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CLEANTECH   |  Comment

ARPA-E Program Gives Out $100 Million to "Moonshot" Green Tech

This past October, the U.S. Department of Energy's ARPA-E (Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy) program gave $151 million to so-called "moonshot" green tech companies that are working on projects that might not otherwise have a ...READ»

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NISSAN LEAF   |  Comment

Nissan Claims It Can Double EV Battery Range by 2015

Battery life is the bane of of electric vehicle manufacturers. At this point, batteries aren't advanced enough for cars to go significant distances without either switching out for a fresh battery or recharging at a designated ...READ»

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BATTERIES   |  Comment

Xtreme Power's 20-Year Battery Works Even After Being Machine-Gunned

Watch out, Duracell. Xtreme Power may have you beat on the durability front with its PowerCell battery, a cheap dry-cell battery that lasts up to 20 years and keeps working after a machine gun blasts it repeatedly. The fiberglass ...READ»

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SANYO   |  Comment

Sanyo Decides Batteries and TV Aren't Enough, Enters Home Market

Apparently, consumer electronics brand Sanyo isn't content with dominating the lithium ion market. Now the company has announced that it is building entire homes equipped with its li-ion batteries. The recently announced Sanyo Homes ...READ»

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Fluidic Energy Bets on Next-Gen Metal-Air Batteries

Lithium-ion batteries will most likely power the next generation of electric vehicles, but Arizona-based startup Fluidic Energy is already looking further into the future. The company, which is betting on a metal-air ionic liquid ...READ»

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NISSAN   |  1 comment

Nissan Offers a Valuable Second Life to Electric Car Batteries

Lithium-ion electric vehicle batteries are often the most expensive part of an EV, jacking up the price of what might be an affordable sedan to a price that is out of reach for most consumers. The solution: Nissan wants to recycle ...READ»

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NISSAN   |  Comment

Nissan Offers a Second Life to Electric Car Batteries

Lithium-ion electric vehicle batteries are often the most expensive part of an EV, jacking up the price of what might be an affordable sedan to a price that is out of reach for most consumers. The solution: Nissan wants to recycle ...READ»

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Battery Pack Supes Up Your Hybrid and Boosts Your Miles

You may presume, what with the technology being so new, that there isn't much opportunity to supe up your green tech hybrid car. California company 3Prong has a different idea--and a new system to mod your Prius. Note that by "mod" ...READ»

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EV   |  1 comment

Can the U.S. Become the EV Battery Leader?

Many of our most promising electric cars have parts--or entire assemblies--being built in China. But when it comes to the most important (and most expensive) component, EV companies may turn to American manufacturers. One such ...READ»

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Better Place, Renault Sign Mega-Deal for 100,000 EVs by 2016

Better Place, a Silicon Valley electric vehicle infrastructure startup, has stepped up its game--first with the announcement of an in-car piece of software that checks battery charging options, and now with news of a partnership ...READ»

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