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New German High-Energy Li-ion Battery Consortium Headed by BASF; 21M Investment from German Government

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Under the leadership of BASF Future Business GmbH, eighteen partners from industry and science have formed the cross-sector consortium “HE-Lion” to develop and bring to market safer, more affordable high-energy lithium-ion batteries over the next four to six years for use in plug-in hybrid automobiles and electric-vehicles.

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UK AA president says millions of second cars could be electric

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At last week’s Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership conference in the UK—prior to the Battersea Formula E Grand Prix run over the weekend—Edmund King, the UK AA’s (Automobile Association) president argued that millions of second cars in households could relatively easily be electric vehicles. Slightly less concerned about charging time.

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Exploring the adoption of EVs in the US, Europe and China; charging scenarios and infrastructure

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In the US, President Obama declared an American goal of putting one million EVs on the road by 2015. In 2011, the Ministry of Science and Technology announced a goal of one million EVs by 2015 and 10 million by 2020, but these targets were later cut in half. sales but well below the run-rate needed to reach the 2015 target.

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Bosch: Electrification is Coming, But Combustion Engines to Dominate for Another 20 Years

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By 2015, we expect to see a sales volume of some 500,000 electric vehicles worldwide. Rolf Leonhard By 2015, said Leonhard, a gasoline-driven car will consume only 5.5 A diesel-powered car in 2015 will only burn 3.6 In addition, automobile manufacturers are using other technologies to further decrease consumption and emissions.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

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The end of ownership usually results in used sales, which increases affordability and adoption. Provide clear goals, committee independence About Sterling: Sterling drives a 2019 Tesla Model 3 Dual Motor AWD FSD and is an electric automobile enthusiast while employed as a vetting specialist for ConocoPhillips. Servant and fairness.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

The end of ownership usually results in used sales, which increases affordability and adoption. Provide clear goals, committee independence About Sterling: Sterling drives a 2019 Tesla Model 3 Dual Motor AWD FSD and is an electric automobile enthusiast while employed as a vetting specialist for ConocoPhillips. Servant and fairness.

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Do plug-in hybrids have a future? The Green Piece

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He went on to state that it is “not enough to build niche vehicles that only a few can afford to buy or fulfil only a small subset of customer needs.”. The primary concerns with plug-in hybrid technology appear to be the fuelling infrastructure and lowering costs. Does Toyota have a point?

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