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editor’s choice executive vice president of European Innovation Development for Qualcomm. “Building on 20 years of development and innovation in wireless power at The University of Auckland and its commercialization company Auckland UniServices Ltd, the HaloIPT team, in a relatively short period of the time, had established itself as a leading developer in wireless electric road vehicle charging, with HaloIPT winning industry acclamation and awards.” In addition to the HaloIPT transaction, Qualcomm and Auckland UniServices, the commercialization company of the University of Auckland, have committed to a long-term research and development arrangement to promote continued innovation in the field of wireless charging for electric road vehicles by way of inductive power transfer. for storage and protection. Additionally, the UL certified charger features two interactive touch screens and a 42-inch color display for media and messaging. With real time communication capabilities, the Blink DC Fast Charger supports energy usage data evaluation with an internal energy meter. ECOtality is the project manager of The EV Project and will oversee the installation of approximately 14,000 commercial and residential charging stations in 18 major cities and metropolitan areas in six states and the District of Columbia. The project will provide an EV infrastructure to support the deployment of 8,300 EVs. The project is a public-private partnership, funded in part by the US Department of Energy through a federal stimulus grant and made possible by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The Rechargeable Battery Association Endorses UN Efforts to Improve Lithium Ion Battery Transport Safety Regulations Cracker Barrel to Install Blink DC Fast Chargers to Electrify Tennessee Freeways ECOtality, a provider in clean electric transportation and storage technologies, and Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, have unveiled the first Blink Direct Current (DC) Fast Charger in Tennessee at the Lebanon Cracker Barrel location. This is the first of 12 Cracker Barrel locations statewide that will install DC Fast Chargers as a part of The EV Project. The stations are able to charge a battery to 80 percent capacity in under 30 minutes. “By strategically placing Blink charging stations, we are collecting the data needed to build a commercial infrastructure, which will untether drivers from their garages,” said Jonathan Read, CEO of ECOtality. “We identified destination locations like Cracker Barrel as ideal for charging stations, places where people can grab a meal, charge up and go.” ECOtality worked closely with Cracker Barrel during the site selection process, and took into account factors ranging from traffic patterns, retail destinations and input from other regional partners. “The Tennessee Triangle,” a 425-mile stretch of interstate highway connecting Nashville, Knoxville and Chattanooga, is the ideal location for Cracker Barrel’s 12 DC Fast Chargers, which are well suited for high-traffic commercial locations and major transportation corridors. With two CHAdeMo compliant EV charging connectors, the dual-port DC fast charger provides an intuitive connector dock PRBA-The Rechargeable Battery Association praised efforts in November by the UN Subcommittee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods to bolster the lithium ion battery transport safety regulations. However, these somewhat technical safety requirements are only part of ongoing efforts to ensure the safe transport of lithium ion batteries. “Safety remains our number one priority. It is best achieved when enforcement agencies around the world remain vigilant and aggressively use their authority to force noncompliant shippers of lithium ion batteries and products containing these batteries to comply with the law,” said PRBA Executive Director George Kerchner. PRBA has repeatedly informed air safety experts that the handful of battery incidents around the world occurred because of ineffectual compliance with existing regulations and inadequate government enforcement. PRBA also has repeatedly urged greater US and international enforcement of existing packaging, labeling and shipping requirements. PRBA also has emphasized the need for consistent rules in all countries. “We share the view, often expressed by US Department of Transportation officials, that different requirements increase confusion, which increases risk,” said Kerchner. PRBA and other organizations have also emphasized the need for regulatory initiatives to track down the manufacturers of counterfeit batteries because of the risks such batteries pose in transportation. PRBA has also recommended that DOT should coordinate enforcement and outreach efforts with regulators in countries where shipments of counterfeit batteries originate and publicize actions taken against non-compliant shippers. Are You an A, B or C? Your subscription to Battery Power magazine may be about to expire. Check your status in the colored box located in the mailing label on the front cover. 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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Battery Power - January/February 2012

Battery Power - January/February 2012
Contents
East Penn’s Batteries Play Key Role in Solar Energy Storage Project
The Rechargeable Battery Association Endorses UN Efforts to Improve Lithium Ion Battery Transport Safety Regulations
Usable Energy: Key to Determining the True Cost Of Advanced Lithium Ion Battery Systems for Electric Vehicles
Battery Chargers – Moving Towards Smart Chargers
Battery Evolution: Ensuring Batteries Meet the Safety Concerns of a Changing World
Batteries
Charging & Testing
ICs and Semiconductors
Components
Power Supplies
Industry News
Marketplace
Calendar of Events
Can Ultracapacitors Revolutionize the Electric Vehicle Market?

Battery Power - January/February 2012