When Japanese tech giant Toshiba first announced the commercial launch of it’s Super Charge ion Battery(SCiB) back in December 2007, it was touted as a breakthrough rechargeable battery with the capability of recharging to 90% of full capacity in less than five minutes. Roughly 16 months later,
The billions of dollars being made available to the battery industry in the $790 billion stimulus plan has United States battery manufacturers feeling energized and optimistic about the opportunities this will create throughout the industry. On top of the $2 billion in grants and additional tax credits set aside specifically for the development of [...]
“The battery race will be decided in the next decade” Wolf-Henning Scheider, Robert Bosch- President of Gasoline Systems
“European and Asian suppliers will fight a head-to-head battle in lithium-ion technology” Karl-Thomas Neumann, CEO- Continental
Heavy words are being used as the competition to effectively manufacture lithium ion batteries, especially for automobiles, continues to heat [...]
In what looks to be another case for added motivation to see automobile manufacturers move from acid-lead batteries to lithium-ion, Associated Press reporter Heidi Vogt just released a tragic story of an African town who has seen some of its citizens suffer from lead poisoning. Pets and farm animals were the first to feel the [...]
“It is imperative that Michigan possess this technology to keep Michigan the center of car manufacturing.”
- Sen. John Pappageorge(R), Michigan
The technology Senator Pappageorge is referring to is the large-scale manufacturing of the lithium-ion battery. These are the batteries used in the hybrid and electric vehicles that U.S. auto-makers are in large part banking on to [...]
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