Sentences with phrase «develop electric battery»

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In the late 1980s, Magna invested tens of millions in developing a battery for electric vehicles.

QuantumScape, based in San Jose and privately - owned, is aiming to develop a different kind of battery technology that Bloomberg said could triple the range of VW's existing Electric Vehicles and offer better safety performance.

Up next: Toyota is developing solid - state batteries, an elusive holy grail that could radically improve range and safety for electric cars.

«While we've been focused at Waymo on building the world's most experienced driver, the team at Jaguar Land Rover has developed an all - new battery - electric platform that looks to set a new standard in safety, design and capability,» Waymo CEO John Krafcik, who was on hand in New York to reveal the initiative, added.

On Thursday AES Energy Storage announced that it's won two contracts with utility San Diego Gas & Electric to develop two battery projects — in the cities of Escondido and El Cajon — that will total 37.5 megawatts in capacity.

Meanwhile, the former governor of the Bank of Canada raised a red flag about the «carbon bubble,» Canada's premiers agreed to develop a Canadian energy strategy that would address climate change, and Elon Musk broke ground on his Gigafactory that will slash the costs of electric vehicle batteries and, by extension, the cars themselves.

Introducing the Tesla Roadster required us to develop a proprietary electric powertrain that incorporates four key components — an advanced battery pack, power electronics module, high - efficiency motor and extensive control software.

That is, developing a complete standardized drop - in energy system, from the generator (solar) to the arbitrage (batteries) to the network (microgrid) to the users (electric cars and homes).

This high - risk research also includes developing better batteries for electric cars, cheaper photovoltaics and power electronics (superefficient electrical converters).

The hybrid GE is developing with the marine engineering firm C - MAR works something like the upcoming Chevy Volt car, which uses an electric motor as its primary drive and carries a small combustion engine to charge batteries that run low.

These batteries are a mature technology, and last week Elon Musk announced plans to spend $ 2 billion on a «Gigafactory» to develop huge quantities of them for his electric car firm Tesla Motors.

On batteries for electric cars, Ford conceded that Asian manufacturers are ahead in terms of building the actual batteries, even if U.S. companies are positioned to develop components and design cars to integrate the batteries.

Prof. Cho and his research team have developed a new type anode material that would be used in place of a conventional graphite anode, which they claim will lead to lighter and longer - lasting batteries for everything from personal devices to electric vehicles.

In the early 1990s, Waters helped develop the battery pack system for General Motors» electric car, the EV1; helped set an EV world speed record at 183 mph; later founded Bright Automotive, a company that invented a 100 - mpg plug - in hybrid electric commercial vehicle; and now heads Waters and Associates, LLC, a consulting firm specializing in global sustainable mobility and housing.

McCain's platform revolves chiefly around monetary challenges for companies and consumers — including a $ 5,000 tax credit for consumers who buy zero - emission cars (encouraging automakers to create such vehicles) and a $ 300 - million X PRIZE — like competition to develop a battery for plug - in hybrids and fully electric cars.

The findings, published June 17 in Nature Communications, could help remove a major barrier to developing lithium - sulfur and lithium - air batteries, promising future technologies that could store up to 10 times more energy per weight than batteries now used in consumer electronics and electric cars.

A technology developed by Purdue researchers could provide an «instantly rechargeable» method that is safe, affordable and environmentally friendly for recharging electric and hybrid vehicle batteries through a quick and easy process similar to refueling a car at a gas station.

«Ifbattery is developing an energy storage system that would enable drivers to fill up their electric or hybrid vehicles with fluid electrolytes to re-energize spent battery fluids much like refueling their gas tanks.»

The work of investigators at the ITQ, developed together with the University of Oslo and American multinational company CoorsTek, will make it so that vehicles with a hydrogen fuel cell can be recharged with an energetic efficiency and simplicity similar to that of a battery electric vehicle.

«Neutron scattering can be very useful in developing improved fuel cells and batteries and in the future production of electric vehicles», according to The Director of Science at ESS.

Electric vehicles promise to revolutionize transportation — but safer, better - performing batteries must first be developed before this potential can be turned into a reality.

In a move that could improve the energy storage of everything from portable electronics to electric microgrids, University of Wisconsin — Madison and Brookhaven National Laboratory researchers have developed a novel X-ray imaging technique to visualize and study the electrochemical reactions in lithium - ion rechargeable batteries containing a new type of material, iron fluoride.

«Hydro - Québec has developed extensive expertise in the area of battery materials scale - up and commercialization for electric vehicles and grid storage,» said Karim Zaghib, General Director of the Center of Excellence in Transportation, Electrification and Energy Storage and Conversion (CETEES) at Hydro - Québec.

After working as a post-doctoral research staff in Tohoku University for 2010 - 2012, Yuki worked as a research scientist for Systems Engineering Laboratory, Toshiba Research and Development Center for October 2012 - December 2014, developing battery - based electric energy storage systems as part of the public infrastructures team.

The Jaguar Formula E car, seen here, will serve as a test bed to allow the automaker to continue to develop its battery and electric - drivetrain technologies under punishing race situations.

1960s: GM develops electric propulsion system for Apollo lunar module and lunar rover, both of which are powered by silver - zinc batteries.

It's based on the same platform as the five - door model revealed earlier in the year, the i3 Coupe features the same 170bhp BMW - developed electric motor and rear - wheel - drive drivetrain, with floor - mounted lithium - ion battery packs.

The latter's turbocharged 2 - litre four - cylinder engine churns out 325bhp, whereas the e-Racer develops 670bhp — more than twice as much — which is deployed through two electric motors that draw power from a 65kWh lithium - ion battery pack.

Powering the H600 Concept is a hybrid powertrain comprised of a micro turbine range extender, battery and electric motors developed by Hybrid Kinetic Group.

A turbocharged 1.5 - liter inline - three engine develops 170 hp and drives the rear wheels by way of a six - speed automatic transmission, while a separate 131 - hp electric motor generator draws power from a lithium - ion battery pack and feeds the front wheels through a two - speed transmission.

It uses an electric motor for each rear wheel, developing 130kW each — equivalent to 174bhp per wheel — while energy comes from a 220kW lithium - ion battery pack.

«One of our key strategic goals is to develop a fully digital and autonomous [battery electric vehicle] portfolio,» says sales and marketing chief Jürgen Stackmann.

It shouldn't take a Wall Street analyst to figure out that an automaker spending part of its hefty profits from pickup trucks and SUVs to develop battery electric vehicles with range and recharge times that will attract mainstream buyers has a much better future than a small upstart automaker with enviable advanced technology, but no way to pay for its development other than by raising more capital.

Battery capacity is rated at 70kWh and the electric motor develops 266bhp according to BMW.

Infiniti Infiniti arrives at the hybrid party in 2010 with a new, Nissan - developed system comprised of a 3.5 - liter V - 6 engine, an electric motor, an automatic transmission, and lithium - ion batteries.

The B - Class Electric Drive was developed in cooperation with Tesla, which means it features a Tesla electric drive system, 10 kW charging system and 28 - kWh batteElectric Drive was developed in cooperation with Tesla, which means it features a Tesla electric drive system, 10 kW charging system and 28 - kWh batteelectric drive system, 10 kW charging system and 28 - kWh battery pack.

Initial concept versions of the B - Class Electric Drive were developed under the Mercedes - Benz BlueZERO project using batteries from Li - tec and a drivetrain from Tesla, but Mercedes switched to using a drivetrain developed by Mercedes itself soon after.

These include liquid - cooled lithium - ion batteries with a storage capacity of up to 35 kWh and a compact electric motor with a maximum output of 100 kW (continuous output 70 kW), which develops a peak torque of 320 Nm.

The electric motor receives its supply of energy from a lithium ion battery developed specifically for use in this car.

Toyota Develops Way of Observing Electric Vehicle Battery Degradation Says It Will Lead to Longer Battery Life

Top automakers Toyota, Nissan and Honda have teamed up with the Japanese government and battery makers in a programme to develop solid - state batteries for electric vehicles of the future.

The E-Hybrid is now a petrol - electric plug - in model capable of around 20 miles on electric power alone thanks to a newly developed battery.

It could also feature the all - electric powertrain that JLR is developing for its I - Pace EV, which should be seen next year and will help JLR hit a new Californian target of 15 % fleet mix of battery electric vehicles between 2018 and 2025.

It gets assistance from a 1.3 kWh battery and twin electric motors to develop a combined system output of 184 hp and 315 Nm of torque, channeled through an E-CVT.

Hybrid Development Center Located in Troy, Mich., the Hybrid Development Center (General Motors, Chrysler, Mercedes - Benz and The BMW Group) jointly developed the overall modular two - mode hybrid system and the individual components: electric motors, transmission, high - voltage battery, high - performance electronics, wiring, safety systems, energy management and hybrid - system control units.

Another feature of the app developed by Microsoft works to make sure the majority of the Ford Focus Electric's battery pack is charged when utility rates are the cheapest.

It covers all components of the electric drive, the electric motor developed by BMW, the lithium - ion battery and the intelligent engine control unit.

But the battery cells are considered crucial to developing the plug - in electric vehicles and fuel - cell vehicles that GM, Ford, Honda and Toyota are working on.

The electric motor is powered by a lithium - ion high - voltage battery, which was developed specifically for the BMW ActiveHybrid 3.

This system includes Kinetics» NexDrive EV3 - 850 intelligent 3 - speed dual clutch transmission, designed and developed specifically for medium - and heavy - duty electric vehicles and Kinetics» transmission controls which works harmoniously with UQM's PowerPhase electric motor enabling the system to operate at peak efficiency for extended battery performance and vehicle range.