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40,000 pre-built charging piles in North America, the status quo of charging piles in Europe, America and Japan

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General motors at 10 month 26 Announced Wednesday , As 7.5 at present , The EU has about 70? at present , As the construction of public charging infrastructure in Europe lags behind , The growth of electric vehicle sales is mainly driven by the increment of charging piles in homes and offices.”.

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Japanese officials raid a Toyota group plant after the company admitted cheating on engine testing – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Japanese transport officials raided a Toyota -affiliated plant Tuesday after the company admitted to cheating on engine testing, as Toyota Motor Corp. ” The testing scandal comes at a time of otherwise stellar performance for Toyota, which makes the Camry sedan, Prius hybrid and Lexus luxury models. million vehicles.

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Toyota Aims to Reduce Fuel Cell Vehicle Cost to 1/10 of Current By Commercialization in 2015; Reduction to Another 1/10 With Scale

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In a news conference at the Japan National Press Club on Friday, Toyota Motor President Akio Toyoda said that the company plans to begin mass production of electric vehicles in the US in 2012, followed by US production of fuel cell vehicles in 2015. For comparable efforts by General Motors, see earlier post.).

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6 DOE-funded applied battery research projects targeting Li-ion cells with >200 Wh/kg for PHEVs and EVs

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ABR, noted Peter Faguy, the DOE manager of the applied battery research program, during his presentation at the Annual Merit Review in Washington, DC, is the difficult regime between the discovery of materials and their application in batteries that can be commercialized. The DOE will publish the AMR presentations on its website.).

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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. Active standards work. Click to enlarge.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say. Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", No announced plans.

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Big Science tools for clean transportation: neutron scattering at ORNL

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Neutron imaging of fuel injection performed at Institu Laue-Langevin , adapted from van Overberghe 2006 and presented by Toops. WAND: US/Japan Wide-Angle Neutron Diffractometer. HYSPEC: HYSPEC Hybrid Spectrometer. TOPAZ: Single-Crystal Diffractometer. NRSF2: Neutron Residual Stress Mapping Facility. —Watkins et al.