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GE to Open Sodium-Metal Halide Battery Plant in New York

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GE says the planned facility will produce approximately 10 million sodium-metal halide cells each year—equivalent to 900 MWh of energy storage, or enough to support 1,000 GE hybrid locomotives. The first application will be GE’s hybrid locomotive, which will be commercialized in 2010. Battery Requirements for Hybrid Locomotives.

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Deutsche Bank Forecast sees slower transportation electrification and greater gasoline demand near-term; increased confidence in the pace and breadth of long-term shift to efficient transportation systems

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Deutsche Bank’s China Auto analyst, Vincent Ha, continues to see robust light vehicle sales over the next few years, with a slow to about 11% YoY growth in 2011 (due to a high base from the 2010 surge, and reductions in government stimulus), followed by sustainable low double digit growth in 2012. An explosion of hybrid sales in Japan.

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NYC Goes EV

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From the article: ‘The New York study anticipates that by 2015, electric vehicle prices should decline because of reduced battery costs, that there will be a sufficient supply of electric vehicles to purchase, and that consumers will take advantage of the existing federal tax credit of $7,500 for new electric cars. If by 2015, 2.5

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When Will EVs Hit Primetime?

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In 2008 the company released a test fleet of 450 Mini-E vehicles and is getting ready to announce its second phase. The third phase will be released around 2015. The firm eTec got $100 million in funding from the US Department of Energy through the stimulus bill. BMW’s Mini is rolling out its electric car in three phases.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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How Real, How Soon, and What Must Happen Next,” which concludes the costs of creating an automotive market dominated by electric and hybrid cars are prohibitively high for the foreseeable future – as high as $49 billion for Europe alone (along with another $21 billion for battery-charging infrastructure). The group pointed to a B.C.G.

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2020 Top 10 Countries in the Global EV Revolution

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But this still doesn’t take away from a 47% EV market share, more than double 2019’s, and also a sharp shift in composition from a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) dominated island to an evenly balanced 2020 mix (yes, there are points for that too). 1ST PLACE: NORWAY, 68 POINTS (2ND PLACE IN 2015-2019) Claim to fame: FINALLY!!! The 2008 $7.5k

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