On June 24, 2009 Electrovaya launched the Maya 300, a small vehicle that claims to run 120 miles on one charge, takes 8-10 hours to charge and plugs into 110 volt outlet. Electrovaya, a pioneer in the development and manufacturing of Lithium Ion SuperPolymer battery systems, partnered with Exxon Mobil to develop the vehicle. Exxon [...]

Exxon Mobil’s Chemical division is currently manufacturing lithium ion battery separator films by a new method which could make batteries lighter, more durable, and smaller.  The thin film is designed to prevent the positive and negative fields within the lithium ion battery from touching. The company has teamed up with an affiliate Tonen Chemical Corporation [...]