On October 16, A123, a Massachusetts-based company that designs, develops, manufactures, and sells rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and energy storage systems, filed for bankruptcy protection.
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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Although the current batteries are "durable and reliable, " Hartline said lithium ion batteries pack more energy into a smaller space.
The Pulse is the world's first ION PC that can be upgraded with a GeForce GPU, offering consumers the flexibility to choose an economical, low power ION solution or an energy efficient, high performance configuration with GeForce.
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All three batteries use automotive-grade lithium-ion cells arranged for optimal energy density, thermal management, and safety.
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Enter Aquion Energy, a new battery company that uses nontoxic aqueous hybrid ion (AHI) chemistry to produce large-scale battery storage for renewable energy.
Since then, Li-ion batteries have barely tripled their volumetric energy density, while processor transistor count has zoomed more than a thousand-fold.
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Researchers at the Washington State University said Wednesday they have figured out how pack more energy into a lithium-ion battery and boost the rate of charging it.
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The SLS AMG E-CELL incorporates a liquid-cooled high-voltage lithium-ion battery featuring a modular design with an energy content of 48 kWh.
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The Tesla Roadster, which indeed uses Li-ion batteries, stores 56 kWh of electric energy and delivers up to 215 kW of electric power (a NiMH battery pack with the same electric energy would weigh over twice as much).
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A123 develops lithium-ion batteries, which can hold a lot more energy than the lead-acid batteries found in most cars today.
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The list of failed firms who received a Department of Energy green-energy subsidy got a bit longer as lithium ion battery maker A123 filed for bankruptcy Tuesday.
As battery energy got better, engineers had Li-ion developments.
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And it is the first airliner to make extensive use of lithium ion batteries, which are lighter, can hold more energy and are easier to fit into odd-sized spaces in airplanes than other types of batteries.
Both Boeing and Tesla use batteries fueled by lithium cobalt oxide, which is among the most energy-dense and flammable chemistries of lithium-ion batteries on the market.
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Battery regeneration: Whenever the driver releases the accelerator pedal or applies the brakes, and the battery is insufficiently charged, the two electric motors act as generators and feed energy recovered from the brakes into the lithium-ion battery.
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Boeing convinced regulators to allow the use of lithium-ion batteries on its 787, which are lighter and pack more energy than traditional nickel-cadmium batteries, but are prone to catching on fire.
Electrical energy will be stored in a liquid-cooled lithium-ion battery that can be recharged from a standard household outlet.
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And it is the first airliner to make extensive use of lithium ion batteries, which are lighter, recharge faster and can hold more energy than other types of batteries.
And in terms of energy storage, Tesla is one of its key customers for its lithium ion batteries.
Speaking of batteries, a new lithium-ion battery developed by USC utilizes nano-sphere technology to store three times more energy while cutting charge time down to just 10 minutes.
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Carmakers favor lithium-ion batteries (already popular in cell phones and laptops) because they can store twice as much energy per liter of volume as nickel batteries.
Panasonic Energy Company President Naoto Noguchi presented Tesla Chief Technology Officer JB Straubel with the first production Lithium-ion cells manufactured at the new facility.
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