GM Filed 135 Clean Energy Patents in 2010, More Than Any Other Automaker
Posted By Brit Liggett On April 21, 2011 @ 2:10 pm In automotive,Green Transportation | No Comments
General Motors (GM) took the race for green vehicle technology [4] to a whole new level in 2010 by filing and receiving 135 clean energy [5] patents — more than any other automaker [6]. According to the solar [7], wind and geothermal energy [5].
GM has been running full sprint into the clean energy world and picking up accolades along the way. The Chevy Volt was awarded the North American Car of the Year [8] — among other honors — and sold so many units that they’re planning to double production [9] next year. With their success it would seem only fitting that they’d want to push forward with new technology in their newly expanded clean energy research facilities — like their battery research lab, which doubled in size [10] last year.
In total, GM’s 135 clean-energy [5] patents were just a fraction of the 940 patents filed by the company last year — a number which puts them in the top 25 of all US companies. They are the proud new owners of technology [4] like a heating system that warms an electric vehicle battery before it starts to extend driving range, a hybrid cruise control system that generates power while stabilized, and a new system that dynamically measures the amount of charge left in a lithium ion battery in real time.
Via Autoblog Green [11]
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