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    Delphi Offering Sound Generators for Electric Cars and Hybrids
    Delphi has developed two sound generators—called sounders—that enable pedestrians to detect nearby hybrid and electric vehicles which, without the sound generator, are nearly silent. The generators are designed to comply with legislation expected to mandate minimal sound for both hybrid and electric vehicles to warn pedestrians of the approaching vehicle. The single-box...
    by at February 16th, 2011 at 03:02 am
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    AeroVironment Begins Shipment of Residential Smart Charging Systems
    AeroVironment has begun shipping and installing its UL-listed single-family and multi-unit residential Smart Charging Dock (model EVSE-RS+). Designed with an open architecture to ensure interoperability with the thousands of individual utilities nationwide, the grid-connected system charges electric and plug-in electric hybrid cars by turning drivers’ homes into convenient,...
    by at February 14th, 2011 at 12:02 pm
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    Continental Unveils Safety Sensor for EVs and PHEVs
    Continental has revealed details of a new sensor for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, which eliminates the risk of suffering an electric shock in the event of a collision while the vehicle is in charge mode. The evSAT (Satellite for Electric Vehicles) sensor will go into series production with a major German vehicle manufacturer in 2012, according to Continental. The...
    by at February 13th, 2011 at 07:02 am
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    Cisco Partners with ECOtality to Integrate Blink Electric Car Chargers
    Cisco Systems and ECOtality are partnering to make electric cars part of a home energy-management system. ECOtality’s Blink Network charger interface will now be accessible through the Cisco Home Energy Controller (HEC), where Blink EV Home Charging Station owners can access information about their EVs and optimize their charging and energy usage. Cisco’s HEMS technology...
    by at January 31st, 2011 at 01:01 pm
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    GM, Argonne Sign Licensing Deal for Chevy Volt Batteries
    General Motors and Argonne National Laboratory have signed a licensing agreement to use Argonne’s patented composite cathode material to make advanced lithium-ion batteries that last longer between charges and can charge at higher voltages. The material has already been licensed to Korean battery-cell company LG Chem for use in the Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric...
    by at January 6th, 2011 at 03:01 pm
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    New Nanomaterial Speeds Up Charging by 60 Times
    Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) have developed an entirely new type of nanomaterial which can increase the charging speed of small lithium-ion batteries for electric cars, laptop computers, mobile phones, and other devices, by 40-60 times. The new material, called a “nanoscoop” because its shape resembles a cone with a scoop of ice cream on top,...
    by at January 6th, 2011 at 08:01 am
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    GM to Install Phone Recharging Mat in the Chevrolet Volt
    General Motors and Powermat announced a deal that will eliminate the need for charging cords for personal electronic devices in many future Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac products beginning mid-2012. GM Ventures, the company’s venture capital subsidiary, will invest $5 million in Powermat to accelerate the technology’s development and support efforts to grow Powermat’s...
    by at January 6th, 2011 at 04:01 am
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    GM Turns Gulf Oil Booms into Chevrolet Volt Parts
    Oil-soaked plastic boom material used to soak up oil in the Gulf of Mexico is finding new life as auto parts in the Chevrolet Volt. General Motors has developed a method to convert an estimated 100 miles of the material off the Alabama and Louisiana coasts and keep it out of the nation’s landfills. The ongoing project is expected to create enough plastic under hood parts...
    by at December 20th, 2010 at 10:12 am
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    Audi Expands Solar Capacity to Charge e-tron Electric Cars
    Audi has announced it will install additional photovoltaic modules a 7,500 square meter area of its main plant in Ingolstadt in Germany, which will be used to charge the batteries of the Audi’s e-tron electric cars. Audi is again extending its cooperation with Green City Energy: in 2009 this Munich-based company installed photovoltaic modules on an area of 11,600 square...
    by at December 5th, 2010 at 12:12 am
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    Video: Assembling the Nissan LEAF and Chevrolet Volt
    Shot inside Nissan’s plant in Oppama, Japan, and GM’s Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant captures the production of the Nissan LEAF and Chevrolet Volt in detail. Assembling the Nissan LEAF Nissan LEAF’s lithium-ion battery modules are manufactured at the Automotive Energy Supply Corporation operation in Zama, Japan, which is a joint-venture of Nissan and NEC....
    by at December 4th, 2010 at 01:12 am
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