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Junkyard Find: 1977 Dodge Tradesman 200 Mystery Machine

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Production continued through 2003, though major revisions took place in 1998 and body components from those vans won't swap with the 1971-1997 vans (underneath the skin, the chassis remained more or less unchanged). General Motors built the G-Series Sportvan / Rally / Chevy Van / Vandura in essentially the same form from 1971 through 1996.

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DOE awarding $13M to advance fuel cell performance and durability and H2 storage technologies

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General Motors: this project will employ both experimental and modeling approaches to study the effect of operating conditions on degradation, as well as the ways membranes fail, to improve overall performance of low-platinum group metal electrodes. University of Missouri, St.

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DOE awarding $1.16B to 9 battery component manufacturing projects as part of $2.8B funding

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intends to set up an advanced prelithiation and lithium anode manufacturing facility to accelerate the transition to next-generation lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries and enable the development of a robust US battery component supply chain. Nameplate production capacity of the factory would be >5GWh (gigawatt-hour) to meet customer demand.

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DOE awarding $1.16B to 9 battery component manufacturing projects as part of $2.8B funding

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intends to set up an advanced prelithiation and lithium anode manufacturing facility to accelerate the transition to next-generation lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries and enable the development of a robust US battery component supply chain. Nameplate production capacity of the factory would be >5GWh (gigawatt-hour) to meet customer demand.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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Production of nickel-cobalt-metal battery cells and packs, as well as production of battery separators (by partner Entek) for hybrid and electric vehicles. Production of manganese oxide cathode / graphite lithium-ion batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles. General Motors Corporation. DOE Award ($mil.).

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