envia systems Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Wed, 11 Dec 2013 18:17:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Envia Systems’ 400Wh/kg Lithium-Ion Battery – Too Good To Be True? https://www.greenoptimistic.com/envia-systems-400whkg-lithium-ion-battery-good-true-20131211/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/envia-systems-400whkg-lithium-ion-battery-good-true-20131211/#comments Wed, 11 Dec 2013 16:58:44 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=44400 A quiet little company with big problems, Envia Systems, originally developed a lithium-ion battery with an astounding 400Wh/kg energy density. Garnering millions of dollars in government and corporate investment, it seems that Envia Systems was well on its way to success. General Motors had put in $7 million toward the development of the new lithium-ion […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/envia-systems-400whkg-lithium-ion-battery-good-true-20131211/feed/ 1 44400 Envia Systems Advanced Lithium-Ion Battery Company Faces Legal Problems https://www.greenoptimistic.com/envia-systems-advanced-lithium-ion-battery-company-faces-legal-problems-20131209/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/envia-systems-advanced-lithium-ion-battery-company-faces-legal-problems-20131209/#respond Mon, 09 Dec 2013 22:06:04 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=44316 Of course, A123 Systems was not the only lithium-ion battery company to arise just as plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles were coming onto the market. A123 Systems, an advanced lithium-ion battery manufacturer, and Fisker Automotive, maker of a high-end extended-range electric vehicle, might only be the most famous because of their failures. On the […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/envia-systems-advanced-lithium-ion-battery-company-faces-legal-problems-20131209/feed/ 0 44316 GM to Use Envia’s Breakthrough EV Batteries for 100+ Miles EV Range https://www.greenoptimistic.com/gm-to-use-envias-breakthrough-ev-batteries-for-100-miles-ev-range-20120810/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/gm-to-use-envias-breakthrough-ev-batteries-for-100-miles-ev-range-20120810/#comments Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:23:58 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=25788 Envia Systems is GM’s newest “protegee” in what their interest in EV battery in concerned. Envia has recently announced a breakthrough in a battery that’s as cheap as the ones used nowadays in the Volt and also has a high energy density. Dan Akerson, GM CEO, said “I think we’ve got better than a 50-50 chance […]

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