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USABC awards $8M advanced battery technology contract to A123 Systems

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The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC), an advanced research collaboration among Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors, has awarded an $8-million advanced battery development contract with A123 Systems Inc. USABC Requirements at End of Life for LEESS PAHEV. Click to enlarge.

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USABC awards Cobasys $8.4M for the development of high-energy density Li-ion cells and packs for EVs

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million contract to develop high-energy lithium-ion batteries for use in electric vehicle applications. SB LiMotive was established in September 2008 as a joint venture between Bosch and Samsung SDI. The US Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC) has awarded Cobasys, a subsidiary of SB LiMotive, an $8.4-million

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Michigan Awards $543.5M in Tax Credits to Four Battery Makers, Who Announce Plans for $1.7B Investment in Li-ion Battery Plants in Michigan

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JCS announced plans to invest $220 million in a new advanced-battery manufacturing facility to produce lithium-ion cells for automotive applications—its first in the US. A123Systems has also entered into a development and manufacturing agreement with Chrysler LLC to provide battery systems for the company’s ENVI product line.

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China puts its electric vehicles on center stage - China automotive news

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Great Wall Motor Co., The GWKulla, a short, curvy compact, runs on lithium-ion batteries and can go 160 kilometers (99 miles) when fully charged, the company says. Those prices are much lower than that of General Motors Corp.s Chrysler developing electric sports. in late 2010. BYD has a long way off to.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. Weve kept the summary table below generally up-to-date for passenger PHEVs, but not for BEVs, motorcycles or larger vehicles like buses and trucks. Daimler/Mercedes Took over Daimler/Chrysler Sprinter PHEV program.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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Revenues, which have grown by about 45% annually during the past five years, reached $4 billion in 2008. He was paid about $265,000 in 2008, and he lives in a BYD-owned apartment complex with other engineers. Each of BYDs business units - batteries, mobile-phone components, and autos - was profitable in 2008, albeit on a small scale.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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" In other words, General Motors is going to lose its shirt until the Volt establishes itself in the marketplace. General Motors has sought $10.3 One wonders if the recent headway at MIT in building lithium ion cells using ?virus? Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0 "The Volt is a case study.

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