Polypore International and Sumitomo Chemical have entered into a Settlement and License Agreement which ends outstanding litigation between the two companies. Last February, Charlotte-based Polypore’s Celgard unit filed a patent-infringement suit against Sumitomo over Celgard’s lithium-ion battery separators, which are designed to prevent short circuits and limit safety problems from overheating. Under the new License… Read more »
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Mitsubishi delays US launch of Outlander PHEV
US drivers will have to wait until 2015 to test-drive Mitsubishi’s Outlander plug-in hybrid, thanks to bottlenecks in battery production. The promising plug-in SUV went on sale in Japan last January, and has sold 8,100 units there, and 3,200 in Europe. The legacy gas version arrived in the US in July. Mitsubishi President Osamu Masuko… Read more »
Mitsubishi slashes price of 2014 i-MiEV
Mitsubishi has drastically dropped the price of its 2014 i-MiEV, and added several features as standard equipment. The new MSRP is $22,995 – a $6,130 price reduction from the previous 2012 model year vehicle (was there really no 2013 model?). After tax breaks, California residents could be driving electric for $12,995 – no more than… Read more »
MIT team uses virus to make a better lithium-oxygen battery
Researchers around the world have taken up the quest for a better battery, and lithium-air is one of the many promising routes to the Grail. This week, a team from MIT described an improved way to make nanowires for a lithium-air battery electrode using – of all things – viruses. “Biologically enhanced cathode design for… Read more »
Mitsubishi’s three new concept cars are electrified, autonomous and connected
The car of the future is not only electrified, but autonomous and hyperconnected as well. Mitsubishi has incorporated all of these trends into three concept cars that it will unveil at this month’s Tokyo Motor Show. Mitsubishi’s “e-Assist” active safety technology includes a danger detection system that activates safety functions. Its “connected car” technology has… Read more »
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV goes on sale in Europe
Mitsubishi has delivered the first units of its Outlander PHEV to Europe. The plug-in SUV went on sale in Japan in January, and was featured at the Geneva Auto Salon in Switzerland in February. It goes on sale in the Netherlands this month and will be launched soon in the Nordic countries and other selected… Read more »
German investors submit offer for Fisker
A pair of German investors has submitted a formal offer for Fisker Automotive, according to Green Car Reports. Last month, the German magazine AutoBild reported that Fritz Nol and Ingo Voigt group were interested in acquiring what remains of Fisker for $25 million. “I am proud to tell you that we just sent our detailed… Read more »
Houston project to deploy 30 Smith electric trucks
The Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC), a regional association of local governments, has partnered with the Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) and Smith Electric Vehicles for a pilot program that will deploy 30 of Smith’s Newton electric trucks in the Houston-Galveston region, the country’s fifth-largest metropolitan area. The project is partly financed by a… Read more »
Smith Electric Vehicles to electrify Taiwan’s garbage trucks
Commercial EV builder Smith Electric Vehicles has signed a letter of intent to form a joint venture with Taikang Technology Corporation, a Taiwanese manufacturer in that specializes in upfitting municipal commercial vehicles. The JV plans to build a new manufacturing plant in Taiwan, which will produce 5,000 vehicles in its first three years. Taikang has… Read more »
Bosch, Yuasa and Mitsubishi to work together on next-generation batteries
The race to develop the next generation of batteries is in full swing. This week, three major automotive players decided to pool their efforts. Robert Bosch, GS Yuasa and Mitsubishi have agreed to set up a joint venture to work together on lithium-ion battery R&D. The headquarters of the new organization will be in Stuttgart,… Read more »