AMPED Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 07:31:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 NREL’s AMPED Project Boosts Battery Efficiency by Better Management https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nrel-amped-battery-management-20130122/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nrel-amped-battery-management-20130122/#respond Tue, 22 Jan 2013 07:31:18 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=31819 The three main factors that affect the life of a rechargeable battery, any rechargeable battery, is chemistry, management, and usage. The same goes for the massive batteries that we find in hybrid electric vehicles [HEV] and electric vehicles [EV]. For the most part, regarding chemistry, Toyota is sticking with tried-and-true nickel-metal hydride [NiMH] battery packs, […]

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