Lithium-ion batteries are widely used to power devices from electric vehicles to portable electronics because they can store a relatively large amount of energy in a relatively lightweight package.

Electric Vehicles will play an increasingly important role by reducing the country?s dependence on foreign oil while emitting few to zero emissions while driving.

Balqon Corporation (OTCBB: BLQN), a developer of electric vehicles, drive systems and lithium ion batteris storage devices, operating in the same industry as companies like A123 Systems.

Firstly the report describes the background knowledge of Lithium Ion Battery, including Concepts Classification Manufacturing process technical parameters raw materials and cost structure.

The cordless tool?s 25.2 V, 3.0 Ah Li-Ion battery pack charges rapidly in a 15 minute charger.

The company currently produces nearly 90 percent of its lithium-ion batteries in Japan, but it said last year it plans to increase the proportion of production in China to 50 percent by fiscal 2015.

A123 Systems, Inc. is a leading developer and manufacturer of advanced lithium-ion batteries and energy storage systems for electric vehicles, electric grid and commercial applications.

Electrovayadesigns, develops and manufactures proprietary Lithium Ion batteries, battery systems, and battery-related products for electric vehicles, Utility Scale Energy Storage and smart grid power.

Smart batteries (including both nickel metal hydride and lithium-ion) are the second largest market sector, especially those used in portable products and on-road electric vehicles.

While recycling minerals can be expensive, recycling cobalt from lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and metal alloys is economically feasible at current cobalt prices.

Continental was the world’s first supplier of lithium ion batteries for electric vehicles in 2008 and the story continues.

Graphite has many important new applications including its use in lithium ion batteries for electric vehicles, fuel cells and solar power.

Novolyte is a manufacturer of electrolyte formulations for lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles.

Lithium-ion batteries for electric cars. The switch from gasoline to electricity as the primary power source for vehicles stands to be one of the most important technology.

Much like the rapid growth of the solar power sector, the growth of the storage sector will be driven by high demand elasticity and important transitions to stronger end-customer value propositions.

Will lithium-ion batteries deliver on the promises of power, energy, cost and safety in commercially available systems or does the future lay somewhere beyond lithium-based chemistries?

The Company is positioning itself as a major U.S.-based supplier to support the rising global demand for lithium carbonate that is expected from the increased use of electric vehicles.

E.ON is active in generating energy from onshore and offshore wind power, biomass, photovoltaic (PV) solar energy, and concentrated solar power (CSP).

The next generation of hybrid and electric vehicles are being designed to use high-capacity Lithium-ion batteries as environmentally-friendly fuel alternatives.

The average price of lithium-ion battery packs for electric cars fell 14 percent in the past year as production capacity exceeded demand, Bloomberg New Energy Finance said.