Archive for August, 2009

Swiss battery maker picks Portland for US headquarters
OregonLive.com
A Swiss company using the bluish-white metal in batteries to extend the range of electric vehicles has chosen Portland for

Tokyo's Taxis Get Green Light to Test Better Place's Battery Swap
Gas2.0
Better Place, based in Palo Alto, California, has gotten the green light from the Japanese government to move forward on installing its battery swap

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Anton/Bauer Debuts Dionic HC Camera Battery to European Market at
Broadcast Newsroom
DMN Newswire–2009-8-31–Anton/Bauer, a brand of The Vitec Group, and the world's premier provider of batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power

Korean EV Runs Without batteries By Induction Charging
All Cars Electric
of advanced battery materials, as well as the practical limitations imposed by battery weight and life, by dispensing with batteries altogether!


MedIndia
Engines full speed ahead
Baruch College The Ticker
Batteries have an anode (negative electrode) and a cathode (positive electrode) that drive an electric current. According to the EV car company Better Place
The Eco Battery Is Now Waiting In the WingsMedIndia
Ultra-fast EVs: zero to 60 in one secondMother Nature Network
Dr Andrew Simpson The electric revolution is on trackBusiness Spectator (registration)
Seeking Alpha -Car Throttle -Treehugger
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Straits Times
Hybrids' thirst for metal causes mining concerns
Los Angeles Times
However, some of the rare earth metals needed to make the electric motors and batteries for cars like the Toyota Prius and Honda Insight are getting harder
Hybrid Batteries Show Plenty of Long-Term SparkDaily Press
Al Gore Versus the Rare Earth MetalsAll Cars Electric
China May Hoard Rare Earth Metals, Vital to Some Clean TechEnvironmental Leader
Fast Company -Advertiser Talk -ABC News
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Globe and Mail
Hybrids' thirst for metal causes mining concerns
Los Angeles Times
However, some of the rare earth metals needed to make the electric motors and batteries for cars like the Toyota Prius and Honda Insight are getting harder
Al Gore Versus the Rare Earth MetalsAll Cars Electric
FEATURE-California mine digs in for 'green' gold rushReuters
China May Hoard Rare Earth Metals, Vital to Some Clean TechEnvironmental Leader
SustainableBusiness.com -FOXNews
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Inhabitat
BMW Unveils Triple Threat Plug-In Sports Car
FOXNews
The plug-in technology used means the concept car would use a standard 220-volt household outlet to recharge its batteries. A 2.5-hour recharge time is
The BMW That Will Change The Way Alt. Energy Vehicles Are AutoSpies.com
BMW Vision EfficientDynamics ConceptCar and Driver

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Fiat unit in battery deal for electric vehicles
Reuters
MI) Magneti Marelli unit has signed an agreement with Italy's FAAM spa for development, production and sale of lithium batteries, Fiat said on Monday.

Axion Power(TM) to Present at the Rodman & Renshaw Annual Global
Reuters
According to Frost & Sullivan, Axion's new PbC batteries have "the potential to revitalize the lead-acid battery industry by breathing new life into an

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