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    ZAP Licenses Electric Car Smart Charger Controller Technology
    California-based electric carmaker ZAP has licensed the Smart Charger Controller technology developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The technology allows customers to minimize the cost of charging electric cars by automatically recharging a vehicle’s battery at times of least demand on the grid and subsequently, least cost to the consumer. Battelle, an...
    by at April 14th, 2010 at 03:04 pm
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    NASA Will Launch Robonaut2 to International Space Station
    NASA will launch Robonaut2, the first human-like robot, to space later this year to become a permanent resident of the International Space Station. Robonaut 2, or R2, was developed jointly by NASA and General Motors under a cooperative agreement to develop a robotic assistant that can work alongside humans, whether they be astronauts in space or workers at GM manufacturing...
    by at April 14th, 2010 at 08:04 am
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    GM Invests $8m to Expand Battery Systems Lab in Warren
    General Motors is doubling the size of the largest and most technologically advanced automotive battery lab in the U.S. to expedite the development of electrically driven vehicles for consumers. The $8-million investment will improve on-site testing of all current and new battery cell, module and pack technologies by enlarging the Global Battery Systems Lab on the GM Technical...
    by at April 12th, 2010 at 11:04 am
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    Honda U3-X Comes to the U.S.
    Honda held the first U.S. demonstration of the company’s U3-X personal mobility prototype, first introduced at the Tokyo Motor Show last October. The three-day debut event was held this weekend at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel in Times Square. A second demonstration will be held April 13-15, at the 2010 Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) World Congress in...
    by at April 11th, 2010 at 10:04 pm
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    Valence Technology Supplying Batteries for Solar Powered Smart Grid Project
    Valence Technology has been selected as the preferred residential/community battery technology provider for the “Smart Grid Community of the Future,” the first smart grid solar powered residential development in Texas, the Houston-area master planned community of Discovery at Spring Trails. Valence Technology will supply dynamic energy systems for the individual smart...
    by at April 8th, 2010 at 11:04 pm
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    Hitachi Invents Technology to Double Lithium-Ion Battery Life
    Hitachi has invented a technology that is able to double the lifespan of lithium-ion batteries – a change that could have a major impact on electric car market. The maximum life of a lithium-ion battery today is up to 5 years and Hitachi claims the new batteries can last up to 10 years without needing to be replaced. The method that Hitachi uses will extend the life...
    by at April 7th, 2010 at 10:04 am
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    MIT Researchers Develop Lighter And More Powerful Lithium-Air Battery
    Lithium-air batteries could play a large role in the incoming wave of electric cars with the potential of providing energy densities up to three times that of the conventional lithium-ion batteries that currently exists. A team of researchers at MIT has announced that they’ve made significant progress on a technology that could lead to commercial development of lighter...
    by at April 6th, 2010 at 09:04 am
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    Credit Card-Friendly EV Charging Station Unveiled in New York
    Ricardo and PEP Stations LLC unveiled its credit card-friendly electric vehicle charging station at the 2010 New York Auto Show‘s EV Pavilion. The PEP Station – the PEP stands for “plug-in electric power” – is the exclusive recharging station at the Green Car Journal EV Pavilion, a high-profile showcase of electric vehicles and green technologies,...
    by at April 1st, 2010 at 01:04 am
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    Ford and Microsoft Announce Hohm Electric Car Recharging Partnership
    Ford and Microsoft rolled out a Microsoft Hohm system that will tell electric car owners the optimal time to recharge their vehicles. The system was announced at the 2010 New York Auto Show. The “Microsoft Hohm” system would start with the all-electric Ford Focus compact car, which goes on sale late next year, Hohm will help owners determine when and how to...
    by at March 31st, 2010 at 12:03 pm
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    Argonne Helps the Grid Get Smart
    President Barack Obama has called for one million plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) to hit the road by 2015. If the demand for PHEVs skyrockets, a flood of new electric cars could strain America’s power networks to the limit. That is why the U.S. Department of Energy is analyzing how the power grid can be redesigned to better meet America’s energy needs. A multidisciplinary...
    by at March 26th, 2010 at 05:03 am
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