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New Electric Vehicle, Defiant Xtreme EV3 Roadster, to Debut Next Month

Benji Jerew — Wed, 26 Mar 2014 16:17:50 +0000

Designed from the ground up as an electric vehicle, the Defiant Xtreme EV3 Roadster will debut next month at the Knoxville, Tennessee, Earth Day Festival. Developed by Shockwave Motors, the Defiant Xtreme EV3 Roadster is an electric vehicle designed to take advantage of the efficiencies of an electric vehicle powertrain with a sport design we’re […]

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IMA Colibri Electric Vehicle Already has 700 Pre-Orders

Benji Jerew — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 15:40:49 +0000

The tiny single-seater electric vehicle has only been shown a couple of times at the auto shows, and isn’t even in production yet, but the company has already received over 700 pre-orders! The IMA (Innovative Mobility Automobile) Colibri, translated as “hummingbird” in a number of languages, is a fitting name for the tiny electric vehicle […]

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Advanced Electric Vehicle Battery Researched by Genovation and University of Maryland

Benji Jerew — Wed, 30 Oct 2013 16:45:45 +0000

Genovation Cars is still kicking, although I did have to look them up because I’d never heard of them until now, and has partnered with University of Maryland to develop new hybrid electric-vehicle battery technology. There are plenty of electric vehicle battery companies out there, working on the next best thing for electric vehicles. The […]

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New Ultracentrifugal Processing Technology from Japan to Improve Li-Ion Batteries

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 11 May 2010 12:50:07 +0000

Lithium ion batteries have been on the mainstream of electricity storage for a while, providing power for applications ranging from mobile phones to electric/hybrid cars. Still, lithium ion batteries need further development that would further increase their capacity and lifetime.

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LiFePO4 Batteries: Chevy Volt`s Future Energy Sources

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:22:14 +0000

The Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) batteries are based on Lithium Ion, but they offer many advantages over LiCO2 (Lithium Cobalt), frequently used in laptops, mp3 players and cell phones. They also offer a greater range, power and safety, in an electric vehicle - they will not explode or catch fire if overcharged.

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