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Toyota Plug In

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Japan and Europe by 2010 By Yuri Kageyama, The Associated Press June 11, 2008 TOKYO -- Toyota is introducing a plug-in hybrid with next-generation lithium-ion batteries in the U.S., Lithium-ion batteries , now common in laptops, produce more power and are smaller than nickel-metal hydride batteries used in hybrids now.

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Broad-Based Challenges in Battery Implementation

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In another invited paper at ECS 215, Mark Verbrugge, Materials and Processes Laboratory, General Motors R&D Center, presented an update of work done in collaboration with Professor Yang-Tse Cheng at the University of Kentucky on the role of mechanical deformation on the life of electrode materials for traction batteries.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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. First Escape PHEV delivered to SCE Nov 2007; 20 in 2008-2009. 10/31/07 [General Motors Corp.

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Greentech Media | ECOtality CEO: Fast Charging and Why Battery Swapping Is Doomed

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

by: Jonathan Read, President and CEO, ECOtality June 24, 2008 ECOtality CEO Jonathan Read. ECOtality Advertisement With General Motors, Nissan and Daimler – among others – all racing to come out with electric cars by 2010, it’s clear that electric cars are the solution and will soon be the norm.