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President Obama Awards $2.3B for Tax Credits for New Clean-Tech Manufacturing Jobs; GE Gets Largest Battery-related Award

Green Car Congress

Rogers Foam Automotive Corporation will manufacture a component to be used in the thermal management system of Lithium-ion battery assemblies for electrical vehicles. GE claimed the largest of the battery-related awards, with a $25.5 The result will aid in competitive domestic battery manufacturing capability.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The MiEV runs on a lithium-ion battery pack that can be charged in seven or so hours on a 240-volt line. Now popular in Europe, Think Global meets all European and US federal motor vehicle safety requirements. Think has also established partnerships in the U.S. Think has even shown a convertible prototype.