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 [...]

Conducted and provided by Willimas’s press office. Q. Are you pleased with how the FW31 has performed at recent races? Sam Michael: Our performance as a team is measured by our position in the Constructors’ Championship. We’re lying in sixth at the moment but I don’t think the FW31 is the sixth fastest car; I [...]

The new battery lab at the General Motors Tech Center in Warren, Michigan is now fully operational after undergoing a huge expansion over the course of the last 10 months. GM CEO Fritz Henderson officially announced the opening of the new lab called the Global Battery Systems Lab on Monday in front of several key [...]

Today, Yardney Technical Products and Coda Automotive announced that they have entered into a joint venture, called Coda Battery Systems, to design and produce automotive lithium-ion battery systems.  Coda Battery Systems has already been busy: on May 19th, they submitted a proposal under the stimulus grant program to the Department of Energy for funding to build a manufacturing facility [...]

General Motors has enlarged and expanded the battery laboratory at its Warren, Michigan, technical center. The new lab, the company said today, is the largest and most advanced such site in North America. The lab was first shown to the public last summer as the site where packs for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt expanded-range electric [...]

The joint venture between Honda Motor Company and GS Yuasa has been recently announced.  The joint group called Blue Energy has set out to produce lithium ion batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles.  To that end, they have begun production on a lithium battery plant in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto This week they officially held their groundbreaking [...]

  This investment deepens the relationship between the inventor of the automobile and the newest member of the global auto industry. Tesla is the only production automaker selling a highway capable electric vehicle in North America and Europe. The two companies have already been working closely to integrate Tesla’s lithium-ion battery packs and charging electronics [...]