Sentences with phrase «battery cell technology»

It's the next great paradigm shift in our industry, an opportunity largely due to the rapid advancement in battery cell technology by companies such as A123Systems and LG Chem.

This advance is rooted primarily in advances made to the battery cell technology, which in turn stem from the BMW Group's ever - increasing expertise in the field of electrical energy storage.

Not exact matches

Scientists from the University of Wollongong have developed prototype battery cells based on sodium - ion technology, which the university says can achieve excellent cycling stability and easily be scaled up to mass production.

So, it's multi-brand, it connects to the Internet of Things and communities that our customers care about, and basically their low - power management platform that's built on watch technology and / or watch rechargeable — non-rechargeable batteries coin cell fits very well with our roadmap and the technology we're trying to bring into our watches.

Volkswagen on March 13 said it had selected partners to provide battery cells and related technologies worth around 20 billion euros for its electric - vehicle projects in Europe and China.

Where Tesla uses batteries in its powertrain technology, Phoenix - based Nikola uses hydrogen fuel cells.

The design and formation of an atomic - scale bridge between different materials will lead to new and improved physical properties, opening the path to new information technology and energy science applications amongst a myriad of science and engineering possibilities — for example, atoms could move faster at the interface between the materials, enabling better batteries and fuel cells.

Next steps include expanding the use of the technology to different applications, such as solar and fuel cells; and using the battery to power different kinds of electronic devices.

We're moving ahead with CNG, fuel cells, plug - in hybrids and battery electrics because there is no single technology that holds the key to the world's energy future,» said Robert Bienenfeld, senior manager of environment and energy strategy for American Honda.

It turns out they are indispensable for a range of urgently needed green energy technologies such as wind turbine generators, low - energy lighting, fuel cells, rechargeable batteries, magnetic refrigeration and hydrogen storage.

«America is quickly falling behind in clean energy, trading Middle Eastern oil for cheap Chinese solar, batteries and wind turbines,» says Chris Rivest, co-founder of Berkeley, Calif. — based SunPrint, which is developing technology to print cadmium telluride thin - film photovoltaic cells.

The higher energy capacity of this miniature thin - film fuel cell battery «will lead to further new classes of personal electronics, such as autonomous sensors and communication devices that are not currently possible with existing battery technologies,» Morse asserts.

The innovation is especially significant for small devices, Hunter says, because other energy - storage technologies — such as fuel cells, batteries, and flywheels — tend to be less efficient, or simply too complex to be practical when reduced to very small sizes.

«Manufacturers of rechargeable batteries are building on the proven lithium - ion technology, which has been deployed in mobile devices like laptops and cell phones for many years,» reports TUM researcher Michael Metzger.

A key question for policymakers is, which transportation technology cuts total emissions at the lowest cost — batteries or fuel cells?

Rechargeable batteries are too heavy for the job, so engineers are planning to try a technology that would use current to separate water into oxygen and hydrogen during the day, and then reverse the process at night via fuel cells to produce electricity.

Mark Hersam, a materials scientist at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, is developing nanomaterials for a range of uses, such as solar cells and batteries, information technology and biotechnology.

Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are vying with next - generation hybrid car technology (which can be plugged in to recharge its battery rather than relying on the gasoline engine) to be the electric car of the future.

But people thought some of them — battery technology, fuel cell technologies — would be workable.

«That's why we are concentrating on building high - technology combustion engine cars, hybrid cars, as well as electric cars powered either by batteries or fuel cells.

Many of today's technologies (i.e. solid state lighting, transistors in computer chips, and batteries in cell phones) rely simply on the charge of the electron and how it moves through the material.

These properties promise revolutionary technology, including advanced optical electronics for screens, high - functioning photovoltaic cells, and enhanced batteries and other energy storage devices.

High - capacity, long - life batteries; fuel cells; the high - efficiency «smart» electricity grid; clean coal and other technologies can help improve the environment, increase efficiency and conserve energy.

Such a transition would require the development of advanced battery and fuel - cell technologies as well as modernization of the electrical grid to manage the increased demand for electricity.

Kramer may well underestimate the PHEV's technical challenges, but all sides agree that advances in battery technology are much closer than fuel - cell cars....

The work in Research Area 3 focuses on developing and testing battery and fuel cell technologies and systems, and on the design and controls of systems suitable for road, rail, and maritime applications.

The fundamental technology involved in battery cells, electric motors and the power electronics will be used in our upcoming plug - in hybrid models,» BMW member of the board for development Herbert Diess said in a statement.

Asked what GM will look like in 2020, he says the company is «poised to be one of the, if not the, world's strongest players,» singling out what he says is GM's engineering leadership in such advanced technologies as fuel cells and lithium - ion batteries.

BYD started as a cell phone manufacturing company, notable because several car manufacturers have stated that the hardest part of creating an electric vehicle marketable to the general public is perfecting the battery technology.

Moers went onto reveal that AMG is developing its own battery technology for its new powertrain that is lighter than conventional lithium - ion battery cells.

Toyota's comprehensive technology strategy is a portfolio approach that includes a long - term commitment to hydrogen fuel cells, plug - in hybrids and battery - electrics, all driven by the further proliferation of conventional gas - electric hybrids, like Prius as its core technology.

The new model is said to be a production - relevant hydrogen fuel cell SUV that draws heavily on the contemporary platform structure, electric drivetrain architecture and battery technology of the earlier e-tron quattro concept.

Under the technology designation EQ Power, the latest electric model (destined for subsequent series production) from the Mercedes - Benz family combines fuel - cell and battery technology in the form of... Read more →

KULR Technology has reached agreement with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to be the exclusive manufacturing and distribution partner for the patented Internal Short Circuit (ISC) device which causes predictable battery cell failures in lithium - ion batteries, making them easier to study and, therefore, safer.

Under the technology designation EQ Power, the latest electric model (destined for subsequent series production) from the Mercedes - Benz family combines fuel - cell and battery technology in the form of a plug - in hybrid.

The h - tron quattro concept uses hydogren fuel cell technology — and an on - board, temporary - boost - of - power battery — to drive a 90 - kW motor attached to the front axle as well as a 140 - kW motor in the rear.

The analysis, published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology, addressed both fuel cycle and vehicle manufacturing cycle for the following vehicle types: gasoline and diesel internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs); flex fuel vehicles; compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles; hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs); hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs); battery electric vehicles (BEVs); and plug - in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs).

The GLC F - CELL is the first vehicle to combine innovative fuel - cell and battery technology in a purely electric plug - in hybCELL is the first vehicle to combine innovative fuel - cell and battery technology in a purely electric plug - in hybcell and battery technology in a purely electric plug - in hybrid.

Or how about this Mercedes - Benz GLC F - CELL with ultra-compact hydrogen fuel - cell and battery technolCELL with ultra-compact hydrogen fuel - cell and battery technolcell and battery technology.

BMW iPerformance, BMW's plug - in hybrid models, apply eDrive technology from BMW i (BMW's brand that emphasizes sustainability in visionary vehicle concepts and technologies) to the BMW core brand via the technical expertise regarding electric motors, battery cells, and electronic control systems.

Kia's lithium - ion polymer battery technology is different from the standard lithium - ion cells in most other EVs, and affords better heat management.

Hyundai's fuel efficiency campaign — dubbed «Hyundai Blue Drive» — features a range of advanced technologies, including hybrids powered by lithium batteries, turbocharged gasoline direct injection, and eventually plug - in hybrids and fuel cell electric vehicles.

ZEV technologies include hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) and plug - in electric vehicles (PEVs), which include both pure battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug - in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs).

All lithium battery technology provides more power per pound than the more common nickel - metal hydride (NiMh) cells.

Tackling that challenge, researchers at The Ohio State University have developed a technology that makes cell phone batteries last up to 30 percent longer on a single charge by capturing wasted energy from the radio signals emitted from the phone and feeding it back to the battery.

Although the dominant type of energy storage in today's electric cars is lithium - ion batteries, not every car company is going in that direction, as Toyota demonstrates with its continued push for a different technology — hydrogen fuel cells.

I hope it goes to solar cells, geothermal research, battery research / subsidies, wind power, advanced grid technologies.

somehow, you need to convert the energy into a battery or fuel cell, and there a variety of serious inefficiencies you encounter, depending on what technology you choose.

Given the costs of hydrogen transport and the costs of fuel cells, it is highly unlikely that hydrogen technology will turn out to be as practical as battery powered vehicles.

My administration has worked with Congress to invest in gas - saving technologies like advanced batteries and hydrogen fuel cells.