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Usable Energy: Key to Determining the True Cost of Advanced Lithium Ion Battery Systems for Electric Vehicles
The success of the passenger electric vehicle industry relies heavily on reducing cost. Wide-spread consumer adoption of battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) is only a possibility when these cars offer both a competitive initial cost and lower total cost of ownership over the life of the vehicle. To sustain long-term cost-competitiveness, automakers and suppliers must focus on reducing manufacturing costs, starting with the lithium ion battery systems that power these vehicles. ...read more

Battery Chargers – Moving Towards Smart Chargers
The battery charger market has matured over the years although recent technological developments have aided to a slight evolution of the market. As a result, newly developed markets include mobile healthcare products, in addition to environmentally influenced products such as electric vehicles (EVs). Evolving markets also include both the information technology (IT) and telecommunications industries. ...read more

Battery Evolution: Ensuring Batteries Meet the Safety Concerns of a Changing World
People depend on batteries for a number of reasons. Pacemakers and defibrillators, for instance, work inside the body to keep the heart pumping. Mobile handset batteries power communication, facilitating a global marketplace and a fast-paced economy. Automobile batteries make it possible to travel at will. As these products and a host of others are being redeveloped and refined and consumers demand more from their devices, batteries have to be able to satisfy ever-increasing market demands. ...read more

Can Ultracapacitors Revolutionize the Electric Vehicle Market?
Widespread adoption of electric vehicles isn’t as far off as many consumers might expect. Already past the early-adopter phase, EVs are quickly approaching acceptance in the mass market. To get there, however, manufacturers must solve a few key issues. Deploying energy storage technology such as ultracapacitors is at the center of their evaluation efforts. ...read more

Industry News

Exide Technologies Expands Battery Technology with the NorthStar Pure Lead AGM Battery
Exide Technologies has expanded its product offering to include NorthStar Ultra High Performance AGM (Absorbed Glass Mat) made with Pure Lead Technology batteries for the automotive, marine/RV, heavy duty trucking and equipment and first responder market segments. ...read more

PowerSkin Debuts Gaming Skin for Nintendo 3DS, Featuring Protective Shell & Integrated Batteries for Extended Gaming
PowerSkin is expanding its line-up of shock-absorbing, battery-boosting smartphone cases to now include portable charging solutions for gaming devices, kicking off with the Gaming Skin for Nintendo 3DS. ...read more

Johnson Electric Launches Battery Cooling Fan Module for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
Johnson Electric has released a new cooling fan product line for hybrid and electric vehicles. The cooling fan module (CFM EV) is designed to have extremely long life to continuously manage the battery temperature during the operating and recharge cycles of plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles. The CFM EV is launched under the GATE brand and designed to maximize airflow with compact size, low weight and quiet operation. ...read more

Li-Ion Battery Pack Protection Designs Meets Space and Efficiency Challenges
Designers of mobile products routinely face the challenge of reducing space as well as improving efficiency in every aspect of their design. In devices that use a one-cell Li-Ion battery pack, such as ultraportable applications, this is an area of particular importance. ...read more

Car Batteries Recycled by 98 Percent of Automotive Aftermarket Companies
A car battery can lead a long and productive life, but sooner or later, this important part of the vehicle's starting and charging system will need to be replaced. When the time comes to say goodbye to your car battery, rest assured that it's being recycled by 98 percent of automotive aftermarket companies, including auto repair shops, manufacturers, distributors, retailers and jobbers, according to a study by the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA). ...read more

EnerSys Announces Grand Opening of New Production Facility in China
EnerSys has announced the grand opening of its new battery manufacturing facility in Shuangqiao District, Chongqing, The Peoples Republic of China. In addition to the company's two existing Chinese production facilities the new plant will provide capacity to meet increasing customer demand in the telecommunication, nuclear power utility and uninterruptible power supply industries as well as motive power customers. ...read more

Micro Power Electronics Announces Merger
Micro Power Electronics, Inc., has announced that Electrochem Solutions, Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a 100 percent interest in Micro Power from Weston Presidio. Electrochem is a subsidiary of Greatbatch, Inc. ...read more

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Opportunities in the Primary Lithium Battery Market
2011 Resource Guide, highlighting manufacturers and suppliers along with the markets that they serve

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