lithium-ion battery

Kia has unveiled the automaker's very first production electric vehicle. The Kia Ray EV will offer buyers a range of around 86 miles depending on driving conditions and will include a fast-charge option that should top off the cells in around 25 minutes. Otherwise, expect the 16.4-kWh lithium-ion ...

As a tipster put it: "Crap." Even though there is plenty of evidence that the Chevrolet Volt is a safe car (one just protected its occupants in a recent crash with a bus), there are now new and seemingly legitimate worries about the safety of the 16-kWh battery pack after a crash. Bloomberg ...

General Motors has signed a contract calling for lithium-ion batteries to be supplied by A123 Systems for use in the automaker's future electric vehicles. GM says A123's advanced Nanophosphate lithium-ion batteries will power "future GM electric vehicles to be sold in select global markets." ...

At least one part of Renault's grand plug-in vehicle scheme has been delayed. Initially, the automaker was to open the doors to its lithium-ion battery production facility outside of Paris, France in late 2012. Unfortunately, undisclosed issues have forced Renault to delay construction of the ...

Part of Renault's grand plug-in vehicle scheme calls for the automaker to construct a lithium-ion battery production facility outside of Paris, France. The idea is simple: the site will supply Renault with battery packs for its forthcoming electric vehicles. Unfortunately, technical glitches ...

During a keynote address at the 4th Symposium on Energy Storage: Beyond Lithium Ion, Jürgen Leohold, head of Volkswagen research, stated that although the automotive industry is leaning towards electric mobility, little progress has been made in the 111 years since Ferdinand Porsche ...

Some call it a powered surfboard, we call it an innovative water propulsion system. Technically, WaveJet is a patented Personal Water Propulsion (PWP) engine designed for use in a range of watercraft, including surfboards, kayaks, kiteboards and light boats. Powered by an integrated ...

According to the Japanese newspaper Nikkei, Panasonic will ramp up its lithium-ion battery production in China in an effort to reduce manufacturing costs by approximately 30 percent. Panasonic wants to retain its position among the world's top lithium-ion battery manufacturers through cost ...

Battery maker Ener1 has reportedly fired its chief operating officer and EnerDel president, Richard Stanley. Stanley's April 8th termination was apparently disclosed in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing made by Ener1 last Wednesday. Stanley's departure came shortly after Ener1 announced ...

The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC), a research collaboration between Chrysler Group, Ford Motor and General Motors, has awarded A123 Systems an $8 million, 24-month contract, which the firm will use to continue its quest to develop its patented Nanophosphate lithium-ion ...