Nissan Motor and its affiliate Nissan Arc have developed an analysis method to observe the electron activity in the cathode material of lithium ion batteries directly during charging and discharging, move which can lead to better battery ...
Sales of electric vehicles (EVs) nearly doubled in 2013, but most won't take you farther than 100 miles on one charge. To boost their range toward a tantalizing 300 miles or more, researchers are reporting new progress on a "breathing" ...
Tags: battery, air batteries, lithium-ion battery
One week after the Paper Battery Co. announced its partnership with a battery supplier in China, it is looking to make the move from prototyping to production. CEO Shreefal Mehta said the five-year-old company has been testing its ...
Ubiquitous but frustrating, lithium-ion batteries fade because the materials lose their structure in response to charging and discharging. This structural change is closely related to the formation of electron-rich regions within the ...
Tags: electrons, The Lithiation Front, Silicon
New York-based start-up Paper Battery Company is partnering with one of the world’s largest specialized battery pack manufacturers TWS Industrial to commercialize the company’s breakthrough ultrathin ultracapacitor technology ...
Tags: battery pack, ultrathin ultracapacitor technology, ultrathin packaging
TAIYO YUDEN (U.S.A.) INC.'s new Cylindrical Lithium Ion Capacitor (LICLithium Ion Capacitor.) offers extremely large energy densityA figure of merit usually expressed in Joules per cubic inch for capacitorsA figure of merit usually ...
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Fuel Defend is bringing to market a full line of products that will defend against more than just fuel theft. The company, which bills itself as the world's leading fuel anti-siphon device company, has been scouring the world for new ...
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Idle Smart, maker of an automatic engine start/stop system it says can reduce overnight idling by 70%, has added a Battery Protect feature. The new feature monitors battery voltage and starts up the engine to charge the batteries when ...
Tags: Battery, Idle Smart, Transportation, Parts
Smart Glass - technology globally popular enough. Such glasses have a number of advantages over conventional windows. "Smart" glass does not transmit infrared radiation, it will delay the heat in the room in winter and not let the hot ...
SOUTH KOREA: Metro operators in Seoul, Daejon and Incheon have achieved power savings of more than 20% using ultracapacitor braking energy recuperation technology, according to ultracapacitor manufacturer Maxwell Technologies. Up to 200 ...
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The demand in electric cars has been a source of good news for several companies like Maxwell Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:MXWL). The demand for electric cars is expected to provide for a secondary demand boost for the company’s products ...
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Electric carmaker Tesla Motors is set to raise $1.6bn through convertible senior notes in a registered public offering for business expansion. The American carmaker will use the amount to expand its business; develop and manufacture ...
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Innovative Products of America Inc. (IPA) has expanded its line of trailer testers with the #9102 Heavy Ranger MUTT, a portable and lightweight solution for testing lights and electric brakes. The company says the new trailer tester is ...
Woojin Industrial Systems, a leading manufacturer of electric rail vehicles and rail system equipment, has completed installation of its energy storage system (ESS) ultracapacitor-based braking energy recuperation systems in seven Metro ...
Panasonic, along with some Japanese materials suppliers, is reportedly planning to invest around JPY100bn ($977m) in a lithium-ion car battery manufacturing plant to be established by electric carmaker Tesla Motors in the US. ...