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Ford and Portland General Electric Partner to Prepare Region for EVs

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Ford Motor Company and Portland General Electric will collaborate to help prepare the city of Portland and the Pacific Northwest for the operation of electric vehicles. Ford will draw upon PGE’s partnership with Portland State University to further study urban mobility and the integration of energy and sustainable design.

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Nissan and Showa Shell Study Joint Development of Quick Charging System for Plug-ins

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will start studies on joint development of a quick charging system for electric vehicles (EV) using Showa Shell’s next-generation CIS solar panels and Nissan’s advanced lithium ion batteries for automotive use. Tags: Brief. Nissan Motor Co., and Showa Shell Sekiyu K.

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Consumer Electronics Assn Study Finds 40% of American Adults Likely to Test Drive an EV

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Forty percent of consumers report they are likely to test drive an electric vehicle, according to a new study of online American adults from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). However, overall awareness of the various types of alternative vehicles remains low. —Chris Ely, CEA's manager of industry analysis.

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Forecast: Lithium Ion Batteries for Electric Vehicles to Approach $8 Billion in Sales by 2015

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According to a new report from Pike Research, a rapidly growing global market for electrified vehicles—particularly plug-in hybrid and battery-electric vehicles—will create a Li-ion transportation battery industry with nearly $8 billion in sales worldwide by 2015, up from $878 million in 2010.

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Ford Starts EV Test Drives

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will start a two-year test program of electric Focus compact cars and Transit vans in Germany on Jan. company prepares to introduce battery-powered models as early as next year. will start a two-year test program of electric Focus compact cars and Transit vans in Germany on Jan. . “Ford Motor Co. 4 as the U.S.

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Perspective: Shoddy Environmental BookkeepingBiofuels and Indirect Land Use Change

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Then, a high-profile study using indirect land use change (ILUC) analysis suggested biofuels may have worse GHG performance than petroleum-based fuels. Let’s say an automaker makes more battery-powered electric vehicles, thus using more nickel for the batteries. Fair enough, you think?

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Nissan Unveils the LEAF Production EV

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unveiled the Nissan LEAF production electric vehicle. Designed specifically for a lithium-ion battery-powered chassis, Nissan LEAF is a medium-size hatchback that seats five adults and has a range of more than 160km (100 miles) on one full charge, based on an urban driving cycle (US LA4 [ 1 ] ). Click to enlarge.

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