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03 Jan 10

Jungle Motors Launches New Longer Range Conversion Kit for the Toyota Prius | Business Wire

"SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jungle Motors, Orange County’s largest electric vehicle conversion facility, is now offering a new Plug-In Hybrid conversion kit for the 2004-2009 Toyota Prius using state of the art Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries and advanced, integrated Battery Management Systems (BMS). Jungle Motors, which converts gasoline powered vehicles into clean, green commuter cars, is now offering drivers yet another way to drive and save green. "

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09 Oct 09

Rechargeable Ni-Li Battery Integrated Aqueous/Nonaqueous System - Journal of the American Chemical Society (ACS Publications)

  • A rechargeable Ni-Li battery, in which nickel hydroxide serving as a cathode in an aqueous electrolyte and Li metal serving as an anode in an organic electrolyte were integrated by a superionic conductor glass ceramic film (LISICON), was proposed with the expectation to combine the advantages of both a Li-ion battery and Ni-MH battery. It has the potential for an ultrahigh theoretical energy density of 935 Wh/kg, twice that of a Li-ion battery (414 Wh/kg), based on the active material in electrodes. A prototype Ni-Li battery fabricated in the present work demonstrated a cell voltage of 3.47 V and a capacity of 264 mAh/g with good retention during 50 cycles of charge/discharge. This battery system with a hybrid electrolyte provides a new avenue for the best combination of electrode/electrolyte/electrode to fulfill the potential of high energy density as well as high power density.
29 Aug 09

Big Blue dreams of a big green battery

  • IBM is focusing on Lithium-Air batteries, which the company said has the potential to pack up to 10 times the power stored in Lithium-Ion batteries commonly found in cell phones and laptops.
21 Aug 09

Research

  • We examine the potential economic implications of
    using vehicle batteries to store grid electricity generated at off-peak
    hours for off-vehicle use during peak hours. Hourly electricity prices in
    three U.S. cities were used to arrive at daily profit values, while the
    economic losses associated with battery degradation were calculated based
    on data collected from A123 Systems LiFePO4/Graphite cells tested under
    combined driving and off-vehicle electricity utilization. For a 16 kWh
    vehicle battery pack, the maximum annual profit with perfect market
    information and no battery degradation cost ranged from ~$140 to $250 in
    the three cities. If the measured battery degradation is applied, however,
    the maximum annual profit (if battery pack replacement costs fall to
    $5,000 for a 16 kWh battery) decreases to ~$10-$120. It appears unlikely
    that these profits alone will provide sufficient incentive to the vehicle
    owner to use the battery pack for electricity storage and later
    off-vehicle use. We also estimate grid net social welfare benefits from
    avoiding the construction and use of peaking generators that may accrue to
    the owner, finding that these are similar in magnitude to the energy
    arbitrage profit.

Research

  • The effects of combined driving and vehicle-to-grid
    (V2G) usage on the lifetime performance of relevant commercial Li-ion
    cells were studied. We derived a nominal realistic driving schedule based
    on aggregating driving survey data and the Urban Dynamometer Driving
    Schedule, and used a vehicle physics model to create a daily battery duty
    cycle. Different degrees of continuous discharge were imposed on the cells
    to mimic afternoon V2G use to displace grid electricity. The loss of
    battery capacity was quantified as a function of driving days as well as a
    function of integrated capacity and energy processed by the cells. The
    cells tested showed promising capacity fade performance: more than 95% of
    the original cell capacity remains after thousands of driving days worth
    of use. Statistical analyses indicate that rapid vehicle motive cycling
    degraded the cells more than slower, V2G galvanostatic cycling. These data
    are intended to inform an economic model.
16 Jan 09

Seat präsentiert Leon mit Plug-in-Hybridantrieb - ATZ online

  • Anfang Januar 2009 enthüllte Francisco García Sanz, Mitglied des Vorstands der Volkswagen AG und Aufsichtsratvorsitzender des Automobilherstellers Seat, im spanischen Technikzentrum in Martorell den Kompaktwagen Leon Twin-Drive Ecomotive. Das Forschungsfahrzeug mit Plug-in-Hybridantrieb wird von einem DI-Dieselmotor sowie einem Elektromotor angetrieben. Dank moderner Lithium-Ionen-Batterien und eines innovativen Energiemanagements bietet der Wagen im emissionsfreien Elektrobetrieb eine Reichweite von bis zu 50 Kilometern.
  • Der Elektromotor des progressiv konzipierten Automobils gibt eine kontinuierliche Leistung von 35 kW ab. Der 1,9-Liter-Dieselmotor entwickelt 77 kW. Die Lithium-Ionen-Batterien zum Antrieb des Elektromotors wurden in den Kofferraum integriert. Wird der Leon allein mit Elektromotor gefahren, ist die Höchstgeschwindigkeit auf 100 km/h begrenzt. Für den Elektrobetrieb wurden zahlreiche Komponenten des Versuchsfahrzeugs aufwendig modifiziert; darunter zum Beispiel das Getriebe, die Servounterstützung der Bremsanlage, weite Teile der Fahrzeugelektronik sowie das Heiz- und Kühlsystem.
14 Jan 09

LG Chem Battery Cells to Power Chevrolet Volt - ATZ online

  • 14.01.2009 - LG Chem will be the lithium-ion polymer battery cell supplier for
    GM's Chevrolet Volt. The Korean chemical and rechargeable battery maker will be
    the production source for the battery cells of the mass-produced extended-range
    electric vehicle that is scheduled to be launched in late 2010, and Compact
    Power, the North American subsidiary of LG Chem, will build battery packs for
    Chevrolet Volt development vehicles until GM's battery facility is operational.
    According to the company, Chevrolet Volt will be able to run up to 64 kilometres
    after a three-hour charge on a 240 Volt outlet or eight to nine hours when
    plugged into a 120 Volt socket. When the battery runs out, an on-board gas
    engine will self-engage to step into generate electricity to power the vehicles
    electric drive motors for several hundred additional miles. The development of
    the Volt's 16 kilowatt hour T-shaped lithium-ion battery, which is roughly 1.8
    metres long and weighs nearly 181 kilograms, is key to the car's success.
13 Jan 09

Technology Review: Blogs: TR Editors' blog: Why A123 Didn't Get the Volt Contract

  • There's still no official word (it's expected by the end of the year), but it
    looks as though A123 Systems, a company based on a remarkable
    new battery chemistry     formulated at MIT, won't be supplying the batteries
    for the first generation of GM's new electric car, the Volt. The contract,
    according to a couple of news reports released in recent weeks, will go to LG Chem, a
    Korean company.

05 Jan 08

Batterypowered aircrafts! | Leonardo ENERGY

  • Do you remember the Wright brothers and their first flight? Only in their fourth attempt they managed to stay in the air for 59 seconds and over a distance of 243 meters. Now some Japanese students have managed to fly 391 meters in 59 seconds powered by 160 AA-batteries! A small lift for man but a great for mankind?

First Conventional Light Aircraft Powered by Electricity Flies over France : TreeHugger

  • You think a Tesla Roadster is news? Try flying in the Electra, a single-seater airplane with a 25 horsepower motor and 47 (105 lbs) kilograms of lithium-polymer batteries. Anne Lavrand, the president of the APAME group, said. "This will be a real aeroplane that will have an airworthiness certificate. It's a machine built for anyone with a pilot's license."
06 Sep 07

Lithium-Powered Electric Car Now Available In U.K. : MetaEfficient

  • This month sees the launch of the Elettrica, the first production electric car on the UK market with the option of a lithium power supply. The car is said to provide almost twice the range of other small electric cars at 70 miles.
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