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2012 Think City EV's New Lithium-Ion Battery A Welcome Upgrade

All Cars Electric

Just like their gasoline counterparts, drivers want to know their first electric car won't leave them foundering at the lights, stranded on the freeway, or taking forever to recharge. These are the three most important questions asked of any electric car coming to market. For the number of small electric cars.

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President Obama Awards $2.3B for Tax Credits for New Clean-Tech Manufacturing Jobs; GE Gets Largest Battery-related Award

Green Car Congress

The 183 projects in 43 states include several for the manufacturing of advanced batteries; biomass projects; and vehicles. GE claimed the largest of the battery-related awards, with a $25.5 The batteries will rely heavily on new materials, new manufacturing technologies and intelligent controls. Aerovironment, Inc.

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Nissan sketches electric commercial vehicle; envisions electric ambulance

Plugs and Cars

It is a somewhat stylized take on the NV200 light commercial gasoline van Nissan sells in Japan and Europe. Tags: EV ambulance nissan electric ambulance think city battery electric car. The press release from Nissan highlights the potential use as an ambulance which could drive directly into a hospital.

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President Obama issues Memorandum on Federal fleet performance to push for alternative fueled vehicles; GSA pilot project on EV purchases

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In the Memorandum, the President specifically directs that by 31 December 2015, all new light-duty vehicles leased or purchased by agencies must be alternative fueled vehicles, such as hybrid or electric, compressed natural gas, or biofuel. Contracts were awarded for Chevrolet, Nissan, and Think City vehicles.

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US DOE progress report says 1M plug-ins by 2015 ambitious but achievable; not likely to be constrained by production capacity

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of sales through 2015 (assuming sales of 12 million light-duty vehicles per year, according to the report. Think City EV. The President has announced that the FY 2012 Budget will include enhanced R&D investments in battery and other electric drive technologies. Production capacity. Nissan LEAF EV. SEV Newton EV.

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THINK delivers 17 EVs to utility fleet customers and employees in Indiana

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THINK has delivered 17 THINK CIty electric cars to utility fleet customers and employees in Indiana. received 10 electric THINK City cars, and the remainder were delivered to Indianapolis Power & Light for company fleet use. Duke Energy in Plainfield, Ind.

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Are You Plugged In?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Plug-in hybrids differ from hybrids on the road today in that they can go longer distances on battery power and can be recharged via electrical outlets. Coda popped onto the electric-vehicle stage in June 2009 as an offshoot of Miles Electric Vehicles, a maker of electric light trucks in China. A: Think Global’s Think City.

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