A founder and CEO so confident in his product that he would go as far as to ingest electrolyte fluid to prove it’s value certainly would have no fear of partnering up with foreign competitors. This seems to be the case as several deals are being considered for Chinese automaker BYD to license it’s iron-phosphate [...]
One of the most intriguing products featured at January’s Consumer Electronics Show(CES) in Las Vegas was the new EnviroMAX battery from Fuji. The alkaline battery is being touted as the industries top environmentally friendly disposable battery, leading Fuji to coincide it’s release in the days following
It’s never fun to have your cell phone die on you only to realize you’re far away from any source of electricity. Most of us will rarely find ourselves in any sort of predicament; chances are electrical outlets are never more than a few feet away. However it’s a different story for those who live [...]
With billions upon billions of dollars up for grabs as automakers worldwide move toward hybrid and all-electric vehicles, the race between battery manufacturers to develop a better, more eco-friendly automobile battery continues to heat up. Among them is Hitachi Ltd., the Japan-based company now claiming to have developed the world’s most efficient lithium-ion battery for [...]
While it may not be a realistic alternative for those looking to ween themselves off of the electric grid, the team at Jones Soda Co. in Seattle, Wa. definitely deserves some recognition for the effort they put in to reduce their power consumption this past Earth Day.
If you ask Better Place founder and CEO Shai Agassi, the future of electric vehicles is closely tied to the network of battery swapping stations Better Place is proposing to cities and countries throughout the world.
Looking to provide yet another alternative method of “green” transportation, Sanyo’s Eneloop label has released a battery-assisted bicycle capable of traveling about 85km(about 53 miles) on a single charge. For the time being, the CY-SPG226 battery-assisted bicycle is only being sold in Japan with preliminary sales expectations sitting around 300 units. Eneloop, the same label [...]
The joint venture between GS Yuasa Corp and Honda Motor Co. took a big step forward as ground was recently broken for construction of it’s Osadano Plant in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto. The partnership is being called Blue Energy Co. and will be developing and manufacturing lithium ion batteries for hybrid vehicles.
Creating a digital solution to an analog problem? According to Segway Inc., that’s exactly what Project P.U.M.A.(Personal Urban Mobility & Accessibility) does. The P.U.M.A. is a result of the joint effort by Segway and General Motors to revolutionize the future of urban transportation. While it still has a ways to go before hitting mass production
As a precursor to what Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. hopes will eventually be a much larger project, the Reno-based energy storage systems provider announced today the delivery of 40 advanced lithium ion battery systems in support of the U.S. Army’s M119 105mm lightweight gun digitization program.
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