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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. Ford Transit Connect EV. Think City EV. Conventional hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) have been on sale in the US for more than ten years; new vehicle hybrid sales in 2010 were approximately 2.5%. Production capacity.

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Are You Plugged In?

Revenge of the Electric Car

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. Connect the investor to the electric-vehicle developer: A. A: Think Global’s Think City. Coda isn’t alone in attracting heavyweight investors to its ranks.

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A More Detailed Look at a Prismatic Li-ion Cell and Pack Manufacturing Process

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EnerDel is scheduled to ship its first cells and packs for the Think City EV on 1 March 2010. The lithium-ion version of the THINK vehicle will have 384 cells in its 25 kWh battery pack and a range of more than 100 miles. These tabs allow the electrode to be connected to a functional circuit. Battery module and sub-pack.

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