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Volkswagen Group appoints new heads of Global R&D, Group Design, Group Product and Modular Toolkit Strategy

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He moved to Saab as Executive Director Design in 2000 and was also given responsibility for Advanced Design at General Motors Europe in 2003. Fred Kappler will assume responsibility for Group Sales. He was given responsibility for sales in North-West Europe at the Volkswagen brand from 1995.

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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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and Springboro, Ohio, was acquired by SB LiMotive in 2009. At its location in Germany, SB LiMotive has built up a global team for sales, marketing, and management of key accounts. Cobasys, with two sites in Orion, Mich., SB LiMotive was established in September 2008 as a joint venture between Bosch and Samsung SDI.

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Interview with Chris Paine in the Whole Life Times

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Paine was one of the first to lease a General Motors EV1 in 1997 — only to get the car wrenched away from him five years later when he took it in simply to get a brake light fixed. January 2009 | Conversations The Electric Car Returns (and This Time It’s Personal). In Who Killed the Electric Car?, In Who Killed the Electric Car?,

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Can Toyota really claim to be green? The Green Piece

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The Green Piece - Tuesday 30th June 2009. 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. First it heads to Wales… then to China… and finally to Japan where it is then shipped for sale worldwide.

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GM, Segway to Make Vehicle - WSJ.com

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Order a reprint of this article now APRIL 7, 2009 GM, Segway to Make Vehicle Article Video Comments more in Auto Industry News » Email Printer Friendly Share: Yahoo Buzz facebook MySpace LinkedIn Digg del.icio.us NewsVine StumbleUpon Mixx Text Size By SHARON TERLEP General Motors Corp. is teaming with Segway Inc.,

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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

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WEBSTER • FREE PRESS AUTOMOTIVE EDITOR• April 21, 2009 Print this page E-mail this article Share this article Del.icio.us Now, of course, Bright Automotive is ready to unveil the IDEA, with the expectation it will have 50,000 ready for sale in 2013. See instructions for fixing the problem. WEBSTER A 100 m.p.g.

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

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REDDIT STUMBLE UPON MYSPACE MIXX IT Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader See all CNNMoney.com RSS FEEDS ( close ) By Marc Gunther Last Updated: April 13, 2009: 9:29 AM ET Warren Buffett with BYDs E6. Disclaimer Copyright © 2009 BigCharts.com Inc. EMAIL | PRINT | SHARE | RSS DIGG FACEBOOK DEL.ICIO.US

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