GM Secures Advanced EV Battery tech: +30% energy
Post date: Feb 6, 2011 7:57:42 PM
GM Secures Advanced EV Battery tech
GM Secures Advanced EV Battery tech
Li-Ion batteries 1/3 more energy by Envia cathode
In the electric vehicle (EV) wars, GM has a new secret weapon. General Motors Ventures recently made an investment of $7 million in envia
In the electric vehicle (EV) wars, GM has a new secret weapon. General Motors Ventures recently made an investment of $7 million in envia
Envia Systems, a California-based company with a patented cathode technology for lithium ion batteries said to be able to improve energy density by one third, and its parent company has secured the right to use Envia’s battery tech for all future GM EVs.
Envia Systems, a California-based company with a patented cathode technology for lithium ion batteries said to be able to improve energy density by one third, and its parent company has secured the right to use Envia’s battery tech for all future GM EVs.
U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu highlighted this move as an example of the benefits of federal investments in science and innovation. “With this new agreement,” he said, in a statement, ”a battery technology, originally developed at the Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, is making its way into the market.”
source: earthtechling.com | enviasystems.com