EnerDel to Build Batteries for Army Humvee
6 Nov 2009, 09:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Automotive supplier EnerDel announced today it won a $1.29 million contract from the United States Army for the development and manufacturing of a new battery system for the hybrid version of the HM...
Renault-Nissan Sign Deal for Battery Production in France
6 Nov 2009, 07:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Renault-Nissan today announced the signing of a letter of intent in Flins with the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) and the French Strategic Investment Fund (FSI) for the creation of a new enti...
Renault-Nissan to Build EV Batteries in France
27 Oct 2009, 10:21 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Renault is one of the most active companies when it comes to electric vehicles and alliances with green partners around the world and the numerous zero-emission agreements signed in the last years a...
SK Energy Li-Ion Batteries for Mitsubishi Fuso
26 Oct 2009, 09:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / South Korea-based company SK Energy announced yesterday that it will supply lithium-ion batteries to Mitsubishi Fuso, a project of Daimler and Mitsubishi in which the former owns 85 percent. The bat...
EVs Will Not Be Cleaner than Other Cars, Study Says
20 Oct 2009, 14:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With all the excitement that engulfed the automotive industry this year over the rapid development of electric vehicles seems to have shadowed the ugly truth behind them. At least this is what a Nat...
Nissan Working on Lighter, Cheaper EV Battery
20 Oct 2009, 10:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / True to its self proclaimed name of the world's first mass EV manufacturer, Japanese carmaker Nissan goes on with its plans to become the no. 1 player on the electric vehicle market. Aside from...
First Safety Regulations for EV Components Drafted
20 Oct 2009, 07:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In a segment of the auto industry where just about everything, from the vehicles themselves to the infrastructure to serve them are being built from scratch, a set of safety rules to be applied to E...
Panasonic Laptop Batteries to Power Electric Cars
5 Oct 2009, 07:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Panasonic is making another major step towards more advanced lithium-ion batteries for powering electric vehicles with a brand new technology. This time, the Japanese manufacturer has developed a ne...
VW and Varta Join Forces for Electric Car Batteries
28 Sep 2009, 07:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen will sign an agreement with Varta Microbattery GmbH to supply batteries that will be used in electric vehicles manufactured by the German brand in the next few years. VW said in a release...
A123 Systems, Second Best IPO Debut of 2009
27 Sep 2009, 10:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / If there was any more need to confirm that the electric segment of the automotive industry is the best one to invest in right now, then A123 Systems and its initial public offering (IPO) is the best...
Volvo Researches EV Safety Systems
23 Sep 2009, 09:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In the purest Volvo way, the Swedish manufacturer announced today it debuted research program to look into "a variety of safety scenarios for cars with electric power." The aim is to adap...
Ener1 Believes Battery Market Will Explode
18 Sep 2009, 14:21 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After yesterday announcing it has become the official supplier for Volvo and its C30 BEV, battery manufacturer Ener1 is confident the market will explode and multiply tenfold by 2020. A growth drive...
Ener1 to Supply Batteries for Volvo C30 BEV
17 Sep 2009, 15:04 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volvo today presented the C30 BEV at the Frankfurt Auto Show, an all-electric concept that is supposed to preview the company's future range which, according to Volvo officials, is going to rel...
New EV Battery On Its Way
14 Sep 2009, 10:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With the advent of the electric vehicle just around the corner, the race is on for the creation of more capable batteries to support these emission-free vehicles. Several countries have set up dedic...
Toyota Picks Nickel after Three-Year Secret Prius Test
14 Sep 2009, 09:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if some people are wondering why is Toyota using nickel batteries for the Prius instead of the more advanced lithium-ion, the Japanese manufacturer plans to stick to this type of batteries for ...
Better Place One Minute Battery Switch, Video Included
26 Aug 2009, 15:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One of the key problems associated with owning an electric vehicle, the swapping of a depleted battery with a fully charged one, is about to be solved with the help of Tokyo-based taxis. California ...
Sanyo Batteries for Toyota Hybrids
19 Aug 2009, 09:42 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Fighting to solve a huge problem with battery shortage for its hybrids, Toyota is now forced to look beyond its battery partner Panasonic and search for a new company that could supply batteries for...
BYD to Supply Li-Ion Batteries to SAIC
18 Aug 2009, 14:21 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Just as we told you yesterday, Chinese manufacturer BYD signed a deal with a major local carmaker to supply lithium-ion batteries for powering a future electric vehicle. Today, the name of the secre...
FEV Joins EIG for Li-Ion Battery Development
18 Aug 2009, 09:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In light of the projected growth in demand for battery packs to be used in the future electric vehicles, powertrain and vehicle technologies manufacturers are scrambling to find the best way to prod...
600,000 Km Li-Ion BYD Batteries for Top Chinese Carmaker
17 Aug 2009, 14:36 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / BYD has just confirmed it has formed a new partnership with a Chinese automaker to supply lithium-ion batteries for a future electric model. However, BYD hasn't mentioned the name of its partne...