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    Sony plans to ship lithium-ion rechargeable battery by April

    Posted on April 19, 2011 by gavril

    Sony Corp has brought the world good tidings. The company has announced the shipping of its lithium-ion (Li-ion) rechargeable battery module using lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) as a positive-electrode material by April this year. The modules costing around ¥300,000 (approx … Continue reading3 →

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    Modified Kia Soul by Johnson Controls with lithium ion pack and 100 mile range

    Posted on January 12, 2011 by gavril

    What do you get when you take the insides out of a Kia Soul and have Johnson Controls load in a bunch of green? An ie:3 of course! JC unveiled the ie:3 at the Detroit Auto Show recently, complete with … Continue reading3 →

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    Mira EV powered by Sanyo’s lithium-ion battery sets Guinness World Record

    Posted on May 26, 2010 by deepa

    The automobile industry is slowly but surely turning towards the greener horizon, with green designs, cars and technology being developed on a regular basis. Well, Sanyo has made its mark in the Guinness World Records now with some of their … Continue reading3 →

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    Hitachi rolls out lithium-ion batteries that will serve plug-in hybrid vehicles

    Posted on January 14, 2010 by gavril

    Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles now have Hitachi to power them up, with the new lithium-ion battery developed by Hitachi Ltd and Hitachi Vehicle Energy Ltd. This battery pack has a higher energy density (120Wh/kg) and a high output density (2,400W/kg), making … Continue reading3 →

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    High capacity lithium ion cells is Panasonic’s latest brainwave

    Posted on December 30, 2009 by gavril

    The lithium ion technology is gaining impetus with the release of such batteries by a whole lot of companies. Panasonic is now working on its 3.1 Ah 18650 lithium ion cells. Panasonic’s newly acquired company, Sanyo, recently released the Eneloop … Continue reading3 →

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    Lithium Ion technology makes hybrid vehicles affordable and more practical

    Posted on December 28, 2009 by gavril

    A hybrid car may be on the wish list of many, but those long price tags make them out of reach. These vehicles tend to cost more because of the technology they use. However according to John German, an author … Continue reading3 →

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    Lithium-ion cell for home use being developed by Panasonic and Sanyo

    Posted on December 24, 2009 by gavril

    You buy yourself a huge solar module for your home, and you still run out of electricity due to a lack of back-up systems. A solution to this problem has been devised by Panasonic with their newly partnered company, Sanyo. … Continue reading3 →

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    Techtium TEC103 is world’s first dedicated Li-ion charger with record efficiency

    Posted on July 17, 2009 by anoop

    Techtium Ltd is a company that specializes in battery and power management ICs. They have unveiled the TEC103 solar application, which is a breakthrough power conversion solution for portable solar applications such as mobile phones, handheld solar chargers and Bluetooth … Continue reading3 →

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    BMW’s ZD 10 ED drives in as an efficient, eco-friendly supercar

    Posted on January 30, 2009 by deepa

    BMW is out to lure all the eco-friendly racers with its latest green supercar dubbed ZD 10 ED. The ED stands for Efficient Dynamics and the Z 10 stands for the platform it is built on. Under the hood, it … Continue reading3 →

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    Work on muscles to charge up the GettaGrip Musclephone

    Posted on December 12, 2008 by deepa

    All I can say about this gadget is that it will help to build up your fore arm muscles as you charge your cell phone. Since there isn’t much information about this GettaGrip Musclephone, I want to play safe with … Continue reading3 →

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