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A new fleet of standard hybrids, albeit with lithium-ion batteries, is also due in 2012.

Ford Electrifies The Focus Jim Motavalli 2010

There may be a lithium-ion battery under the hood of your car soon, according to one new exhibitor at the Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association (SEMA) show — even if you don't own or have plans to buy a hybrid.

2010 SEMA Show: An aftermarket lithium-ion battery to start your car 2010

In his speech at the Tianjin conference, Mr. Yoshiki said Toyota was considering producing in China some of the key components for "new-energy cars"—such as electric motors and beefy lithium-ion batteries.

Toyota Considers Green-Component Shift to China Norihiko Shirouzu 2011

A start-up company is hoping there's a market for a lithium-ion battery to start up your conventional car, in place of the familiar lead-acid batteries that have been used for decades.

2010 SEMA Show: An aftermarket lithium-ion battery to start your car 2010

Samsung Electronics Co., which has already surpassed Panasonic in the global market for TVs, now threatens Sanyo's strong position in rechargeable lithium-ion batteries used in consumer electronics.

Panasonic Forecasts $10 Billion Loss Juro Osawa 2012

Sitting in a Volt that would not start at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show, a GM engineer swore to me that the internal combustion engine in the machine only served as a generator, kicking in when the overnight-charged lithium-ion batteries began to run down.

Chevy Volt: The Car From Atlas Shrugged Motors 2011

All three seat two passengers side by side with a wheel on either end of the center of the car hooked up to a 3KW electric motor powered by a lithium-ion battery pack. digg this digg this email this email this tweet this tweet this facebook this facebook this

GM Reveals EN-V All Electric Vehicle That Could Drive Itself Home gm en v – Inhabitat 2010

These include Boston-Power Inc., a provider of lithium-ion batteries, and Gilt Groupe Inc., an Internet business for sample sales.

Revisiting Last Year's List Sarah E. Needleman 2011

The system can output energy (in proportion to its weight) about 100 x greater than an equivalent weight lithium-ion battery.

MIT Scientists Discover Thermopower Waves Using Carbon Nanotubes | Inhabitat 2010

The Beat BEV is powered by a 300 cell lithium-ion battery that can run the vehicle for up to 130 kilometers when fully charged.

GM India Unveils Electric Chevrolet Nikhil Gulati 2011