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Profile: Li-ion Provider Compact Power, Inc. Focusing on the Automotive and Vehicle Markets

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He served as the chief engineer for the Ford Escape Hybrid from 1998 to 2003 and holds 12 patents. CPI, established in 2001, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of LG Chem of Korea. Patil has an undergraduate degree from IIT, Bombay (India) and a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Company Overview.

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Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

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model in 2001 by the DOEs Argonne National Lab estimates hybrids reduce greenhouse gases by 22%, and plug-in hybrids by 36% (see table 2). This means the more maintenance-free electrical systems of PHEVs offset the initial higher cost of batteries. In 2003-04, the US Marine Corps demonstrated a diesel-electric PHEV-20 HUMVEE.

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