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Tesla likely Q1 US PEV leader with 4,750+ sales in North America; Nissan surges with LEAF in March in US

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GM posted sales of 4,244 Volt extended range electric vehicles in the US in the second quarter, representing an 8.4% Nissan, which sold 3,539 units of the LEAF battery electric vehicle in the US in Q1 (a 104.2% Honda sold 46 units of the battery-electric Fit in Q1, and 45 units of the Accord PHEV plug-in hybrid.

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Indianapolis plans to add 425 PHEVs and BEVs to municipal fleet by 2016

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The new Indy fleet vehicles will include 100% electric models, such as the Nissan LEAF, as well as plug-in hybrid models like the Chevrolet Volt and the Ford Fusion Energi, which offer extended range. The Indy fleet would be the largest municipal fleet of electrified vehicles in the US.

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SAE REX: PHEVs and REEVs could open door for advanced combustion regime engines

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The REEV or PHEV also may present opportunities for more novel power sources such as turbines (Wrightspeed), fuel cell stacks (Nissan) or aluminum-air batteries (Phinergy and Arconic), speakers suggested. If PHEVs are going to play a big role, what is the fuel source for that? How efficient will it be? Not the only one.

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DOE Announces $528.7M Conditional Loan for Fisker Automotive for PHEVs

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Fisker automobiles use an extended range electric vehicle architecture, and will offer a cruising range of about 300 miles. billion to Nissan North America, Inc.; Fisker estimates production of up to 75,000-100,000 of these plug-ins in the US per year beginning in late 2012. The first three conditional loans included $5.9

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Hitachi Chemical to double production capacity of carbon anode materials for Li-ion automobile batteries

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For use in motor vehicles, Hitachi Chemical has developed graphite-based anode materials with high capacity density and discharge efficiency for electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) with a focus on extending range. for use in the LEAF as well as by other customers in Japan and overseas.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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ETEC and its partner Nissan will demonstrate up to 5,000 Nissan electric vehicles with a 100 mile range and deploy up to 12,500 Level 2 and 250 Level 3 chargers. Accelerate the launch and commercialization of PHEVs and EVs by partnering with 15 of America's leading utilities. Chrysler LLC. $70. Ford Motor Company. $30.

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CRU: EVs will transform aluminum demand

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CRU forecasts global battery electric (BEV), plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) and hybrid electric (HEV) sales will increase to 42 million vehicles worldwide by 2030. Second, carmakers are now designing EVs from scratch, rather than converting ICE models, which increases the driving range.

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