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Ghosn Overruling Electric Engineers Makes Lutz See Losing Bet
By John Lippert, Kae Inoue and Laurence Frost, January 7, 2010, Bloomberg News |
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Obama Battery Grants May Help GM Market Cheaper Electric Cars
By Jeff Green and Alan Ohnsman, October 20, 2009 Bloomberg News |
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Toyota Sticks With Nickel After Lithium Prius Test
By Alan Ohnsman, Bloomberg News, September 14, 2009 |
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The Electric-Fuel-Trade Acid Test
The Economist, September 5, 2009-09-03 |
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Bosch JV to Supply Battery for BMW's Megacity E-Car
By Christiaan Hetzner Reuters, August 3, 2009 |
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A Future Shock for Electric Cars?
Overheating batteries, a problem in electronic gadgets, could prove catastrophic in autos
By Ian Rowley and Kenji Hall, BusinessWeek, July 27, 2009 |
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Nissan Plans Both Electric, Hybrid Cars at U.S. Plant (Update2)
By Alan Ohnsman and Kiyori Ueno, July 21, 2009 |
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Near-Term Prospects for Automotive Li-ion Batteries: 21% of Hybrid and EV Market by 2011
Green Car Congress, 16 June 2009 |
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LG Chem to Invest $794 Million in New Car Battery Plant
Written by Angela Moon, Edited by Jonathan Hopfner and Chris Lewis, June 9, 2009 |
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Volkswagen and BYD Agree to Explore Partnership for Hybrids and EVs
From Green Car Congress, 25 May 2009 |
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Battery-makers to invest $1.7 billion in Michigan
By Amy Lane, April 14, 2009 |
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A123Systems Awarded $100 Million in Refundable Tax Credits from Michigan Economic Development Corporation
Business Wire, April 14, 2009 |
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From: Motor Trend
By Kim Reynolds, March 2008 |
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| Tom Walsh, Detroit Free Press columnist |
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Smith Electric Vehicles Collaboration with Ford Motor Company
Smith Electric Vehicles News Release |
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Think secures interim financing to restart EV production
Cleantech Group, January 13, 2009 |
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GM Plans Battery Plant, Research Center in Michigan
by Rick Haglund, Detroit Bureau
Monday January 12, 2009
The Grand Rapids Press |
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FORD Announce Hybrid Electric Car Strategy
Written by HybridCar.com News Team
Jan 11, 2009 |
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The Electric Auto Fleet Moves a Few Steps Closer
Lindsay Brooke
The New York Times, January 11, 2009 |
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G.M. to Make Batteries for Volt in Michigan
Lindsay Brooke
The New York Times, January 11, 2009 |
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A123Systems Announces Plan to Build U.S.-based Lithium Ion Battery Mass Production Facilities
A123Systems Press Release,
PR Contact Steve Roy, January 8, 2009 |
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A123 Systems Seeks $1.8 Billion Federal Loan For EV Battery Factories in U.S.
By John ODell, Senior Editor
GreenCarAdviso, Jan 8, 2009 |
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Honda and GS Yuasa to Form Joint Venture for Li-ion Batteries for Hybrids
Green Car Congress
www.greencarcongress.com
17 December 2008 |
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Evonik and Daimler Establish Strategic Alliance for Automotive Li-ion Battery Research, Development and Production; Li-Tec Cells to Be Used in Mercedes EVs
Green Car Congress
www.greencarcongress.com
15 December 2008 |
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Now We’re Cooking With … Batteries
Electric storage is the weak link in a high-tech world. Fixing it could improve our lives—and the planet.
Newsweek, Nov 22, 2008
By Keith Naughton |
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Ener1 buys majority stake in South Korea's Enertech
October 16, 2008,
The Wall Street Green Trading Summitime |
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The Chevy Volt: GM's Huge Bet on the Electric Car
Time Magazine, September 16, 2008
By Bryan Walsh |
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GM at 100: Is Its Future Electric?
By Don Sherman
September 11, 2008 |
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Chrysler Begins Production of Hybrid Dodge Durango, Hybrid Chrysler Aspen
Automotive Fleet
August 25, 2008 |
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Toyota Seeks Battery-Price 'Sweet Spot' for Plug-Ins
Bloomberg News, July 31, 2008
By Alan Ohnsman |
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Honda Goes Whole Hog for Hybrids
To make up for lost time, the carmaker plans to sell 500,000 a year by early next decade
Business Week, July 17, 2008
By Ian Rowley |
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Samsung SDI, Bosch to Form Joint Venture
The Korea Times, June 16, 2008
By Kim Yoo-chul |
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Hybrid vehicle by 2010 - Toyota promises plug-in
Mercury News, June 12
By Yuri Kageyama |
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Sanyo to Roll-Out HEV Li-Ion Battery Business
May 29, 2008
Nikkei Electronics Asia |
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VW and Sanyo Form Li-ion Partnership; VW to Focus on Drivetrain Electrification
Green Car Congress
28 May 2008 |
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Battle of the Batteries
Automotive News, May 23, 2008 |
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Japan: Investing in Batteries
Reuters, May 20, 2008 |
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Hybrid Car Production Set To Soar
Mar 20, 2008
www.hybridcar.com |
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GM Announce Next Generation Hybrid Car System
Mar 04, 2008 at 07:14 AM
www.hybridcar.com |
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The A123 Systems IPO: Signed, Sealed ... But Not Yet Delivered
Innovation Economy, April 30, 2008
Scott Kirsner |
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Hybrids to account for 10 percent of Honda sales: chief
January 14, 2008
DETROIT, Michigan (AFP) |
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Toyota Plans Plug-In Hybrids for 2010, Matching GM
Bloomberg News, Jan 14, 2008
By Alan Ohnsman |
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China's Plucky Plug-In Hybrid
BYD's car hits the stage at the Detroit auto show—but will it really be ready to roll this summer?
January 10, 2008
By David Welch |
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GM’s Electric Dream Awaits Reality
Mary Chapman, October 24, 2007 |
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Battery Breakthrough on the Horizon?
AESC will produce lithium-ion batteries for a wide range of high-technology electric vehicles, including fuel cell
SAE International, August 28, 2007, by Stuart Birch |
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Japan Certifies Toyota Plug-in Hybrid for Public Road Tests
Toyota, July 27, 2007 |
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Interview with Dr. Menahem Anderman, President of Advanced Automotive Batteries
EV World, June 20, 2007
Bill Moore |
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PRESS RELEASE: Hybrid Vehicle Battery Market to reach $2.3 billion and could top the Conventional OEM Automotive Battery Market by 2015
Advanced Automotive Batteries, April 24, 2007 |
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Nissan, NEC Lithium-Ion Battery Venture
Duo targets highly promising ‘green’ vehicle market
April 13, 2007, Reuters |
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In Quest for Better Battery, Keep an Ion Nationalism
Wall Street Journal - April 13, 2007
By Norihiko Shirouzu |
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| NY Times March 10, 2007 |
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Toyota's Bid for a Better Battery
Businessweek.com Feb 22, 2007 |
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Battery Expert Casts Doubt on Plug-in Hybrid Future
Hybridcars.com Feb 9, 2007 |
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PRESS RELEASE: Hybrid Electric Vehicle battery market charged for rapid growth - but which battery?
Advanced Automotive Batteries, February 1, 2007 |
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Status and Prospects of Battery Technology for Hybrid Electric Vehicles, Including Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Briefing by Dr. Menahem Anderman, President of AAB, to the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
January 26, 2007
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GM Awards Lithium-Ion Battery Development Contracts
PR Newswire - Press Release
Detroit, January 4, 2007
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Johnson Controls-Saft Joint Venture Targets Development of Advanced, Lithium-Ion Batteries for Hybrid-Electric Vehicles
News Release
Karen Bauer, Johnson Controls, September 8, 2006 |
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Are Lithium Ion batteries safe for cars?
By Lou Ann H--ammond
September 5, 2006
www.carlist.com |
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Plugging into the future
The Economist, Jun 8th 2006 |
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Eaton to Supply Hybrid Power Systems to UPS for International and Freightliner Delivery Trucks
Galesburg, MI, March 1, 2006
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In Visits to 3 States, Bush Pushes Alternative Energy
New York Times, February 21, 2006, By Elisabeth Bumiller
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Fancier Wrappers for Next-Wave Hybrids
Detroit, January 16, 2006, By Tim Moran
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Cobasys to Provide Battery Systems for Saturn VUE Green Line Hybrid SUV
Orion, MI, January 9, 2006
Source: www.cobasys.com |
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Ashes to Ashes, dust to dust - the Lithium Ion battery eclipses the Nickel Metal Hydride
November 14, 2005, by Lou Ann Hammond
Source: www.carlist.com |
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New Type of Battery Offers Voltage Aplenty—at a Premium
November 2, 2005, by William M. Bulkeley, Staff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal
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In the Hybrid's Wake, Trying to Catch Up
Tokyo, October 20, 2005, by James Brooke |
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Bill Ford: innovation key to Ford’s future; commitment to hybrids to grow
Dearborn, MI, September 21, 2005 |
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Toyota to Build Hybrid Camry
Georgetown, Kentucky, May 17, 2005 |
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Ford Announces Plans For Five More Hybrid-Electric Vehicles
Detroit, Jan 9, 2005 |
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DaimlerChrysler's Mercedes S-Class Most Powerful 'Hybrid' Yet
DaimlerChrysler, Jan 10, 2005 |
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Sanyo Triples Hybrid Car Battery Output For Ford, Honda
Dow Jones Newswires, December 16, 2004, by Michele Yamada |
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DaimlerChrysler, GM Team on Hybrids
Automakers will jointly develop new hybrid motors to compete with Japanese rivals.
CNN/Money, Dec 14, 2004 |
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Hybrids vs. Hydrogen: Which Future Is Brighter?
Scientists Argue Hybrids Make More Sense Than Hydrogen Cars
ABC News, Nov 29, 2004 |
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Suppliers see Rise in Stop-start Sales
Automotive News Europe, October 4, 2004, By Sylviane de Saint-Seine |
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Renault Plans to Sell a Hybrid Car Carmaker to Compete with Versions from Toyota and Honda
Automotive News Europe, October 4, 2004, by Sylviane de Saint-Seine |
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Toyota Doubles Prius Hybrids for US Market Car Becomes Japanese Automaker's Third Best-Selling Sedan
The New York Times, September 24, 2004, by Danny Hakim |
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California Approves Plan to Reduce Emissions From Vehicles
The New York Times, September 24, 2004, by Danny Hakim |
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Lexus Exceeds 9,000 Pre-orders for 2006 RX 400h Hybrid SUV
Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Today, September 8, 2004 |
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Toyota Announces 50-percent Boost in Prius Production
Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Today, August 3, 2004 |
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Lexus to Delay Launch of RX 400h Hybrid SUV
USA Today, August 3, 2004 |
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Show Floor News: Automakers Unveil Plans for More Hybrid Models
The New York Times, Jan. 5, by Danny Hakim |
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Big and Green
The New York Times, January 5, 2004, by Norman Mayersohn |
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Lexus Introduces RX 400h, World's First Luxury Hybrid SUV
Press Release, January 6, 2004 - Detroit, MI |
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Honda V6 Accord Hybrid to Be Introduced this Year
January 5, 2004 |
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Toyota Says HEV Production Not Necessarily Expensive
EIN Publishing, October 3, 2003 |
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Orders for New Toyota Prius Exceed Expectations
Japan Today, Sep 19, 2003 |
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2004 Toyota Prius: From Hybrid Seed, a Greener Harvest
New York Times, August 2003, by Cheryl Jensen |
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Hybrid's Next Gear
Forbes, August 2003 by Jonathan Fahey |
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Toyota May Sell HEV Model of Lexus LS430
Wall Street Journal, September 11, 2003 |
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Toyota shows new version of Prius hybrid
April 17, 2003, CNN/Money |
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Report on March 27-28th California Air Resources Board meeting (excerpts)
March 29, 2003, EV World, by BIll Moore |
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Peugeot to Concentrate on Gasoline-Electric Hybrids
February 17, 2003, PowerPulse.net |
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Hybrid Cars are Catching On
New York Times, January 28, 2003, by Danny Hakim |
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GM, Toyota to Make Vehicles that Use Hybrid Energy
Wall Street Journal, December 24, 2002
The Toyota GM collaboration will give fuel-saving hybrid technologies a big push toward the mainstream market |
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Toyota Plans All Gas Electric Vehicles by 2012
PR Newswire, Nov 6, 2002
Toyota plans to use gasoline-electric hybrid engines in all vehicles by 2012 to increase fuel efficiency and reduce tailpipe emissions |
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Toyota Plans to Produce Ten HEV Models by 2006
EIN, Oct 24, 2002 |
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Toyota Says Hybrid Car Making Money
Financial Times, Sep 29, 2002
Oil well-to-wheels efficiency of hybrids batter than current fuel cell vehicles, Toyota says |
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Reuters report from European Lead Acid Battery Conference (ELBC)
September 12, 2002
Ford, GM and AAB agree: slow takeoff seen for hybrid electric vehicles, implications to battery market nevertheless significantlow takeoff seen for hybrid electric vehicles |
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Report finds Aggressive Auto Battery Commercialization In Japan
May 2, 2002
Anderman's new report paints gloomy picture for US and European advanced battery makers |
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New York Revises $2000 HEV Tax Credit
Center for a Sustainable Economy, Oct 18, 2002 |
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Battle for US fuel efficiency and CO2 standards get a new boost by the California legislator
July 18, 2002
California Assembly Passes AB 1493 CA Climate Bill |
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Toyota Moving Quickly With Hybrid Technology |
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| House Bill to provide Tax Incentives for HEV Buyers |
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Advanced Automotive Batteries Press Release
November 28, 2001
Battery Life Key to Growth of Hybrid Electric Vehicles - But Which Battery? |
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Advanced Automotive Batteries Press Release
April 25, 2002
Japanese Domination of portable batteries spilling over to automotive
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