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Li-ion Manufacturer Boston-Power Names Former GM Senior Executive Bob Purcell to Board; Expansion Into Transportation With a Focus on PHEVs and BEVs

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In the transportation sector, Boston-Power is targeting its high-energy, long-life cells at plug-in hybrid and full battery electric vehicles. Li-ion manufacturer Boston-Power, Inc., —Boston-Power Founder and CEO Dr. Christina Lampe-Onnerud. Click to enlarge. announced that former GM executive Robert C. Purcell, Jr.

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Boston-Power Pursuing $100M in Federal Funds for Li-Ion Plant in Massachusetts; Introduces High-Energy Swing for EVs and PHEVs

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Boston-Power, Inc., The company is also applying its battery technology in the new high-energy Swing Li-ion cell for battery electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. The company is also applying its battery technology in the new high-energy Swing Li-ion cell for battery electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.

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Boston Power to expand into green transport

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Ambitious lithium-ion manufacturer Boston Power Inc has set its sights on the battery electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle market after appointing former GM executive Robert C Purcell Jr to its board of directors. His organisation also [.].

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THINK Releases US EV-Ready Cities Index

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Electric vehicle maker THINK released its first US EV-Ready Cities Index. The THINK EV-Ready Cities Index was presented by THINK CEO Richard Canny at the Electric Drive Transportation Association Annual Conference and Meeting at the Washington Auto Show. THINK US EV-Ready Cities Index Scorecard. —Richard Canny.

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THINK Completes $40M Equity Round; Ener1 Chairman and CEO Becomes Chairman of THINK

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The investment round was co-led by RockPort Capital Partners, an investment fund co-located in Boston and Menlo Park, Calif., The THINK City was the first highway-capable electric vehicle (EV) certified to European safety standards, and it will go on sale in the US later this year. Tags: Batteries Electric (Battery).

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PRTM: Operational Gains Can Help Drive Li-ion Cost Reduction Exceeding 50% by 2020, with Plug-in Vehicle Adoption of 10%

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A series of recent reports—one from the National Research Council (NRC) ( earlier post ) and another from the Boston Consulting Group ( earlier post )—concluded that an expected continuing high cost of lithium-ion batteries will dampen mass market adoption of plug-in vehicles.

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GM taps LG for Volt Battery

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The company was competing for the pact with a joint venture of German’s Continental AG and Boston-based A123 Systems. Tags: EV News Inside Track GM Chevy Volt. John O’Dell, Senior Editor - October 23, 2008, 12:58 PM.

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