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Old Nissan Leaf becomes affordable road trip after 160-mile battery upgrade

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The silver 2013 Nissan Leaf posted by user sctbke is a sleeper for sure, but an affordable one. It took some creativity, but it became a very affordable option.” Ever since buying it, they cited multiple quality of life benefits over their gas-powered SUV. Shoot me an email at william@teslarati.com.

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President’s FY 2013 Budget requests $650.8M for Fossil Energy programs

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President Obama’s FY 2013 budget seeks $650.8 The CCS Demonstrations program, including the Clean Coal Power Initiative, FutureGen 2.0, The 2013 budget request does not provide any demonstration funds because these projects are already strongly supported in large part through the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

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Honda FCV Concept makes world debut in Japan; Power Exporter concept

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Honda also unveiled the Honda Power Exporter Concept, a concept model for an external power feeding device that enables AC power output from the FCV with maximum output of 9 kW. Honda had introduced an earlier version, the FCEV concept, at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show. The power density is now 3.1 Earlier post.)

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Report: Suzuki to introduce Swift-based PHEV in 2013

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will begin selling a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle as early as 2013. The car, to be a remodeled version of the Swift hatchback, will use a small lithium-ion battery capable of powering it for about 30 km (19 miles) on a full charge, according to the report. The Nikkei reports that Suzuki Motor Corp. kWh Li-ion battery pack.

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Tesla shipped 6,892 Model S units in Q4 2013, 22,477 full year; battery Gigafactory announcement next week

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Tesla Motors announced record deliveries of 6,892 Model S vehicles worldwide in the fourth quarter of 2013, with 22,477 vehicles in the full year. GAAP net loss per share for the quarter ending 30 Sep 2013 was $(0.32), and for Q4 of 2012, $(0.79). In 2013, Tesla pulled in almost $2.5 on a non-GAAP basis and 25.8% 2014 Outlook.

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Hyundai Motor Group launches HTWO dedicated fuel cell system brand

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Not only will the next-generation fuel cell system be available for many different mobility products and services, it will deliver enhanced performance and durability at an affordable price in a lighter architecture with enhanced energy density. Initial focus will be on major hub regions: Korea, the United States, Europe and China.

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Update on ALTe; EREV powertrain company tracking for production-caliber units by December, production ramp in 1Q 2013

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Extended range electric vehicle powertrain company ALTe ( earlier post ) is tracking to produce a limited number of production-caliber vehicle powertrains by December, and plans to ramp up production in the first quarter of 2013, said CEO John Thomas in a recent interview with Green Car Congress. Earlier post.)

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