Construction of the Renault-Nissan Alliance?s first European plant for the production of advanced lithium-ion batteries began today in Sunderland, UK.
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LG Chem to provide lithium ion batteries to Volvo
LG Chem Ltd. has been picked as a provider of lithium-ion battery packs for electric vehicles by Volvo Cars Corp.
Continue readingExplosive Growth for Lithium-ion Batteries in Electric Vehicles
Li-ion batteries have a high energy density of 120-160 Wh/kg, compared to 30-80 Wh/kg for Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) batteries.
Continue readingPanasonic Presents First Electric Vehicle Battery to Tesla
Tesla officials visited Panasonic Energy Company’s new Lithium-ion battery cell manufacturing facility in Suminoe, Japan.
Continue readingAwards to Coulomb Technologies and Better Place
Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information, announced that the co-winners of the first annual Edmunds.com Green Car Breakthrough Award are Coulomb Technologies, Inc. and Better Place.
Continue readingLithium project in North Carolina
North Arrow Minerals Inc. (NAR – TSX Venture), is pleased to announce a spring drilling program is underway at its wholly owned Beaverdam lithium project in North Carolina.
Continue readingEV powered by SANYO’s batteries traveled 555.6 km
SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. (SANYO) announces that the travel distance of 555.6 km by Mira EV powered by SANYO lithium-ion battery systems has been officially recognized as the longest journey by electric vehicle.
Continue readingSouth Korea to help Bolivia develop its vast lithium resources
Korea, Japan and France are competing for rights to tap the vast lithium reserves in the Uyuni salt flats in southern Bolivia.
Continue readingElectric Car Charging Stations in Grand Geneva
Grand Geneva will celebrate Earth Week 2010 by becoming the first resort in the Midwest region to offer an on-site charging station for electric vehicles.
Continue readingNaturalNano has Second Patent in the Energy Sector
NaturalNano, Inc. (Pink Sheets:NNAN) (Frankfurt:N3N), announced issuance of a second patent, 7,679,883 in high performance energy storage devices called Ultra Capacitors.
Continue readingNew Ritto Plant (Japan) to Begin Production of Lithium-ion Batteries for 50,000 Electric Vehicles
Lithium Energy Japan (LEJ) has decided to build a new Plant in Ritto City, Shiga Prefecture., Japan. The new Ritto plant will start production in early 2012.
Continue readingECOtality Gained Access to China Venture’s $300 Million Financing Facility
ECOtality, Inc. (OTCBB: ETLE), a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies, announced its financial results and operational updates for the financial year to date for the period ended December 31.
Continue readingAmeriLithium to Commence Nevada Lithium Project on April 20, 2010
AmeriLithium (AMEL) is pleased to announce the Company is slated to commence its domestic Lithium exploration program on the Company’s Paymaster Project in Nevada.
Continue readingValence Technology Poised to Power Cordless Industrial Revolution
Valence Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: VLNC) announced their role in creating the advanced battery system powering the revolutionary Scrub N Go? Cordless Floor Scrubber.
Continue readingDelphi Teams to Develop Charging Systems for Electric Vehicles
Delphi Corp. and ClipperCreek, Inc. have agreed to work together to develop, manufacture and sell charging systems for all-electric vehicles (EV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV).
Continue readingCompressed Air Energy Storage Projects
Companies to work jointly on first project in Texas using technology developed exclusively by General Compression.
Continue readingZAP Licenses Electric Car Smart Charger Controller Technology
To make electric car charging cleaner and less expensive, industry pioneer ZAP (OTCBB:ZAAP) has licensed the Smart Charger Controller technology developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
Continue readingFirst Coulomb ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations for Ireland?s Electric Supply Board
365 Energy is in an excellent position to support Ireland?s goal of reaching a 10 percent share of electric vehicles by 2020.
Continue readingEVCARCO (OTCBB: EVCA) Initiates Expansion Plan
EVCARCO Brings Aboard Electric Car Expert to Head Up Dealer Development for North America, Bill Williams Appointed by EVCARCO.
Continue readingGalaxy Resources signs agreements for lithium
Galaxy Resources Limited (ASX:GXY) (PINK:GALXF) is pleased to announce that it has executed agreements with thirteen major Chinese lithium cathode producers for the offtake of its battery grade lithium carbonate product.
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