To help shrink this gap in sales, Honda plans to begin using lithium-ion batteries in its hybrid cars within 2 or 3 years, according to Bloomberg, and the Civic hybrid will probably be the first lithium hybrid. ...

Quite some time back EnergyWise contributor Peter Fairly shrewdly noted that the future of hybrid and electric cars might be subject to a "peak lithium" problem, analogous to the peak oil issue that has been the subject of so much ...

As the move toward energy conservation takes hold, lithium for use in ion batteries is destined to play a significant role in the energy equation of the next generation. From 2003-2007, global demand for lithium carbonate doubled, ...

This Honda Civic Hybrid is on Japanese police duty. (Credit: Flickr/Kenjonbro) Can snazzier batteries jump-start Honda's hybrid sales? The Honda Civic Hybrid.

2010 Honda Civic Hybrid [HCTITLE] [HCDATE] While the high cost of next generation lithium ion batteries is viewed as an obstacle to adoption of pure electric cars, lithium might be the key to making conventional hybrids more affordable.

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Flux Power Incorporated introduces its new feature filled Battery Management System.

3 Volt Lithium Cells are extensively used in low power applications such as Digital clocks, Toys etc. These are also used in the Computer Mother board as backup.

Two research groups have new ideas on lithium working with sulfur for high capacity batteries. They explore new ideas from anodes, cathodes and electrolytes.

Salares Lithium says it expects to begin a drilling programme at its Salar de las Parinas in northern Chile within a few weeks. The programme will test interpreted so-called brine horizons for grade and porosity in order for a resource ...

Saft said it had secured a multi-million dollar contract to supply lithium-ion batteries for the first order of Boeing's 702B series satellite. The battery maker said the contract was the first under the company's five-year long-term ...