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Ohio State University Takes Top Spot at 2009 EcoCAR Competition with EREV Design

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Two of the teams, University of Waterloo and Missouri University of Science and Technology, designed a Fuel Cell Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle which uses an onboard hydrogen fuel cell to either propel the vehicle or recharge a battery pack. Tags: Conferences and other events Hybrids Plug-ins.

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Dow and HPL Sign Li-ion Technology Transfer Agreement; Dow Kokam JV Acquires Assets of Kokam America

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At the Advanced Automotive Batteries Conference in Long Beach, California earlier this year, HPL presented the current status of its work with nanostructured lithium manganese phosphate (LiMnPO 4 , LMPO) materials and cells for automotive applications. Separately, Dow Kokam LLC acquired substantially all of the assets of Kokam America Inc.,

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Andy Grove: The U.S. must create an electric car industry - Apr. 17, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

More Recharging Detroit The future of the U.S. Batteries that go farther than the competitions and recharge in a shorter time will win. Why hes banking on an obscure Chinese electric car company and a CEO who - no joke - drinks his own battery fluid. The business world hopes shes right. Can Motown catch up to the rest of the world?

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