Ford Motor Company will produce the new Ford Fiesta small car (earlier post) for North America at the company’s transformed Cuautitlán Assembly Plant—currently producing F-Series (F-150 to F-550) pickups for the Mexican market—beginning in early 2010.
Ford also said that it will add a sporty European hatchback model to the [...]
At the recent meeting of the Premiers of Canada’s Western provinces, the premiers of Alberta and Saskatchewan—the two provinces with substantial oil sands resources—agreed to take the lead in making carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology a national priority.
The two provinces also agreed to lead a process with other [...]
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| A Unicell representative prepares to demonstrate the Quicksider’s kneeling capabilities. The vehicle can kneel at both front and rear to assist driver productivity and comfort. |
Commercial vehicle body manufacturer Unicell displayed its prototype Quicksider electric delivery van (earlier post) at Green Fleet Expo III in [...]
In a commentary piece in Nature Reports Climate Change, three of the scientists who led the impacts assessment for the IPCC (UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) argue that the 50% reduction in greenhouse gas being discussed as a global target is far from sufficient to avoid the dangerous global [...]
Short-term exposure to low levels of particulate air pollution may increase the risk of stroke or mini-stroke, according to findings by a University of Michigan team that suggest current exposure standards could be insufficient to protect the public. The study suggests future research on ambient air pollution and stroke [...]
People’s Daily. South African-designed battery-electric passenger vehicles will be unveiled by early next year. The development of the prototype involves a range of stakeholders, including South African universities and industry.
Boni Mehlomakulu, group executive of the department’s [Department of Science & Technology] research, development and innovation program, told SAPA [...]
Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels unveiled the first of four converted plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) the city of Seattle will test over the next year. (Earlier post.)
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Last October, the city of Seattle joined with the Port of Seattle, King County and the Puget [...]
The Mercedes-Benz Actros trailer/tractor combination has entered the Guinness World Records as the most fuel-efficient 40-tonne truck, with fuel consumption of 19.44 liters of diesel per 100 km— the equivalent less than 0.8 liters per hundred tonne-kilometers (tkm)—during a test drive of more than 12,728 kilometers.
The consumption was determined during [...]
Almost two-thirds of UK motorists say fuel economy is the number one priority when buying a new car, according to a new survey by Motorpoint, the UK’s leading car supermarket group. The poll found that 64% of people regarded fuel economy as the key consideration when changing their vehicle—a [...]
The University Research Corridor (URC), an alliance of Michigan State University, the University of Michigan and Wayne State University—Michigan’s three research universities—has awarded its first seed fund grants to provide startup support for two “revolutionary but feasible” energy projects: thermoelectric power generation and nano-biocarriers for the production of low-cost [...]
Nikkei. Thai oil and gas company PTT PCL is partnering with the Thai unit of Toyota Motor Corp. to study the development of bio-hydrogenated renewable diesel. The study is expected to be completed by the end of next year.
Bio-hydrogenated diesel is a renewable diesel produced by hydrogenating crude palm [...]
Renault has introduced a new prototype fuel cell vehicle: the Scenic ZEV H2. The Scenic ZEV H2 is a joint Nissan-Renault Alliance project.
Based on a Renault Grand Scenic, the Scenic ZEV H2 features Nissan’s in-house developed fuel cell stack, high-pressure hydrogen storage tank and compact lithium-ion batteries. Renault engineers and [...]
After 41 years of oil sands mining operations in northern Alberta, only 0.2%—one square kilometer—of disturbed land is certified as reclaimed, according to a new report by environmental group the Pembina Institute.
Oil sands mining is transforming northeastern Alberta. By the end of 2007, oil sands companies had cleared or [...]
Integrated Genomics, Inc. (IG), a US microbial genomics company, and TMO Renewables Limited, a UK developer of a cellulosic ethanol production process, are extending their research collaboration on organisms for TMO’s system.
Scientists at IG will work with TMO to identify pathways that can be exploited in future upgrades to [...]
Frost & Sullivan presented its 2008 European Automotive Powertrain Company of the Year Award to Reva Electric Car Company (RECC) for demonstrating excellence in sales volumes, superior market penetration and high levels of customer satisfaction within the electric vehicle (EV) industry. In 2007, on average one REVA electric car [...]
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The two decade-old Alternative Motor Fuels Act—the statute that currently provides automakers with incentives under the CAFE program to manufacture Flex Fuel Vehicles—needs to be overhauled or scrapped to [...]
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HTL processing in High Quality mode. Vacuum tower bottoms (VTBs) are routed to the Reactor where thermal cracking takes place. Upgraded VTBs (product) are quenched at the exit of the Reactor Cyclone and routed to the Atmospheric Distillation Unit where distillate and lighter material is sent [...]
Posted: May 30, 2008, 4:55am EDT by Mike MillikinDynetek Announces US DOT Approval of 6,500 psi H2 CylinderDynetek Industries Ltd. has received approval from the US Department of Transportation (DOT) of their 450 bar (6,527 psi) cylinder for use in Dynetek BT450 Tube Trailer Systems for bulk transport of compressed hydrogen. In October 2007, Dynetek announced delivery of the first BT450 Tube trailer systems for the [...] Posted: May 29, 2008, 4:39pm EDT by Mike MillikinABO to Host Second Annual Algae Biomass SummitThe recently-formed Algal Biomass Organization (ABO) will hold the second annual Algae Biomass Summit in Seattle, 23-24 October. More than 400 experts in and proponents of algae biomass gathered for the first Algae Biomass Summit in November 2007. At that event, attendees agreed to form the Algal Biomass Organization to [...] Posted: May 29, 2008, 2:58pm EDT by Mike MillikinApproximately 19,000 GM Hourly Employees to Take BuyoutApproximately 19,000 of GM’s 74,000 US hourly employees have ">decided to take an early retirement or buyout package. Most of the employees participating in the company’s attrition program will leave the company no later than 1 July 2008. GM will fill job openings with current employees whenever possible, as spelled out [...] Posted: May 29, 2008, 2:17pm EDT by Mike MillikinSapphire Energy Introduces Algae-Derived Bio-GasolineStart-up algal biofuels company Sapphire Energy unveiled a renewable 91 octane gasoline that conforms to ASTM certification derived from algal a biocrude. Sapphire has developed a platform that produces a “green crude” and biohydrocarbon fuels from modified algae. Sapphire’s founders and leadership team includes scientists in the fields of petroleum [...] Posted: May 29, 2008, 12:54pm EDT by Mike MillikinUN FAO: Biofuels a Significant Demand Factor in Food Price SurgeAlthough not the sole cause for the worldwide rapid increases in food prices, the biofuels market has created a new and significant source of demand for some agricultural commodities such as sugar, corn, cassava, oilseeds and palm oil. This increase in demand, according to a report prepared by the [...] Posted: May 29, 2008, 12:43pm EDT by Mike MillikinDiesel Crosses $5.00/Gallon Mark in California
The price of diesel jumped past the $5.00/gallon mark in California this week to $5.027—a 69% increase from one year ago, according to the latest data from the [...] Posted: May 29, 2008, 11:27am EDT by Mike MillikinTesla Provides Update on Powertrain 1.5Tesla Motors CTO JB Straubel has posted an engineering update on the company’s work on “powertrain 1.5”—an improved motor to handle higher current and torque; an improved inverter to deliver higher motor current; and a single-speed gearbox designed to replace its problematic two-speed transmission—on the company’s website. Initial production [...] Posted: May 29, 2008, 9:16am EDT by Mike MillikinDongfeng Motor Targets Annual Sales of 1M Vehicles by 2012China’s Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd. (DFL) outlined its five-year 2008 to 2012 mid-term business plan, targeting sales of 1 million vehicles by 2012. The five-year plan, named Plan 13 (“one cubed”), expands on the company’s previous business blueprint, Plan 23 (“two cubed”), under which the company doubled sales volume between [...] Posted: May 29, 2008, 5:30am EDT by Mike MillikinVerenium Commissioning Cellulosic Ethanol Demo-Scale Plant; Targeting Cost of $1.34/Gallon
Verenium Corporation has begun the commissioning phase at its demonstration-scale cellulosic ethanol facility in Jennings, Louisiana. The plant is rated to produce 1.4 million gallons [...] Posted: May 28, 2008, 3:22pm EDT by Mike MillikinNissan to Show Forklift Concept with AESC Li-ion BatteryNissan Forklift will debut its first Li-ion powered forklift concept model at the CeMAT 2008 logistics exhibition, to be held at Hannover from 27-31 May. The electric-powered forklift employs battery technology developed by Automotive Energy Supply Corporation (AESC), a joint-venture between Nissan Motor Co. and NEC Corporation and NEC [...] Posted: May 28, 2008, 1:07pm EDT by Mike MillikinUDRI, AFRL to Open Research-Scale Facility to Develop Synthetic Jet Fuel From Coal and BiomassWith a $10-million seed grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), the University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) will collaborate with AFRL to construct and operate the country’s first federal research facility designed to create jet fuel from coal and biomass in a program aimed at creating a [...] Posted: May 28, 2008, 12:57pm EDT by Mike MillikinShell Blending BTL with GTL in Diesel for 24 Hours of Le MansShell will blend BTL (Biomass to Liquids) synthetic diesel, along with GTL (Gas to Liquids) synthetic diesel, into its Shell V-Power Diesel race fuel at the 24 Hours of Le Mans race, in France on 14 June. This will be the first time a second-generation biofuel has been used at [...] Posted: May 28, 2008, 12:17pm EDT by Mike MillikinTransparent Polymers for PV Modules Boost PerformanceEnerize Corporation has developed a new design for photovoltaic (PV) modules using a proprietary transparent polymer material to replace conventional glass, resulting in an increase in conversion efficiency of more then 20%. The polymer increases efficiency due to higher transparency and concentration of incoming light, while providing resistance to degradation [...] Posted: May 28, 2008, 11:08am EDT by Mike MillikinNew Algorithm Increases Accuracy of Air Pollution Predictions
A new computer algorithm developed by environmental scientist Rao Kotamarthi of the US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, in collaboration with Alexis Zubrow, [...] Posted: May 26, 2008, 5:24pm EDT by Mike MillikinSEKAB and Brazilian Partners To Introduce Verified Sustainable EthanolThe Swedish company SEKAB, which delivers about 90% of all ethanol in Sweden for E85 and ED95 (ethanol for heavy-duty vehicles using compression ignition engines, earlier post), announced that it will be the first company to supply verified sustainable ethanol. This ethanol from Brazilian sugarcane is quality-assured from [...] Posted: May 26, 2008, 12:57pm EDT by Mike MillikinDLR and Airbus Testing Hydrogen PEM Fuel Cell Auxiliary Power System in A320
The Institute for Technical Thermodynamics of the German Aerospace Center (Institut für Technische Thermodynamik des Deutschen Zentrums für Luft- und [...] Posted: May 26, 2008, 12:38pm EDT by Mike MillikinLinc Energy and Huadian Coal to Team on UCG and FT in ChinaLinc Energy Ltd has executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China’s Huadian Coal Industry Group for the joint pursuit of opportunities to use Linc Energy’s underground coal gasification (UCG) technology (earlier post) and experience with gas-to-liquids Fischer-Tropsch (FT) fuel and chemicals technologies within China. In addition, the two [...] Posted: May 26, 2008, 12:35pm EDT by Mike MillikinMHI and Wärtsilä Partner for New Marine EnginesMitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and Wärtsilä Corporation of Finland have signed a joint development agreement to design and develop new small, low-speed marine diesel engines of less than 450 mm cylinder bore. According to Wärtsilä, it holds a 16% share of the marine low-speed main engine market, with MHI [...] Posted: May 26, 2008, 9:56am EDT by Mike MillikinPEMEX Crude Production Drops 13% in April Due to Cantarell DeclinePEMEX, Mexico’s state-owned oil company, reported that crude oil production in April 2008 dropped 13% to 2.767 million barrels per day from April 2007 as output from the Cantarell field declined faster than expected.
Crude oil [...] Posted: May 26, 2008, 6:45am EDT by Mike MillikinVolvo Establishes Truck and Bus JV in India with EicherThe Volvo Group has signed a final agreement with the Indian vehicle manufacturer Eicher Motors covering establishment of a new Indian joint-venture company. The joint venture, with the proposed name VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd., comprises Eicher Motors’ entire truck and bus operations and the Volvo Group’s Indian truck sales [...] Posted: May 26, 2008, 5:52am EDT by Mike MillikinAntonov Applying Dual-Speed Drives to Engine Accessories
Antonov Automotive Technologies, which is currently offering a simple dual-speed supercharger for downsizing engines to reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions (earlier post), [...] Posted: May 25, 2008, 11:13am EDT by Mike MillikinEuropean Parliament Gives Go-ahead to 1B Fuel Cells and Hydrogen JTI; Mass-Market Transport Applications Targeted for 2020The European Parliament has supported establishing the EU’s Fuel Cells and Hydrogen (FCH) Initiative—the fifth Joint Technology Initiative (JTI)—by a vote of 590 to 619. Between 2008 and 2017, the FCH JTI will have a budget of €1 billion (US$1.58 billion). The initial proposal for the FCH JTI from [...] Posted: May 25, 2008, 10:02am EDT by Mike MillikinANA Introduces Ecology Plan 2008-2011 with CO2 Reduction GoalsAll Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. (ANA) introduced its Ecology Plan 2008-2011, in which it sets goals for the reduction of CO2 emissions by its fleet. Specifically, ANA will reduce the amount of CO2 produced on domestic routes by 200,000 tonnes, compared with 2006 levels, down from 4.9 million to [...] Posted: May 25, 2008, 9:34am EDT by Mike MillikinImperial Sugar COnsidering Sugar-Corn Ethanol PlantHouston Chronicle. Imperial Sugar, one of the nation’s largest sugar refiners and sellers, is exploring a plan to build a large-scale ethanol plant next to its sugar refinery in Gramercy, La. The plant would use a mixture of a lower-grade sugar it now has to process twice to bring to [...] Posted: May 25, 2008, 7:34am EDT by Mike MillikinDongfeng Honda To Double Output By 2009Nikkei. Dongfeng Honda Automobile Co., the joint venture between Honda Motor Co. and China’s Dongfeng Motor Corp., will boost its annual capacity from 120,000 units to 240,000 by next year. The planned increase will include the Civic and the CR-V sport utility vehicle. Sales at Dongfeng Honda are projected [...] Posted: May 24, 2008, 1:49pm EDT by Mike MillikinExtreme Motorsports Completes Engineering for First Electric SandcarExtreme Motorsports of California, Inc. (Xtreme), the world’s only publicly traded sandcar manufacturer, recently completed the engineering and manufacturing plans for the first completely electric sandcar.
The Zero Emissions Sandcar (ZES) uses motor and controller technology from Azure Dynamics and a [...] Posted: May 24, 2008, 1:07pm EDT by Mike MillikinLA County Lifeguards to Use Fleet of 45 Customized Escape HybridsThe Los Angeles County Lifeguards (LACL), a division of the Los Angeles County Fire Department, is getting a fleet of 45 Escape Hybrids with Intelligent four-wheel-drive specially equipped for use on rescue patrol.
The Intelligent four-wheel-drive version of the Escape Hybrid offers fuel economy of [...] Posted: May 24, 2008, 12:41pm EDT by Mike MillikinGM Pushes for Ethanol; Update on Cellulosic Biofuels Partner Coskata
General Motors is picking up the pace on its steady push for the adoption of ethanol as a [...] Posted: May 24, 2008, 12:11pm EDT by Mike MillikinFairbanks EDC to Conduct CTL StudyAlaska Journal of Commerce. Fairbanks (Alaska) Economic Development Corp. (EDC) has signed a contract with Hatch, Ltd., a Toronto-based engineering firm, to conduct a $550,000 screening study on a possible coal or biomass-to-liquids plant in Fairbanks.
Posted: May 24, 2008, 8:17am EDT by Mike MillikinPetrobras Announces Another Deep-Water Oil FindThe consortium formed by Petrobras (66%, operator), Shell (20%), and Galp Energia (14%), has proved the presence of oil in another block in the ultra-deep waters in the Santos Basin near the huge offshore Tupi field. The Tupi field alone, which represents only a small part of this oil [...] Posted: May 23, 2008, 5:37pm EDT by Mike MillikinEIA: ANWR Oil Production Would Peak at 780K Barrels per Day
The opening of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR 1002 Area) to oil and natural gas development would result in additional oil production of a peak 780,000 barrels per day [...] Posted: May 23, 2008, 3:44pm EDT by Mike MillikinConcept Engine: Intermeshing Differential RotorsEnclosure: [download]
A South African inventor has developed a new engine concept—the Intermeshing Differential Rotors (IDR) engine—intended to provide a better power-to-mass ratio, improved efficiency, reduced manufacturing cost and durability than current engines. The company [...] Posted: May 23, 2008, 12:14pm EDT by Mike MillikinResearchers Find Upwelling of ‘Acidified’ Water on the Pacific Continental ShelfA team of researchers from the US, Canada and Mexico found evidence of the acidification of the ocean caused by the ocean’s absorption of carbon dioxide less than 20 miles off the west coast of North America during a field study from Canada to Mexico last summer. This was [...] Posted: May 23, 2008, 11:03am EDT by Mike MillikinFord Cuts North American Production of Large Trucks and SUVs, Increases Production of Cars and CrossoversFord Motor Company announced that it is cutting planned North American production and revising downward its near-term North American Automotive profit outlook, while planning further manufacturing capacity realignments, additional cost reductions and changes to its product mix to respond to the rapidly changing business environment in the US. The company is [...] Posted: May 23, 2008, 8:02am EDT by Mike MillikinStatoilHydro to Build First Full-Scale Floating Wind Turbine
StatoilHydro will build the world’s first full-scale floating wind turbine, Hywind, and test it over a two-year period offshore Karmøy, Norway. (Earlier post.) The company is investing approximately 400 million NOK (US$80 million) in the project, and plans to [...] Posted: May 23, 2008, 7:46am EDT by Mike MillikinReport: Toyota and Matsushita Building Two Battery PlantsThe Nikkei reports that Toyota Motor Corp. and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. intend to build two plants for automotive batteries: one for NiMH cells, the other for Li-ion cells.
Posted: May 23, 2008, 6:17am EDT by Mike MillikinARB Approves $221M for Diesel Engine Emission Reduction ProjectsThe California Air Resources Board approved the final list of diesel emission reduction projects to be funded by the first installment of $221 million out of the $1 billion from voter-endorsed Proposition 1B. ARB voted to distribute $221 million among California’s four trade corridors based on the funding targets adopted [...] Posted: May 23, 2008, 3:30am EDT by Mike MillikinTranslinc Introduces Smith Edison Electric Van for Courier ServiceTranslinc, a UK provider of fleet services, is introducing a Smith Edison electric vehicle (earlier post) into courier service for the Lincolnshire County Council (LCC). LCC’s courier service operates eight weekly runs within Lincoln city and throughout the county, supporting the library services, inter-school deliveries and the city council’s [...] Posted: May 22, 2008, 5:36pm EDT by Mike MillikinReport: GM Wants to Price the Volt Under $30KGM Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner told the Frankfurter Allgemeine that the company wants to bring the Volt to market in 2010 priced at less than $30,000.
Posted: May 22, 2008, 5:29pm EDT by Mike MillikinGreen Star Says New Micronutrient Boosts Growth Rate of Algae by 34%Green Star Products, Inc. has developed a new micronutrient which increases the growth rate of certain strains of microalgae. Biotech Research, Inc., a consortium partner of Green Star, has confirmed a daily growth rate increase of 34% using the “Montana Micronutrient Booster (MMB)” formula. This growth rate booster can increase [...] Posted: May 22, 2008, 2:17pm EDT by Mike MillikinMercedes Introduces New Natural Gas B-Class Model
Mercedes-Benz has introduced a new natural-gas platform in its revamped B-Class range: the B 170 NGT BlueEFFICIENCY. (Earlier post.) The bi-fuel drive B [...] Posted: May 22, 2008, 7:38am EDT by Mike MillikinResearchers Determine Method for Boosting MOF H2 Storage CapacityResearchers at the University of Crete calculate that modifying metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with lithium alkoxide groups can boost the MOF’s gravimetric hydrogen storage capacity to 10 wt% at 77 K (-196°C) and 100 bar. That capacity, as determined by ab initio calculations, is about three times larger compared with unmodified [...] Posted: May 22, 2008, 6:47am EDT by Mike MillikinMississippi State University Students Win GM and DOE Challenge X 2008 Competition; New ZEV-Based Competition To Begin
Mississippi State University, for the second consecutive year, earned top honors in the GM and US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Challenge X student engineering competition. Over the past nine months, the 2008 Challenge X: Crossover to Sustainability competition challenged 17 [...] Posted: May 22, 2008, 5:09am EDT by Mike MillikinUC Davis Report Provides Overview of Goals and State of PHEV Batteries
A report from the Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Davis provides an overview of the current state of several battery chemistries—including NiMH and Li-ion—and their abilities to meet the goals [...] Posted: May 18, 2008, 12:35pm EDT by Mike MillikinBMW Developing Power Net Extension With Ultracapacitors to Support Broader Application of Improved Micro-Hybrid Functions
The BMW Group is developing an application of ultracapacitors and a DC/DC converter to extend the power of the 12V power net in its [...] Posted: May 18, 2008, 11:34am EDT by Mike MillikinAudi Uppowers 2.0L TDI Diesel for A3 ConceptAudi is showcasing an A3 TDI diesel study car at the upcoming 27th annual Lake Wörther Tour being held at the end of May in the Austrian province of Carinthia. An uppowered 2.0L TDI engine in the A3 TDI clubsport quattro delivers 165 kW (224 hp) and produces 450 Nm [...] Posted: May 18, 2008, 8:33am EDT by Mike MillikinTest of MUSIC Engine Shows 20% Improvement in Fuel Economy Over Conventional Gasoline Unit
Recent testing of a 2.0-liter, four-cylinder implementation of the Merritt Unthrottled Spark Ignition Combustion (MUSIC) engine, initially developed at Coventry University, (earlier post) showed a 19.8% improvement in fuel economy compared to a baseline Ford 2.0L Duratec. MUSIC is [...] Posted: May 17, 2008, 1:41pm EDT by Mike MillikinPort of Los Angeles and South Coast Air Quality Management District Introduce Heavy-Duty Electric Drayage Truck
The Port of Los Angeles and the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) introduced an all-electric heavy-duty short-haul drayage truck—the first of its kind—that can pull a 60,000-pound cargo container at a top speed of 40 mph, and has a [...] Posted: May 17, 2008, 12:21pm EDT by Mike MillikinStudy Finds Use of Wingsails on Seismic Exploration Vessel Reduces Fuel Consumption 5-10%
A study evaluating the use of wingsails on a seismic exploration vessel found that they could reduce fuel consumption by 5% when the vessel was towing its hydrophonic cable assemblies. The researchers concluded that the savings could [...] Posted: May 17, 2008, 10:12am EDT by Mike MillikinCanadas Greenhouse Gas Emissions Decreased in 2006Total greenhouse gas emissions in Canada in 2006 were 721 megatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (Mt of CO2e), a decrease of 1.9% from 2005 levels, and 2.8% from 2003 levels, according to the latest annual inventory submitted by Environment Canada. Overall, the long-term trend indicates that emissions in 2006 [...] Posted: May 16, 2008, 8:41pm EDT by Mike MillikinEPA Seeking Comments on Texas Request for 50% RFS WaiverThe US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking comments on Texas’ petition for a 50% waiver on the volume of renewable fuel required to be used in motor vehicles and other engines. (Earlier post.) In a 25 April letter to EPA, Texas Governor Rick Perry asked EPA to halve [...] Posted: May 16, 2008, 7:53pm EDT by Mike MillikinGM Exploring Supercap Li-Ion Combination for Next Generation Energy Storage for EREVs
General Motors is actively exploring the concept of combining supercapacitors and lithium-ion batteries in a next-generation energy storage system (ESS) for its [...] Posted: May 16, 2008, 1:30pm EDT by Mike MillikinCelgard Parent to Acquire Korean Li-ion Separator CompanyPolypore International, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary Celgard, LLC (Celgard), will purchase Yurie-Wide Corp., a developer of technology for the manufacture of polyethylene separators for lithium-ion batteries, for approximately $23 million. Polypore, through its Celgard business, is a leading manufacturer of mono-layer polypropylene and multi-layer polypropylene/polyethylene separators used in [...] Posted: May 16, 2008, 9:15am EDT by Mike MillikinAESC: Lithium-ion Batteries for Nissan-Renaults Hybrids, PHEVs and EVs
Nissan Motor, NEC Corporation, and NEC TOKIN Corporation formed the joint venture Automotive Energy Supply Corporation (AESC) in 2007 to develop and market lithium-ion batteries for hybrids, plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles. With work on all three types [...] Posted: May 16, 2008, 8:26am EDT by Mike MillikinGumpert to Run Plug-in Hybrid Supercar in 24 Hours Nrburgring RaceMr. Heinz-Harald Frentzen, ex-Formula One (F1) racer and champion, and Gumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur GmbH plan to enter a hybrid electric version of the Apollo supercar powered by a lithium-ion battery solution from Lithium Technology Corporation (LTC) into this year’s Nürburgring 24 hour race (ADAC Zurich 24h-Rennen), 22-25 May 2008.
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