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DOE’s Manufacturing Institute to award $35M to support R&D in recycling, reuse and remanufacturing

Green Car Congress

REMADE is a part of Manufacturing USA , a network of federally funded institutes working to increase US manufacturing competitiveness and promote a robust and sustainable national manufacturing R&D infrastructure. Western Michigan University, Idaho National Laboratory, Graphic Packaging International, WestRock Company.

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France March 2021

EV Sales

In a red hot market, where BEVs jumped 183% YoY and PHEVs shooted 6-fold in March, plugin sales had their second best month ever, with 29,737 units, allowing the plugin share to reach 16% last month (8.5% 4 in a few months beating the Tesla Model 3 in the USA. 3 below par performances has to do with internal competition?

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Europe April 2021

EV Sales

1-2 win for Volkswagen The European passenger plugin market continues on the rise, having registered over 159,000 units in April, and 616,000 units YTD (+136% YoY), placing last month plugin share at 15% share (7.1% BEV) , keeping the 2021 PEV share to 15% (6.7% for BEVs alone). Looking at April Top 5 Models: # 1 Volkswagen ID.4

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

USA Today ) 10/25/06 DaimlerChrysler is downright reluctant, even though it has built four test models, commercial-size vans that run on gasoline and electricity. USA Today ) 6/23/06 "General Motors Corp., 5/17/06 "Plugin hybrids have a lot of promise, especially to displace oil consumption. 11/11/06 General Motors Corp.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Outside of North America, 2008 was the second-best sales year in the last decade and the third-best ever for Chrysler International. Total sales worldwide in 2008 were 2 million vehicles. 62) Chryslers first EV will be the Dodge Circuit (41) REPORT: Buyer perception holding back U.S.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Contact Toronto Atmospheric Fund Office for Resource Efficiency Escape by Hybrids Plus , Jan 16, 2008, (USA). Mauro Rampini, 2004 Prius by Rampini Mauro, using EAA-PHEV method with components from Plugin Supply , May 10, 2008 (Arluno, Italy, EU), contact solare.

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