The advanced lithium-ion battery pack carries an industry-competitive warranty of 8 years or 100, 000 miles.
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It consists of a 560-pound (254 kg) square lithium-ion battery pack with a volume of 133 liters, comprising 336 prismatic cells.
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It takes 4.8 seconds to get to 62 mph, and with a t-shaped lithium-ion battery pack has 155 miles of cruising range.
It can run for between 25 and 50 miles on electricity from its lithium-ion battery pack and electric motors, rated at 149 horsepower.
Evidence revealed thus far supports the fact that the ignition source was not the Lithium-ion battery pack, new technology components or unique exhaust routing.
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The system allows a 1.6kWh lithium-ion battery pack, mounted behind the seats for weight distribution reasons, to be charged through a rear axle electro-hydraulic brake energy regeneration system.
On 7 January, a fire started in a lithium-ion battery pack of a Japan Airlines 787 in Boston, prompting the US regulator to step in and ground the 787s.
But the 60-kilowatt electric motor and lithium-ion battery pack are coming to a Smart car near you soon, as the company introduces its first electric car the Fortwo Electric Drive for the 2013 model year.
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Coming in 2012, a hybrid version of the flagship Audi A8 sedan will team a 2.0-liter turbocharged gasoline engine with an electric motor generator and self-charging 1.3 kWh lithium-ion battery pack to realize an impressive 37 mpg.
Ford calls C-MAX Energi a "hybrid-plus" because it not only operates just like C-MAX Hybrid, but also features an external charge port and larger lithium-ion battery pack so owners can plug in the vehicles to fully charge the battery using either a standard 120-volt outlet or the available 240-volt charge station.
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Tesla technology hinges on assembling thousands of top-notch lithium-ion cells into a liquid-cooled battery pack.
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Researchers at the Washington State University said Wednesday they have figured out how pack more energy into a lithium-ion battery and boost the rate of charging it.
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Together with Chiang, a founder of the lithium-ion battery company, A123 Systems, the three hope they will soon have a power pack for, say, an implantable cancer diagnostic.
Anyone who's had to recharge an EV -- or, for that matter, any mobile device with a very big battery -- knows the pain of waiting for hours while a lithium-ion pack tops up.
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