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ORNL and GM to Recycle Used Volt Batteries in Grid Backup Supply

Benji Jerew — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:00:55 +0000

After years and many thousands of miles, the hybrid and electric vehicle lithium-ion battery pack performance starts to degrade, but they can’t just be thrown into the nearest landfill. This is a problem that conscientious consumers and automakers are struggling to address. Recycling is one solution, which recovers poisonous metals and other parts of the […]

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For Green Geeks: GM Cooperating With Google to Install Android on Volt

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 13 May 2010 19:05:56 +0000

GM is currently in talks with Google for a joint venture to develop an integrated car system based on the Android OS, of which you may have heard lately. They also say Android is going to be animating Chevy Volt's interface.

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Video: 2011 Chevy Volt Test Drive

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:50:10 +0000

Here's a video we've been expecting for so long: a real image of a real car, expected by so many electric vehicle enthusiasts. Enjoy...

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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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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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