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Duke Energy and ITOCHU to assess second-life applications for Li-ion automotive batteries

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According to some auto industry estimates, electric vehicle (EV) batteries that can no longer charge to approximately 80% of their original capacity may be candidates for replacement. Initial testing will occur in Duke Energy’s Indiana service territory. Earlier post.).

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New lightweight metals institute will be headquartered in Detroit

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The institute, expected to open this fall, is charged with establishing a regional manufacturing ecosystem to move advanced lightweight metals out of the research lab and into cars, trucks, airplanes and ships for both the commercial and military sectors. The ALMMII facility will be located at 1400 Rosa Parks Boulevard in Detroit.

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Expert panel report finds achieving 1M plug-in vehicles in US by 2015 would require concentrated action to overcome barriers

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A new study sponsored by Indiana University concludes that President Obama’s vision of one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on US roads by 2015 will require concentrated efforts action from all stakeholders— the auto industry, federal government, the scientific community, and consumers—to be realized.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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Industry officials expect that this $2.4 billion in cost-share from the award winners, will result directly in the creation tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs in the US battery and auto industries. State of Indiana West Lafayette, IN. billion investment, coupled with another $2.4 Purdue University.

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The EV Transition Explained: Policy Roadblocks

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The fight over how to fairly implement EV charging networks in Minnesota is another example of the tricky politics PUCs are involved with. Public opposition to wind turbine projects is growing in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio as well. For instance, seven years ago, California passed a state law streamlining EV charging-station permitting.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Partnering with Alcoa, Duke Energy, Google.org, Johnson Controls Indiana startup plans to unveil vehicle May 2009 at EVS-24 in Norway; mass production in 2012. Lutz said lithium-ion batteries must be improved to hold a bigger charge and deliver the charge gradually. Detroit Free Press ). Red Herring ). Detroit News ).

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Gas War: 25 States Sue EPA Over Updated Emissions Regulations

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Back then, it was a coalition of Blue states suing the Trump administration when California led the charge.& The Biden administration is willing to sacrifice the American auto industry and its workers in service of its radical green agenda. Swelling vehicle prices was another issue.&

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