Green Options » Alliance http://greenoptions.com/tag/alliance Posts tagged 'Alliance' Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:41:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Nissan-Renault Planning up to Four Battery Plants in Europe http://gas2.org/2009/07/08/nissan-renault-planning-up-to-four-battery-plants-in-europe/ http://gas2.org/2009/07/08/nissan-renault-planning-up-to-four-battery-plants-in-europe/#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:41:00 +0000 Nick Chambers http://gas2.org/2009/07/08/nissan-renault-planning-up-to-four-battery-plants-in-europe/

As the Nissan-Renault Alliance works feverishly towards the goal of launching an entire lineup of electric cars in the next few years, they have begun to set their sights on the nitty gritty of supplying parts for the endeavor. And when you’re talking about Nissan’s electric cars, the most important part that comes to mind is, of course, the advanced lithium-ion battery.

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]]> http://gas2.org/2009/07/08/nissan-renault-planning-up-to-four-battery-plants-in-europe/feed/ To Build a Better Battery http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/01/09/to-build-a-better-battery/ http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/01/09/to-build-a-better-battery/#comments Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:50:37 +0000 Lisa Wojnovich http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/01/09/to-build-a-better-battery/ BatteriesIn the 1980s, the United States semiconductor industry was saved from moving completely overseas by the formation of a consortium called Sematech, a coalition of businesses designed to promote research and foster partnerships among the members. In a recent and similar move, the U.S. lithium-ion battery industry has formed the National Alliance for Advanced Transportation Battery Cell Manufacture, which they are thankfully just calling the “Alliance” for the sake of brevity, to support the development and manufacture of new battery technology for hybrid and electric vehicles and to maintain a competitive edge against the Asian companies currently dominating the market.

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