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Alpha Motor Corporation SUPERSAGA electric performance sedan  

Electric Vehicles India

Alpha Motor Corporation SUPERSAGA electric performance sedan . Alpha Motor Corporation exclusively previewed the company’s striking performance edition sedan named SUPERSAGA at THE ZEVAS, the Los Angeles Auto Show’s inaugural zero-emission vehicle awards program powered by Electrify America last week.

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The first Volt from GM was also a plug-in hybrid, but it was built in 1980

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Chevrolet's Volt wasn't the original, or even the first Volt from GM. Electric Auto Corporation receives that distinction for their car built in 1980, at the height of America's second gas crisis. It built the Silver Volt, a plug-in hybrid based on a contemporary Buick station wagon—16 years before the GM EV1.

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Kia Georgia to expand to accommodate EV9 production

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Ultra-fast 800-volt charging capability enables the EV9 battery pack to be replenished with sufficient charge to power the vehicle for 239 km in approximately 15 minutes. Kia Georgia is the first manufacturing site in North America for Kia Corporation based in Seoul, Korea. and began mass production on 16 November 2009.

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GM names LG Chem Supplier Corporation of the Year

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GM selected LG Chem, its provider of battery cells for the Chevrolet Volt, as the Supplier Corporation of the Year in the 19 th annual Supplier of the Year awards. The Supplier of the Year awards recognize the contributions of GM’s suppliers in 2010 as part of the company’s global product and performance achievements.

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Balqon Corporation introduces HIQAP industrial lithium-ion packs to replace lead-acid batteries

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Balqon Corporation, a developer of heavy-duty electric vehicles, drive systems and lithium battery storage devices, has introduced high-capacity lithium-ion batteries as an alternative to the current industrial deep cycle lead acid batteries. —Balwinder Samra, CEO of Balqon Corporation.

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6 new corporate partners join the National Clean Fleets Partnership

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Six new corporate partners have joined the National Clean Fleets Partnership. Enterprise Holdings—which includes Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Alamo Car Rent A Car, National Car Rental, and WeCar—currently offers Chevrolet Volts and Nissan Leafs to consumers for rentals and expects to further expand its fleet. Earlier post.)

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GM and ABB to Develop Projects for Re-Use of Volt Battery Packs

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The two companies are collaborating to determine how the Volt’s 16-kWh lithium-ion batteries can be used to provide stationary electric grid storage systems once the batteries have fulfilled their usefulness in customers’ vehicles. The Volt’s battery will have significant capacity to store electrical energy, even after its automotive life.

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