Comments on: Aptera Co-founder to Tackle Battery Systems at Flux Power http://gigaom.com/cleantech/aptera-co-founder-to-tackle-battery-systems-at-flux-power/ Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:38:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: For a Better Electric Truck, Mix & Match Battery Packs http://gigaom.com/cleantech/aptera-co-founder-to-tackle-battery-systems-at-flux-power/#comment-27386 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 22:01:58 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=42857#comment-27386 [...] is hardly the only company working on a management system for battery packs. Tesla Motors, Atieva, Flux Power and General Motors are just a few of the players racing to get a competitive edge (in the case of [...]

]]> By: Home Energy Storage: An Encore for Electric Car Batteries? http://gigaom.com/cleantech/aptera-co-founder-to-tackle-battery-systems-at-flux-power/#comment-27385 Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:02:04 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=42857#comment-27385 [...] Led by the nonprofit California Center for Sustainable Energy , or CCSE, the group also includes utility San Diego Gas & Electric, charging infrastructure provider AeroVironment, UC Berkeley’s Transportation Sustainability Research Center, and Flux Power, a battery systems developer headed up by Aptera co-founder Chris Anthony. [...]

]]> By: 20 Battery Startups Hitting the Road With Lithium-ion http://gigaom.com/cleantech/aptera-co-founder-to-tackle-battery-systems-at-flux-power/#comment-27384 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:03:52 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=42857#comment-27384 [...] Power: Based in Vista, Calif. and headed up by Chris Anthony (co-founder of three-wheeled electric vehicle developer Aptera), Flux Power plans to market modular [...]

]]> By: Flux Power Flexes Its First Battery Module & Charging System | Vybes.com - Tech News, Reviews, Business, Health News and More http://gigaom.com/cleantech/aptera-co-founder-to-tackle-battery-systems-at-flux-power/#comment-27383 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:31:23 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=42857#comment-27383 [...] including electric vehicles and backup power supplies, as Chief Technology Officer Joseph Gottlieb told us last month. It’s starting with a charger and a lithium ion battery module. In the second quarter of next [...]

]]> By: Flux Power Flexes Its First Battery Module & Charging System http://gigaom.com/cleantech/aptera-co-founder-to-tackle-battery-systems-at-flux-power/#comment-27382 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:24:43 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=42857#comment-27382 [...] including electric vehicles and backup power supplies, as Chief Technology Officer Joseph Gottlieb told us last month. It’s starting with a charger and a lithium ion battery module. In the second quarter of next [...]

]]> By: Leon Kapplemen http://gigaom.com/cleantech/aptera-co-founder-to-tackle-battery-systems-at-flux-power/#comment-27381 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:38:45 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=42857#comment-27381 I find the whole mfg sector revolving around any one of these new battery types to be nothing more than a bunch of talk. All anybody has done is gone bankrupt, get out of bankruptcy, teamed up, or made “strategic partnerships”. What are they doing with the all that taxpayer stimulus money. They havent spent a dime on anything. I thought they would be gearing up factories for mass production? They are’nt. Nobody is…its just a big money grab by the battery people.

]]> By: Flux Power Systems Targeting LSV & Golf Car Market « Small, Task-Oriented Vehicles (STOV) http://gigaom.com/cleantech/aptera-co-founder-to-tackle-battery-systems-at-flux-power/#comment-27380 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:01:12 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=42857#comment-27380 [...] Flux Power Systems Targeting LSV & Golf Car Market Flux Power, a startup led by the co-founder of vehicle manufacturer Aptera, is targeting the LSV and golf car markets with their lithium based power systems.  Flux Power’s products manage, monitor and charge lithium batteries.  Flux Power products are designed to work with batteries from a variety of manufacturers to create modular battery units.  A vehicle manufacturer or other customers could then combine units to create custom battery packs.  Smart charging technology can be integrated as well. By increasing the efficiency of lithium battery packs and thereby lowering costs, the company hopes to penetrate markets currently dominated by lead-acid batteries.  Products are expected to be available in November, 2009.  Learn more:  Earth2tech.com [...]

]]> By: jim http://gigaom.com/cleantech/aptera-co-founder-to-tackle-battery-systems-at-flux-power/#comment-27379 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:21:15 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=42857#comment-27379 If you check life cycle costs Li is already cost effective.

quote=As Anthony explains in the company’s announcement this morning, Flux’s system will “manage and record the life cycle of a lithium cell,” with the intention of making lithium batteries cost-competitive with lead-acid energy storage options currently used in golf carts, neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs) and fork lifts —

]]> By: Surf City as Motor City | Glenn Mosier's San Diego Cleantech http://gigaom.com/cleantech/aptera-co-founder-to-tackle-battery-systems-at-flux-power/#comment-27378 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:34:23 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=42857#comment-27378 [...] when Vista-based Flux Power was spun off by LVH Power.  Leading the charge for Flux Power will be Chris Anthony who is also the chief of composite operations for Aptera.  In a few weeks, the company will launch [...]

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