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Toyota to Lease More Than 150 Experimental Li-Ion PHEVs in Europe

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France will be the first country to participate in the three-year European pilot, with discussions ongoing in the UK, Germany and the Netherlands. In partnership with EDF, Toyota has been road-testing a PHV (equipped with a Nickel Metal Hydride battery) in Europe since 2007. Earlier post.).

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Toyota to lease next generation hybrids across Europe

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Alongside France, Toyota is in discussion with three European countries, including the UK, Germany and the Netherlands. The first wave of new PHVs will be deployed to Strasbourg, France, in late 2009, with other markets following suit by mid-2010.

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Prius Plug-in Concept to Support All-Electric Driving Up To About 12 Miles at Speeds Up To 62MPH

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Europe’s population is increasingly urban-centered, and Toyota research into commuting patterns shows that in the UK and France, more than 80% of car journeys cover a distance of less than 25 km (16 miles); in the UK around 80% are less than 10 km (6 miles) long. Earlier post.).

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LG Chem to establish new electrolyte production plant in Michigan

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SB LiMotive recently purchased Cobasys, a nickel metal hydride battery firm based in Orion. Her previous missions to Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan and Sweden have resulted in 49 companies announcing nearly $2 billion in new investment in Michigan and more than 20,000 new or retained jobs.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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I cannot understand the rational for (developing) plug-ins." ( Agence-France Press ). On the other side are two allied car makers, Frances Renault SA and Japans Nissan Motor Co., Such systems would require significant improvement in the capacity, weight, and size of batteries, motors, engines, and other components, he said. "I

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Audi highlights its range of electrification efforts; Q7 diesel PHEV, A7 fuel cell PHEV, BEV, 48V and more; 750 Wh/l by 2025

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It had a 110 kW electric motor, and a nickel-metal hydride battery served as a buffer. operates a pilot plant near Reims (France) to produce isobutene. The first technology demonstrator was the compact A2H2 in 2004, which was already equipped with a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEM). Global Bioenergies S.A.

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

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Previous consumer tests with electric cars – in America and in France – haveshown that drivers’ main concern is being stranded with flat batteries. Peter Roach, Birmingham, UK Nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries powered the late GM EV1 and still power hundreds of Toyota RAV4 EVs, some over 100,000 miles.