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Batteries

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Devices that store and supply electricity via a chemical reaction. The batteries can be chargeable or not. Examples are lead acid automotive, lithium-ion and zinc-silver batteries. New developments include thin-film batteries, novel materials (zinc-air) and combinations of battery types (capacitor and lead acid).---Important properties---Charge/recharge rates and cyclesCapacity per volume and weightCost/availability of component materials

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Odyne gets USD45m for US plug-in hybrid truck project
12 Jun 13
Lead-acid battery firm Exide files for bankruptcy
11 Jun 13
Schneider Electric and Saft develop smart grid energy storage system
31 May 13
PG&E builds USD18m grid energy storage project in California
28 May 13
Battery system developer Forsee lands funds
21 May 13
Solar firm SunPower plans energy storage product
20 May 13
Dana gets USD3m for battery system development
17 May 13
Axion raises USD10m for lead-carbon batteries
13 May 13
Electricore joins with BMW and SDG&E for EV study
10 May 13
Valence inks USD12m deal to supply batteries to Wrightbus
09 May 13
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18 Jun 13 - Yahoo! Finance
Tesla to demo quick-swap electric car batteries
18 Jun 13 - Phys.org News
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Tesla to demo quick-swap electric car batteries (AFP)
18 Jun 13 - Yahoo! News Australia
Tesla to demo quick-swap electric car batteries
18 Jun 13 - Yahoo! News Australia
Colby 5000mAh Tube Battery Pack for $20 + free shipping for new customers
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Elon Musk: Live demo of battery pack swap Thursday
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Panasonic: 100M Li-Ion Tesla Batteries Ship This Month
18 Jun 13 - Solar Feed
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