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VW Chief Executive Says Company Will Introduce EVs Based on the Up! New Small Family in 2013; Cautions Against Electro-Hype

Green Car Congress

However, Winterkorn said, VW, and the German auto industry in general, abandoned the early advantage and work in electromobility. Experts, consultants and politicians tumble over one another with forecasts. And the auto industry doesn’t hold back on announcements. We are witnessing an electro-hype.

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Battery metal price plunge is closing mines and stalling deals – ET Auto

Baua Electric

And while most crucial battery markets are now in surplus, shortages are already forecast toward the end of the decade as the greening of the economy accelerates. Battery metals have been a bright spot for the mining industry in recent years. The price plunge has made it more difficult for companies seeking to sell mines or stakes.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Renewables That Even Coal-Based Utilities Can Love. cleantech (1) smart growth (1) social media (1) social responsibility (1) solar charger (1) solar forecast (1) solar heating (1) solar thermal (1) solutions (1) sound system (1) splitting water. (1) Thinking Globally, Acting Locally San Francisco City Carbon Collobarative 18th and 1.

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Report: EV factories may be leading utilities to dirtier decisions

Baua Electric

Anticipated demand from the auto industry—as well as solar-panel manufacturing and data centers—is leading utilities to forecast single-digit percentage growth every year through the end of the decade in some regions, according to report. for the past decade and a half.

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