Posts Tagged ‘lithium-ion batteries’

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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 at May 26th, 2010 at 01:05 pm
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    Panasonic Presents First Lithium-Ion Cells to Tesla
    Panasonic Energy Co. officials presented a top Tesla Motors executive with the first lithium-ion battery cells made at the new factory in Suminoe, Japan. The new factory will start producing 3.1Ah battery cells, the highest energy density cells available in the market. The facility will produce more than 300 million cells per year. “These cutting-edge Panasonic batteries...
    by at April 23rd, 2010 at 08:04 am
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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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    Stanford Develops Lithium-Sulfur Battery With High Specific Energy
    Researchers at Stanford University have developed an electrode that can be used to make more longer-lasting lithium-sulfur batteries. In 2007, the same team led by materials science professor Yi Cui, developed silicon nanowire anode that could hold 10 times as much charge as conventional lithium-ion batteries. By combining the new cathode with the previously developed...
    by at March 15th, 2010 at 05:03 am
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