lithium-ion battery

Sanyo debuts solar and lithium ion-powered vehicle

By / December 9, 2009

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a … van with solar panel wings? As the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen gets under way, Sanyo has unveiled its…

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Porsche to offer Li-ion battery

By / November 25, 2009

Porsche announced in a press release that they are offering a lithium-ion replacement starter (main) battery that weighs in at just 13 pounds vs. 35 pounds for the traditional lead…

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Lithium battery recycling facility explodes

By / November 12, 2009

NOTE: This post has been updated to reflect that Toxco’s recycling business includes all lithium batteries and is not limited to lithium-ion types. Earlier this week there was an unexpected…

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A123 Systems IPO to happen this week? [Update #3]

By / September 24, 2009

That’s what supposed to occur for the nanophospate lithium-ion battery maker, although the exact dates for IPOs are often a little soft. Right now it looks like 9/23/ or 9/24.…

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