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European SmartBatt Seeks Lighter EV Battery Packs

Benji Jerew — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 20:06:55 +0000

Electric vehicles [EV] are designed to make the most of their limited battery charge. To that end, EV designers focus on weight reduction, aerodynamics, and efficient electrical systems. Still, the lithium-ion [Li-ion] battery packs in today’s EVs are a major part of the weight that needs to be hauled around, whether fully charged or not. […]

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ebuggy: The Ultimate Battery Solution for EVs Cheaper Than Gasoline Cars

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 11:45:41 +0000

For them to become a transport solution accepted by everyone, electric cars have to get at least as cheap as ordinary gas-powered ones. A trailer-like battery called ebuggy has been unveiled in Germany. It promises to revolutionize the future of transportation by providing virtually limitless electricity to EV owners through a network of charging stations. […]

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Newly Invented Energy-Storing Organic Membrane Better and Cheaper Than Batteries and Capacitors

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:52:08 +0000

An organic membrane may be the world’s next best battery and may revolutionize energy storage as we know it – it can bear far more energy than capacitors can, and can charge quicker than ever. Not to mention that it’s also dead-cheap. The energy-storing membrane has been invented by a team from the NUS Nanoscience […]

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New Sodium Imide Battery Doesn't Overheat, Features 50% More Capacity

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 25 May 2011 18:05:05 +0000

One of the biggest hurdles lithium ion batteries face is to overcome is heat. Today's electric cars use complex and bulky cooling systems to get rid of the heat, fact that also lowers the batteries' storage capacity and put weight on the car, lowering its mileage per charge. A new type of battery chemistry that doesn't overheat is now emerging from Leyden Energy's labs.

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ABC News Reports the Progress of Developing the Chevy Volt

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:20:58 +0000

There are a lot of speculations around the future Chevy Volt, the series car that it's said to revolutionize the car industry. Although there hasn't been much proof that they have the battery to power the electric-hybrid car, they're confident in their success, or at least that was wanted to be seen on this abc news video clip. Watch it. I think they're going to make it, because probably they're going to be using the EEStor technology or something equivalent, technology that has only recently been unveiled.

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ICP Solar Panels to be Mounted on Future Nissan Models

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:19:07 +0000

Modern cars need a lot of battery power due to the high electricity consumption by those electronic gadgets people have in them. Often, the car sales personnel confronts with the issue of a dead battery when they are trying to sell a vehicle that has been standing parked for a long time.

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