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WARREN, Mich., Feb. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Engineers of the four-seat Chevrolet Volt electric car often refer to its 435-pound battery pack as the fifth passenger. Given the care taken to keep the pack at just the right temperature in all temperature conditions, there is a lot of truth to that. The Volt's ability to operate gasoline-free on a day-to-day basis and carry an eight-year/100,000-mile battery warranty is due to active thermal management of the advanced lithium ion battery pack....
MAUMEE, Ohio, Feb. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Dana Holding Corporation (NYSE: DAN) announced that it is supplying Long® internal battery cell coolers on the first advanced lithium-ion battery for a mass-marketed electric vehicle - General Motors Company's all-new 2011 Chevrolet Volt. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/19990903/DANA ) The battery cooling technology, which is new to the automotive market, prevents the Volt's lithium-ion battery from overheating by enabling efficient...
BIRMINGHAM, England, February 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A new survey together with an in-depth report on the hybrid and EV market has revealed that the GBP5,000 Plug In Car Grant is essential if businesses are to continue investing in low or zero emission vehicles. As of last month (January), private and business buyers of EVs will be eligible for up to 25% off the cost of a plug-in car, limited to GBP5,000. However, the Government intends to review the GBP43m fund in 12 months...
GREENFIELD, Ind., Jan. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ener1, Inc. (Nasdaq: HEV) provided a backdrop today for remarks by Vice President Joe Biden on the administration's continued commitment to asserting U.S. leadership in the advanced vehicle industry, a centerpiece of White House economic and environmental policy. "As the president said last night, by 2015 we will have one million electric vehicles on the road," Biden said, referring to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address last...
REGENSBURG, Germany and DETROIT, Jan. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- To allow the production of electric vehicles suitable for everyday use to be launched as quickly as possible, Continental, the world's leading automotive supplier, is not just developing drive components, storage systems and control units for electric vehicles. Continental works with the collective expertise of a company that brought vehicle navigation to production readiness and is a driving force behind the networking of...
DETROIT, Jan. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Automakers seek interior and battery solutions that improve flexibility, spaciousness and sustainability in their vehicles while offering a compelling user experience for consumers. At the 2011 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Johnson Controls unveiled the ie:3 demonstrator vehicle, a fully electric vehicle based on the popular small car segment that addresses these needs. The ie:3 features the debut of Johnson Controls-Saft's...
DEARBORN, Mich., Jan. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- All-new Ford Focus Electric is the first fuel-free, rechargeable passenger car from Ford and one of five new electrified vehicles Ford will deliver by 2013 in North America and EuropeFocus Electric will offer a mile-per-gallon equivalent better than Chevrolet Volt and competitive with other battery electric vehiclesThe all-electric Focus is capable of fully recharging in three to four hours at home using the available wall-mounted 240-volt...
DETROIT, Jan. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Building on its experience, global footprint and product portfolio, Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI) will showcase how its automotive seating, interiors, electronics, and batteries "translate globally" at the 2011 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) at Cobo Center in Detroit. The global fluency theme will be highlighted in the exhibit, as the company displays its newest components and systems, as well as future technologies and concepts. For the...
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Dec. 23, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC), an advanced research collaboration among Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors Company, today announced approximately $5.43 million in advanced battery development and technology assessment contracts to five firms. The competitively bid contract awards are funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and include a 50 percent cost-share from each of the...
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 23, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Duke Energy and Tokyo-based ITOCHU Corp. signed an agreement today to collaborate on advanced energy technologies, starting with the evaluation and testing of second-life applications for electric vehicle batteries. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20040414/DUKEENERGYLOGO ) According to some auto industry estimates, electric vehicle (EV) batteries that can no longer charge to approximately 80 percent of their original capacity...
