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GM, Itochu Technology Ventures Take Stakes in Battery Company Sakti3

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an Ann Arbor-based developer of next-generation lithium-ion batteries, announced the combined investment of $4.2M by General Motors Ventures ($3.2 The companies also plan to work together to speed commercialization of Sakti3 battery cells. Sakti3, Inc., Earlier post.) Ann Marie Sastry, CEO of Sakti3.

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Boston-Power’s Swing Battery Selected for NASA’s Humanoid Robot Project

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NASA has selected selected Boston-Power’s Swing battery system ( earlier post ) as a part of Project M—a proposed project to land an operational humanoid robot on the moon in 1,000 days. Boston-Power is delivering a 2.5kWh energy storage system which includes its Swing cells as well as an integrated battery management system.

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GM to Debut Two-Mode Plug-in Hybrid Technology in New Buick Crossover in 2011; LG Chem to Supply the Li-ion Cells

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The 8 kWh battery pack for the new 2011 Buick PHEV crossover vehicle is prepared for testing at the General Motors Tech Center in Warren, Michigan. General Motors 2MT70 FWD two-mode hybrid transaxle, as seen from. Tags: Hybrids Plug-ins. Photo by Jeffrey Sauger for GM) Click to enlarge. engine side.

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DOE Closes $529M Loan to Fisker Automotive

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million loan with Fisker Automotive for the development and production of two lines of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV). Fisker, a startup based in southern California, expects to manufacture the Karma and Project NINA lines at a recently shuttered General Motors factory in Wilmington, Delaware. Tags: Brief.

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USABC Issues Requests for Proposal Information for Four Energy Storage Projects for Hybrid, Plug-in Hybrid and Electric Vehicles

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The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC)—an organization whose members are Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors Company—is seeking requests for proposal information (RFPIs) for four projects related to advanced battery development for hybrid electric, plug-in hybrid electric and electric vehicles.

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Bright Automotive Launches Bright eSolutions; US Army Hybrid Vehicle Contract

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Bright eSolutions will offer clients expert guidance on a variety of strategies in the field of EV/PHEV vehicle development, from EV powertrain integration and conversions, to aerodynamics and lightweighting, to battery cell engineering. Tags: Conversions Hybrids Plug-ins. Bright eSolutions will focus on: Vehicle Design.

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Li-ion Startup ActaCell To Receive Up to $1M Through the Texas Emerging Technology Fund

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ActaCell, a Li-ion battery spin-off from the University of Texas at Austin, was selected by the state of Texas, through the Austin Chamber of Commerce and the Central Texas Regional Center of Innovation and Commercialization (CenTex RCIC), to be awarded investment by the Texas Emerging Technology Fund (ETF). Tags: Batteries.

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