Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2009

VW, Daimler subsidiary Daug and Varta developed a NimH battery in the early 90s, and the VW group put the Audi duo hybrid on the road in 1997. However, Winterkorn said, VW, and the German auto industry in general, abandoned the early advantage and work in electromobility. And the auto industry doesn’t hold back on announcements.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JUNE 1, 2010

China is starting a program to subsidize buyers of battery-powered and plug-in hybrids. Government Aims to Create Strong Domestic Industry but Generous Rebates Risk a Backlash as Rich-Poor Divide Grows. Read more in the Wall St. Journal article: China to Subsidize Electric Cars. By NORIHIKO SHIROUZU. Japan and Europe.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2011

“Contributing to the short-term over-capacity issue is that manufacturers rushed to build out capacity ahead of demand to (a) capture stimulus funding and (b) try to drive scale to reduce cost. “In the near-term, we expect to see some consolidation in the battery industry, with a few leaders taking the lead.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 27, 2009

By reducing wind resistance and weight, the company’s engineers effectively are reducing the amount of work an electric engine will have to perform to get the car up to driving speeds, which in turn conserves battery power.&#. The car will go 30 miles on batteries before the gas engine kicks in and be street-legal.

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Get Electric Vehicle

MAY 28, 2022

A recent report from the Environmental Defense Fund indicates that electric vehicle sales volumes are growing at a rapid pace, signalling an epochal shift in the auto industry over the next decade. The main obstacles faced by the conventional manufacturers in shifting to EVs are, Training of salesforce and workforce.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 15, 2021

BMW’s Mini brand will go all-electric by 2030, report says – BMW’s Mini brand will go all-electric from 2030 as the automaker intensifies its transition to battery-powered vehicles, according to people familiar with the matter. That facility was previously used by electric car manufacturer Green Tech Automotive.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Agrees on environmental and economic benefits, though some presentations backtrack on that; says batteries need further development before commitment to mass-production. 2010 Prius designed to be manufactured with NiMH or Lithium batteries. Batteries powerful enough to achieve that would fill up the trunk of a car, he said.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

It was a Manufacturing Failure, as GM NEVER planned to build the car in Volume, so No Economies of Scale were ever achieved. Toyota Prius modders have already been adding larger batteries so the vehicle can run on battery power. JUST TRYING TO MILK and Suck as much from the fall of the Auto industry as possible.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 29, 0002

Rather than trying to establish a blanket deal with a single manufacturer, the UAW has opted to take them all on at once and has not been shy when it comes to the prospect of organizing strikes. auto industry" through "crippling" EV mandates and urged the UAW to endorse him.

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