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Novolyte Technologies and Foosung Form JV for Li-ion Electrolytes

Green Car Congress

In addition to supplying technology to Novolyte, Foosung will invest approximately $30 million in the joint venture and contribute a future lithium salt plant. Foosung Co., is the sole producer in Korea and one of four global producers of high purity Lithium Hexafluorophosphate (LiPF 6 ), a specialty salt used for electrolyte manufacture.

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Ford Starts EV Test Drives

Revenge of the Electric Car

The 25 vehicles will be driven under normal traffic conditions in Cologne, where Ford’s European division is based, said Ferdinand Dudenhoeffer, director of the Center for Automotive Research at Germany’s University of Duisburg-Essen, which is overseeing the 15 million-euro ($22 million) study. Last Updated: December 28, 2009 12:30 EST.

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National Alliance for Advanced Transportation Batteries Opts for Kentucky Site for Li-ion Plant

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Under the federal stimulus plan, the Obama administration has set aside $2 billion for electric drive vehicle battery and component manufacturing projects. Earlier post.).

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We've Entered a New Era of Streaming Health Care. Now What?

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Personal health devices can not only supply more data over time, they can also provide a more holistic view of the patient that allows for more precisely calibrated treatment. Medicine is not one-size-fits-all, and a universal standard for the treatment of human doesn't exist.

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NYC Goes EV

Revenge of the Electric Car

From the article: ‘The New York study anticipates that by 2015, electric vehicle prices should decline because of reduced battery costs, that there will be a sufficient supply of electric vehicles to purchase, and that consumers will take advantage of the existing federal tax credit of $7,500 for new electric cars. Electric Options.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The Three Prongs of the “Green&# Energy Stimulus Pa. An on-board computer system will indicate to the driver the remaining power supply and the nearest charging spot. People-Oriented Development Current Status of REDD Financing the Fifth Fuel Peak Phosphorus - Commence Urine Recyling on Space. 2) Chevy Volt (2) China (2) ECOD3.SA

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

I would say that electricity is a vastly superior fuel for the light vehicle fleet,” said Willett Kempton , a professor and alternative energy specialist at the University of Delaware. Electric cars in the garages would double as battery packs for when energy supplies are scarce. The elegance of that is wonderful. The best part?

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