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GM to upgrade to lithium-ion batteries on BAS cars
GM is announcing an upgrade of its “mild” powertrain, the “Belt Alternator Starter,” (BAS) drivetrain that is used on hybrids such as the Saturn Aura and Chevrolet Malibu at the Geneva Motor Show...
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Lithium Ion v.s. Lead Acid – weight comparison
Battery on the left (18.8 kg) was my regular 77 Ah starter battery from my daily driving Jaguar STR. Battery on the right (3.3 kg) is our early prototype 20 Ah lightweight starter battery, housed into...
View ArticleLi-ion Batteries as Replacement for Standard Lead-acid Batteries
I found great article about Lead-Acid to Li-Ion: There is no stopping the relentless march of Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries in e-vehicles (EV) and hybrid e-vehicles (HEV). In the meantime, nearly...
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Lite Plus in co-op with GrabCad announced international design challenge
Today it’s public! We announced international casing design challenge in GrabCad community, powered by 500 000 members with different ideas. Lite Plus needs you to design a new casing for their...
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First inspiring entries are coming in and we are happy
As we all know, there is international casing design challenge in GrabCad community going on. First inspiring entries are coming in. The post First inspiring entries are coming in and we are...
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Stanley implemented Li-Ion into jump starter
Lithium Ion found it’s way into lightweight jump starters and has many advantages. Stanley Lion Jump Starter is virtually always ready to ‘jump’ a car. The lithium ion technology provides up to 5x...
View ArticleLi-Ion Batteries to Last 20 Years?
Lithium-ion batteries may last far longer than we’ve been led to believe, a battery expert told the American Chemical Society in a speech this week. Mikael Cugnet of the French Atomic Energy Commission...
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More great casing designs
Few examples from ongoing GrabCad casing design challenge. Competition still open for 2 weeks. The post More great casing designs appeared first on Lithium Ion Starter Battery.
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GrabCad Design Challenge Results: Lite Plus Gets New Battery
Lite Plus has some great things to say about the entries for their battery design challenge and for the top-notch interactions they had with the GrabCAD Community. We saw some tough questions,...
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Warren Buffett betting on Li-Ion car batteries?
BYD (“Build your Dreams” – BYD (BYDDF.PK), Warren Buffett’s most famous investment in China) is currently betting on a “re-birth” plan to reverse a series of setbacks it confronted over the last 3-4...
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