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BREAKING: GM Boosts 2011 Chevrolet Volt Production 50 Percent

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Today,President Barack Obama visited the Detroit-Hamtramck plant where GM is building its 2011 Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle. There's no better time to make a public announcement than when you have the President of the United States with you.

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Capstone C30 Microturbine Integrated Into Electric Ford S-Max as Range Extender

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UK-based Langford Performance Engineering has integrated a 30 kW Capstone C30 liquid fueled microturbine as a range extender into a series plug-in hybrid version of a Ford S-Max people carrier—a seven-seat crossover vehicle—in the United Kingdom. The Whisper Eco-Logic microturbine extended range electric vehicle.

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Presidential Auto Task Force Concluded Plug-In GM Volt Likely Too Expensive To Be Commercially Successful in the Short-Term

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Following the short address on Monday during which President Barack Obama outlined the next steps for GM and Chrysler ( earlier post ), the White House posted summaries of the Presidential Auto Task Force’s assessment of the business plans provided by the two struggling automakers, which led to the terms that are currently unfolding.

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Audi banking on Gen 2 3.0L TDI diesel for US sales; calls for a “fair shot” for diesel

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Our challenge, well, President Obama in one policy statement after another has advocated for an all of the above strategy when it comes to sustainable mobility. Fuel cells are seen as hitting 1% by 2025; extended range electric vehicles, 3%; and battery-electric vehicles, 4%. Optimized production time.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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President Obama announced 48 new advanced battery and electric drive projects that will receive $2.4 Production of nickel-cobalt-metal battery cells and packs, as well as production of battery separators (by partner Entek) for hybrid and electric vehicles. Production of high-volume battery packs for the GM Volt. .

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DOE to Award Up to $2.4B for Advanced Batteries, Electric Drive Components, and Electric Drive Vehicle Demonstration/Deployment Projects

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President Barack Obama announced the availability of the funding during a visit to Southern California Edison’s Electric Vehicle Center today. These battery applications include idle-reduction systems for long-haul trucks, military applications, utility ancillary services and power quality, and consumer products.

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GM's New Plan: Fewer Jobs, More Chevy Volt - Environmental Capital - WSJ

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News Heard on the Street Obamas First 100 Days Weekend Europe WSJ. In a press release , GM said its financial troubles wont derail research into new cars, with more than $5 billion earmarked every year for the next five years for future products and new technologies.

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