Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2010

PRTM concludes that the large format Li-ion battery market could be under-supplied by nearly 10% by 2016. PRTM’s assessment, based on what it called a thorough review of the operational market dynamics, found the following: Under a “Most Probable” scenario, battery manufacturing capacity will hit a shortfall by 2016.

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JANUARY 26, 2012

Li-ion manufacturer Ener1, Inc. million in federal grant funding under the stimulus package. million in federal grant funding under the stimulus package. has initiated a pre-packaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy case to implement a restructuring plan agreed on by its primary investors and lenders.

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DECEMBER 8, 2009

Greentech Media reports that lithium-ion startup Imara has ceased operations, due to a lack of funding. “It certainly did not help that hundred of millions in DOE stimulus funds went to two Korean companies and one French company, Saft,” wrote Neal Maguire, vice president of business development. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 8, 2009

and California-based Coda Automotive have entered into a joint venture (Coda Battery Systems LLC) to design, manufacture and sell automotive-grade, lithium-ion battery systems in the United States. Coda Automotive is currently safety and durability testing its Hafei-built all-electric highway sedan for the mass market. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 20, 2012

Pike Research forecasts that the global market for all electric-drive buses—including hybrid, battery electric, and fuel cell buses—grow steadily over the next. The Latin American market will be driven largely by uptake in Brazil, but other countries will also spur adoption, notably Uruguay which recently indicated it.

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APRIL 14, 2009

The National Alliance for Advanced Transportation Batteries (NAATBatt) ( earlier post ) has selected a site in Hardin County, Kentucky to build a more than $600-million automotive lithium-ion battery plant. Kentucky was selected over Texas, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Novolyte Technologies, a leading manufacturer and supplier of specialty electrolyte materials for lithium-ion battery and energy storage applications, high performance solvents and other specialty chemicals, has signed a definitive agreement with Foosung Co., Novolyte received in 2009 a $20.6-million Novolyte received in 2009 a $20.6-million

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