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A Voltron for lithium batteries? 14 companies, Argonne National Lab join forces

Perhaps a flock-like approach to building lithium batteries for vehicles is what it'll take. A new alliance has been formed between the Argonne National Laboratory and 14 US companies to try and "perfect" li-ion batteries for cars, the lab announced this week. The alliance, called The National Alliance for Advanced Transportation Battery Cell Manufacture, will ask for between $1 and $2 billion from the US government over five years to help with the task. Much has been made of the way that America is losing the advanced battery race to Asian ... Read more →

Battery start up could benefit from breakthroughs

The same technology that revolutionized popcorn making may soon aid in the quest for cheaper, better quality batteries for your future electric car. Yes, we're talking microwaves. The current process ...

Google invests $2.75 million in Aptera, ActaCell

Click above for more images of the Aptera Typ1 e Way back in September of 2006, Google.org, the philanthropic part of the Internet giant, announced that it would be investing in PHEVs. The following ...

A Voltron for lithium batteries? 14 companies, Argonne National Lab join forces 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Perhaps a flock-like approach to building lithium batteries for vehicles is what it'll take. A new alliance has been formed between the Argonne National Laboratory and 14 US companies to try and "perfect" li-ion batteries for cars, the lab announced this week. The alliance, called The National ...

Battery start up could benefit from breakthroughs 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The same technology that revolutionized popcorn making may soon aid in the quest for cheaper, better quality batteries for your future electric car. Yes, we're talking microwaves. The current process for creating lithium iron phosphate batteries, like the ones that A123 Systems sell, involves baking ...

Google invests $2.75 million in Aptera, ActaCell 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above for more images of the Aptera Typ1 e Way back in September of 2006, Google.org, the philanthropic part of the Internet giant, announced that it would be investing in PHEVs. The following year, Google followed that bit of news up by launching its RechargeIT initiative which would begin ...



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