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

Green Car Congress

SB LiMotive was established in September 2008 as a joint venture between Bosch and Samsung SDI. Bosch has extensive experience in hybrid and electric drive technology as well as power electronics, electric motors, transmissions and DC/DC converters. Cobasys, with two sites in Orion, Mich.,

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Can Toyota really claim to be green? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

It was a clear winner in our poll to determine the ‘Green Car Manufacturer of the Year’ in 2008 – but 2009 has been much more difficult for Toyota. The vehicle has earned almost iconic status, lauded by celebrities and generally seen as the ‘ultimate green car’. However, in recent weeks even its reputation has been tarnished.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. First Escape PHEV delivered to SCE Nov 2007; 20 in 2008-2009.

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