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Battery Company Buys Plug-in Hybrid Converter?

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InsideGreentech reports that Toronto Star reporter Tyler Hamilton posted on his personal blog that battery maker A123 Systems has acquired Canadian plug-in converter Hymotion. It would certainly be a good thing for A123 to have a reason beyond its relationship with GM to be interested in making batteries for plug-in cars.

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Toyota pooh-poohs the plug

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In the wake of Secretary Chu's defunding hydrogen and fuel cell vehicles, Toyota continues its assault on the inevitable plug. Irv Miller of Toyota says of plug-ins "this dog won't hunt." Irv Miller of Toyota says of plug-ins "this dog won't hunt." See the NY Times Wheels blog for more.

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Flawed PHEV report has legs

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There has never been a shortage of stories in the press denigrating plug-in electric cars. The press release headline blares: "PLUG-IN HYBRID VEHICLE COSTS LIKELY TO REMAIN HIGH, BENEFITS MODEST FOR DECADES." Because people naturally, logically believe electric cars are a good idea. Department of Energy. Stacked deck?

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Toyota, too, Says No

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Toyota, in Open Road Blog , the official Blog of Toyota responding to NY Times Columnist Thomas Friedman's Et Tu, Toyota? Were plug-in hybrids and electric cars added to the automakers' fleet mix they could achieve astounding CAFE standards. There will be numerous plug-in choices available.

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Is NRDC drinking the hydrogen kool-aid?

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The following guest blog post is by Earl Killian who often blogs at Joe Romm's ClimateProgress.org. In his blog he writes: Originally conceived of in 1990, the California ZEV program has morphed over time from just an electric car mandate to incorporate a broad spectrum of clean, advanced technology vehicles, such as hybrids.

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Is GM Playing Games with the Volt?

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As I've blogged previously , I want to believe as much as the next guy that the Volt - GM's announced plug-in hybrid - is real. The ZEV mandate offered a way to get plug-in cars - zero-emission, zero-petroleum, zero-carbon producing cars - on the road outside the CAFE protocol. Now the shoe is on the other foot.

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Volt, Re-Volt, No Volt - Will CARB Revolt?

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With NiMH batteries - those that provide energy to every hybrid on the road and thousands of all-electric cars - the Volt plug-in hybrid could go into production today. And calls into question just how serious GM is about plug-in cars. Lutz says GM hopes to have one working car by year's end.

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