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.

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This isn't a new development, especially with Motorola, since the Droid RAZR appears to use the same 1, 780mAh Li-poly power pack.

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The lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries that power the iPad and virtually all other mobile devices are still based on a chemistry from the early 1990s.

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Both iLoud and iLoud MINI are also equipped with a high-performance Li-Ion rechargeable battery with smart power-management features that reduce its power consumption, making possible to go long periods without recharging, an important factor for mobile users.

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Boston Power, founded in 2005, makes fast-charging Li-ion cells for consumer products, including some Hewlett-Packard laptops.

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As early as 1979, after Cheung Kong had acquired colonial-era Hutchison, Li was supplanting the old taipans as a symbol of Hong Kong power and wealth.

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In a petition filed yesterday, JCI asked the Delaware Court of Chancery yesterday to dissolve the automotive Li-ion battery joint venture, Johnson Controls-Saft Advanced Power Solutions LLC (JCS), which was formed in 2006 to develop and manufacture lithium-ion automotive battery solutions.

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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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