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MAY 27, 2009

Spirit Avert AG is seeking to raise CHF166 million (US$152 million) in financing to serve as the capital for mindset AG and its planned production of the E-Motion extended range electric vehicle for the European market. The company will report further details at the ordinary general meeting on 3 June 2009. The Mindset E-Motion.

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AUGUST 17, 2009

The battery pack is expected to be demonstrated in a ReEV concept Dodge Caliber that was shown by FEV at the 2009 SAE World Congress. The complementary cooperation combines the engineering and test core competencies of FEV with the lithium-ion battery core competencies of EIG. Earlier post.). kWh useable energy.

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JUNE 13, 2009

University students from The Ohio State University earned top honors at the 2009 finals of the EcoCAR : The NeXt Challenge competition in Toronto, Canada for their design of a Extended Range Electric Vehicle (EREV). While each of the 17 EcoCAR designs is unique, the common attributes include: Li-ion battery technology.

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APRIL 24, 2009

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger dropped by the FEV booth to see the H3 ReEV after his remarks at the SAE 2009 World Congress opening ceremony. A liquid-cooled, 41 kWh lithium-ion battery pack operates at 700V and provides the energy storage. Click to enlarge. SIDI turbocharged engine provides electrical power.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

The Detroit News reported that GM has decided to produce the Cadillac Converj, an extended range electric vehicle derived from the Voltec platform. Cadillac included the Converj concept car at the 2009 North American International Auto Show. Cadillac Converj Concept Introduction at 2009 NAIAS. Earlier post.)

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JANUARY 11, 2010

GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz, at a conference of the Society of Automotive Analysts on the eve of the North American International Auto Show, announced that GM will produce the Cadillac Converj extended-range electric vehicle. Cadillac included the Converj concept car at the 2009 North American International Auto Show.

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AUGUST 6, 2009

The plug-in hybrid version of the Buick crossover will combine a modified version of GM’s 2-Mode Hybrid system; advanced lithium-ion battery cells and charging technology developed for GM’s Voltec system, which will debut in the Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle in late 2010; and an efficient direct-injected 3.6L

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JUNE 16, 2009

In the near-term (2011), lithium-ion batteries could grow to represent about 21% of the hybrid and EV advanced battery market, according to Dr. Menahem Anderman, President of Advanced Automotive Batteries and the organizer of last week’s Advanced Automotive Battery Conference 2009. Menahem Anderman. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 20, 2010

In May 2009, Daimler AG acquired an equity stake of nearly 10% in Tesla. The two companies had already been working closely to integrate Tesla’s lithium-ion battery packs and charging electronics into the first 1,000 units of Daimler’s electric smart car. Tesla CEO and cofounder Elon Musk. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 22, 2010

His clients have included companies ranging from MidAmerican Energy Holdings, a Berkshire Hathaway Company, to EDC Automotive, an emerging leader in automotive thermal management systems. In March 2009, Boston-Power became the first US-based firm to provide batteries to a Tier One notebook PC vendor: HP. Boston-Power technology.

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AUGUST 17, 2009

Burke, 2009. In addition, Burke ran simulations on an extended range electric vehicle design, and on a fuel cell vehicle design. With these two modes, the engine can be run at its most efficient states while keeping the energy storage within a given SOC range. Burke, 2009. Burke, 2009. Burke, Andrew F.

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OCTOBER 23, 2009

Powertrain of the Mercedes-Benz Concept BlueZERO E-CELL, introduced in January 2009 in Detroit. The BlueZero E-CELL with battery-electric drive featured a range of up to 200 kilometers (124 miles) using electric drive alone. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 26, 2009

The number puts the carmaker close to its goal of having 40 locations across the country by the end of June 2009. The Karma is an Extended Range Electric Vehicle (EREV). Main power comes from a 200 kW (peak) Lithium-ion battery pack that offers an emission-free range of 80.5 km a generator, turned by a 2.0L

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APRIL 16, 2009

REDDIT STUMBLE UPON MYSPACE MIXX IT Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader See all CNNMoney.com RSS FEEDS ( close ) By Peter Valdes-Dapena , CNNMoney.com senior writer Last Updated: April 15, 2009: 2:59 PM ET The Dodge Circuit, slated to enter production late next year, is based on a vehicle platform engineered by Britains Lotus.

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JULY 23, 2009

Balqon Corporation, an emerging developer and manufacturer of heavy-duty electric vehicles for Class 7 and Class 8 applications, is now offering lithium-ion batteries as an extended range alternative to lead-acid traction batteries for its entire product line of Class 8 yard tractors and drayage vehicles. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Based on a single vehicle architecture, this modular concept supports three models with different drive configurations: the BlueZERO E-CELL with battery-electric drive; the BlueZERO F-CELL (fuel cell); and the BlueZERO E-CELL PLUS with electric drive and internal combustion engine as range extender. Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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MAY 17, 2012

For the past eight months, Balqon and POLA have been jointly testing two yard tractors fitted with Balqon’s next generation lithium battery system at a local intermodal facility. —Balwinder Samra, CEO of Balqon Corporation.

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MARCH 19, 2009

billion in federal funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) in support of the development of advanced electric drive vehicles (EDVs) including plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV), electric vehicles (EV), and fuel cell vehicles (FCV). Advanced Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Facilities.

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OCTOBER 1, 2009

Balqon Corporation, an emerging developer and manufacturer of zero emissions heavy-duty electric vehicles for Class 7 and Class 8 applications ( earlier post ), introduced a lithium-ion battery powered heavy-duty electric truck designed for use in on-highway short-haul applications at the Governors’ Global Climate Summit in Los Angeles, California.

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JANUARY 8, 2010

Although lithium-ion cell and pack costs are expected to fall sharply by 2020, they are unlikely to drop enough to support widespread adoption of fully electric vehicles without a major breakthrough in battery technology, according to a new study by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Source: BCG. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 21, 2009

Slide and summary table last modified February 2, 2009. Partnering with Alcoa, Duke Energy, Google.org, Johnson Controls Indiana startup plans to unveil vehicle May 2009 at EVS-24 in Norway; mass production in 2012. 1,000 pre-orders for small production runs in 2009 and 2010starting 4th quarter 2009.

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