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Honda to begin reuse of rare earth metals extracted from used NiMH batteries before year end; targeting extraction from motors and Li-ion batteries as well

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which has been extracting rare earth metals from used nickel-metal hydride batteries at the plant of Japan Metals & Chemicals Co., from April of this year, plans to begin reusing the extracted metals before the end of 2012. Motorcycles. Honda Motor Co., 2020 Targets (vs. FY ended 31 Mar 2001).

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Peugeot Shows Two HYbrid4 Concepts, New BB1 EV Concept at Frankfurt

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Ah NiMH (Nickel Metal Hydride) battery pack is located under the rear load area floor, near the electric motor. The BB1 is based on a tubular chassis designed by Peugeot Motorcycles. The converter converts the 200V from the battery pack to 12V to supply the on-board vehicle systems. The 200V, 5.5

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Weve kept the summary table below generally up-to-date for passenger PHEVs, but not for BEVs, motorcycles or larger vehicles like buses and trucks. GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Today we could be using lead-acid EVs, lead-carbon-acid EVs, or nickel metal hydride or lithium-ion hybrids. Best take on all this has been that SouthPark episode with "It" You want something efficient that uses little resources and doesnt impact traffic and parking, then buy a motorcycle.