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Report: Hybrids To Make Up 10 Percent Of Market By 2015

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Power study is suggesting that by 2015, three million vehicles that use some sort of battery power will be on the road, and 1.4 If that number turns out to be correct, that would be darn close to 10 percent of the market for hybrids. A recent J.D. million of those will be hybrids.

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Faradion and Phillips 66 to develop lower cost and higher-performing sodium-ion battery materials

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We’re pleased to put some of our resources into play with Faradion as it works to bring game-changing technology to market using our high-performing anode materials. A diversified energy manufacturing and logistics company based in Houston, Phillips 66 has filed numerous patent applications on battery-related technology.

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Forecast: Lithium Ion Batteries for Electric Vehicles to Approach $8 Billion in Sales by 2015

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According to a new report from Pike Research, a rapidly growing global market for electrified vehicles—particularly plug-in hybrid and battery-electric vehicles—will create a Li-ion transportation battery industry with nearly $8 billion in sales worldwide by 2015, up from $878 million in 2010.

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BorgWarner launches its first integrated electric drive module for the EV market; first application in China

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This is the first electric drive module from BorgWarner following its acquisition of Remy in 2015. Featuring patented high voltage hairpin (HVH) technology and optional power electronics, BorgWarner’s HVH 250 electric motor delivers performance with more than 95% efficiency. Production is expected to begin in summer 2017.

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China publishes plan to boost fuel-efficient and new energy vehicles and domestic auto industry; targeting 500K PHEVs and EVs in 2015, rising to 2M by 2020

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China’s State Council has published a plan to develop the domestic energy-saving and new energy vehicle industry, which includes battery-electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid vehicles and fuel cell vehicles. Under the plan, by 2015 average passenger car fuel consumption is targeted to drop to 6.9 L/100km (40 mpg US) or less.

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DOE announces $26.6M SBIR/STTR FY15 Phase 1 Release 2 awards; fuel cells, batteries, power electronics and efficient combustion engines

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million in the 2015 Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Phase I Release 2 Awards. Development of Long Cycle Life Li-ion Hybrid Batteries with High Energy and Power Densities for Micro-hybrid Vehicles Supercapacitors and lithium-ion batteries are two major energy storage systems in the market.

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ITM Power in fuel cell materials handling trial with Marks and Spencer plc

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Using the ITM Power HFuel platform to generate hydrogen, the six-week trial involves M&S using several fuel cell vehicles as a direct substitute for part of the existing battery-powered fleet. Plan A is Marks & Spencer’s eco and ethical program which aims to make M&S the world’s most sustainable major retailer by 2015.

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