Posts Tagged ‘lithium-ion battery’

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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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    Toshiba Working with Mitsubishi on Electric Car Batteries
    Japanese electronics giant Toshiba Corp. said Friday is working jointly with Mitsubishi to develop lithium-ion battery system for use in automaker’s electric cars. Toshiba has developed a fast-charging long life lithium-ion battery called SCiB (Super Charge ion Battery), which it plans to adapt for electric cars. The use of new oxide-based materials in the current SCiB...
    by admin at July 2nd, 2010 at 11:07 am
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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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    LG Chem to Supply Volvo with Electric Car Batteries
    LG Chem was named the lithium-ion battery pack supplier for Volvo’s electric car program, as battery makers seek ties with carmakers, betting on the market’s future growth. LG Chem has already teamed up with home market giant Hyundai Motor Co Ltd, Ford and General Motors from the U.S. and China’s Changan New Energy Automobile on auto batteries. “LG...
    by admin at April 26th, 2010 at 08:04 am
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