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A123 Systems

2008-08-08

2008-06-05

2008-04-26

2007-12-03

2007-10-24

2007-10-22

2007-09-25

2007-08-09

2007-05-24

2007-05-16

2007-05-03

2007-05-01

2007-02-15

2007-01-25

2007-01-04

"Many of you who have been pestering us in the comments for the past couple of years about wanting to invest in A123 Systems and you may now have your chance."

"The startup battery company has filed the initial SEC paperwork for an initial public offering of stock. So far A123 hasn't indicated when a stock sale will take place although sometime in the first half of 2009 is likely to be the earliest possibility."

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(2009)?

"ActaCell, Inc., a spin-off from the University of Texas at Austin, has secured $5.8 million in Series A financing. DFJ Mercury led the round with syndicate investment from Google.org’s RechargeIT program, Applied Ventures, LLC, the venture capital arm of Applied Materials, Inc. and Good Energies, a global investor in the renewable energy and energy efficiency industry."

We were highly impressed with ActaCell’s pedigree. We believe their technology will significantly impact industries that rely on rechargeable batteries, particularly those that require high power and long cycle life such as Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles. Low cost, long life and safety are key attributes of ActaCell’s battery roadmap, the holy grail of battery technologies on the market today.

—Ned Hill, managing director at DFJ Mercury

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2008-01-08

2007-11-16

2007-10-19

2007-09-24

2007-08-02

2007-05-24

2007-03-01

"Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc. has signed a contract with Wuxi Angell Autocycle Co., Ltd. to produce lithium-ion battery cells for 150,000 electric bicycles and motorcycles by the end of 2008."

"The battery cells will be used in electric bicycles and motorcycles produced by Wuxi for export to the A.T.U. Corporation of Germany. A.T.U. has a number of subsidiaries worldwide and 49 overseas sales distributors."

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(2010)?

2008-05-19

2008-05-16

2008-05-09

2008-02-16

2008-01-21

2007-04-13

"Automotive Energy Supply Corporation (AESC)—the joint venture between Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., NEC Corporation, and its subsidiary NEC TOKIN Corporation created for the development and production of automotive lithium-ion batteries for a wide range of automotive applications from hybrids, electric vehicles to fuel-cell vehicles (earlier post)—has begun full operations.

The first commercial application for AESC’s li-ion batteries is destined for forklifts for small business operators in 2009. This will be followed by Nissan’s electric vehicle, to be introduced in the US and Japan, as well as Nissan’s original hybrid vehicle in 2010. By 2012, Nissan has announced its plans to mass-market electric vehicles to consumers globally, which will boost demand for batteries significantly."

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2009

Aftermarket Technology/

Autocraft Industries UK

(batterypacks only)

"UK-based Amberjac Projects Ltd. has selected Autocraft Industries UK, a subsidiary of Aftermarket Technology Corp, as its manufacturing partner for higher volume production of large format lithium-ion battery systems for automotive applications.

Amberjac, in conjunction with its technology partnership with EnergyCS (earlier post), performs plug-in conversions of the Toyota Prius and also develops custom turnkey battery solutions for automakers.

The Amberjac II PHEV Prius has a reported all-electric range of 56 km (35 miles), yet has the same storage space, including the tray and spare tire underneath the vehicle’s cargo floor, as a conventional Prius."

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"Aleees devotes itself to the advancement of Nano-LFP battery technology to support HEV/PHEV and EV for fighting global warming crisis! Aleees also devotes itself to achieve the breakthrough on battery material technology to reduce the impact of ever-rising crude oil price on society. Finally, Aleees produces environmental friendly and safe batteries with thousands of reuse times to bring no harm to earth and people."

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2007-12-17

2007-11-30

2007-10-09

2007-06-12

2007-06-01

2007-05-30

2007-05-10

2007-05-07

2007-03-05

2007-02-06

2007-01-09

2006-12-28

"Dennis “Kilowatt” Berube has set the National Hot Rod Association’s (NHRA) Super Pro class world speed record for electric dragsters: the quarter mile in 8.10 Seconds at 153.6 mph. Berube’s dragster is powered by Altairnano’s lithium-titanate battery packs."

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(2009)?

Asahi Kasei

(separators only)

"Asahi Kasei Chemicals (AKC) will build a new plant for its Hipore Li-ion rechargeable battery separators in Hyuga, Miyazaki, Japan. With a capacity of 20 million m²/year, the plant will raise total Hipore capacity to 170 million m²/year. Approximately ¥6 billion (US$56.4 million) will be invested for the plant, with start-up scheduled for early 2010."

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"Axion Power International, Inc.—the developer of PbC Ultracapacitors, multi-celled asymmetrically supercapacitive lead-acid-carbon hybrid batteries (earlier post)—has closed the second tranche of its previously announced financing agreement with The Quercus Trust of Los Angeles, California.

Under the original agreement, Quercus agreed to make a staged $18 million equity investment in Axion. The current closing brings Quercus’ total investment to $8 million since January. Merriman Curhan Ford and Co. acted as sole placement agent for the transaction."

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2008-05-13

2007-09-14

2007-07-15

2007-01-23

2006-11-24

2006-02-17

"Lithium-ion battery supplier Axeon Holdings plc has closed a £17.3 million (US$33.6 million) contract to supply a minimum of 1,000 lithium-ion battery packs to Glasgow based Allied Vehicles Ltd. to power a range of zero-emission vehicles for Allied’s Zev Ltd. subsidiary."

"The first delivery of batteries is scheduled for September 2008, with volume production of batteries starting at that point. Zev are currently forecasting to produce around 200 vehicles a year."

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(2009)?

2008-03-18

2007-12-21

2007-10-06

2007-06-17

2007-03-08

"Vincent Bolloré and Patrick Gruau signed an agreement last February to develop electric, hybrid and ICE versions of the the Gruau Microbus. €10 million will be invested in the joint venture. The Microbus Gruau Électrique will use Bolore's lithium-polymer batteries as well as ultracapacitors developed by Batscap, a Bolloré subsidiary. The electric Microbus will hit the marketplace during the second half of 2009."

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(2010)?

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2008-03-05

2007-10-12

2006-08-15

"China’s BYD Co Ltd., which introduced its plug-in hybrid electric vehicle technology at the North American International Auto Show in January (earlier post) in the form of the F6DM (Dual Mode, for EV and HEV), has introduced another, smaller model using its hybrid powertrain at the Geneva Motor Show: the F3DM."

"Battery technology is our core competency, and we think we are well-placed against GM and Toyota,” he said, adding that BYD’s dual-mode car could be driven 110 km on electricity before recharging."

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(2009)?

2007-01-10

"The initial customer development programs will focus on applications in Light Electric Vehicles (LEV) - such as the electric bicycle - and Uninterruptible Power Supply. The planned products from this new facility also have potential application in hybrid electric vehicles."

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(2010)?

"CITIC Guoan MGL. MGL is China’s largest manufacturer of the conventional cathode material LiCoO₂, and it will be the first to market the new cathode materials LiMn₂O₄ and LiCo_O0.2Ni_0.8O₂."

"Besides cathode materials, MGL also produces lithium-ion secondary batteries of high energy density and high capacity for power and energy storage—the capacity ranges from several ampere-hours to several hundred ampere-hours. As China’s first power battery manufacturer, MGL leads in marketing high-capacity lithium-ion secondary batteries, which are used in the Beijing Municipality’s trial electric bus fleet."

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(2010)?

"The California Cars Initiative (Calcars.org) will sponsor a Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) Conversion Demonstration in Austin, TX on 20-21 October at the first Maker Faire to be held outside of California.

Batteries for this conversion are being supplied by CleanPower Battery Technologies, Inc."

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2007-01-04

"GM has awarded advanced battery development contracts to two suppliers to design and test lithium-ion batteries for use in the Saturn Vue Green Line plug-in hybrid SUV. One contract goes to the recently announced A123Systems-Cobasys partnership"

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Continental Automotive

(batterypacks only)

2008-06-03

2008-05-01

2007-12-30

2007-12-03

2007-08-09

2007-06-05

"International automotive supplier Continental has taken a 16% share in the Japanese lithium-ion battery company Enax, a developer and manufacturer of high-power and high-energy lithium-ion cells.

The two partners have agreed upon an exclusive cooperative venture for the development of lithium-ion cells especially for future hybrid and electric drives in automobiles. Together, the two intend to improve safety, service life and performance of lithium-ion batteries."

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(2009)?

CSIRO/

Furukawa

2008-01-20

2008-01-17

2007-11-26

"Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has developed a hybrid car battery that costs 70 percent less all while charging faster, providing 50 percent more power and recharging more times, increasing the life of battery by 300 percent. CSIRO's so called UltraBattery combines technologies of the capacitor and a regular lead-acid battery to make a better battery. Capacitors and batteries working together is not a new thing but the Ultrabattery gets the advantages without using control electronics."

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"Degussa, a global leader in the field of specialty chemicals, will showcase its work on lithium-ion batteries, hybrid vehicles and lightweight construction at the upcoming SAE 2007 World Congress in Detroit."

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"Edan Technology Corporation is a Taiwan based manufacturer of Lithium-Ion (Li-ion) battery cells and packs. The rechargeable battery cells can be assmebled in the battery packs of mobile phones, MP3, PDAs, PMP, portable DVD, DVBT, notebook computers, and electrical vehicles."

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2008-07-30

2008-03-29

2008-01-10

2007-09-04

2007-04-30

2007-01-17

"EEStor, Inc., the publicly taciturn developer of a promised high-power-density ceramic ultracapacitor (the Energy Storage Unit—EESU), says that it has met critical certified production milestones for the EESU component materials in three areas: particle crystallization, purity, and size. The company said that it expected that meeting these certified materials production milestones will help it meet present and future energy storage goals, as well as production consistency."

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(2010)?

2007-05-30

2006-04-01

2006-03-15

"Effpower has installed an Effpower battery pack in a Honda Insight for 15,000 km if testing in real traffic. The vehicle underwent four different drive cycles in Göteborg: city driving in rush hour traffic; combined highway and city; a city bus cycle; and an Effpower designed acceleration/braking test cycle.

The Honda Insight with the Effpower lead-acid battery pack outperformed the OEM NiMH pack in terms of fuel consumption. (See chart at right.)"

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"Electrorides, Inc., introduced the ZeroTruck, an all-electric 12,000-16,000 lb GVWR medium-duty truck, at the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute’s 2008 Alternative Fuels & Vehicles National Conference and Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada (11-14 May)."

"A lithium-ion polymer battery pack from VK EIG Ltd. provides up to 100 miles of range with full highway capability. EIG is a new (founded in 2007) S. Korean battery company that produces large format cells, modules and packs. The company says that its stock 3.6V cells have an energy density of 180 Wh/kg, and can support continuous power discharge at 3C with bursts at 10C for 5 seconds."

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2008-05-13

2008-04-24

2008-01-07

2007-10-26

"To that end, they have just announced a "contract award of $750,000 sponsored by Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to continue development of ultra-high energy density, rechargeable, lithium battery chemistry for Air Force applications."

According to a press release, the battery being developed involves a composite cathode of metal fluoride and should be more powerful and compact yet give the packaged batteries specific energies of 400-500 Wh/kg, which is about double that of modern lithium ion polymer cells. The potential impact for hybrid and electric vehicles, as well as for military applications such as UAVs and directed energy weapons, could eventually be enormous."

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(2009)?

"Electrovaya Inc. is negotiating a purchase and supply agreement and has begun work on a lithium-ion battery pack design and production program with Phoenix Motorcars.

Electrovaya’s program will be focused on the production of integrated battery systems for Phoenix Motorcars’ long-range, zero-emission, electric sports utility vehicles and sport utility trucks. These systems will use Electrovaya’s MN-Series (a lithiated manganese oxide-based system) Lithium-Ion SuperPolymer batteries and integrated intelligent battery management system (iBMS)."

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Electrovaya/

Electrotherm

2007-12-03

2007-10-30

2007-10-19

2007-08-08

2007-01-29

2007-01-18

2006-08-02

"Raser Technologies is ordering an Electrovaya Lithium Ion SuperPolymer integrated battery system for use in its plug-in hybrid demonstrator vehicle.

Electrovaya will provide its batteries, integrated intelligent battery management system and engineering support for integrating complex power systems. Program leader, Raser Technologies, will incorporate its Symetron electric motor and power electronic drive powertrain technology. FEV Engine Technology, Inc. will integrate the vehicle."

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(2010)?

Electrovaya/

Visionary Vehicles

"Visionary Vehicles, Inc, a New York based company created to design, manufacture and distribute a full line of plug-in, hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Ontario based Electrovaya (TSX: EFL). The agreement will result in a Joint Venture to develop, manufacture and provide Electrovaya's lithium-ion superpolymer batteries and battery management systems to Visionary Vehicles for use in its PHEVs."

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(2010)?

"International automotive supplier Continental has taken a 16% share in the Japanese lithium-ion battery company Enax, a developer and manufacturer of high-power and high-energy lithium-ion cells."

"Enax was founded in 1996 by the current President and CEO, Dr. Kazunori Ozaw, the project leader of Sony’s original Li-ion battery work, to develop his Laminated Sheet Battery (LSB). The light-weight, laminate LSB cells use manganese (Mn)-based electrode materials and offer high capacity and high energy density with no memory effect, according to Enax. Enax is working with spinel-type (LiMn₂O₄, LMO) and lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide (LiNi_1/3Mn_1/3Co_1/3O₂, NMC) cathodes. The company has a range of small- and large-format 3.8V cells optimized for high power or high energy."

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Ener1/EnerDel

2008-06-09

2008-06-09

2008-05-20

2008-04-01

2007-12-12

2007-12-04

2007-11-21

2007-11-02

2007-10-29

2007-10-16

2007-10-06

2007-09-25

2007-09-19

2007-09-18

2007-09-11

2007-04-26

2007-02-22

2007-01-02

"Hybrids are more complex and have more parts than conventional vehicles. If you add a battery, electric motor, variable transmission and all the associated electronics and wiring, it will always be more expensive than the same car without that stuff."

"Battery supplier EnerDel wants to be part of reducing the economic payback and the company predicts that it will be cut to two years before long. The company plans to have a lithium ion battery production facility running by 2010 that has a capacity of 300,000 packs a year."

"EnerDel already has a contract to supply batteries for Norwegian EV maker Th!nk and expects to sign up two more OEMs before the end of the year."

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2010

"Modular Energy Devices opened its doors in 2002 using the state’s Slater Fund as the seed money to get the operations going."

"Modular Energy Devices later hooked up with Enersys, the largest industrial battery maker in the world, which now funds the operation."

"The Prius that the younger Eaves drives contains about eight lithium-based batteries stored in the trunk. As long as the car travels less than 40 miles per day, the batteries power the Prius without using any gas. After 40 miles, the car reverts to a normal hybrid using a combination of battery and gas power."

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2008-06-20

2008-03-13

"E-One Moli Energy Corp.(Molicel) will introduce its new generation of manganese spinel-based high-power lithium-ion batteries at the 14th International Meeting on Lithium Batteries (IMLB 2008) starting Sunday in Tianjin, China. The new generation of cell features better rate capability and cycle life, and is intended to match iron phosphate materials (LiFePO₄) with longer cycle and calendar life.

The new high-power battery offers a capacity retention rate of more than 80% after 1,200 cycles and safety, even under harsh conditions. E-one Moli said it is launching the cell for use in cordless tools, electric bicycles, hybrid and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles."

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2007-05-11

2007-05-10

"EPOD's ultracapacitor "can be manufactured for small scale applications like cellular phones or larger scale applications such as batteries for Hybrid Motor Vehicles and Wind Mills," according to EV World."

"Recently, EPOD "received approval for a $300,000 grant from the government of Canada for further development on the revolutionary new battery that it has been developing for the last two years in conjunction with the Molecular Mechatronics Lab in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of British Columbia," EV World writes. The predicted capabilities are astounding: charge it in less than a minutes and a lifetime of full cycles in excess of 100,000 times. We'll see how much of this is real sometime down the road."

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2007-12-12

2007-10-24

"Still, what I hear the story says is that Volvo and Saab are collaborating on plug-in hybrids. "In brief, Volvo and Saab plan together with Vattenfall (electric supplier) and ETC (battery provider) to have 10 PHEV in traffic by 2009. The project has budget of 10 million US$," he writes."

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Evonic

(Separetors only)

"Evonik, which incorporates the former Degussa AG, is stepping up its investment in Lithium-ion batteries and has doubled its stake in Li-Tec Battery GmbH to 40%. Li-Tec uses Evonik’s Separion flexible ceramic separator and Litarion electrodes (developed in partnership with Enax, earlier post) to manufacture lithium-ion cells."

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"Enerize Corporation and FiFe Batteries Limited, a developer of lithium-ion battery technology, have announced a partnership to develop safe, low-cost, high-energy Li-ion rechargeable batteries for various applications including hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs)."

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2008-06-11

2008-01-12

2007-05-30

"Firefly Energy Inc.,  developer of a portfolio of next-generation lead-acid battery technologies, has completed a $15 million Series C equity round of financing led by Quercus Trust, Khosla Ventures, and Infield Capital, investment firms focused primarily on clean technologies addressing environmental issues.

These new investors join existing Firefly Energy investors Caterpillar, BAE Systems, Husqvarna, KB Partners, the Illinois Finance Authority, and the Tri-County Venture Capital Fund.

Firefly Energy will use its new capital to accelerate into volume production for first-generation products in commercial and military markets. The funding will also be used to support expanded product development, research and product awareness in new markets."

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2007-09-18

2007-04-01

"Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI) has developed new rapid recharge technologies that can recharge its R1e electric car to 80% capacity in approximately 8 minutes—twice as fast as before.

FHI plans to commercialize the Subaru R1e in 2010, and hopes to further reduce the recharge time to about five minutes, so that the car cab be recharged as quickly as a regular car can be refueled at the pump."

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"We provide li-ion dynamic EV battery with high voltage and capacity from 6Ah-200Ah."

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(2010)?

"Among them was Hong Kong's first hybrid petrol-electric car - developed by the council - which is expected to generate 60 per cent fewer harmful emissions than regular cars. Further field tests are still needed for the prototype. The model uses a different system from that used in the Toyota Prius, which is already popular on the international car market. An electric rear engine is powered by a lightweight - but high-powered - battery, while a small combustion engine powers the front axle. Its batteries are made by the local firm Gold Peak Batteries."

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2007-10-13

2007-05-08

See Lithium Energy Japan

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Hitachi Maxell

(Electrodes only)

2008-08-01

2008-07-28

2008-06-03

"Hitachi Maxell will install manufacturing equipment in a new plant in Kyoto, Japan to produce electrodes for Li-ion batteries for use in electrically-powered vehicles such as hybrid cars, plug-in hybrids and electric cars.

Operation will start in March 2009, according to the company. Initially, the electrodes will be provided to Hitachi Vehicle Energy Ltd., a joint venture between Hitachi, Shin-Kobe Electric Machinery Co. Ltd. and Hitachi Maxwell Ltd. to develop, manufacture and market rechargeable lithium-ion batteries for hybrid electric vehicles and other applications."

"I believe we can make the best electrode in the world, and we hope to expand the sales to other manufacturers as well,” said Yoshito Tsunoda, President and CEO of Hitachi Maxell, about the company’s plan."

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(2010)?

2008-06-02

2008-03-04

2007-09-10

2005-10-31

"The Nikkei reported that Hitachi plans to commercialize automotive lithium-ion batteries featuring its next-generation materials for use in hybrid cars within the next three to four years.

As described in a set of presentations at the recent Advanced Automotive Batteries Conference (AABC), Hitachi is developing maganese-based cathode materials and a new surface-modified graphite anode material (SMG) using a combination of amorphous carbon and Hitachi’s patented MAG artificial graphite."

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(2011)?

Hybrid Technologies

2008-05-03

2008-02-26

"We thought Hybrid Technologies had been awfully quiet of late about their new superlattice li-ion batteries, but it seems they've been busy forming a new battery company (not to mention designing a new car to enter into the Progressive Automotive X-Prize) to handle all the business an energy storage breakthrough of the kind claimed will eventually generate."

"Anyway, the new company is called, "Superlattice Power Inc." has a shiny new website that comes equipped with a press release to let us know what's going on. So, what's going on? Good question."

"The press release seems like a restating of the same information Hybrid Technologies released back in February when they announced that they had improved the lithium ion polymer battery "inhouse" by using a new cathode material that has a "superlattice" structure (pictured above) that will enable an electric vehicle (EV) to go over 200 miles on a charge, compared to the 120-140 miles that is possible now. Also the battery can operate at a higher than normal voltage range of 4V to 2.3V."

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"International Battery (IB) has secured up to $25 million of financing from Digital Power Capital, an affiliate of Wexford Capital LLC, a Greenwich, CT-based investment advisor that manages a series of affiliated private equity and hedge funds. This funding will allow the Company to complete its large-format lithium-ion manufacturing facility in Allentown, Pennsylvania; advance product development; and proceed to implement its business plan."

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See Johnson Controls - Saft Advanced Power Solutions

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Johnson Controls - Saft

Advanced Power Solutions

2008-06-10

2008-02-01

2008-01-13

2007-09-25

2007-08-22

2007-04-25

2007-01-04

"Ford’s demonstration fleet of 20 Escape plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) will use lithium-ion battery packs from Johnson Controls-Saft (JCS). The fleet is the result of an ongoing collaboration among Ford, Johnson Controls-Saft, Southern California Edison (SCE) and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI).

The first PHEV research prototype used a 10 kWh lithium-ion battery pack from Johnson Controls-Saft based off a 41Ah cylindrical cell. Ford and JCS developed the plug-in pack together. The PHEV uses a blended operating strategy, and delivers an equivalent 30-mile all-electric range, according to Ford."

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(2010)?

"JM Energy, a 50-50 joint venture between MIPOX and JSR Corporation formed in August 2007, has developed a new lithium-ion capacitor (LIC) that combines the electrode coating technique of MIPOX’s ultra-fine coating technology and new material technologies of JSR Corporation. The new LIC offers about four times the energy density of a conventional electric double-layer capacitor (EDLC) and has a voltage of 3.8V, compared to the 2.5V of a conventional EDLC."

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2009

"Our rechargeable Lithium ion batteries and packs are powered by Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP). These batteries have high cycle life, handle rapid charging well, and are very stable (unlike common Lithium ion chemistries - i.e. recent laptop battery recalls). The characteristics of our LFP batteries make them ideal for both portable and large format applications."

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2007-11-21

2007-04-23

"Swiss engineering firm Kruspan Engineering has modified an electric minicar—the Hotzenblitz, manufactured by Treffpunkt Zukunft—with a battery pack of Lithium Polymer (LiPo) cells from Kokam.

The car now has a single-charge range of 350-400km (217-249 miles), compared to the 50-70 km delivered by the original lead-acid gel battery pack."

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2008-03-18

2008-01-03

2007-12-16

2007-12-07

2007-09-25

2007-06-05

2004-08-23

"The other day, Dr. Prabhakar Patil of Compact Power, Inc. was up in Vancouver, BC for the Auto FutureTech Summit. While AutoblogGreen wasn't able to attend the show, we did get a hold of Dr. Patil on the phone for about 15 minutes to talk about CPI's lithium ion batteries and get Dr. Patil's perspective on what the future holds for electric drive cars."

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2007-01-01

"Mitsubishi Motors, in Tokyo, will do much the same with its “i” urban car, most likely using batteries from Litcel, its joint venture with TDK Corp."

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2008-06-26

2007-11-06

"Volkswagen chairman and CEO Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn and German Federal Environment Minister (Bundesumweltminister) Sigmar Gabriel introduced a prototype VW plug-in hybrid electric vehicle—the Golf TwinDrive—at the launch of a four-year PHEV fleet and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) demonstration project supported by the German Federal Government.

Eight German alliance partners are participating in the “Fleet test: electric drive vehicles” (“Flottenversuch Elektromobilität”). Volkswagen AG is leading the project, with E.ON (energy provider) and LTC/GAIA and Evonik/Li-Tec (lithium-ion battery providers) as principal partners."

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2008-08-05

2008-05-14

2007-12-12

"The Nikkei reports that Lithium Energy Japan (LEJ), the joint venture between GS Yuasa Corp., Mitsubishi Corp. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (earlier post), will soon begin construction on its factory in Kusatsu, Shiga Prefecture. The plant is slated to go online to coincide with next April’s start of production of Mitsubishi Motors’ i MiEV plug-in electric car."

"The plant will initially produce about 1 million palm-size lithium ion cells a year—enough for 10,000 vehicles. An additional investment of more than 10 billion yen is planned by 2012, adding a second plant and doubling output."

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2009

2008-07-16

2008-06-26

2008-03-02

2008-02-25

2008-02-22

2007-05-26

2007-05-14

2007-01-22

2006-12-18

"Lithium Technologies (LTC) and EnerSys have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in which the two companies announce they're joining forces to distribute large lithium-ion batteries. EnerSys will become the distributor of battery packs using LTC's lithium ion cells for diverse applications, thus complementing EnerSys's current lineup of lead acid battery products (for instance, this Quebec plug-in hybrid test). Enersys will focus on military and defense applications as well as stationary installations. The collaboration will help expand volumes and hopefully drive economies of scale for LTC's cells. The MOU defines a 3-year long agreement which can be extended afterwards."

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Matsushita

2007-06-27

2006-12-29

2005-10-06

See Panasonic EV Energy

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2008-07-30

2008-07-02

2007-11-19

2007-09-10

2007-07-09

2007-06-21

2007-05-15

2007-03-20

2007-01-30

2006-11-14

"Golden Dragon Bus Co. Ltd., one of the world’s leading producers of medium- and heavy-duty buses, has selected Maxwell’s BOOSTCAP ultracapacitors for braking energy recuperation and torque assist in fuel-efficient, low-emission, diesel-electric hybrid buses Golden Dragon is producing for the Hangzhou, China, Public Transport Group Co., Ltd."

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"The electric version of the tiny SMART is now available to residents of Switzerland through the MES-DEA, manufacturer of the Zebra battery. At least, that's what the PDF that AutoblogGreen reader Davide Rivola sent to us says."

2007-01-22

See Lithium Energy Japan

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Mitsubishi Chemical

(cathode material only)

"Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. plans to begin mass-production of cathode material for lithium ion batteries with a focus on applications for hybrid and electric vehicles as well as power tools beginning in the fall of 2009.

The company will invest ¥2 billion (US$20 million) to set up a facility that can produce 600 tons of material a year at its Mizushima factory in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture."

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2006-09-20

"Meanwhile, on Sept. 18, Murata, a Japanese electronics parts maker, announced it would also begin producing Li-ions in 2008. The company will initially focus on power tools and motor-assisted bicycles but aims eventually to also supply batteries for hybrid vehicles."

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2007-04-26

2006-09-27

"Nanoexa, a nanotechnology-based energy company, has delivered new lithium-ion cathode technology to Decktron, Nanoexa’s publicly traded subsidiary in Korea. Decktron, a manufacturing company, will apply the new technology to the development of a new generation of lithium-ion batteries."

"This cathode technology will give Decktron’s batteries the ability to deliver more than 3,000 W/kg, making Decktron’s lithium batteries among the best-performing on the market today, according to Nanoexa."

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2006-12-21

See Automotive Energy Supply Corporation (AESC)

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"Uniquely structured to meet unrelenting energy and power needs of modern applications ranging from portable electronic devices to hi-tech “green” cars"

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2007-09-27

2007-09-05

"100 MPG Plug In Prius on display in Boston.

Nilar's developments result in a battery that's equal in power to the standard Prius battery, but about half the length."

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2006-12-21

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2008-05-23

2007-12-25

"The Nikkei reports that Toyota Motor Corp. and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. intend to build two plants for automotive batteries: one for NiMH cells, the other for Li-ion cells."

"The companies seek to lift annual production of such batteries to around 1 million units by 2011. Panasonic EV Energy Co., a joint venture between Toyota and Matsushita, will build the plants. Total spending on the boost to production will be about 70 billion yen [US$673 million].

Around 30 billion yen will be spent to build a nickel metal-hydride battery plant in Taiwa, Miyagi Prefecture, that will come onstream as soon as 2011. The plant is likely to make around 300,000 of the batteries a year...A lithium ion battery plant is also to be built at an existing facility in Kosai, Shizuoka Prefecture. Production will kick off by 2010, starting at tens of thousands of units a year. The plant is seen costing about 10 billion yen."

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"Plug-in Supply is currently working on a PSI Lithium Ion Phosphate Prius+ conversion, featuring the latest batteries from Phoenix Silicon International (PSI). The chassis will provide access to the spare tire and is expected to provide 16 miles of EV mode operation and last the life of the car."

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2007-10-05

2007-09-20

"Taiwan-based Pihsiang Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer of electric scooters for the handicapped, has developed three electric car models, which it will debut at major global auto shows in the second half of the year and begin selling in Europe in the fourth quarter. Sales in the US are also planned.

Pihsiang uses lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO₄) cells from its subsidiary, Pihsiang Energy Technology Co. Ltd. (PHET). The new electric cars will use battery packs comprising 2,000 18650 LiFePO₄ cells. PHET LiFePO₄ cells have a rate capacity of 1100 mAh and nominal voltage of 3.2V.

The electric car weighs 500 kg, and has a range of more than 220 km (136 miles). Average recharging of a standard model takes 3.5 hours."

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2007-11-26

"The 6.5 Ah, 1.6V NiZn D cells offer energy and power densities of 100 Wh/kg and 2,500 W/kg in their first generation, according to PowerGenix CEO Dan Squiller, with more room for improvement in subsequent iterations. NiZn packs can deliver 30% more power and increased energy density, as well as reduced size, weight and cost relative to existing Nickel Metal-Hydride (NiMH) technologies."

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"Ricardo and QinetiQ have embarked on a two-year collaborative project which aims to dramatically reduce the costs of lithium-ion batteries for hybrid vehicles while protecting or further improving vehicle performance.

The specific objective of the Reduced cost Li-Ion (RED-LION) project is to demonstrate the application of new Li-ion cell chemistry in a hybrid vehicle battery with an estimated production cost one-third that of conventional battery technologies and around half the weight."

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"Sanjiu is preparing to introduce a line of ultracapacitor products based on Maxwell’s cell architecture and high-performance electrodes for the Chinese transportation, electric utility and industrial markets, with a specific focus on Shanghai."

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2008-06-18

2008-05-28

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2007-11-30

2007-10-30

2006-01-24

2005-09-22

"Sanyo Electric Co. may jointly develop lithium-ion batteries for next-generation hybrid vehicles with Honda Motor Co. and Ford Motor Co., Sanyo President Seiichiro Sano has said."

"Sanyo will have to team up with a wide range of Japanese and foreign automakers to achieve its target of raising its share of the global lithium-ion battery market to at least 40% by 2015, the president said."

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2008-06-16

"Bosch is investing $300-400 million in a venture with Samsung to produce automotive lithium batteries. Bohr feels it will take 10-15 years for lithium batteries to become dominant so the company still has the opportunity to come to the forefront of the technology and play a leading role. While the Samsung will start with Korean production Bohr intends to eventually expand to other locations as well. By the time lithium batteries become mainstream in electric vehicles, Bohr expects the energy density to increase by a factor of 3-5 times."

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2006-09-19

"SK Corporation says it conducted a successful test-run of a hybrid car equipped with a battery the firm developed in the U.S., which is 10 percent more energy efficient than competing products in the market."

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"Suzhou Phylion Battery Co., Ltd., is a battery technology corporation set up by Legend Capital Co., Ltd.; the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences; and Chengdu Diao Group. Suzhou Phylion Battery Co., Ltd., has 82 million RMB ($10.93 million) and a staff of more than 400. The company specializes in manufacturing and selling lithium-ion cells with high capacity and current. Its technology is primarily used in defense, electric bicycles, lighting, portable electronics, medical equipment, and battery-operated tools."

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2007-11-19

2007-08-13

2007-06-12

"Maxwell Technologies, Inc. and Tianjin Lishen Battery Joint-Stock Co., Ltd., (Lishen), China’s leading producer of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, have formed an alliance through which they plan to manufacture and market novel hybrid energy storage system (HESS) products combining the companies’ respective ultracapacitor and li-ion battery technologies."

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"Shenzhen Thunder Sky Energy Group will invest US$ 1.3bn in establishing a 15 billion Ah/y lithium-ion power battery manufacturing base. The first phase of the base will involve RMB3.3bn and include a 7 billion Ah/y lithium-ion power battery production line. Once the base is completed, Liaoyuan City will become the world’s largest lithium-ion power and LiFePO4 battery manufacturing base."

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"About TOPIN's market, 20% is domestic, and 80% of the SLA batteries are exported to over 26 countries, including USA, Canada, Brazil, UK, Italy, Germany, Sweden, Holland, Iran, Korea, Thailand, and South Africa. For our SLA battery market, 30% is for UPS application, 30% for emergency lighting and alarm and security system, 10% for Telecom, 10% for Electrical Vehicles, and 20% for others."

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2007-12-11

2005-04-05

"The Nikkei reports that Toshiba Corp. is targeting a 2010 deadline for developing high-power and high-energy versions of its proprietary fast-charging SCiB Lithium-ion cells (earlier post) for use in hybrid and electric vehicles.

The safety characteristics of SCiB allow recharge with a current as large as 50 amperes (A), allowing the SCiB Cell and SCiB Standard Module to recharge to 90% of full capacity in only five minutes, according to Toshiba.

Capacity loss after 3,000 cycles of rapid charge and discharge is less than 10%. SCiB can sustain more than 5,000 charge-discharges."

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2006-10-23

"The Tanfield Group’s Smith Electric Vehicles has launched the Smith Ampere, a new electric vehicle product aimed at the light van sector. Ampere, which utilizes the Ford Transit Connect chassis and will be jointly branded Smith and Ford, was designed and developed by Tanfield in collaboration with Ford."

"Ampere has a range in excess of 100 miles on one battery charge and a top speed of up to 70 mph. It is powered by a 50 kW electric motor and an iron-phosphate lithium-ion battery pack. Smith has a supply agreement for Li-ion packs with Valence Technology. (Earlier post.) This is a new drive train and battery and was developed specifically for Ampere."

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"Yardney Technical Products, the provider of lithium-ion batteries for the two Mars rovers, the Phoenix Mars Lander (launched 4 August 2007) and the future Mars Science Laboratory mission (2009), has received two federal awards totaling $200,000 for developing lithium-ion batteries for use in hybrid electric vehicles."

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"Viaspace, a company known for adapting space and defense technologies for consumer use, has announced that it is entering the lithium polymer marketplace. Viaspace is going to distribute Yoku Energy Co.'s batteries in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Europe. Yuko produces batteries that work for all kind of electronic devices to bicycles and electric and hybrid vehicles. Yoku's daily production capacity is 300,000 Li polymer cells."

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