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

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The plug-ins will use Li-ion batteries produced by Toyota’s joint venture with Panasonic Corp., PEVE provides the NiMH packs for current Toyota hybrids. Through economies of scale, Toyota hopes to sell its new plug-in hybrids at a price comparable to Mitsubishi Motors Corp.’s The Nikkei reports that Toyota Motor Corp.

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Toyota Concerned About Market Viability of Plug-ins, Sees Clear Path to Commercialization of Fuel Cell Technology in 2015

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O’Brien and Toyota sounded a more cautious note than Brian Verprauskus from Nissan, who discussed Nissan’s LEAF vehicle and program; David Patterson from Mitsubishi on the i-MiEV; and JB Straubel from Tesla Motors. Tesla has its EVs in the market, Nissan and Mitsubishi are poised to enter their EVs in the US soon.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Finally, in a first-of-its-kind partnership in the United States, Mitsubishi announced a strategic alliance with Oregon to develop an electric car charging infrastructure in the state. If these companies are ultimately successful and can convince EV manufacturers to ditch lithuim ion, we could depend on the already robust recycling program.

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