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The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued new standards to strengthen safety conditions for the shipment of lithium cells and batteries. These changes, some of which focus specifically on shipments by air, will better ensure that lithium cells and batteries are able to withstand normal transportation conditions and are packaged to reduce the possibility of damage that could lead

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Panasonic Corp. and Tesla Motors, Inc. have signed an agreement that lays out their cooperation on the construction of a large-scale battery manufacturing plant in the US, known as the Gigafactory.According to the agreement, Tesla will prepare, provide and manage the land, buildings and utilities. Panasonic will manufacture and supply cylindrical lithium-ion cells and invest in the associated equipment, machinery,

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Tesla motors has already defied the odds. Few in the automotive world expected to see a high priced electric vehicle like the Model S achieve such recognition. It has also dramatically boosted the sales of Panasonic batteries, and now Tesla CEO Elon Musk wants to go further. Musk’s $4 billion Gigafactory could dominate global production of Li-ion cell batteries. Tesla

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Uh-oh, here comes trouble. Just when pressure is mounting on Congress to permit exports of US crude oil, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is making a big move into solar power. The idea behind Saudi Arabia solar is to wean the country’s electrical grid off its heavy reliance on diesel generators, particularly imported diesel. The shrinking of Saudi diesel demand

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Exide Technologies is one of the world’s largest producers, distributors and recyclers of lead-acid batteries. The company traces every aspect of each build in order to maintain tight control over its production process. In the past, difficulties were experienced in reading 2D data matrix codes burned into plastic with a laser burner and also interfacing the ID readers to the

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As was predicted, the Chinese government has made a big push to get drivers into electric vehicles. Cities like Beijing and Shenzhen are eliminating costly taxes on electric cars and installing EV charging stations at many public places, and these benefit both foreign and domestically-made electric cars. But as Reuters reports, China is also making a push to protect its

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Delta Electronics, Inc. has introduced the highly-reliable low profile PMR panel mount power supply series. The PMR series is designed for LED signage applications where efficient heat dissipation for the components is crucial in a low-profile control cabinet. The design offers highly-efficient thermal management without the need for fans. This increases the reliability of the product by reducing one moving

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SL Power Electronics, a division of SL Industries today introduced the latest addition to its advanced medical-grade power supply family, the MB65S. This 65-W single-output convection-cooled family of ac-dc power supplies is designed to meet the new safety standards of IEC 60601-1-2 fourth edition EMC requirements. The new models are specifically designed for next-generation medical equipment including patient monitoring, surgical,

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Kia Motors America (KMA) is kicking off the implementation of a robust charging network in advance of the Soul EV going on sale in California during the third quarter of this year. With Kia’s addition of 17 new dc fast chargers to California’s already-existing network of 198, charger availability will be increased nearly nine percent statewide by year-end. KMA’s EV

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NEC Energy Solutions, Inc. has been awarded a contract to supply a 2.5MW, 3.9MWh GSS™ to one of the largest electric utilities in the United States. As a key part of a distributed energy storage integration program, the GSS, or Grid Storage Solution, will be used to support analysis of the value streams that energy storage can provide to utilities,

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