Using tin can increase the energy storage capacity of a battery cell by nearly three times, he said.
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Johnson Controls is also increasing its production capacity of advanced battery types like Absorbent Glass Mat that power start-stop vehicles and Li-ion that power hybrid and electric vehicles.
A. This warranty covers any repairs needed to return battery capacity to a level of nine remaining bars on the vehicle's battery capacity level gauge.
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Any repair or replacement made under this Lithium-Ion Battery Capacity Coverage may not return a Lithium-Ion battery to an "as new" condition with all 12 battery capacity bars, but it will provide the vehicle with a capacity level of nine bars or more on the battery capacity level gauge.
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Our actions today are intended to put customer minds at ease regarding the topic of battery capacity loss.
ENGADGET: Nissan upgrades US Leaf warranties, will 'restore' batteries that lose too much charge
I'm speaking, of course, about concerns regarding the rate of battery capacity loss in the Nissan LEAF's Lithium-ion battery.
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Additionally, they come with a Qualcomm dual-core 1.2 GHz processor and have a battery capacity of six hours or more.
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A. Quick charging the vehicle more than one time a day will affect and may hasten the rate of battery capacity loss.
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Although he refuses to reveal figures, Mr Ghosn says the cost per kilowatt-hour (kWh) of battery capacity for Renault-Nissan cars has fallen by half in four years.
Bosch, for example, calculates that a car fitted with a 40kW motor capable of speeds of up to 120kph would need a Li-ion battery with a capacity of 35kWh.
As previously mentioned, we are also looking at opportunities to improve the precision of the battery capacity gauge that displays remaining capacity in the LEAFs electric vehicle battery, and intend to have more to report on this topic in the New Year.
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Eighteen months ago, for example, American companies commanded just 2 percent of the global capacity for advanced battery technology.
The intent of this warranty is to provide consumers with confidence that despite this normal battery capacity loss, they will be assured of a minimum level of capacity throughout the warranty period.
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The CrossBlue's lithium-ion battery has an energy capacity of 9.8 kWh and is housed in the center tunnel.
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This, they hope, will push capacitors to 50% of a battery's storage capacity.
Spark EV is the first all-electric vehicle in North America to offer optional SAE Combo DC Fast Charge capability, which can charge the battery to 80 percent of capacity in about 20 minutes.
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Flash memory has played an important role in these mobile consumer devices because it is rugged, flash memory chips can be stacked to enable compact devices, it uses small amounts of battery power and enough storage capacity can be included to make these devices useful for some common tasks such as email and media playing.
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Under an expanded New Electric Vehicle Limited Warranty, Nissan will protect against capacity loss in LEAF batteries that fall below nine bars, of the available 12 bars displayed on the vehicle's battery capacity gauge, for the first five years or 60, 000 miles in the United States, whichever comes first.
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A. In addition to the coverage provided under the existing Nissan New Electric Vehicle Limited Warranty, this expanded warranty applicable to LEAF vehicles in the United States will protect against capacity loss in LEAF batteries that falls below nine bars, of the available 12 bars displayed on the vehicle's battery capacity gauge, for the first 5 years or 60, 000 miles, whichever comes first.
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With capacity of 17.6 kWh the lithium-ion battery from the joint venture with Evonik Industries provides for well over 140 kilometres of pollutant-free driving fun.
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For every additional item that needs electrical power, added battery capacity is needed, and both of those result in added thermal loading, which requires a more robust thermal control system.
The battery system produced by Axeon, Europe's leading independent developer and manufacturer of lithium-ion battery systems, has been fitted to a Land Rover Defender 110 High Capacity Pick Up in place of the standard 2.4-litre diesel engine.
Likewise Seagate has greatly improved their personal mobile wireless device, now called the Wireless Plus with up to 1 TB of storage capacity, WiFi access and reported 10 hour battery life.
For instance, Microsoft only asks for 256 RAM of memory and does not specify a minimum battery capacity for Windows Phone devices.
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The Turbo battery has 342 Watt-hours of real capacity, meaning that all of this energy can actually be used by the rider instead of some theoretically possible calculated number.
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For LEAF vehicles whose batteries have fallen below nine bars during this period, Nissan will repair or replace the battery under warranty with a new or remanufactured battery to restore capacity at or above a minimum of nine bars.
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In addition to the higher battery capacity clear improvements have been made to the efficiency of the drive system, resulting in a greater range.
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What is the status of the class-action lawsuit against Nissan related to battery capacity issues?
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