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Never Recharge Your Consumer Electronics Again?

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They eat up battery life requiring frequent battery changes or charging. One company that’s hoping to reduce our battery anxiety is Exeger , which wants to enable self-charging devices that convert ambient light into energy on the go. So we’re eliminating the need for disposable batteries. Fili: Yeah.

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Five Cool Tech Demos From the ARPA-E Summit

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Gas Li-ion batteries thwart extreme cold South 8 Technologies demonstrates the cold tolerance of its Li-ion battery by burying it in ice at the 2024 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit. That’s a big improvement on conventional Li-ion batteries, which start to degrade when temps reach 0 °C and shut down at about –20 °C.

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ABB develops and demonstrates “flash charging” system for electric buses

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Close-up of the charging mechanism on the demo TOSA bus. The system enables onboard batteries to be charged in 15 seconds with a 400 kW boost at selected stops using a roof-mounted system (“Flash station”). At the end of the bus line (“Terminus station”) a 3 to 4 minute boost at 200 kW tops up the batteries. Source: ABB.

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Solaris participating in electric road trial in Sweden

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EVolution Road will enable battery charging for buses and eventually for other electric vehicles both while driving as well as at a standstill. The traction batteries of the vehicle will be charged as the pick-up receiver under the trolleybus connects with the conductive rail installed in the road.

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Mercedes-Benz unveils EQS electric luxury sedan

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The EQS marks the launch of a new generation of batteries with significantly higher energy density. The larger of the two batteries has a usable energy content of 107.8 The battery management software, developed in-house, allows updates over the air (OTA). kWh—around 26% more than the EQC.

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Harley-Davidson Livewire electric motorcycle makes European debut in Milan; more specs and details

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Drawing from the experiences of the Project LiveWire demo tour and following an intensive development program the Harley-Davidson LiveWire model offers the rider a new, high-performance motorcycling experience. The TFT screen also allows the rider to access the interface for Bluetooth connectivity, navigation, music and more.

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Chevrolet to produce Spark battery electric vehicle for US and global markets starting in 2013 with A123 Systems pack; EN-V gets a Chevrolet badge

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A123 Systems will supply the advanced nanophosphate lithium-ion battery packs that will power the Spark EV. Our global demo fleets continue to provide insight into the needs of electric vehicle customers living in urban environments. It will also retain its battery electric propulsion, connectivity and autonomous driving capabilities.

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