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Ricardo and QinetiQ partner on reducing cost of lithium ion batteries

Power-train engineering consultant Ricardo is partnering with QinetiQ to try bring the cost of lithium ion batteries down so that they can be commercially viable. They have launched a two-year project called RED-LION (reduced cost lithium ion) to try and slash the cost of advanced batteries without degrading performance. In June of 2006 the companies showed off a diesel hybrid demonstrator based on a Citroen Berlingo van but it was acknowledged at the time that the extra cost of the hybrid system needed to be reduced by half to €2,000. ... Read more →

Qinetiq's Zephyr solar-powered UAV could be a record breaker Jeremy Korzeniewski

Sporting a 59 foot wingspan, the Qinetiq unmanned aerial vehicle is likely capable of setting a new world record for sustained unmanned flight. The previous record was set in 2001 by a jet-powered ...

QinetiQ and NexxtDrive to co-operate on hybrid electric drives Jeremy Korzeniewski

Besides being the ultimate Scrabble word, especially when played on a triple word score, Qinetiq has been featured on our blog many times. Often, Qinetiq is tied in with military operations, such ...

PSA, QinetiQ, and Ricardo create the Efficient-C diesel/electric hybrid - Plus Gallery Jeremy Korzeniewski

click photo to enter high-res image gallery In response to the UK government's Department for Transport issued its Ultra Low Carbon Car Challenge (ULCCC) to the auto industry in 2003, Ricardo teamed ...

Ricardo and QinetiQ partner on reducing cost of lithium ion batteries 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Power-train engineering consultant Ricardo is partnering with QinetiQ to try bring the cost of lithium ion batteries down so that they can be commercially viable. They have launched a two-year project called RED-LION (reduced cost lithium ion) to try and slash the cost of advanced batteries without ...

Qinetiq's Zephyr solar-powered UAV could be a record breaker 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Sporting a 59 foot wingspan, the Qinetiq unmanned aerial vehicle is likely capable of setting a new world record for sustained unmanned flight. The previous record was set in 2001 by a jet-powered vehicle. The Qinetiq Zephyr, on the other hand, is powered by nothing but sunlight. The solar craft ...

QinetiQ and NexxtDrive to co-operate on hybrid electric drives 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Besides being the ultimate Scrabble word, especially when played on a triple word score, Qinetiq has been featured on our blog many times. Often, Qinetiq is tied in with military operations, such as tanks. Their work is predominately with hybrid propulsion. Similarly, Nexxtdrive would also be a ...

PSA, QinetiQ, and Ricardo create the Efficient-C diesel/electric hybrid - Plus Gallery 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

click photo to enter high-res image gallery In response to the UK government's Department for Transport issued its Ultra Low Carbon Car Challenge (ULCCC) to the auto industry in 2003, Ricardo teamed up with PSA Peugeot Citroën and energy storage specialists QinetiQ to create the Ricardo ...


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