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GM and Toyota agree: gas, battery prices defining parameters for plug-in acceptance

GM has not been secretive about how important gas prices in late 2010 will be on the price of the Chevy Volt. During a webchat this week, GM vice chairman Bob Lutz said again that higher gas prices are needed for the Volt to become "generalized." Specifically, he said: The Volt technology is very exciting, but costs will have to come down before it can become generalized, and U.S. fuel prices will have to rise to world levels, meaning $5 or $6 per gallon. Part of the reason, of course, is the high cost of the lithium-ion battery in the ... Read more →

Lithium supplies enough for two million vehicles by 2015, easy, expert says Sebastian Blanco

Nissan was clear from the unveiling of the Leaf EV that the battery would be a 24 kWh lithium ion pack. They've now said that each pack will require about 4kg of lithium (metal equivalent*). This ...

Japanese companies plan to start recycling used automotive lithium ion batteries Jeremy Korzeniewski

According to a report from the Nikkei in Japan (via Hybrid Cars), Nippon Mining & Metals Co. and GS Yuasa Corp. are each planning to begin collecting used lithium ion batteries from hybrid and ...

Report: Toyota could go to Sanyo for lithium ion batteries Sam Abuelsamid

For the first time, Toyota may be looking beyond Panasonic EV Energy Company for batteries for its hybrid vehicles. The automaker is reportedly planning to buy lithium ion batteries from Sanyo for ...

When economies of scale don't work: could OPEC model lead lithium producers to keep prices high? Sebastian Blanco

If there's one repeated refrain we hear about the high price of advanced lithium batteries that are needed for the mass adoption of pure electric cars, it's that economies of scale will one day make ...

Electrovaya gets $16.7 million investment from Ontario government 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

It's not just the US government that is handing out money to companies involved in advanced battery development. The government of Ontario has decided to put up to $16.7 million into Electrovaya. The company is based in Mississauga, just west of Toronto. The money will be used to further the ...

Why did the U.S. grant $2.4 billion for batteries? Independence 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

The trick to dominating technology in the new automotive reality – the one that won't be based on liquid fuels, especially not petroleum – lies in the batteries. We've already heard the phrase "the Saudi Arabia of plug-in cars" bandied about and some national security folks are ...

Vinod Khosla stands by lithium ion batteries are "overhyped" statement; sees money to be made 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Sun Microsystems founder Vinod Khosla has not been shy about making his bets on the automotive future known. Wherever there has been an opportunity to invest in or promote advanced ethanol, it seems Khosla was there, giving it at least a cursory look (see, for example, Coskata, which GM also ...

Hybrid Volvo buses and trucks to use Magna Steyr batteries, A123 cells 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

It looks like Ford won't be the only company getting lithium ion battery packs from Magna International. The Magna Steyr division of the supplier announced last week that it will begin production of packs at its plant in Graz, Austria next month. The packs will be supplied to Volvo for use in its ...

Continental gets innovation prize for its new production lithium battery 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

Continental Automotive has won an Intelligence for Traffic and Logistics prize from the Center for Transportation & Logistics Neuer Adler e.V. (CNA) in Nüremberg,Germany for its new lithium ion battery. The council decided to give Continental the prize for being the first company to start ...

REPORT: S. Korea targeting Japanese li-ion products 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

The long-simmering confrontation between South Korea and Japan has affected all sorts of relationships between the two countries. While mostly peaceful over the last few decades, there remains some bad blood between the two countries. A new rule that the South Korean government will soon ...

World demand for battery materials will hit $22.8 billion by 2012 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

It will come as no surprise to regular readers of AutoblogGreen that there are a ton of hybrid and electric vehicles scheduled to show up on the market over the next few years. All of these machines will share one major component: batteries. According to a study by The Freedonia Group, Inc., a ...

Can we build a better battery with lithium? 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

While lead acid batteries have energized electric cars for most of the motoring age and nickel metal hydrides (NiMH) have helped hybrids return high gas mileage numbers more recently, the future seems to securely belong to lithium batteries for both applications. With all that's riding on this ...

New lithium ion process could lead to fast charging, still needs BIG pipe! 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have been looking at where the bottlenecks are inside lithium ion batteries that limit charging and discharging rates learned some interesting things. Lithium iron phosphate chemistry is particularly promising in terms of high charge and ...

Bollor courts Evo Morales and Bolivia's lithium 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

French industry giant Group Bolloré, which we're familar with for their involvement with Pininfarina in a handful of interesting electric car projects, announced it has contacted Bolivian President Evo Morales to secure a supply of lithium in order to produce advanced batteries. Negotiations ...

Got lithium? Lots 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

When companies need to know about future market conditions for various commodities, they hire a firm with the expertise to evaluate the situation and report back. For instance, as Mitsubishi was mulling the possible future of electric cars equipped with lithium ion batteries, they hired TRU ...

Bolivia may hold the keys to lithium battery cars 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

For several years now, electric vehicle advocates have been pushing lithium ion batteries as the solution to the issues of global warming and fossil fuel use. Unfortunately, just as petroleum is a finite resource with the most abundant supplies being restricted to certain geographic areas, the ...

JCI-Saft to produce Li-Ion packs for Azure Dynamics hybrid vans 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Azure Dynamics has been making hybrid-powered commercial vans for some time now using nickel metal hydride batteries. Johnson Controls - Saft has just won a deal to supply up to 20,000 lithium ion battery packs to Azure over the next five years so the performance of the company's vans can be ...

Honda to form joint venture with GS Yuasa for lithium batteries 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Honda has announced that it is following its Japanese compatriots by forming a joint venture to develop and build lithium ion batteries. Nissan, Toyota and Mitsubishi already have such joint agreements. Honda will be the second automaker to hook up with GS Yuasa. Mitsubishi and GS Yuasa established ...

USABC gives $2.3 million grant to develop lithium battery components 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

The United States Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC) announced a $2.3 million grant to develop lithium battery technologies. USABC, which is under the umbrella of United States Council for Automotive Research (USCAR), a research organization between Detroit's Big Three, awarded the grant, in ...

ABG Quick Drive: Battery-powered MINI-E w/VIDEO 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

For three days before and during the media previews for the Los Angeles Auto Show last week, BMW had about a dozen electric MINIs available for evaluation drives. We finally got our crack at one Thursday morning at the LA convention center. The 6.5 mile loop that BMW laid out was both a ...

LA 2008: Confirmed - AC Propulsion provided the electric drive systems for the MINI E 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

In conjunction with the official unveiling of the MINI E a the LA Auto Show, AC Propulsion has confirmed that it has produced the electric drive system for the car. When BMW first released some of the details on the new battery powered MINI E a few weeks back we speculated based on the description ...

Continental starts production of lithium ion batteries 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

A week after Mercedes-Benz announced details of its first hybrid, battery supplier Continental Automotive has launched production of the battery packs. Mercedes will be the first manufacturer to mass produce a hybrid vehicles with lithium ion batteries. Continental spent €3 million to build ...

VIDEO: Chrysler's new EVs in action 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Jeep EV Along with all the photos of its new battery-powered vehicles, Chrysler yesterday also provided some video footage. The clips after the jump include Chrysler VP for ENVI, Lou Rhodes, discussing the electric vehicle program, and running footage of the Dodge, Chrysler and Jeep EVs. There ...

Specs on Chrysler's new EV lineup, bigger batteries than the Volt 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Dodge EV Now that we've had some time to find the spec sheet for Chrysler's new EVs on the company's media site and then perusing it, we can answer some of the questions that initially came to mind from the press release. You might have noticed that Chrysler is claiming the same 40-mile electric ...

U.S. taxpayer-funded battery technology licensed to Japanese company for Canadian production 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

My friend Lou Ann Hammond sat down with Don Hillebrand of the Argonne National Lab following last week's unveiling of the Chevy Volt. Argonne has developed some very promising lithium ion battery chemistry. The work done at Argonne is funded in large part by the U.S. Department of Energy, which can ...

New York Times looks at the Volt and GM's centennial 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Few companies manage to stay in business for 100 years, but for the second time this decade (Ford reached the milestone in 2003) an American-based automaker has hit that threshold. Tuesday marks the 100th anniversary of the incorporation of General Motors with a celebration at its world ...

Electrovaya to supply batteries to Norwegian EV maker 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Canadian battery developer Electrovaya has reached an agreement with Norway's Miljobil Grenland to supply energy storage systems. Miljobil Grenland has been manufacturing electrically driven vehicles since 1997 and is partly owned by utilities Skagerak Energi and Norsk Hydro. As part of the deal, ...

Daimler announces deal with RWE, 500 Berlin charging points, lithium Smart 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click the photo for a high res gallery Daimler AG and German utility RWE are teaming up for what they are calling the largest electric car field test in the world. The "e-mobility Berlin" project will see Daimler deploy a fleet of over 100 second-generation Smart ED and Mercedes A-Class cars ...

Bosch-Samsung JV, SB LiMotive Co. Ltd officially starts operations 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

On Monday September 1, SB Li Motive Co. officially went into business with the goal of producing automotive grade lithium ion batteries by 2011. The company is a joint venture between Bosch and Samsung SDI. Samsung SDI already has experience with consumer electronics batteries and Bosch will work ...

A123 Systems files for initial public offering 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Many of you who have been pestering us in the comments for the past couple of years about wanting to invest in A123 Systems and you may now have your chance. A123 is the Massachusetts based company that has developed a lithium ion battery chemistry based on nano particle iron phosphate. A123 has two ...

Nissan shows off next-gen green vehicles including new EV and Hybrid 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click the hybrid G35 for high-res images While Nissan has been offering a version of the Altima in selected states for the last two years with a licensed version of the Toyota's hybrid system, they have been diligently working on their own design back in Japan. The Nissan developed system is ...

GM hopes to give Chevy Volt battery 10 year/150,000 mile warranty 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

In an interview with Design News, GM Vice President for R&D and Strategic Planning Larry Burns reiterated the company's intention to have the lithium ion battery pack last essentially the life of the car. Since early on the program, GM officials have set the target lifespan of the battery pack ...

Bosch CEO talks lithium ion batteries and diesels 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

In the wake of a new lithium ion battery joint venture, Bernd Bohr, CEO of Bosch is not concerned that automakers will try to keep battery production in house. In an interview with German magazine Auto Motor und Sport, Bohr was asked about the fact that several automakers including Toyota, ...

Continental wants to start producing lithium ion cells 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Continental, like its arch rival Bosch, is striving to stay relevant in a changing automotive landscape by expanding into new technology areas for hybrid and electric drive vehicles. One technology both companies are pursuing aggressively is lithium ion batteries. Continental will be supplying packs ...

Spy Shots: Mercedes S400 Hybrid spotted testing in Texas 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click the S400 hybrid prototype for a high-res gallery An attentive Autoblog reader spotted what appears to be a prototype Mercedes S400 Hybrid in a Houston Texas parking lot the other day. The test car's badges were all taped over, but the S400 and hybrid badging on the trunk lid seems to match ...

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