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Ford, VW Ante Up

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First, there is this story from Volkswagon. Advanced Battery Consortium and is focusing most of its attention on A123 systems nanophosphate Lithium-Ion batteries to reach it’s expected 100 miles per gallon target. The new batteries are expected to have a life of 10 years and 150,000 miles. Apparently, VW is set to unveil an Up!-based

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