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NEWS ABOUT: lithium ion batteries

lithium ion batteries stories: 13 news summaries

 GM Announces 
 Plug-In Hybrid SUV 

Buick model could get twice the mileage of similar automobiles

Aug 6, 09 10:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - General Motors’ Buick brand will churn out the first plug-in hybrid SUV by a leading automaker, the company said today. “Buick will get our first plug-in hybrid, which will put the brand front and center in the advanced technology game,” said a GM exec. The company says the... More »

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environment • General Motors • SUV • crossover • hybrid car • lithium ion batteries • gas mileage • Buick

 Nissan Reveals 
 Mass-Market Electric Car 

LEAF will compete with EVs from GM, Mitsubishi

Aug 3, 09 3:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nissan yesterday unveiled its entry into the electric-vehicle market, the Los Angeles Times reports. The LEAF is a five-seat compact that gets a top speed of 90 mph out of its lithium-ion batteries. The vehicle can go about 100 miles on a full charge, an attribute Nissan hopes will convince... More »

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Nissan • automaker • electric cars • lithium ion batteries • charging stations • Nissan-Renault

Would-Be Car-Battery Kings Jostle Over $2.4B From Feds

States seek to become lithium-ion capital of US

May 26, 09 9:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some 165 companies and states are battling for a $2.4 billion Obama administration grant aimed at making the US a leader in electric-car batteries, the Wall Street Journal reports. General Motors, Dow Chemical, and General Electric are among the firms vying for the money; states like Michigan, Kentucky, and... More »

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energy • General Motors • General Electric • Kentucky • Massachusetts • Michigan • funding • auto industry • grants • lithium ion batteries • Dow Chemical Co. • Department of Energy • Obama administration

Battery Breakthrough Could Recharge Phones in Seconds

Scientists believe super-fast ion transfer will let technology charge ahead

Mar 13, 09 3:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - MIT scientists have developed new battery technology that could potentially recharge a cell phone in seconds and an electric car in minutes, the Boston Globe reports. The researchers, who say the breakthrough could revolutionize technology and even lifestyles, have created a coating that speeds the transfer of ions into and... More »

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cell phones • MIT • battery • electric cars • lithium ion batteries • cell phone charger

Road to Electric Cars Runs Through Bolivia

Nationalism, socialism may make its lithium supply hard to tap

Feb 3, 09 9:13 AM CST
(Newser) - Are we about to replace our dependence on foreign oil with a dependence on foreign lithium? Almost half the world’s supply of the mineral—essential for the light, rechargeable batteries electric cars need—is found in Bolivia, where nationalist sentiment is running high, the New York Times reports. Evo... More »

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mining • Bolivia • Evo Morales • electric cars • hybrid car • lithium ion batteries

China Upstart's Electric Car Plugs Into West

Battery expertise puts BYD 'at same starting line' with Detroit

Jan 12, 09 3:09 PM CST
(Newser) - BYD, a Chinese company known mostly as a cell-phone battery manufacturer, plans to enter the Western auto market with an electric car that could short-circuit entries from Detroit’s Big Three and others, the Wall Street Journal reports. BYD hopes the relative engineering simplicity of an all-electric design will grant... More »

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China • electric cars • lithium ion batteries • Chevrolet Volt • BYD Co.

ANALYSIS

Monthly Fee May Pave Way for Electric Car Boom

Developer strikes deals with countries, cities for broad charging infrastructure

Dec 24, 08 8:05 PM CST
(Newser) - An Israeli entrepreneur bets you’ll be willing to pay to fuel up your car like you pay your monthly cell phone bill. If Shai Agassi is right, Jim Motavalli writes in Yale Environment 360, it could be the charge electric cars need to succeed. Partnering with nations, cities, and... More »

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electric cars • lithium ion batteries • green transportation • Better Place • Shai Agassi • cars • automobile

US Tech Firms
Get Together
on Car Battery

14 companies want
$1B from feds to help catch Asian rivals

Dec 18, 08 7:52 AM CST
(Newser) - Fourteen US technology companies are joining forces to speed development of electric car batteries, asking for $1 billion in federal aid to help catch up with Asian firms that have a long lead, reports the Wall Street Journal. Electric vehicles are now considered so important to help wean the... More »

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General Motors • Ford • electric cars • hybrid car • lithium ion batteries

H-P Will Offer 3-Year Battery for Notebooks

Warranty will be the longest on the market, company says

Dec 10, 08 8:13 PM CST
(Newser) - Hewlett-Packard next year plans to offer the longest-lasting battery for notebooks on the market. The company says its new lithium ion battery, called HP Enviro, will run as good as new for three years, PC Magazine reports. It also will charge faster than current models, reaching 80% after 30 minutes.... More »

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battery • lithium ion batteries • computer • notebooks • Hewlett-Packard

Forget Batteries —Get Ready
for Fuel Cells

They could soon be a better choice to power laptops, phones

Jun 19, 08 8:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Think fuel cells are just for cars? Think again. Their real value may be to power portable electronics such as laptops and cell phones. Fuel cells that use methanol, rather than gasoline, could replace batteries in electronics. They last much longer and take just a moment to refuel—and they're... More »

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cell phones • electronics • laptop • lithium ion batteries • hydrogen fuel cells • consumer electronics

Toyota Joins GM in Race for 2010 Plug-In Hybrids

Drivers could recharge cars with normal socket

Jan 14, 08 4:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Toyota, the world's leader in hybrid vehicle production, has geared up to deliver by 2010 a gas-electric hybrid car whose batteries will recharge from a normal electrical socket. With the announcement yesterday at the Detroit auto show, Toyota pits itself against General Motors, which has also pledged a plug-in hybrid... More »

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Toyota • General Motors • Detroit • hybrid car • lithium ion batteries • Detroit Auto Show

Battery Ban Begins on Airlines

Most batteries in phones, laptops, will likely not violate rule

Dec 28, 07 9:46 PM CST
(Newser) - The Department of Transportation has banned certain kinds of lithium batteries from checked airline luggage, citing worries over short circuiting and fires. Lithium batteries installed inside of electronic devices will be permitted as carryon, but loose batteries, unless sealed inside a plastic bag, will no longer be permitted on board. More »

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cell phones • FAA • battery • airline • PCs • lithium ion batteries

iPod Nano Catches Fire in Man's Pocket

Battery on 2-year-old device may have burst into flames

Oct 6, 07 2:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Apple may have another fire to put out—literally. Danny Williams says he was at work in Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson airport when his 2-year-old iPod Nano caught fire in his pocket. “If TSA had come by and seen me smoking, they could have honestly thought I was a terrorist,... More »

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Apple • iPod • battery • iPod Nano • lithium ion batteries

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