1. LG Chem/CPI to Supply Volt Li-Ion-Batteries?

General Motors has chosen a unit of South Korea's LG Chem to supply lithium-ion batteries for its Chevrolet Volt and is working out the terms of a supply contract expected to be announced in November, two sources briefed on the project said.

Compact Power Inc, a Detroit-area based unit of LG Chem, and a partnership between Germany's Continental AG and U.S.-based A123 Systems have been in the race to supply the electric Volt with battery packs.

23/10/2008 | 1057 Hits | Print | Email

2. LTC and Frentzen Sign Agreement to Market Li-Ion-Batteries for Racing Vehicles

Lithium Technology Corporation (LTC) and Frentzen's Hybrid Racing AG have entered into an agreement to market specialized lithium-ion batteries to power advanced vehicles for the motor sports industry.

The applications will include batteries for cars, boats and planes to be used in consumer and professional racing vehicles.

18/08/2008 | 1033 Hits | Print | Email

3. Lotus Engineering Invests in Low Carbon Vehicle Programmes

Lotus Engineering, the automotive consultancy division of Lotus has won two contracts as part of winning project consortia announced by the UK Government Technology Strategy Board.

These two project consortia will be allocated part of a total £23 million for 16 low carbon vehicle development programmes. Including investments from companies such as Lotus, these projects collectively represent a total value of £52 million.

18/06/2008 | 969 Hits | Print | Email

4. Lutz: 80% of GM Vehicles Will Be Hybrid by 2020

General Motors vice chairman Bob Lutz said that the automaker would have produce 80 percent of its vehicles as some type of hybrid by 2020 in order to meet new tougher fuel economy standards.

"Ultimately by 2020, we figure that 80 percent of vehicles are going to require some sort of level of hybridization," Lutz said in an interview today. "We cannot get to 35 miles per gallon with anything resembling the current product portfolio with conventional technology."

23/03/2008 | 723 Hits | Print | Email

5. LTC Introduces New High-Energy Lithium Iron Phosphate Cells

Lithium Technology Corporation (LTC) announced that it launched its new product line of high energy density lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) cells, the largest cells of their kind in the world.

This product line is aimed at answering the need of the electrical vehicle (EV) and the plug in hybrid vehicle (PHEV) markets.

25/02/2008 | 1230 Hits | Print | Email

6. Launch of the Lithium-ion Electric Fiat Fiorino in Italy

(Source: Newteon) Fiat new born was presented on October 4th at Transpotec in Milan: the Fiat Fiorino. For the first time in the automotive history, the electric version, developped by Micro-Vett, was launched simultaneously with the endothermic version!

Fiat Research Centre actually asked Micro-Vett to take charge of the electrification of the Fiorino range. Micro-Vett already realises the Electric Fiat Doblò, distributed by Newteon.

03/11/2007 | 2706 Hits | Print | Email

7. Lithium-ion Electric Doblò: 300km Driven in One Day

(Source: Newteon) A Micro-Vett Fiat Doblò, a regular size 5-seat station wagon, powered by a custom 18kWh Altairnano lithium-ion NanoSafe battery pack, traveled 300 kilometers (186 miles) in one day in an urban delivery circuit. The custom battery pack was fully recharged in less than ten minutes a total of three times using AeroViroments’ high voltage, 125kW rated, rapid charging system.

The demonstration came halfway through an ongoing 60-day demonstration of the 5-seat electric vehicle by AeroVironment; Altair Nanotechnologies; Micro-Vett, and Go Green Holding AS to government officials and potential commercial customers in Oslo, Norway.

03/11/2007 | 3164 Hits | Print | Email