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EnerDel Plans to Invest $237M in New Indiana Lithium-Ion Battery Plant

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Lithium-ion battery manufacturer EnerDel will invest $237 million in a new manufacturing plant near its Indianapolis headquarters in order to meet anticipated demand for advanced battery systems used in both automotive and stationary smart grid applications. The Indiana plant will be financed through a $118.5 Earlier post.)

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Ener1 Establishes European Division

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million grant from the US Department of Energy under the federal stimulus program and is awaiting approval of additional long-term, low-interest loan funds under the agency’s Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing program. The company was recently selected to be awarded a $118.5

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Ener1 Outlines Automotive Programs Underway for Li-ion Packs

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Overall, Ener1’s 92,000 ft 2 facility in Indianapolis has current capacity to produce 300 million watt hours of electrodes; an additional $50 million spent on equipment would double capacity to 600 million watt hours of electrodes for battery pack and cell production capacity of $450 million value in sales.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

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Department of Energys Transportation Electrification stimulus program for a federal grant that would enable a nationwide demonstration fleet with the United States Postal Service (USPS) * Potential partnership with USPS to include infrastructure support from ConEd, Duke Energy, DTE Energy and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Washington, D.C.,

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