California Lithium Battery, a finalist in the DOE’s 2012 Start Up America’s Next Top Energy Innovator challenge, has announced the record-setting performance of its new “GEN3” silicon graphene composite anode material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Independent test results in full cell LIBs reveal an energy density of 525 Wh/kg and specific anode capacity 1,250 mAh/g. In… Read more »
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VIDEO: LEAF motors made in Decherd, Tennessee
The American-made LEAF is getting closer to reality every day. Nissan has released a new video of the amazing machinery that builds its eMotor, a high tech marvel with more than a mile of copper wiring inside. It takes more time to assemble an electric motor than a gas engine; Nissan says it takes about… Read more »
Ford’s new C-Max Energi can cruise in California carpool lanes
Buyers of the 2013 C-Max Energi are eligible for a $3,750 federal tax credit and, in California, a $1,500 rebate.
ABB launches new AC and DC fast charging station
The new charger supports the CHAdeMO standard, and features an attached AC charging cable. It is now on sale throughout Europe.
Study finds that drivers will charge off-peak if it saves them money
A two-year study that examined the charging behavior of 142 households with plug-in vehicles. The PHEVs averaged 68 mpg and used 27 megawatt-hours of electricity.
IPC’s new bi-directional Battery Converter offers vehicle-to-grid capability
Ideal Power Converters (IPC) announced that the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has successfully demonstrated vehicle-to-grid (V2G) capabilities using IPC’s bi-directional Battery Converter. V2G allows vehicles to exchange power with the electricity grid, providing benefits such as local peak demand reduction. IPC’s wall-mounted Battery Converter is based on a hardware platform… Read more »
California judge throws out ECOtality lawsuit against Public Utility Commission
A California appeals judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed by EV charging station provider ECOtality against the California Public Utility Commission (CPUC). ECOtality was trying to stop the CPUC from funding a charging network set up by competitor EVgo. It’s bad news for ECOtality, but is it good news for California EV drivers? Let’s… Read more »
New class of power inverter could lead to lighter and cheaper EVs
A researcher at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) has invented a new class of power inverter that could lead to cheaper and lighter traction motors and power electronics for EVs. Power inverters are a key component of EVs, as well as related technologies such as solar power and battery storage. Current inverters with multiple switching… Read more »
AeroVironment introduces portable home charging station
The SAE-J1772-compliant charger plugs into a dedicated 240 volt outlet and slides in and out of a wall-mounted bracket, allowing EV drivers to take their charging station with them.
Cadillac to begin production of new luxury PHEV in late 2013
GM offered no technical details for the ELR, but has said that it will operate much like the Volt, and will also be built at the Detroit-Hamtramck plant
