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Perspective: Toyota Prius Recall Is Only a Bump in the Road in the Move Toward Electrification

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Management consultancy PRTM was a contributor to the “Electrification Roadmap” released in November 2009 by the Electrification Coalition. As we continue the transition from a mechanical to more electronically controlled vehicles, the required engineering processes, skills and tools need to adapt accordingly. Earlier post.].

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Andy Grove: The U.S. must create an electric car industry - Apr. 17, 2009

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News | Markets | Technology | Personal Finance | Small Business | CNN.com RSS Newsletters Video Home Fortune 500 Technology Investing Management Rankings Andy Grove on battery power To wean itself from imported oil, the U.S. In a similar vein, batteries will be a competitive advantage for the auto-makers of the future.

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VW Chief Executive Says Company Will Introduce EVs Based on the Up! New Small Family in 2013; Cautions Against Electro-Hype

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Volkswagen is Europe’s largest automaker, and saw its global new vehicle market share increase to 11% during the first quarter of 2009. The perspective of rising oil prices is a turboboost for a change in customer behavior, he said. Although Volkswagen sales were down 5.1% for the first half, in June unit sales rose 6%.

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Honda May Develop Plug-In as Obama Alters U.S. Policy (Update2) - Bloomberg.com

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the only companyselling hydrogen-powered cars to U.S. policy shifts to favor battery-powered autos. from its reliance on imported oil. So far, President Barack Obama has announced no new federaleffort to promote the fuel, and federal funding for hydrogen fortransportation use in the 2009 budget dropped to $177.7

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Study Finds Coordinated Off-peak Charging Can Support Large Scale Plug-in Use Without Additional Generation Capacity; TCO and GHG Abatement Costs for BEVs Projected to Remain High

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All reference car configurations except the diesel use gasoline engines, because the. purchase cost of gasoline engines is some €1500 lower than of diesel engines. that gasoline engine-generators in SHEVs and PHEVs have the same efficiency relative to diesel. and cheaper engines and battery packs.

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Nissan’s Big Gamble

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Hans Greimel Automotive News July 6, 2009 - 12:01 am ET. Battery-powered cars may be the wave of the future, but costs are high; the recharging infrastructure isn’t there, and hefty government subsidies are needed to make electric vehicles competitive. . “Hybrid vehicles compete with the internal combustion engine.

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