Posts Tagged ‘lithium-ion batteries’

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    DOE Offers $17m Loan for Li-Ion Based Grid Storage System
    The U.S. Department of energy has offered AES Energy Storage, LLC a conditional commitment for a loan guarantee for $17.1 million to support the construction of a 20 megawatt (MW) energy storage system using advanced lithium-ion batteries. The AES project, located in Johnson City, New York, will help provide a more stable and efficient electrical grid for the state’s...
    by admin at August 2nd, 2010 at 01:08 pm
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    Panasonic Takes Full Control of Sanyo
    Panasonic, the world’s largest maker of rechargeable batteries, will spend $9.4 billion to buy out minority shareholders in two subsidiaries specializing, solar cells, electric car batteries and other green technology. Panasonic, which currently owns 50.5% of Sanyo and 51% of Panasonic Electric Works, said the acquisitions are part of its effort toward becoming the “No....
    by admin at July 29th, 2010 at 06:07 am
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    GM Offering 8-year Warranty on Volt Battery
    General Motors will provide an eight-year, 100,000-mile warranty on the battery and electric drive system in the Chevrolet Volt, a three-year boost from its standard warranty, to ease concerns about battery longevity. The warranty will be transferable at no cost to other vehicle owners and cover all 161 battery components, GM said. In addition, the warranty also includes...
    by admin at July 14th, 2010 at 03:07 pm
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    THINK Starts Production of Lithium-Ion Version of City EV
    Norwegian electric car maker THINK has launched production of the lithium-ion battery version of its City EV. The 22 kWh lithium-ion battery for the THINK City EV pack is being supplied by Ener1 subsidiary, Indiana-based EnerDel which owns an equity stake in Think. The latest generation THINK City is a purpose-built, all-electric car designed for urban environments. It...
    by admin at June 16th, 2010 at 02:06 pm
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    Nissan Breaks Ground on Smyrna Battery Plant
    Nissan broke ground Wednesday on a electric car battery plant, as part of its plan to start building Nissan LEAF in Smyrna, Tennessee. The battery plant is part of a $1.7 billion investment in electric car battery and LEAF assembly capacity in Smyrna, funded mainly by a $1.4 billion U.S. government loan. The $1.4 billion federal loan to Nissan is part of a $25 billion...
    by admin at May 26th, 2010 at 01:05 pm
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