]> http://www.greenedia.com/popular/articles/batteries Batteries - Today's Popular Articles at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/78594?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 A lot of interesting projects have been coming out of the Innovate or Die contest. We talked about a while back and, now that it's over, we've got to talk about some of the entrants (and of course, the winners.)First, I just wanted to share this some... Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:02:49 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/78594?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/eere-investing/78574?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 Electricity transmission is one of my primary investing themes, as a reasonably priced way to benefit from the boom in renewable electricity generation here is a lit of related articles, the most recent posted yesterday:How should investors react ... Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:18:38 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/eere-investing/78574?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/78548?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 Filed under: EV/Plug-in, NEV (Neighborhood Electric Vehicle)How many electric vehicles will be sold in the in 2012? It's not an easy question to answer (especially when we hear news like this) but International Market Solutions (IMS) has released its... Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:07:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/78548?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/78522?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, Ford, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, In The AutoblogGreen Garage, USAA new Indiana Jones movie is coming to theaters this May. New episodes of the short-lived Young Indiana Jones TV series were released on DV... Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:41:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/78522?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/78480?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 Filed under: EV/Plug-in, On Two Wheels, VectrixOn January 15, Vectrix released a regulatory announcement titled Preliminary Results. Thanks to some ABG reader comments that pointed out some just how bad the news is in this report, I thought it'd be... Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:13:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/78480?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/78455?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 The Project Better Place team converted a standard Renault Megane into an EV for demo purposes. Click to enlarge.The Renault-Nissan Alliance and Project Better Place have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to catalyze the mass-market deployment of ... Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:04:20 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/78455?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/metaefficient/78418?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 What are the most efficient flashlights available today? We think LED-based flashlights are the only ones worthy of consideration. LEDs will shine longer than other bulbs, and can withstand shocks and temperature extremes. Here are some of the top ra... Mon, 21 Jan 2008 02:54:02 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/metaefficient/78418?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/metaefficient/78683?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 What are the most efficient flashlights available today? We think LED-based flashlights are the only ones worthy of consideration. LEDs will shine longer than other bulbs, and can withstand shocks and temperature extremes. The best LED flashlights in... Mon, 21 Jan 2008 02:54:02 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/metaefficient/78683?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-blog/78401?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 The odometer of a low emission hybrid electric test vehicle reached 100,000 miles as the car circled a track in the UK using the power of an advanced CSIRO battery system. The UltraBattery combines a supercapacitor and a lead acid battery in a single... Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:02:23 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-blog/78401?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/78382?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, JapanCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has developed a hybrid car battery that costs 70 percent less all while charging faster, providing 50 percent more power and rec... Sun, 20 Jan 2008 18:33:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/78382?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/78383?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Legislation and Policy, Detroit Auto Show, USAThe U.S. Department of Energy announced a $30 million push to help get plug-in hybrids to market. Seven million will be coming this year, and the rest over the next two ye... Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:12:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/78383?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/78328?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 Filed under: Legislation and Policy, European Union The European Parliament has approved a report that supports automakers' demands: the automakers can produce new models that emit more CO2 than the proposed average, as long as the additional emissio... Sun, 20 Jan 2008 08:42:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/78328?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/78112?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 Toyota and Ford unveiled plug-in hybrid-electric versions of their vehicles at this week's Detroit Auto Show. This decision to give in and plug in is monumental. Consumer pressure from organizations like PlugInAmerica and Plug-In Partners most likely... Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:42:22 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/78112?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/78090?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 Filed under: Hybrid, BMWThe ActiveHybrid system is the result of BMW's collaboration with GM and the former DaimlerChrysler, the Global Hybrid Cooperation. Their goal has been to engineer a modular two-mode hybrid system that can be modified in its b... Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:02:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/78090?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/78069?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 The battery pack in the Amberjac II Prius PHEV. Click to enlarge.UK-based Amberjac Projects Ltd. has selected Autocraft Industries UK, a subsidiary of Aftermarket Technology Corp, as its manufacturing partner for higher volume production of large fo... Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:52:04 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/78069?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/78070?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 The US Department of Energy will invest up to $30 million for cost-shared development and demonstration projects supporting Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles (PHEVs). Combined with a minimum 50% cost share with industry applicants, research investment will tot... Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:08:29 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/78070?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/78054?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 Filed under: EV/Plug-in, GM, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Detroit Auto ShowYour browser does not support JavaScript. This media can be viewed at <a href="http... Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:46:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/78054?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/78055?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 Filed under: EV/Plug-in, USATime for some EV fun time in Florida! The Florida Electric Auto Association (FLEAA), in conjunction with Vectrix and AC Propulsion, will be hosting the 3rd Annual Battery Beach Burnout, an EV competition, in Miami, FL at... Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:02:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/78055?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77938?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 Filed under: Diesel, EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Detroit Auto Show, Green DailyWhile Sam took some amazing photos of the three Chrysler concepts - the Jeep Renegade diesel RE-EV, the ecoVoyager andthe Dodge ZEO... Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:02:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77938?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77941?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 Filed under: EV/Plug-in, GEM, NEV (Neighborhood Electric Vehicle)Our Engadget buddies have posted a picture of a GEM electric truck on fire. There is really no explanation with the article except GEM neighborhood electric vehicle (NEV) burning peace... Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:36:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77941?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77905?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Green Culture, Mazda, Green DailyHigh school student Andrew Angellotti contacted AutoblogGreen last fall to tell us about his 1988 Mazda B2200 pickup truck that he converted into an electric vehicle, taking nine months to le... Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:38:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77905?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/77873?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 The Smart Grid Consortium, established in December 2007 by Xcel Energy, will select a mid-size community of approximately 100,000 residents to become a Smart Grid City: a testbed for emerging smart grid technologies and deployment strategies. Potenti... Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:16:18 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/77873?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-blog/77810?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 The first Firefly Energy battery aimed at the plug-in hybrid market was mounted on a plaque presented to U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., on Friday January 11. This was the company's way of thanking Durbin for helping get federal funds for research int... Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:39:31 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-blog/77810?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77860?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Green DailyAccording to this Instructable, anyone can build their very own electric car in little more than a long weekend. Of course, we wouldn't recommend driving this car on the street with any real traffic, but as a learn... Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:32:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77860?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77804?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, ToyotaLast Sunday night, Toyota President Katsuaki Watanabe announced that the company would offer lithium ion equipped plug-in hybrids to fleet customers in two years. Toyota and Panasonic are also doing feasibility ... Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:02:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77804?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/77794?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 The 12V, 8.5 Ah prototype UltraBattery for HEVs. A hybrid electric test vehicle equipped with a CSIRO UltraBattery system (earlier post) recently passed 100,000 miles (161,000 km) on the test track. The UltraBattery combines an asymmetric supercapaci... Thu, 17 Jan 2008 04:36:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/77794?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/off-grid/77772?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 Tips on running a domestic setup with car batteries, or how to add extra power outlets to your car... Thu, 17 Jan 2008 02:23:33 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/off-grid/77772?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77746?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-inRecently, I told you about a news report with the debut of the Project Better Place+Renault electric car. If you had problems seeing the video at the news site, try watching the Dailymotion video above. W... Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:03:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77746?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/silicon-valley-watcher/77712?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 Sun buys MySQL for $1 billion[InfoWorld] This is a move that helps Sun's strategy. It pits the LAMP stack, backed by Sun, against Microsoft .Net. It's a strong initiative, said Noel Yuhanna, database analyst for Forrester Research. The LAMP stack i... Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:50:32 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/silicon-valley-watcher/77712?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77732?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Dodge, Detroit Auto Showclick the ZEO for a high-res gallery from DetroitThe Dodge ZEO lies somewhere between it's Jeep and Chrysler concept siblings in aesthetic terms. Like its siblings, the ZEO gets drive torque exclusivel... Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:49:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77732?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/77664?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 If you want to know why large companies -- telecom companies and utilities in particular -- are very slow to adopt new products that appear far more superior than what they currently use, here's why: When cool products go bad, or when the companies ... Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:48:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/77664?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77652?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, MPG, Solar, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Detroit Auto Show, LightweightYou can probably guess that the photo above was not taken anywhere near Cobo Hall during the Detroit Auto Show. Nope, that gree... Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:02:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77652?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/77634?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 By Tom PhilpottIn the last 20 years, the United States has essentially dismantled its industrial base, moving production of consumer goods south to Mexico and east to Asia. This has not only dramatically lowered the cost of goods, fueling a consu... Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:01:26 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/77634?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77654?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 Filed under: Etc., AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Detroit Auto Show, USAOn Tuesday, ages after the major automakers had made all the glitzy announcements they wanted to make, USCAR (the United States Council for Automotive Research, a joint project of the ... Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:20:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77654?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/77620?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 The Fisker Karma.Fisker Automotive, Inc., the joint venture between Fisker Coachbuild and Quantum Techologies (earlier post) unveiled its first production car, the Fisker Karma plug-in series hybrid, at the North American International Auto Show (NAI... Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:15:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/77620?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/77590?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 An analysis of trends and latest developments in the small, task-oriented vehicle (STOV) market by management consulting firm International Market Solutions (IMS) projects strong gains in major non-fleet markets for golf car-type vehicles with sales ... Wed, 16 Jan 2008 05:14:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/77590?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/77569?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 By now a lot of people have heard about AFS Trinity's plug-in hybrid system. They say that they've modified a regular Saturn Vue Greenline Hybrid to get a 40 mile all-electric range before the internal combustion engine ever kicks in to help power th... Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:28:13 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/77569?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/77549?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 Inflatable cars? What?!! A Bay Area startup, XP vehicles is tossing in its radical idea for a proposed ultra light, ultra-efficient car that is powered by both fuel cells and batteries. The body of this radical concept is proposed to be made up of pr... Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:04:44 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/77549?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77525?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet, GM, Toyota, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Detroit Auto ShowThe video above is GM chairman Bob Lutz eating a little crow on Bloomberg Television. In the past, Bob has said GM would beat Toyota by a year in the ... Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:03:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77525?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/silicon-valley-watcher/77504?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 Apple gets superskinny with MacBook air[Macworld] At the risk of sounding obvious, the MacBook Air is incredibly light and tiny. Its looks owe a lot to the MacBook Pro and previous silver Mac laptop models, but its curved edges and tapered shape are ... Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:37:20 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/silicon-valley-watcher/77504?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77528?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 Filed under: Hybrid, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Detroit Auto Show, Green Daily, ChinaDown in the basement of Cobo Hall is where the Chinese automakers are grouped together. If you're going to be going to the show in the coming days, I recommend making ... Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:08:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77528?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/77770?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 UPS has secured a lease for 42 electric three-wheeled utility vehicles with green in mind, as in the bengamins. This environmentally friendly investment is part of a pilot program in Petaluma, California that is geared toward increasing profits by re... Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:01:30 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/77770?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/77523?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 Happy to note the following about the latest Apple MacBook, dubbed the Air : 10:32 a.m. Jobs talks about progress on environmental issue. Says Air has an all-aluminum case (recyclable), first mercury-free display, arsenic-free glass.That new display... Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:54:09 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/77523?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77442?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 Filed under: Hybrid, Audi, Detroit Auto ShowOff in a remote corner of the Audi booth is a display labeled A4 hybrid drive-train. According to an Audi representative this is the same hybrid system being developed for the Q7 SUV. The Q7 hybrid is still... Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:59:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77442?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77448?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 Filed under: EV/Plug-in, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, RenaultRecently, I wrote about a TV news report on Project Better Place's first electric car. Le Blog Auto found a video of the report online and you can watch it here. The 10-minute video includes a ... Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:52:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77448?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77355?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 Filed under: EV/Plug-in, UKSmartplanet has published some information about the Elettrica: Future Vehicles has already put it on sale. The Elettrica is an all-electric car which can be purchased with either a set of lead-acid batteries (at 9,950) o... Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:03:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/77355?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-technology-forum/77348?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 QuantumSphere Inc.'s QSI-Nano Manganeseis a catalyst material used in the cathodeof zinc/air batteries to increase their longevityand power output more than 320%, enablingnew power applications. Zinc/air batterieshave one of the highest weight energy... Tue, 15 Jan 2008 04:31:58 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-technology-forum/77348?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/77241?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 The engine, generator, motor and power control unit of the F6DM. Click to enlarge.BYD Auto, a subsidiary of China-based BYD Group, the leading provider of NiCd batteries (65% global market share) and lithium-ion cell phone batteries (30% global marke... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:22:41 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/77241?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/77279?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 Chrysler's Dodge brand also has an eco-offering this year. With a gas-extended electric and a fuel-cell-extended electric, there's really only one thing left. Fusion...powered? Well, maybe by the time they actually make it it will be. But it is the o... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:31:59 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/77279?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/77280?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45 Chrysler hit hard with environmental concepts at this year's Detroit Auto Show. We've already showed you the REEV Jeep Renegade. There was actually a trio of announcements, one eco car for each of their green brands.The ecoVoyager is a fuel cell REEV... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:11:16 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/77280?rsstype=populararticles&cid=45