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National Alliance for Advanced Transportation Batteries Opts for Kentucky Site for Li-ion Plant

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Under the federal stimulus plan, the Obama administration has set aside $2 billion for electric drive vehicle battery and component manufacturing projects. Earlier post.). Chicago-based Argonne was instrumental in the formation of NAATBatt, which began with 14 founding members and has grown to more than 50 members today.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Most days, most cars are going to have lots of extra battery capacity,” said Mr. Kempton, noting that on average, American automobiles get driven for just one hour each day. Electric cars in the garages would double as battery packs for when energy supplies are scarce. In effect, cars would be acting like tiny power stations.

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