GM and A123Systems to Co-Develop Lithium-Ion Battery Cell for Chevrolet Volt

General Motors Corp. and A123Systems, Inc. will co-develop cells with A123System's nanophosphate battery chemistry for a long-lasting, safe and powerful battery for use in GM’s electric drive E-Flex system. The agreement is expected to expedite the development of the batteries for both electric plug-in vehicles and fuel cell variants of the E-Flex architecture.
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SupraNeverBack - 8/9/2007 12:54:47 PM

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A123's Li-ion battery sounds promising.

paul3230 - 8/9/2007 9:32:41 PM

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It's more than promising..it's reality

bagwell - 8/10/2007 8:51:02 AM

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but without GM, A123 wouldn't be doing anything.

EnnNorak - 8/10/2007 10:02:50 AM

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I never buy anything but lithium-ion for any application requiring a battery. Cell phones, laptops etc. -- you name it. There is plenty of lithium in the earth's crust so I cannot understand why the battery people did not go for lithium ion right from the get go.

paul3230 - 8/10/2007 12:47:36 PM

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Because it's chemically unstable to withstand the large charging/discharging cycles need to work in an automobile with respect to a 10-20 year life span.