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T&E: two-thirds of European battery production at risk as companies weigh investing in US instead

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Battery production capacity equivalent to 18 million electric cars—1.2 The report also places question marks over projects in Serbia and Spain by InoBat, which recently secured incentives for a joint venture with an American company in Indiana. TWh—is at a high or medium risk of being disrupted or lost.

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EnerDel Plans to Invest $237M in New Indiana Lithium-Ion Battery Plant

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The new Indiana plant will give EnerDel the capacity to produce battery packs for approximately 600,000 hybrid electric vehicles, or 60,000 battery-electric cars. EnerDel is referring to the latter as “electric-vehicle equivalents” —about 20-25 kWh.) The Indiana plant will be financed through a $118.5

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Ford and Smith Terminate Partnership on Electric Transit Connect Project for US; Ford Now Partnering with Azure Dynamics to Deliver the Vehicle in 2010; Smith Partnering with AM General on Electric Vans for USPS

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Ford Motor Company and Smith Electric Vehicles US (SEV US) have mutually agreed to terminate the development project of an electric car-derived van based on Transit Connect. It was concerned that the market for electric car-derived vans would become increasingly competitive. Earlier post.). SEV US and AM General.

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THINK Selects Indiana for Think City EV Assembly

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The THINK City is a purpose-built, all-electric car designed for urban environments. It is the first EV to be granted certification with the European CE conformity mark and EU homologation requirements (M1 certificate). It can travel at highway speeds for more than 100 miles on a single charge. Earlier post.).

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Bright’s Plug-In Car: Aerodynamics Are Key

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This new company, Bright Automotive , is founded by ex-GM EV1 people, and the super efficient Rocky Mountain Institute to make plug-in hybrids in Indiana. 195, Bright will be building cars that “do more with less&# , a philosophy MacCready was famous for (and the title of a wonderful biography on him). by: Michael Kanellos.

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THINK City EVs with EnerDel Li-ion Packs Enter Production

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The latest generation THINK City is a purpose-built, all-electric car designed for urban environments. It is the first EV to be granted certification with the European CE conformity mark and EU homologation requirements (M1 certificate). —Charles Gassenheimer.