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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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BollorÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â© Group Introduces BlueCar Lithium-Metal-Polymer EV Concept

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 07:51:26 +0000

The Bolloré Group, through its subsidiary BatScap, introduced an electric vehicle (EV) concept car using new its Lithium-Metal-Polymer batteries at the Geneva Motor Show.The Bolloré group is not trying to become an automaker, but is eager to have its battery technology used in a vehicle. The new BlueCar with its LMP batteries offers an operating […]

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