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Li-ion Polymer Battery Maker Kokam America Is Partner of Choice for Smith Electric Vehicles US; Kokam JV With Dow Targeted at Scaling Up Production

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When Smith Electric Vehicles US Corp (SEV-US) announced on 27 March its selection of Kansas City, Missouri as the site for its US assembly plant for electric commercial vehicles ( earlier post ), SEV-US CEO Bryan Hansel named Kokam America (also based in Missouri) as the electric vehicle company’s battery “ partner of choice. ” Don Nissanka.

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ACMA awards 59 companies for excellence in production, innovation, localisation, exports – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Srinivas, Executive VP-Product Strategy and Purchasing at VE Commercial Vehicles; S. Veeraraghavan, Head SSU-Strategic Sourcing at Mahindra & Mahindra; Rajesh Uppal, Executive Board Member at Maruti Suzuki India; B. Senthil Kumar, Vice President-Central Purchase at TVS Motor Company; R Sundar, Asst.

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ORNL exclusively licenses plasma processing technology for carbon fiber production to RMX Technologies; 75% less energy, 20% lower cost

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Combing these benefits with a low-cost precursor currently in development, the result can be a carbon fiber product that is 40% less expensive to manufacture than current commercial products. We are commercializing this technology with our industrial partners to manufacture low-cost carbon fiber and create quality jobs.

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Wildcat ramps up its focus on EV Supercell breakthroughs

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Now that we’ve made enough progress in the past year or so, we’re going back to the market to raise funding and drive those internal research targets to produce commercially-ready materials. Dee Strand: We’re combining the best properties of ceramics and polymers. Mark Gresser: Exactly.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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Industry officials expect that this $2.4 billion in cost-share from the award winners, will result directly in the creation tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs in the US battery and auto industries. Production of polymer separator material for lithium-ion batteries. billion investment, coupled with another $2.4

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Electric car supporters are rising to defend General Motors’ development of the Chevy Volt after the Obama Administration’s automotive task force proclaimed that the car was probably too expensive to be commercially successful in the near future. Supporters of the car say that’s shortsighted. and Chrysler. Whatever B.C.G.’s

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The modular, front-wheel-drive battery electric car has dent-resistant polymer-plastic body panels mounted on an aluminum frame and a steel chassis. Massive government subsidies are upending commercial considerations. Commercial Ships Spew Half As Much Particulate Pollution as Worlds Cars).