Archive for the 'Battery' Category
GM Says Chevy Volt Battery Will Have a 10-Year 150,000-Mile Warranty
Larry Burns is GMs VP of research and development. He was interviewed by Design News and had some interesting things to say about the Volt and related issues.
He noted that the final a battery supplier has yet to be chosen and both A123 and LG Chem are still in the running.
He indicates that GM [...]
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Continental AG Moving Towards Lithium-ion Cell Production
Continental AG is the German supplier who is working with A123 Systems as one team competing to build the Chevy Volt’s battery pack for GM.
We were told in June of 2007 that one of the two battery pack supplier teams (Conti/A123 vs CPI/LG Chem) would be selected this summer. No word yet, but a [...]
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EEStor Announces Third Party Verification of Key Production Milestone
Even though they are not involved in the Chevy Volt project, we follow EEStor on this site because of the remarkable energy storage potential that their technology could represent.
Based on barite, their storage units if shown to perform as they are purported to, could hold several times the energy at a fraction of the cost [...]
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Lutz: 1 Million Worldwide E-Flex Production by 2020 and is GM Planning to Bring Battery Production in House?
GM vice chairman Bob Lutz and GM Europe’s president Carl-Peter Forester were on hand at the British Motor Show last week.
In a new article in the Times, there are several unprecedented statements. The author contends that the first E-Flex in Europe will be based on the next generation Vauxhall Astra, appear under that brand or [...]
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How Will the Volt’s Battery Perform at Different Temperatures?
Some may have noticed an anonymous “Battery Expert” made an appearance in some of our previous posts’ comments sections. He/she claimed the Volt’s batteries might not survive their lifecycle requirements at different temperatures. It is he/she who created the graphic shown above.
Not being a battery expert myself, and seeking clarification of this issue, [...]
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GM CEO Rick Wagoner Dispels Bankruptcy Rumors and Talks Volt
Today GM CEO Rick Wagoner gave a speech at the Dallas Chamber of Commerce and took the opportunity to dispel some rumors himself.
He acknowledged a belief that the consumer shift from trucks and SUVs to cars is “by and large, permanent,” but he pointed out that despite the sagging U.S. auto market, GM’s global growth [...]
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Update: EnerDel’s Chairman on the Cost of the Th!nk Lithium-ion Battery Pack
One of the unknowns in determining how much the Volt or any electric car should cost, is determining the automaker’s cost for the lithium-ion battery.
A number that has been put forth by experts in the field is $1000 per kWh installed in liquid-cooled pack. If this were true, the Volts’ pack would cost $16,000. [...]
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Exclusive: Interview With EnerDel Chairman Charles Gassenheimer
EnerDel (Amex: HEV ) is a U.S. based lithium-ion battery maker that has recently delivered a functioning 28 kWh battery pack for automaker Th!nk, for their upcoming Th!nk City electric vehicle. I had the chance for a follow-up interview with EnerDel Chairman Charles Gassenheimer.
Its been almost a year since we last spoke, can you [...]
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Continental Says Chances Good of Getting Volt Battery Contract
A couple of weeks ago we heard an interview with Compact Power CEO Prabhakar Patil in which he indicated his company and LG Chem had a good chance at getting the Volt contract and that his packs were the one’s running in the prototypes. It was also indicated that LG Chem would build a [...]
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Lutz Explains Why the EV-1 Can’t Simply Be Reintroduced
After GM first introduced the Chevy Volt concept in January 2007, there was a lot of ire and skepticism from the former EV-1 crowd. Most vocal among them was Doug Korthoff who appeared in the film Who Killed the Electric Car?
Doug has since filled the web with extensive anti-GM rhetoric and used to make appearances [...]
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EEStor About to Release Public Data on its Energy Storage Units (EESUs)
EEStor is the Texas company that has been secretly working on a breakthrough energy storage technology that is a type of ultracapacitor. The technology is reportedly able to store large quantities of energy in a package markedly smaller, lighter, and less expensive than lithium-ion batteries.
The company has formed an exclusive agreement with ZENN Motor [...]
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GM Requests $7000 Tax Credit to Chevy Volt buyers, McCain Offers GM $5000
GM VP of global program management Jon Lauckner met with a congressional caucus last week and indicated his hopes for government help in getting people to adopt the Volt.
He said:
“What we favor is actually a sliding scale depending on how much battery you have on board. When I talk about $6,000 to $7,000, we’re [...]
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