News tagged with car batteries

Single-inlet electric vehicle charging to showcase in LA

(Phys.org) -- Big names in global car manufacturers have announced a common method for charging electric vehicles. The companies are in agreement with a common charging technology for use on electric vehicles ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 05, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 17 | with audio podcast report

EV battery swaps intended for long hauls

Ever driven through a car wash? Going through a Better Place battery-switching station is like that - minus the soap suds, of course.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Honda will recycle rare-earth metals from batteries

(Phys.org) -- Honda Motor Co. this week made news with its announcement of a recycling breakthrough. The car maker, which manufactures hybrid vehicles, will start recycling rare-earth metals from the nickel-metal ...

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (10) | comments 6 | with audio podcast report

Mystery of car battery's current solved

(PhysOrg.com) -- Chemists have solved the 150 year-old mystery of what gives the lead-acid battery, found under the bonnet of most cars, its unique ability to deliver a surge of current.

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (28) | comments 15 | with audio podcast

Powered by seaweed: Polymer from algae may improve battery performance

(PhysOrg.com) -- By looking to Mother Nature for solutions, researchers have identified a promising new binder material for lithium-ion battery electrodes that not only could boost energy storage, but also ...

Chemistry / Polymers

created Sep 08, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Revolutionary conducting polymer enables silicon use as next generation of lithium-ion battery anodes

Lithium-ion batteries are everywhere, in smart phones, laptops, an array of other consumer electronics, and the newest electric cars. Good as they are, they could be much better, especially when it comes to ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Sep 23, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (10) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Sulfur in hollow nanofibers overcomes challenges of lithium-ion battery design

(PhysOrg.com) -- Stanford researchers have used nanotechnology to invent a better lithium ion battery cathode.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

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SIM-Drive Corp announces new 'in-wheel' electric car

(PhysOrg.com) -- SIM-Drive Corporation, a Japanese consortium based in Kawasaki-shi and comprised of 34 companies and municipalities, has announced that it has developed a functioning electric car based on ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 01, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (16) | comments 82 | with audio podcast report

Fast-recharge '3D' lithium-ion battery prototype could be perfect for electric cars

The next-generation battery, like next-generation TV, may be 3-D, scientists reported here today at the 241st National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS). They described a new lithium-ion (Li-ion) ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 31, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (9) | comments 18 | with audio podcast

New technology improves both energy capacity and charge rate in rechargeable batteries

Imagine a cellphone battery that stayed charged for more than a week and recharged in just 15 minutes. That dream battery could be closer to reality thanks to Northwestern University research.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (18) | comments 17 | with audio podcast

Jaguar’s new electric concept supercar -- the C-X75

(PhysOrg.com) -- The new Jaguar C-X75 supercar concept model unveiled last week is primarily a plug-in electric car but with the added power and performance of micro gas turbines (jet engines) that would make ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 04, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (25) | comments 20 | with audio podcast report

IBM research boosts long-range, air-powered electric battery project

(Phys.org) -- IBM announced that two industry leaders -- Asahi Kasei and Central Glass -- will join its Battery 500 Project team and collaborate on far-reaching research with the potential to accelerate the ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 20, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (20) | comments 35 | with audio podcast

IBM offers glimpse into the future (w/ Video)

Air-powered batteries, 3-D cellphones that project holographs and personalized commutes are among the predictions of IBM scientists gazing into their crystal balls.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Dec 23, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (23) | comments 34

Scientists reveal battery behavior at the nanoscale

(PhysOrg.com) -- As industries and consumers increasingly seek improved battery power sources, cutting-edge microscopy performed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is providing an ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

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Increasing Electric Car Battery Performance

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have found that by replacing conventional graphite electrodes with silicon nanotube electrodes, lithium-ion batteries can store 10 times more charge.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

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