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[Greentech Media Blogs] Greentech Media: Back in January, Daimler said it would be buying lithium-ion battery packs and chargers from Tesla for its Smart cars. The deal involves outfitting 1,000 all-electric Smart cars only, though Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the partnership is likely to grow to involve meatier projects.

[Automotive News - Automaker News Feeds] Daimler to expand car battery alliance - Automotive News Europe: FRANKFURT (Reuters) -- Daimler is looking for a third partner for its alliance with German industrial conglomerate Evonik to develop and build advanced batteries for electric cars, according to a German newspaper.

[Green Light] Greentech Media: Conventional lithium-ion batteries have a cathode (an electrode that circulates electrons) made of lithium cobalt.  The ”˜933 application is directed to a blend of two or more different types of cathode materials in the positive electrode which enables manufacturing of larger cells than conventional lithium-ion batteries that use lithium cobalt alone.

[Green Car Congress] Green Car Congress: Evonik and Daimler Establish Strategic ...: Current Evonik/Li-Tec high energy cells (for full EVs), have an energy density of 0.2 kWh/kg, and a power density of 1.3 kW/kg. The high power cells (for hybrids) offer an energy density of 0.08 kWh/kg, and peak power density of 3 kW/kg.

[Nationwide Vehicle Contracts - Car Leasing Blog] Daimler looking for an extra partner in its lithium battery ...: More likely, Daimler will be looking for a larger partner that could provide economies of scale to the battery manufacturing.

[MotorAuthority - Latest News] Daimler teams with Evonik for lithium-ion batteries ...: Daimler has acquired 49.9% of Evonik to secure its own battery supply, but the duo is still seeking a third shareholder in the electronic systems integration. A secondary joint venture aimed directly at creating automotive applications will also be formed, with Daimler holding 90% and Evonik 10%.

[German Car Scene] EVONIK AND DAIMLER ESTABLISH STRATEGIC ALLIANCE FOR THE ...: According to Daimler, the electrification of the automobile is the key to sustainable mobility. In order to fulfil all the demands for sustainable mobility in the long term, the company has developed a broad-based portfolio of efficient, clean and high-performance powertrain technologies to meet the most diverse range of customer requirements and applications.

[Hybrid Car] Hybrid Car » Blog Archive » Current Group presents its own ...: Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche was not embarrassed big words: “We are convinced that the future of mobility is green.” Together with RWE CEO Juergen Grossmann and in the presence of the Chancellor led Zetsche in Berlin, how an electric Smart for a Stromzapfsaule volltankt.

[BenzInsider.com - A Mercedes-Benz Fan Blog] smart fortwo planning Electric Drive vehicle for US market ...: In September 2008, with the support of the German government and the state of Berlin, Daimler AG and the energy provider RWE introduced the “e-mobility Berlin” project. The two companies are jointly creating the conditions for zero emissions with battery electric drives, which is the world’s largest initiative in this field to date.

[eMercedesBenz | The Unofficial Mercedes-Benz Weblog] Smart Examining Potential Of An Electric ForTwo In The United ...: They then took the opportunity to detail at length the various projects currently underway in which electric fortwo models are in operation, such as the previously detailed "e-mobility Berlin."  But going back to what I said originally, with a family member considering a new fortwo, American consumers have to ask: what the hell is taking so long?

[GM-VOLT : Chevy Volt Electric Car Site] Automakers Poised to Profit From Electric Car Batteries, GM Missed ...: Also, we don’t even know if in the long run batteries will be the dominant technology due to the development of ultra-capacitors and the potential for lithium shortages. GM’s current strategy of capturing profit along the supply chain by building the packs and being flexible on what type of cells it uses seems to be the most appropriate strategy due to the high degree of uncertainty.

[Financial News] Daimler CEO says to invest throughout crisis (Reuters) | Financial ...: (GM.N) Last month, Daimler took a 49-percent stake in Evonik's (RUHR.UL) lithium-ion battery unit in order to gain access to the technology that represents the critical component of electric-drive and hybrid vehicles. And I most certainly include Daimler among them, he said.

[Green Car Congress] Green Car Congress: Germany Aiming for 1M EVs and PHEVs by 2020: According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), generation capacity fired by brown coal represented 42 percent of Germany’s conventional thermal capacity in 2004, with hard coal contributing 37 percent. Despite the environmental concerns surrounding coal-fired generating capacity and Germany’s need to meet its obligations under the Kyoto Protocol, the abundance of domestic coal reserves should result in coal remaining as Germany’s most prominent electricity fuel source for the foreseeable future.

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