithium-ion batteries to run more efficiently, potentially reducing their cost by 25 percent and allowing the batteries to charge twice as fast as is currently possible.
Denso Develops Lithium-Ion Battery Pack for Stop/Start System
05 October, 2012 01:08:00
Denso Corporation has developed a lithium-ion battery pack that further increases the fuel efficiency of vehicles with stop/start systems.
NRL Scientists To Produce Jet Fuel From Seawater
27 September, 2012 04:07:00
Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) are developing a process to extract carbon dioxide and produce hydrogen gas from seawater, subsequently catalytically converting the carbon dioxide and hydrogen into jet fuel by a gas-to-liquids process.
Toshiba Joins Honda’s Smart Home System
21 September, 2012 01:19:00
Honda Motor Co. today announced Toshiba’s participation in the demonstration testing of the smart home system that Honda has been conducting in the city of Saitama.
Ford’s New Li-Ion Batteries Reduce Use of Rare Earth Metals
14 September, 2012 02:28:00
Ford’s third-generation hybrid system, which replaces nickel-metal-hydride batteries with new lighter, more efficient lithium-ion batteries, could reduce the company’s use of expensive, less-abundant rare earth metals by up to 500,000 pounds a year.
Germany Launches Research Project for Safer Li-ion Batteries
12 September, 2012 02:24:00
Partners from German science and the automotive and supply industry will research over the next three years how the safety of lithium ion batteries can be further improved for electric and hybrid vehicles.
UQM to Display New PowerPhase HD Drive System at 2012 HTUF
12 September, 2012 12:56:00
UQM Technologies will display its newest product for vehicle electrification September 18-19, 2012, at the Hybrid, Electric and Advanced Truck Users Forum (HTUF) national conference and expo in Charlotte, NC.
ChargePoint Named as a 2013 Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum
29 August, 2012 01:24:00
Coulomb Technologies ChargePoint has been named as a 2013 Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum.
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