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Ionic Materials raises $65M in Series C; polymer electrolyte for solid-state batteries

Green Car Congress

The investors include companies from the battery manufacturing, consumer electronic and electric vehicle ecosystem which will be working with the company to speed the development of its solid polymer electrolyte battery material. Ionic Materials will provide its polymer to the battery industry as an advanced materials supplier.

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Plug-in Manufacturers Grow

Plug In Partners

H ere's the Mazda story thanks to Autocar: Mazda plans Volt rival Autocar August 28, 2008 Autocar has learned that Mazda engineers are hard at work trying to develop a rival to the Chevrolet Volt – a car which uses a petrol engine to charge a battery pack which powers the wheels via an electric motor.

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Chrysler to Double Its Model Count with a New EV

The Truth About Cars

Hedging its own bets, Chrysler is calling the concept reveal an “advance look at one potential path” to the brand’s all-electric future. That’s a heckuva lot of wiggle room for what’s actually in the pipeline. Saul Goodman would be proud. Buyers with families could choose the 300 or Sebring, not to mention the (then) ubiquitous minivans.

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Plug-In Prius Goes Up to 12 Miles on Electricity Only - AllCarsElectric.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The fleet models will be part of a test bed for Toyota and future development of the plug-in Prius may at some point lead to a consumer model. The upcoming plug-in Prius will use the traditional nickel metal hydride battery system, but future versions will likely see the addition of a lithium ion battery pack.

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