The new production facility to be set up at Kashiwazaki city, in Niigata Prefecture, to manufacture rechargeable batteries in anticipation of strong demand for use in electric vehicles.

ReVolt has developed rechargeable zinc-air batteries that can store three times the energy of lithium ion batteries, by volume, while costing only half as much.

Automotive industry is undergoing a radical change wherein traditional internal combustion (IC) engines are being replaced by battery-powered motors.

Researchers at TU Graz have developed a new method that utilizes silicon for a lithium-ion battery. Its storage capacity is 10 times higher than the graphite substrate which has been used in batteries.

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Bolivia produces no lithium, though it is sometimes called ?the Saudi Arabia of lithium? because its still-untapped salares are thought to contain nearly 50 percent of the world?s estimated lithium reserves.

Energy Innovation Group was awarded a supply contract for the Indica Vista EV project, a development of the TATA Indica Vista.

According to Advanced Power and Energy Sources Transportation (APET) in Hong Kong, the cordless, no-solar-panel EV is about to become a reality.

Energy storage will be especially important in compensating for the intermittent nature of wind power and solar energy sources, which is often out of synch with the peaks and valleys of customers? electricity demand.

The Rechargeable Battery Association said the International Civil Aviation Organization’s Dangerous Goods Panel (DGP) that met in Montreal earlier this month had adopted several proposals supported by RBA.

The structure, located in an employee parking lot, will shade 50 parking spaces and provide two charging stations for plug-in electric vehicles.

Nissan Motor Co. and Sumitomo Corp. said they will establish a joint venture to recycle lithium-ion electric car batteries, which could give Nissan an early lead in the fledgling electric car market.

Sanyo said it plans to produce 300,000 to 400,000 batteries per month for use in plug-in hybrid vehicles that can be recharged at home. The company also said it will produce battery systems, including rechargers.

ReNu, the most technologically advanced and eye-catching personal solar capture and storage device ever created, will be unveiled on Oct. 19 in Phoenix when it appears at the prestigious i-stage.

LG Chem Ltd., South Korea?s biggest chemicals maker, will spend $303 million over three years to build a battery plant in Holland, Mich.

GreenlightAC, a DC-based electric vehicle charging station company, and District of Columbia Mayor Adrian M. Fenty are announcing the installation of GreenlightAC?s electric vehicle charging stations in the District.

Seaside has committed to purchase up to 16.9 million Valence common shares, in a series of closings every two weeks in the amount of 650,000 shares each for a total of up to 26 purchases.