jan 1, 2010 - GM executives and US government officials celebrate the first assembled Li-ion battery for 2011 Chevrolet Volt
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General Motors executives and US government officials commemorate the first assembled battery for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt. The lithium-ion battery uses manganese oxide electrodes developed in part by Argonne National Laboratory chemist Michael Thackeray. Weighing almost 200 kg, it can propel an idle car to 97 km/h in 9.2 seconds.
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