rechargeable Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:22:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 LiFePO4 Batteries: Chevy Volt`s Future Energy Sources https://www.greenoptimistic.com/lifepo4-battery-20080922/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/lifepo4-battery-20080922/#comments Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:22:14 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=915 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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