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Ford begins production of 2012 Focus Electric at Michigan Assembly, C-MAX models on deck

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The 19 launch markets also include Atlanta; Austin and Houston, Texas; Boston; Chicago; Denver; Detroit; Los Angeles; San Francisco; San Diego; New York; Orlando, Fla.; Production is moving from a supplier in Japan to the Van Dyke Transmission Plant in Sterling Heights, Mich., Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Portland, Ore.; Richmond, Va.;

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Toyota Plug In

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Japan and Europe by 2010 By Yuri Kageyama, The Associated Press June 11, 2008 TOKYO -- Toyota is introducing a plug-in hybrid with next-generation lithium-ion batteries in the U.S., Japan's top automaker, which leads the industry in gas-electric hybrids, has said it will rev up hybrid sales to 1 million a year sometime after 2010.

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On the Horizon

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by ’10 By BILL VLASIC Published: May 13, 2008 DETROIT — The Nissan Motor Company plans to sell an electric car in the United States and Japan by 2010, raising the stakes in the race to develop environmentally friendly vehicles. Here is the story from the New York Times : Nissan Plans Electric Car in U.S. Toyota ( TM ).

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Honda May Develop Plug-In as Obama Alters U.S. Policy (Update2) - Bloomberg.com

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“We understand the situation, in terms of government andincentives,” Fukui said April 23 in Detroit. are rushing out cars that can be recharged at electrical outletsas the U.S. In July, itopened an assembly line in Japan to build its FCX Clarity. Naturally, we’regoing to have to accommodate that too.” General Motors Corp.,

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

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New 100K Club Member RAV4EV in Japan Newsletter Vol. Wakefield, 1998 "Taken For a Ride: Detroit's Big Three and the politics of pollution" by Jack Doyle Books on Peak Oil and Energy Transition "Beyond Oil: The view from Hubbert's Peak", by Kenneth S. EV Driver Profile: the Pauls Newsletter Vol. 4 Great Gifts! Why Am I a Member?

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BCG Report Expects Battery Costs Will Constrain Widespread Market Adoption of Fully Electric Vehicles, Absent a Technology Breakthrough; Forecasts 26% of Major Market New Cars in 2020 To be Hybrid or Electric

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Under the most likely scenario of the industry’s evolution, BCG estimates that 26% of the new cars sold in 2020 in the major developed markets (China, Japan, the United States, and Western Europe)—or approximately 14 million cars—will have electric or hybrid power trains. million will be fully electric, 1.5

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SAE Hybrid Standards Committee: Works In Progress For 2009

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During the SAE 2009 World Congress in Detroit, Gary Kissel of General Motors presented an update of hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electric vehicle standards being revised or developed by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Hybrid Standards Committee. by Jack Rosebro. Active standards work. Click to enlarge.

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