Comments on: High Hopes for Battery Recycling as Key to Affordable Electric Cars

By: Want Electric Cars En Masse? Time to Rethink Warranties

Want Electric Cars En Masse? Time to Rethink Warranties — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 12:01:33 +0000

[...] have just as much longevity and durability as conventional models, today’s batteries are widely expected to degrade down to 80 percent of their original storage capacity (and thus reach the end of their useful life in electric cars) after only about eight years on the [...]

By: 3 Lessons for Green Cars From Toyota on Money, Money, Money

3 Lessons for Green Cars From Toyota on Money, Money, Money — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:01:37 +0000

[...] useful life in vehicles runs out (after about eight years on the road). Nissan, which launched a new battery recycling joint venture last fall, has been particularly active on this [...]

By: What Will a Used Electric Car Be Worth? No Clue, Says CAP

What Will a Used Electric Car Be Worth? No Clue, Says CAP — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:04:04 +0000

[...] or no value in secondary markets after they degrade beyond their useful life in vehicles, and that may not be the case. For example, Nissan is forming a joint venture with Japan-based trading house Sumitomo to recycle [...]

By: Nissan: Come & Get Your Electric Car (in April), Batteries Included

Nissan: Come & Get Your Electric Car (in April), Batteries Included — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:58:39 +0000

[...] just as much longevity and durability as conventional models, today’s batteries are widely expected to degrade down to 80 percent of their original storage capacity (and thus reach the end of their useful life in electric cars) after only about eight years on the [...]

By: Earth2Tech’s Top 15 Connected Car Influencers

Earth2Tech’s Top 15 Connected Car Influencers — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:02:26 +0000

[...] The French-Japanese alliance’s first battery electric vehicle, the LEAF — equipped with an onboard transmitting unit connected through mobile networks to a global data center — won’t launch until later this year. But Ghosn’s strategy may provide cues for other automakers. Under his direction, Renault-Nissan has directed a pile of cash into the technology, partnered with battery makers as well as utilities and started looking at battery leasing and recycling as keys to affordable electric cars. [...]

By: Lydia Rueda

Lydia Rueda — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:44:28 +0000

Mr. Bob Wallace of San Diego, I need to speak with you regarding an important matter re: batteries. Please e-mail me. Thank you.

By: Bob Wallace

Bob Wallace — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:38:33 +0000

hsr - Got a link?

By: Grid-Connected Lithium-ion Batteries to Soar to $1B Biz by 2018

Grid-Connected Lithium-ion Batteries to Soar to $1B Biz by 2018 — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:15:17 +0000

[...] and battery makers can find a healthy market for recycled lithium-ion batteries on the grid, it could help make electric vehicles more affordable. That’s part of why Nissan (part of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, which is targeting global [...]

By: hsr0601

hsr0601 — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:41:32 +0000

In fact, just a few weeks ago, researchers at Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology developed the first Nickel-Lithium battery that can hold more than 3.5 times the energy of a normal Lithium-Ion battery