Research, design and manufacturing company, Imara have officially announced the development of an advanced, next generation lithium-ion battery technology which can be adapted for use in anything from lawn-movers to hybrid vehicles.
Imara’s patented battery technology provides a breakthrough in performance and energy capability. The California-based company’s core technology is exclusively licensed from the Stanford Resarch Institute (SRI) and was funded by the U.S Department of Energy as part of the Partnership for the Next Generation Vehicle initiative (PNGV).
“Imara’s advanced lithium-ion batteries will meet the future demands of hybrid electric vehicles for exceptional cycle-life, higher charge and discharge rates and higher energy density,” said Imara Corp. CEO Jeff Depew. “Our batteries will also have a positive impact on our environment, enabling a reduction in smog and CO2 emissions emitted by everything from 2- and 4-stroke lawn and garden engines to today’s fuel-wasting SUVs.”
“In the next five years, transportation and utility markets will see higher rates of growth for energy storage technologies like lithium-ion and other large format batteries,” said Ying Wu, senior analyst at Lux Research.
Imara expect their technology to be scaled to high-volume production and be distributed by the last quarter of 2009.
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