lithium-ion-batteries

A123 Systems is looking to cash in on the emerging stop/start hybrid market with its 12V Nanophosphate lithium-ion battery. Compared to typical lead-acid AGM batteries, A123 says that its li-ion units offer enhanced charge acceptance, which reduces the load on the vehicle's alternator and engine, ...

Tesla's Elon Musk may think the future of electric vehicles will one day lie with ultra capacitors, but battery breakthroughs happen nearly every day, so there's reason to hold your bets for now. Case in point, a new article in the Nature Nanotechnology journal details a new ...

A research team at the Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China is studying the use of an advanced electrolyte material (LiFNFSI) to enhance the thermal stability of lithium-ion batteries. The team has conducted several tests of the material, replacing the more conventional LiPF6 ...

U.S.-based Ener1 has signed a lithium-ion battery deal with China's Wanxiang Electric Vehicle Co., Ltd. Terms of the agreement, technically a joint venture (JV) with Wanxiang holding a 60 percent stake and Ener1 40, call for both firms to co-manufacture lithium-ion cells and complete battery packs ...

According to a report from Bloomberg, a looming price cut stemming from oversupply in the rechargeable battery industry, may make electric vehicles more affordable, but could drive small-scale lithium-ion battery producers right out of the market. Panasonic Corp. and Samsung SDI Co., the world's ...

DuPont has just introduced the world's first nanofiber-based polymeric lithium-ion battery separator that could prove to be a remarkable innovation in the rechargeable automotive battery industry. DuPont claims that its Energain nanofiber separators can increase battery power by 15-30 percent ...

The Batteries for Advanced Transportation Technologies (BATT), funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Vehicle Technologies Program, has chosen to award $8.54 million to eight advanced research projects focused on developing breakthrough technology for lithium battery anodes. The eight awardees ...

Carmakers don't typically ask prospective customers how long the warranty should be on their new car. That decision is usually made based on how much the manufacturer thinks longer warranty coverage will cost and what its competitors might be doing. However, as we enter the era of electrification ...

Later today, General Motors will make some announcements* regarding the battery pack in the Chevrolet Volt. Volt marketing director Tony DiSalle and vehicle line director Tony Posawatz will be hitting the keyboards this afternoon to answer any questions from readers about the news. General ...