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The Toyota TS050 Hybrid is a sports prototype racing car developed for the 2016 Le Mans Prototype rules in the FIA World Endurance Championship. The engine is a 2.4L twin-turbocharged petrol V6, while the two previous cars used a naturally aspirated petrol V8. It features an 8-megajoule hybrid system, which uses lithium-ion batteries.
"A lithium-ion is a type of rechargeable battery in which lithium ions move from the negative electrode through an electrolyte to the positive electrode during discharge, and back when charging. Li-ion batteries use an intercalated lithium compound as the material at the positive electrode and typically graphite at the negative electrode."
Full of revolutionary technology, this i-Unit concept car, designed in Japan, uses plant-based materials instead of oil-based plastics and metals. Tough kenaf plant fibres are held together by lignin, a natural polymer found in wood. - Science Museum notice.
The i-unit is an ultra-compact single-seater four-wheeled Toyota concept car. It debuted at the World Expo 2005, held in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The vehicle is a cross between a microcar, a motorcycle, and a vehicular exoskeleton. The goal of Toyota is to provide a personal mobility, which can be used on roads but also does not hinder interaction with pedestrians. For this the i-unit has two possible set-ups. First, there is an upright low-speed set-up, where the rider has a higher position and can have conversations face-to-face with pedestrians and can move among people. This upright position can be transformed while driving to a low position, where the rider sits much lower and more reclined. This high speed set-up has a much lower centre of gravity and is for driving at higher speeds.
The i-unit weighs 180 kg. It contains a lithium-ion battery and features Intelligent Transport System technology. The rear wheels are powered by electric motors, and the device is steered with the front wheels. In the upright position it has a turning radius of 0.9m, which means it can turn on the spot. The vehicle is controlled by two joystick-like devices at the front of the armrests, and uses a Drive-by-wire technology. An Intelligent Transport System (ITS) technology aims to reduce the likelihood of accidents.
The colour of the lights can change according to the preferences or emotions of the operator. The shape was designed to symbolise a leaf, and the design incorporates environmentally-friendly materials such as kenaf.
This concept vehicle is of course used by Toyota for public relations, and they state that The "i-unit" is a form of "personal mobility" that seeks to attain a greater balance of meeting individuals' wishes to enjoy freedom of movement, harmony with society, and harmony with the Earth's natural environment. They also refer to these vehicles as wearable personal mobility vehicles. A representative at the IAA 2005 in Frankfurt stated that Toyota may plan to offer these type of vehicles for sale, but did not provide a date when the vehicle will be available. Currently the vehicle lacks features such as a storage compartment (i.e. boot or glove compartment), and the protection against bad weather is inadequate.
Twelve i-units together with two Toyota i-foots (two-legged walking seats for one passenger, maximum capacity 60 kg) performed at the Toyota Pavilion at the 2005 World Expo in Aichi. - Wikipedia
Seen in what I think is a higher, more upright position, in the Science Museum, South Kensington, London.
Pictured here is a 2018 Acura NSX that made an appearance at the 2018 Kansas City Auto Show held at Bartle Hall in Kansas City Missouri.
The supercar styling is unmistakable. Low and wide, the NSX flows to the rear in a wedge shape borrowed from other supercars. The body is made up of aluminum and composite panels and can be ordered with a carbon fiber roof. Designers sculpted the body to balance downforce front and rear while minimizing aerodynamic drag and taking in the air needed to cool the performance bits.
Those bits are extensive. It all starts with a turbocharged V-6 engine mounted longitudinally on the rear axle. Between it and the 9-speed dual-clutch transmission is an electric motor, and two more electric motors are located on the front axle. The front motors provide motive power that enables all-wheel drive, as well as torque vectoring. A lithium-ion battery sits in front of the rear motor. Total system output is 573 horsepower and 476 pound-feet of torque.
How does all that tech come together? The NSX is a well-ordered supercar with handling as progressive as its worldview. It melds electric and gas power into a seamless stream of scorching performance. The NSX likes to be driven rhythmically, with even inputs. It can push a bit in a turn, but once you lift off the throttle the electric motors cut that corner tighter with their torque vectoring magic.
Process R and D chemist Trevor Dzwiniel prepares a 20-liter jacked reactor for large-scale preparation of electrolyte materials for lithium-ion batteries. Reactors and other instruments in Argonne’s new Materials Engineering Research Facility produce large quantities of materials for industrial validation.
Photo courtesy Argonne National Laboratory.
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Chemical purity is a crucial parameter for battery-grade materials. Argonne chemist Kris Pupek loads a sample onto a high-performance liquid chromatography instrument in the Materials Engineering Research Facility’s process research and development lab. This instrument separates and analyzes the components of a sample to measure and identify impurities.
Photo courtesy Argonne National Laboratory.
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Argonne process R and D chemist Kris Pupek records the process parameters off a large filter and dryer unit in Argonne’s Materials Engineering Research Facility. Controlling and adjusting the parameters of pilot-scale reactions lets scientists determine the best conditions for achieving high-quality products.
Photo courtesy Argonne National Laboratory.
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Argonne assistant materials scientist Swati V. Pol loads an in-situ lithium-ion battery into the low-energy resolution inelastic X-ray (LERIX) system at the Advanced Photon Source (APS). This multi-element X-ray scattering instrument is helping Argonne researchers to understand the fundamental mechanisms that limit the performance of batteries.
The APS is one of several facilities at Argonne, other national labs and universities that form an integral part of the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, a public-private partnership that aims to overcome critical scientific and technical barriers and create new breakthrough energy storage technologies.
Today's smartphone is brought to you by a rainbow of discoveries in basic materials sciences over the years, many pioneered at national laboratories or other government-funded research facilities. Here are a few.
From the summer 2013 issue of Argonne Now, the lab's semiannual science magazine. Sign up »
In the Materials Engineering Research Facility’s process research and development lab, Argonne chemist Trevor Dzwiniel sets up a reaction calorimeter, which precisely measures how much heat a chemical reaction generates. This vital information is used to assess the scalability and safety of a reaction or process.
Photo courtesy Argonne National Laboratory.
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Tesla design models have influenced our intellects with clean power, high safety ratings and a wide array of 21st century technologies. Tesla, the purveyor of premium electric cars utilizes supercar acceleration and cat-like reflexes to also appeal to our lust for power and the primal urge to control and direct it. The Model 3 will begin pricing at $35,000 which is roughly half the cost of a base Model S. The base car will accelerate 0-60 mph in less than 6 seconds, enjoys an electric range of at least 215 miles per charge, seats five comfortably and provides storage from front and rear trunks. Expect deliveries yearend 2017.
Argonne material engineer YoungHo Shin prepares a coin cell battery in a glovebox in the Materials Engineering Research Facility. Once it is prepared, the battery can be tested to determine the energy output characteristics of a cathode material for lithium-ion batteries.
Photo courtesy Argonne National Laboratory.
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11/24/2014
Using my Craftsman C3 ½” Heavy Duty Impact Wrench to change over my summer tires to snow tires on the 2001 Jeep Cherokee.
The weather guy is predicting 6-12 inches on Wednesday, so I figured today would be a good day.
If you don't own an impact wrench, you should buy one on Black Friday. This cordless one is pretty sweet.
Tesla design models have influenced our intellects with clean power, high safety ratings and a wide array of 21st century technologies. Tesla, the purveyor of premium electric cars utilizes supercar acceleration and cat-like reflexes to also appeal to our lust for power and the primal urge to control and direct it. The Model 3 will begin pricing at $35,000 which is roughly half the cost of a base Model S. The base car will accelerate 0-60 mph in less than 6 seconds, enjoys an electric range of at least 215 miles per charge, seats five comfortably and provides storage from front and rear trunks. Expect deliveries yearend 2017.
Tesla design models have influenced our intellects with clean power, high safety ratings and a wide array of 21st century technologies. Tesla, the purveyor of premium electric cars utilizes supercar acceleration and cat-like reflexes to also appeal to our lust for power and the primal urge to control and direct it. The Model 3 will begin pricing at $35,000 which is roughly half the cost of a base Model S. The base car will accelerate 0-60 mph in less than 6 seconds, enjoys an electric range of at least 215 miles per charge, seats five comfortably and provides storage from front and rear trunks. Expect deliveries yearend 2017.
Tesla design models have influenced our intellects with clean power, high safety ratings and a wide array of 21st century technologies. Tesla, the purveyor of premium electric cars utilizes supercar acceleration and cat-like reflexes to also appeal to our lust for power and the primal urge to control and direct it. The Model 3 will begin pricing at $35,000 which is roughly half the cost of a base Model S. The base car will accelerate 0-60 mph in less than 6 seconds, enjoys an electric range of at least 215 miles per charge, seats five comfortably and provides storage from front and rear trunks. Expect deliveries yearend 2017.
In the Materials Engineering Research Facility’s analytical lab, Argonne analytical chemist Gerald Jeka adjusts a nitrogen tank in preparation for a procedure used to determine the ratio of key elements in cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries. Behind him, Argonne researcher Mike Kras monitors a thermogravimetric analyzer to characterize material properties.
Photo courtesy Argonne National Laboratory.
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Argonne analytical chemist Gerald Jeka loads a sample on to a gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer in the Materials Engineering Research Facility’s analytical lab. Behind him, Mike Kras uses a thermogravimetric analyzer, which allows researchers to determine samples’ thermal properties and changes in mass with respect to temperature.
Photo courtesy Argonne National Laboratory.
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Tesla design models have influenced our intellects with clean power, high safety ratings and a wide array of 21st century technologies. Tesla, the purveyor of premium electric cars utilizes supercar acceleration and cat-like reflexes to also appeal to our lust for power and the primal urge to control and direct it. The Model 3 will begin pricing at $35,000 which is roughly half the cost of a base Model S. The base car will accelerate 0-60 mph in less than 6 seconds, enjoys an electric range of at least 215 miles per charge, seats five comfortably and provides storage from front and rear trunks. Expect deliveries yearend 2017.
Argonne researcher Mike Kras loads a sample into a thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA), which tracks changes in the mass of a sample as a function of temperature and time. The TGA gives characteristic information about the composition of a sample, such as the amounts and thermal behavior of various components.
Photo courtesy Argonne National Laboratory.
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Tesla design models have influenced our intellects with clean power, high safety ratings and a wide array of 21st century technologies. Tesla, the purveyor of premium electric cars utilizes supercar acceleration and cat-like reflexes to also appeal to our lust for power and the primal urge to control and direct it. The Model 3 will begin pricing at $35,000 which is roughly half the cost of a base Model S. The base car will accelerate 0-60 mph in less than 6 seconds, enjoys an electric range of at least 215 miles per charge, seats five comfortably and provides storage from front and rear trunks. Expect deliveries yearend 2017.
Argonne chemist Kris Pupek adjusts the stirrer speed of a 20-liter reactor in a walk-in hood in the Materials Engineering Research Facility’s process scale-up lab. These reactors are used to prepare large quantities of electrolyte materials for lithium-ion batteries.
Photo courtesy Argonne National Laboratory.
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To make electric cars really take off, we need a battery that's powerful enough to take a car 350 miles and cheap enough to be widely affordable—and also light, long-lived, and safe. Of course, we also want laptops that last 100 hours and big battery farms to store electricity generated by fickle solar and wind power, and each problem might need a different solution. Nobody knows yet for sure, but here are the primary contenders for the next generation.
Originally printed in Argonne Now, the science magazine of Argonne National Laboratory. Read the issue »
Experiments can keep researchers on their feet all day long. Process R and D chemist Kris Pupek moves between fume hoods in the Materials Engineering Research Facility’s process research and development lab, while lab-mate Trevor Dzwiniel records data in his notebook.
Photo courtesy Argonne National Laboratory.
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Tesla design models have influenced our intellects with clean power, high safety ratings and a wide array of 21st century technologies. Tesla, the purveyor of premium electric cars utilizes supercar acceleration and cat-like reflexes to also appeal to our lust for power and the primal urge to control and direct it. The Model 3 will begin pricing at $35,000 which is roughly half the cost of a base Model S. The base car will accelerate 0-60 mph in less than 6 seconds, enjoys an electric range of at least 215 miles per charge, seats five comfortably and provides storage from front and rear trunks. Expect deliveries yearend 2017.
Tesla design models have influenced our intellects with clean power, high safety ratings and a wide array of 21st century technologies. Tesla, the purveyor of premium electric cars utilizes supercar acceleration and cat-like reflexes to also appeal to our lust for power and the primal urge to control and direct it. The Model 3 will begin pricing at $35,000 which is roughly half the cost of a base Model S. The base car will accelerate 0-60 mph in less than 6 seconds, enjoys an electric range of at least 215 miles per charge, seats five comfortably and provides storage from front and rear trunks. Expect deliveries yearend 2017.
From left to right: Argonne scientists Khalil Amine, Michael Thackeray and Chris Johnson co-developed battery materials currently in the Chevy Volt.
Photo by George Joch / courtesy Argonne National Laboratory.
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September 25, 2019 -Daniel Simmons, Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) and the Battery Prize Team announced the 15 winners of Phase 1 of the DOE Battery Recycling Prize, a $67,000 prize that aims to reclaim and recycle critical materials (e.g., cobalt and lithium) from lithium-based battery technology. For a total of $1 million in prizes, these projects focus on cost-effective recycling processes to recover as much economic value as possible from spent lithium-ion batteries. The announcement was made at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. (Photo by Dennis Schroeder / NREL)
Argonne scientists Khalil Amine (at right) and Michael Thackeray, along with others at Argonne, co-developed battery materials improve battery range and reliability, while simultaneously improving safety and reducing manufacturing cost.
Photo by George Joch / courtesy Argonne National Laboratory.
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Researchers found that fluoroethylene carbonate creates a rubber-like protective shell around the negative electrode inside silicon-based lithium-ion batteries. More »
Lithium ions react with silicon to form a new compound, which causes the electrode to expand. Researchers found that flouroethylene carbonate molecules produce a rubber-like protective layer that can accommodate the electrode expansion.
Infographic by Sana Sandler/Sarah Schlieder
Argonne chemist Christopher Johnson studies materials for batteries.
Photo by George Joch / courtesy Argonne National Laboratory.
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OFFICIAL SPECIFICATIONS
ESTIMATED BASE $75,000 (Our model $89,000)
VEHICLE TYPE:
All-wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 4-door hatchback
ENGINE TYPE:
2 permanent-magnet synchronous AC, 197 hp, 256 lb-ft; combined output, 394 hp, 512 lb-ft; 90.0-kWh lithium-ion battery pack
TRANSMISSION:
1-speed direct drive
DRIVETRAIN:
Front-Engine and Mid-Motor
PERFORMANCE:
Zero to 60 mph: 4.5 sec (Est.)
Standing ¼-mile: 13.3 sec (Est.)
Top speed: 124 mph (governor limited)
DIMENSIONS:
•Wheelbase: 117.7 in
•Length: 184.3 in
•Width: 61.3 in
•Height: 59.8 in
•Gross weight: 4800 lbs.
FUEL ECONOMY:
EPA city/highway: Our model: 86/89 mpg
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Argonne researcher Panagiotis Prezas examines a lithium-ion battery cell at the Battery Test Facility. View more about Argonne's transportation research at www.transportation.anl.gov. Photo courtesy of Argonne National Laboratory.
Argonne researcher Ira Bloom prepares GS-Yuasa high-power, lithium-ion batteries for testing. View more about Argonne's transportation research at www.transportation.anl.gov. Photo courtesy of Argonne National Laboratory.
Argonne researcher Panagiotis Prezas checks the voltages of A123 Systems' high-power, lithium-ion batteries before starting a test. View more about Argonne's transportation research at www.transportation.anl.gov. Photo courtesy of Argonne National Laboratory.
Obviously Amazon is taking exploding lithium ION batteries quite seriously. When this 10-inch tall package, with all its ominous warnings, was delivered to my front door, the one camera battery that I had ordered from Amazon was rattling around quite freely inside.
Argonne chemist Junbing Yan uses a fluidized bed chemical vapor deposition process to synthesize high-capacity anode materials for lithium-ion batteries.
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OFFICIAL SPECIFICATIONS
ESTIMATED BASE PRICE:
Base price: $ 43,950 (Our Tester: $47,050)
VEHICLE TYPE:
4-passenger, 3-Door Hatchback
MOTOR/ENGINES:
Synchronous AC, 170 hp, 184 lb-ft, 22-kWh lithium-ion battery pack (A full charge takes about 3.5 hours on 220 volts; figure up to 20 hours on 110 volts.)
TRANSMISSION:
1-speed direct drive
DRIVETRAIN:
Mid Motor / Engine
PERFORMANCE:
Zero to 60 mph: 7.5/7.9 sec (Est.)
Standing ¼-mile: 15.9 sec (Est.)
DIMENSIONS:
•Wheelbase: 101.2 in
•Length: 157.8 in
•Width: 69.9 in
•Height: 62.9 in
•Gross weight: 3135 lbs.
FUEL ECONOMY:
EPA city/highway (charge-depleting mode, charge-sustaining mode): 127/107 MPGe, 41/37 mpg
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www.nytimes.com/video/automobiles/autoreviews/10000000356...