Tag: electric vehicles

March 14, 2012
PNNL: Silicon-Carbon Electrodes May Lead to Better Vehicle Batteries
Source:  PNNL press release, March 14, 2012. A Pacific Northwest National Laboratory study has examined a new type of silicon-carbon nanocomposite electrode.  The research shows how they function and how they wear down.  The research suggests why this material performs better than silicon alone.  With a capacity five times higher than conventional lithium battery electrodes, […]

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March 12, 2012
Drive Oregon 03/08/12 ARPA-E Workshop
Source:  Jan Greylorn, March 12, 2012. For their March meeting Drive Oregon (http://driveoregon.org/) presented a workshop on the Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E  http://arpa-e.energy.gov/Home.aspx). Drive Oregon is a nonprofit public-private partnership with diverse membership from across the range of companies and organizations involved in electrifying the transportation system. Drive Oregon’s industry representation consists of companies […]

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