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Toyota Accelerates Switch To Lithium-Ion Batteries, Still Lags Others

Toyota Accelerates Switch To Lithium-Ion Batteries, Still Lags Others

Toyota is one of few automakers still using nickel-metal hydride batteries in its hybrid vehicles, but that could change for its next generation vehicles. Reuters reports that the company aims to boost production of more common lithium-ion technology by six times for its future products. Toyota has...

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Volkswagen e-Golf electric car leaked images

Will New High-Power Microbatteries Matter For Electric Cars?

We've heard it all before--new battery technologies appear, set to revolutionize the way we use electric products. The story is the same for new microbatteries developed at... April 18, 2013 by  10


 
2013 Nissan Leaf

Nissan Leaf Customers Get Battery Leasing Option In Europe

In America, if you want a new electric car, you go to a dealer and buy one. You might have to wait a bit of course, but generally your money gets you access to both the car... April 11, 2013 by  11


 
Historical Prices & Specific Energy Trends for Li-Ion Batteries (Duke University, 2009)

Cheaper Electric-Car Batteries: Slow & Steady Wins The Race

Did your parents ever tell you, "Slow and steady wins the race"? It can be annoying to hear as a child, but often it's true--and in the case of electric car batteries, it's... April 5, 2013 by  30


 
Citroen test car fitted with Phinergy prototype aluminum-air battery

Phinergy 1000-Mile Aluminum-Air Battery: On The Road In 2017?

It's the sweetest dream of every electric-car fan: a battery that could store enough energy to offer up to 1,000 miles of real-world range. While it's not going to arrive in... March 25, 2013 by  34


 
Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Boeing 787 Battery Safety Updates: What Changes Were Made?

People take air safety pretty seriously, so when smoke filled the cabin of a new Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft a few months back, the entire fleet was quickly grounded. It... March 20, 2013 by  10


 
Chiton marine snail could inspire improved battery and solar cell development (Wikimedia Commons)

Snail's Teeth Could Help Develop Future Battery Tech--No, Really

We often cover the progress of battery technologies here on Green Car Reports, and while always of interest, few new discoveries are really that surprising. The potential of... March 13, 2013 by 


 
2009 Honda Civic Hybrid

Honda Civic Hybrid: Battery Unreliable, Consumer Reports Says

Automaker Honda used to be the darling of Consumer Reports, with its models perpetually scoring better than average in CR testing. The 2012 Honda Civic dampened the... March 11, 2013 by  3


 
2000 Honda Insight

Honda Recycles Hybrid Battery Packs Into Rare-Earth Metals For New Ones

A popular myth among detractors of hybrid and electric vehicles is that the energy and materials that go into making batteries far outweighs any good they do under ownership... March 5, 2013 by  4


 
Egg-like nanoparticles for lithium-ion batteries. [Image: Zhi Wei She et al., Stanford University]

New Lithium-Ion Battery Tech Could Appear In Next Few Years

New battery technology is five years away, and always will be. Well, that's the impression you might get whenever new technology is announced. Some of it is very, very clever... February 19, 2013 by  15


 
A123 Systems Prismatic Cell

Chinese Group Approved To Buy Ailing A123 Systems Battery Firm

The decision has been hanging in the balance for some time now, but Chinese auto parts maker Wanxiang Group has finally won approval to buy bankrupt battery maker A123... January 29, 2013 by  2


 
Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Tesla CEO Elon Musk Offers Help To Boeing On Battery Problems

He has his eyes on space, and is changing the world of automobiles with his Tesla electric cars--but now Elon Musk is offering a hand to Boeing, too. The Tesla Motors... January 29, 2013 by  5


 
Nissan Leaf: Lost Battery Capacity

Despite AZ Woes, Most Nissan Leaf Batteries Fine, Survey Shows

Last summer wasn't easy for Nissan or its electric car, the Leaf. A spate of owners in Arizona discovered they were quickly losing battery capacity, far earlier than Nissan... January 14, 2013 by  7


 
Egg-like nanoparticles for lithium-ion batteries. [Image: Zhi Wei She et al., Stanford University]

Egg-Like Nano-Technology To Improve Lithium-Ion Batteries?

Technology developed at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University has set a new record for energy storage in a lithium-ion battery. Using ingenious... January 11, 2013 by  5


 
1914 Detroit Electric car, Schenectady, NY, June 2011 - original lead-acid batteries

Could Hybrids Use Lead-Acid Batteries? Startup Says Yes

It's quite easy to forget that cars have been using batteries for years before hybrids and electric vehicles arrived. The humble lead-acid battery, the planet's most recycled... December 24, 2012 by  7


 
Lithium-ion battery pack of 2011 Nissan Leaf, showing cells assembled into modules

Battery Tech Limitation Discovered, Improvements On The Way?

There are three main paths to improving batteries for future electric vehicles. One is the development of entirely new technology replacing today's batteries entirely with... December 17, 2012 by  2


 
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