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Verizon and VIA Motors unveil extended-range electric cargo vans

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Verizon will now test and deploy two of the vans in New Jersey and New York. Bob Lutz, former vice chairman of General Motors and a VIA board member, unveiled Verizon’s new vehicle on Monday at the North American International Auto Show.

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Toyota reduces pricing on 2014 Prius Plug-In in US

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The Prius Plug-in is available in 15 states (California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia and Hawaii). kWh Li-ion battery pack.

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Ford begins production of 2012 Focus Electric at Michigan Assembly, C-MAX models on deck

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A limited number of Focus Electrics will first be available in California and the New York/New Jersey areas. The 19 launch markets also include Atlanta; Austin and Houston, Texas; Boston; Chicago; Denver; Detroit; Los Angeles; San Francisco; San Diego; New York; Orlando, Fla.; 1 gallon of gasoline=33.7 Portland, Ore.;

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Ford begins roll-out of Focus Electric; electrifying the platform efficiently

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The Focus Electric is powered by a 23 kWh Li-ion battery pack engineered by Ford using pouch cells from LG Chem; an advanced active liquid cooling and heating system preconditions and regulates the temperature. The Focus Electric shares 78% of its parts with the conventional Focus, he noted, and comes off the same line.

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DOE to award up to $137M for SuperTruck II, Vehicle Technology Office programs

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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Develop fluorine containing carbonate solvents that will allow existing lithium ion batteries to operating above 4.5 Develop advanced microscopy and spectroscopy tools to understand and optimize the oxygen evolution that impacts the performance of current lithium ion cathodes.

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First Drive: 2016 Hyundai Sonata PHEV and HEV

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kWh Li-ion polymer that can recharge in less than three hours with a Level-Two charger. Hyundai will initially offer the Sonata Plug-in Hybrid in the ZEV states—California, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont—in 2015. kWh Li poly pack.

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BASF invests $50 million to acquire equity ownership position in Li-Sulfur battery company Sion Power

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Configuration of a Li-S cell. BASF has invested $50 million to acquire an equity ownership position in privately held Sion Power, the leading developer of rechargeable lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Dr. Dennis R.