Sentences with phrase «vehicle battery technology»

Alongside the world's top automakers, technology giant Samsung has been present at this year's Detroit Motor Show - the South Korean company has used Detroit to showcase some next generation electric vehicle battery technology.

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This is precisely why his Grantham Foundation has aggressively invested in alternative transportation technologies, such as the lithium - ion battery systems expected to drive mass - market adoption of electric vehicles.

It launched the latest iteration of its cornerstone tracking device — the GO8 LTE, which offers advanced GPS technology, G - force monitoring, engine and battery health assessments and in - vehicle audible coaching.

The battery technology, critical to the success of the vehicles, has become another business line.

It will be at least 2020, he says, before you see zinc - air batteries in the first four - wheeled vehicles — and then a long while more before that battery technology matures.

Automaker BMW is working with a London - based start - up to use transaction - recording technology blockchain to prove batteries for its electric vehicles will contain only clean cobalt.

Companies like General Motors and Toyota were also investing in electric vehicle technology, but Tesla was the first to show that a battery - powered car could be sexy.

The crossover would add to Mercedes's growing line of lucrative top - end vehicles, such as this year's gas - guzzling AMG GT four - door coupe, as the world's biggest luxury - car maker seeks revenue to finance its expensive shift to battery technology.

Faraday is also working on a unique type of modular battery technology that will give its larger vehicles more batteries built into the frame.

By following a model where the roof offsets energy used by features like air conditioning, solar - produced power can be theoretically used to extend a vehicle's battery range, albeit very marginally with today's technology.

Indeed, A123 struggled to compete in an increasingly crowded battery business, and it didn't offer a radical enough performance improvement over established lithium - ion batteries to immediately win over a fledging hybrid - vehicles market (see «A123's Technology Just Wasn't Good Enough»).

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.

In order to produce and sell electric vehicles in China, European companies are being pushed to share their battery technology with Chinese partners.

EPRI assumes that by 2030, 10 million plug - in vehicles will be on the road, and smart grid technologies will permit plug - in vehicles not only to take recharging power from the grid, but to feed power back in from their batteries to help meet sudden changes in electricity demand.

Fires allegedly caused by the lithium - ion batteries in Boeing 787 Dreamliners and Tesla Model S vehicles have sparked concern about the future of these technologies.

«This technology is ready to apply now to commercial batteries but we would need to ensure that battery management systems on vehicles, and that the infrastructure being put in for electric vehicles, are able to accommodate variable charging rates that would include these new more precisely tuned profiles / limits»

«As far as we can tell, our technologies with both the silicon anode and sulfur cathode are among the most cost - effective solutions and therefore show promise for commercialization to make the next - generation of lithium - ion batteries to power portable electronics and electric vehicles,» said USC Viterbi graduate student Rong.

ORNL's technology could have a much greater impact on purely electric vehicles such as the upcoming Nissan Leaf or Ford Focus RV, which do not have a combustion engine to rely on, meaning depleted batteries need to be charged quickly for the car to be practical.

The Energy Department's Vehicle Technologies Office has estimated that large - scale manufacture of electric vehicle batteries with today's lithium - ion technology costs about $ 800 per kilowatt - hour of Vehicle Technologies Office has estimated that large - scale manufacture of electric vehicle batteries with today's lithium - ion technology costs about $ 800 per kilowatt - hour of vehicle batteries with today's lithium - ion technology costs about $ 800 per kilowatt - hour of energy.

«Breakthroughs in battery technology could push EV's [electric vehicles] over cost - performance tipping points, enabling mass adoption.

A key assumption is that technology breakthroughs can be made in solar, nuclear, wind and geothermal power, as well as in carbon capture and sequestration and electric vehicle batteries.

«Our process also has an important advantage over battery or gaseous - hydrogen powered vehicle technologies as many of the hydrocarbon products from our reaction are exactly what we use in cars, trucks and planes, so there would be no need to change the current fuel distribution system,» said Frederick MacDonnell, UTA interim chair of chemistry and biochemistry and co-principal investigator of the project.

The first funding round from last year's increase included # 270 million slated for electric vehicle batteries, drug manufacturing technology, and robotics; # 250 million will go to fellowships.

NREL's work was supported by the Energy Department's Vehicle Technology Office under the Battery for Advanced Transportation Technologies (BATT) program, which focuses on reducing the cost and improving the performance and durability of the lithium - ion batteries that power electric vehicles.

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.

This gap in research has now been closed by scientists of the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT): They compared the performances of 49,000 battery electric cars and 73,000 plug - in hybrid vehicles in Germany and the US using data from fleet trials and automotive manufacturers as well as from websites for drivers to manage and monitor their vehicles.

In discussions with provincial and national officials, he focused more on development of low - carbon technologies like electric vehicle batteries.

This is the result of a comparison of battery and plug - in hybrid vehicles in Germany and the US by scientists of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Fraunhofer ISI (Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research), which is now reported in Nature Scientific Reports.

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.

John Cushman, Purdue University distinguished professor of earth, atmospheric and planetary science and a professor of mathematics, is commercializing a technology that could provide an «instantly rechargeable» method forelectric and hybrid vehicle batteries through a quick and easy process similar to refueling a car at a gas station.

As the technology evolves and battery prices fall, though, many believe the future looks bright for the electric vehicle industry, which could in turn provide a backup power source for the aging electric grid.

One of the researchers» technologies would upgrade the lithium - based batteries that are ubiquitous in today's laptops, smartphones, portable electronics and electric vehicles.

This year's tranche consists of # 270 million for research on robotics, electric vehicle batteries, and drug manufacturing technology.

This year's list includes autonomous vehicles, blockchain (the technology behind BitCoin), next - generation batteries and a number of other technologies that are beginning to make their mark.

These projects are two of several technology collaborations between Johnson Controls and UW — Madison focused on optimizing battery system performance and interactions with a vehicle's powertrain and electrical architecture and on developing future stationary energy application

«We are bringing together students and the world's best energy storage and powertrain engineers to tackle challenges in advancing vehicle technology,» said MaryAnn Wright, group vice president industry relations at Johnson Controls Power Solutions, which is the world's largest manufacturer of auto batteries.

With advanced technology like rechargeable lithium batteries and electric motors providing power to the wheels, modern battery electric vehicles allow for all - electric driving while producing zero tailpipe emissions.

Despite all the claims for new - age batteries, Ford's Mr. Sims emphasizes that there currently are only three commercially available electric - vehicle (EV) battery technologies: lead - acid; nickel - cadmium and nickel - iron.

Technology that can look into drivers» eyes and read their mind (well, almost), dazzling audio systems that don't use speakers and wireless inductive charging systems for battery - electric vehicles are just a few examples of the deluge coming from the auto supplier.

It's being billed as «the first production - ready» vehicle to use the company's eponymous nanoFlowcell battery technology.

CEO Christopher Heiser and CTO Jason Stinson have been working in secret on their debut vehicle for the last four years, as the duo's battery pack technology still awaits patent approval.

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.

As battery technology continues advancing with increased use of electric vehicles, overall costs of BEVs and their batteries are projected to decrease over time.

The official strategy sees these grants helping to accelerate technology development and reduce the cost of high - tech batteries, with the ultimate goal of making hybrid - electric and pure electric vehicles more affordable, thereby stimulating their demand at the retail level.

«We're committed to ensuring the highest standards of safety on our roadways — whether drivers choose to operate vehicles powered by gasoline, electric batteries, or some future technology that has yet to be unveiled,» said NHTSA Administrator David Strickland.

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.

As electric vehicle technology evolves, it is likely that the batteries used in electric hybrid and full electric buses will increase in size, meaning that more power will be required for charging.

The technology provides vehicle location information, as well as tire pressure, battery and fuel levels.

Ford's targeting the new vehicle to achieve AT - PZEV (Advanced Technology Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle) status in the U.S., though it's hushed right now on the exact powertrain plans (except to say it will use in - house developed lithium - ion batteries and a high - efficiency Atkinson - cycle gasoline evehicle to achieve AT - PZEV (Advanced Technology Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle) status in the U.S., though it's hushed right now on the exact powertrain plans (except to say it will use in - house developed lithium - ion batteries and a high - efficiency Atkinson - cycle gasoline eVehicle) status in the U.S., though it's hushed right now on the exact powertrain plans (except to say it will use in - house developed lithium - ion batteries and a high - efficiency Atkinson - cycle gasoline engine).

The extended - range electric - vehicle technology uses an electric motor to drive the wheels with power supplied primarily by a lithium - ion battery pack.