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Fraunhofer Foresees a Quick-Charge Future in Liquid-Filled Batteries

While Lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery chemistry has become the emerging favorite among automakers, researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT) in Pfinztal, Germany are making a case for an alternative in the form of a new strain of enhanced-capacity redox flow batteries they are now developing. According to ICT engineer Jens Noack, "These batteries are based on fluid electrolytes. They can therefore be recharged at the gas station in a few minutes. The discharged electrolyte is simply pumped out and replaced with recharged fluid, for example, using a wind turbine or solar plant." Redox flow batteries in one form or another have been around for some time. Physically, they consist of two charged fluids that flow through...
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New Coskata Plant Demonstrates Enhanced Biofuel Potential

Coskata, one of the leading producers of the next-generation of biofuels made from non-foodstock sources, has taken one more step towards bringing its vision of a sustainable "cellulosic" future to reality by opening its new Project Lighthouse facility outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. According to Bill Roe, president and CEO of Coskata, "This facility is demonstrating that our efficient, affordable and flexible conversion technology is ready for commercialization. The next step is to build full-scale facilities and begin licensing our technology to project developers, project financiers and strategic partners." One of those key strategic partners is General Motors, which is already receiving and evaluating biofuel from Project Lighthouse. GM,...
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Ford Taps Nancy Gioia to Head New Global Electrification Efforts

Ford has named Nancy Gioia to the newly created post of director of Global Electrification. Formerly Ford's director of Sustainable Mobility Technology and Hybrid Vehicle Programs, North America, Gioia will lead strategy and planning for the next generation of Ford's global electric vehicle portfolio. Her responsibilities will encompass product planning and supplier partnerships as well as any future collaboration undertaken with various representatives of the energy industry and the government. "Ford is strongly positioned to accelerate its electric vehicle strategy thanks in part to the significant research we've already completed," said Barb Samardzich, vice president, Powertrain Engineering. "Nancy's unique background and experience in leading...
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Infiniti Will Introduce M35 Hybrid for 2012

Confirming longstanding rumors, Infiniti says it will indeed launch a hybrid version of its upcoming 2011 M35 sedan. The M35 Hybrid will go on sale about 12 months after its all-new conventional counterpart hits the showrooms in early 2010. In addition to being the luxury division's first gas/electric offering, the M35 Hybrid also promises to be the cleanest and most fuel-efficient model in its 20 year history. This trick variation on the standard M35 uses a hybrid system developed by Infiniti that pairs a specially tuned version of the naturally-aspirated 3.5-liter gasoline V6 with a single electric motor/generator and twin clutch elements, all of which act on a single driveshaft. The first of these clutches is positioned between the engine and the...
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Audi Confirms e-tron is a Go -- And That Other EVs are on the Way

Audi of America President Johan de Nysschen recently told Automotive News that a version of the stunning e-tron electric supercar it presented last month in Frankfurt is heading to production. The anticipated arrival will likely be sometime within the next two years, although another Audi source told Kelley Blue Book that the timing of its U.S. introduction is still under discussion and that the car could go on sale in other world markets before we see it here. Nysschen offered no other details about how a production version of the e-tron might differ from the showcar, which wraps its aluminum space frame in composite body panels and uses a Lithium-ion battery pack to energize four individual motors that turn out 313 horsepower and a...
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