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SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

and Sumitomo Corporation have formed a new joint-venture to conduct research on the second-life use of lithium-ion batteries that have been used previously in electric cars. While the EV market is expanding, the new joint-venture company will work towards developing the second-life battery business. Nissan Motor Co.,

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APRIL 9, 2010

SK Energy will participate in a one-year technology assessment program of its batteries for electric vehicles with the US Advanced Battery Consortium ( USABC ). USABC has carried out a number of battery development programs, focusing on low-cost and long-life batteries with varying power-to-energy ratios. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 8, 2009

34 kWh battery pack for Coda sedan. and California-based Coda Automotive have entered into a joint venture (Coda Battery Systems LLC) to design, manufacture and sell automotive-grade, lithium-ion battery systems in the United States. Ah Li-ion iron phosphate cell for Coda sedan. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 14, 2009

to manufacture lithium-ion battery packs for the Chevrolet Volt and other extended-range electric vehicles. The previously announced plant is the first lithium-ion battery manufacturing plant in the US operated by a major automaker. General Motors Company will invest $43 million in Brownstown Township, Mich. Earlier post.)

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OCTOBER 17, 2010

in lithium-ion and other advanced battery technologies. Hitachi hopes to boost worldwide sales of its lithium-ion and other batteries for use in electric vehicles and smart grids.If Johnson Controls has already formed a Li-ion joint venture with Saft—Johnson Controls Saft—for Li-ion batteries.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Lithium-sulfur battery company Sion Power recently reported to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it raised $50 million in equity sold to undisclosed investors. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. Lithium-Sulfur batteries (LSBs) use a lithium metal anode and a soluble polysulfide cathode. Lithium-sulfur battery.

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JULY 30, 2011

Australia-based Galaxy Resources Limited has signed a technology license agreement with US-based lithium-ion battery producer K2 Energy Solutions Inc. Galaxy will have the unrestricted and unlimited use of specific K2 Energy lithium battery technologies, valuable for the E-bike and other battery markets. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2010

Chrysler Group LLC plans to engineer and produce a battery electric vehicle using the Fiat 500 platform. The Fiat 500EV powertrain comprises three main systems; high power electric powertrain module, advanced lithium-ion battery, and an EV control unit to manage power flows. That vehicle will debut in late 2010.

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JULY 20, 2010

Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, laid out the company’s e-mobility roadmap for vehicle introductions into the United States in remarks at VW’s Electronic Research Laboratory (ERL) in Palo Alto, California. Tags: Electric (Battery) Hybrids Vehicle Manufacturers.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Li-ion maker ENER1, Inc. Ener1 has raised in excess of $160 million in equity in 2010, through a combination of private placements and strategic investments. Ener1 set out to raise $150 million at the start of 2010, to meet near-term manufacturing objectives. The financing is expected to close next week.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

smart USA Distributor LLC, headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, is the exclusive distributor of the smart fortwo in the United States and Puerto Rico and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Penske Automotive Group, Inc. The smart fortwo is a brand of and is manufactured by Daimler AG.

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JANUARY 27, 2011

For the first time in more than a decade, BMW will once again offer a four-cylinder engine in the United States, said Jim O’Donnell, president BMW North America, in remarks at the Washington DC Auto Show. BMW: relationship between cell and system characteristics for Li-ion for hybrids. BMW powertrain strategy.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Ford has into a partnership with Johnson Controls-Saft (JCS) to develop advanced lithium-ion battery system to power Ford’s first production plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) beginning in 2012. The five-year supply agreement includes delivery for committed production in 2012 with a target of at least 5,000 units per year.

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AUGUST 16, 2016

In 2010, the Energy Department launched the SuperTruck initiative to improve heavy-duty truck freight efficiency by 50%. Develop and demonstrate an off‐board bi‐directional DC charging system for plug‐in electric vehicles and evaluate impact of grid services on PEV batteries. United Parcel Service. Description. Federal funding.

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MARCH 3, 2009

The Ampera goes on sale in Europe in 2011, the Spark in early 2010. Equipped with a 16 kWh Li-ion battery pack, the five-door, four-seat hatchback has a battery-powered range of up to 60 km (37 miles) (MVEG cycle). More than 220 lithium-ion cells in the T-shaped pack provide power. Opel Ampera.

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MARCH 19, 2009

This funding has been divided between two Funding Opportunity Announcements: Recovery Act - Transportation Electrification (DE-FOA-0000026); and Recovery Act - Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative (DE-FOA-0000028). Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Components.

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Plug In Partners

DECEMBER 14, 2007

T his has been a good week for new advanced battery announcements. Batteries , it can be argued, are much more energy-efficient, delivering as much as three times more power from the electricity grid to the wheels as fuel cell vehicles are able to.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

OCTOBER 25, 2008

While the past couple of years have been full of news about future plug-in electric vehicles arriving in 2010, BMW plans to leap frog ahead of all automakers on the electrification front by releasing 500 all electric plug-in MINIs at the end of 2008. second li-ion powered tzero. AC Propulsion's 0-60mph in 3.6 second range.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

According to Nissan, the company plans to introduce its upcoming electric car in Oregon in late 2010. Not to be outdone, on Tuesday the Norwegian electric car startup, Think, was in Portland being wooed by the state as one of 8 potential places to site their first car manufacturing facility in the United States.

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