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ARTS Energy in supply agreement with Hunan Copower for NiMH cells for HEV applications in Europe; 1st step into transportation market

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ARTS Energy will now have access to Hunan Copower 33600 NiMH cells. Hunan Copower EV Battery currently supplies Toyota for its hybrid cars produced in China. ARTS Energy currently serves the solar, defense & aviation, medical, professional electronics and emergency lighting markets. Hunan Copower EV Battery Co.

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Honda expanding partnership with SNAM on second-life batteries and battery recycling in Europe

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The expansion of this agreement will see SNAM collect Lithium-ion and Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) batteries from across Honda’s dealer network and Authorized Treatment Facilities (ATF) in 22 countries, before analyzing how suitable they are for recycling and processing them accordingly.

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Toyota Hybrid Breakthrough! One-mile EV Range Highlander Hybrid!

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Useful to be sure, but more a green merit badge on a $30,000+ SUV with real world mpg still under 30 than a significant environmental choice. The 24 NiMH batteries in my Toyota RAV4 EV take the car 120 miles without gasoline. Toyota could deliver a plug-in hybrid highlander, get 20 miles all-electric and 75 mpg using NiMH today!

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Green Autos in the Times: Hybrid Hype, Hydrogen Hooey and Electric Dreams

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A number of articles about "green cars" worth perusing in Saturday's New York Times Automotive section. Toyota comes in for a smackdown by Lawrence Ulrich ( Conspicuous Consumption With Green Illusions ) on it's high class hybrids. Chris Paine ( Who Killed the Electric Car? ) Especially as displayed in Adam B.

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EV Briefs, and Black Rock City & EVs

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Although Black Rock City probably has the worst air in the west during its brief annual existence, it is where I had my first electric transport epiphany. The electric sofas and scooters were so much cooler - and quieter - than the gasoline powered stinkers that predominate. nk Global , the reinvigorated Norwegian electric car maker.

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Report: Toyota To Start Commercial Production of Plug-In Hybrids In 2012

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PEVE provides the NiMH packs for current Toyota hybrids. The report suggests that the 2012 plug-in hybrids will have an all-electric range of 20-30km (12-18 miles). s i-MiEV electric car, which is slated to debut later this month with a price tag of 4.59 Panasonic EV Energy Co. million yen [about US$47,700].

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Report: Toyota to Source Li-ion Batteries from Sanyo

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Toyota intends to eventually use them in other types of vehicles as well, such as plug-in hybrids and electric cars. To date, Toyota’s sole supplier of NiMH batteries is PEVE. It will first use Sanyo batteries in a hybrid minivan slated to debut around 2011.