DANGER: Flocks of dangerous freakily quiet electric cars marauding … – Examiner.com

June 22, 2009 by  
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Examiner.com DANGER: Flocks of dangerous freakily quiet electric cars marauding ... Examiner.com There are many hybrid cars on the road, but none of them can properly be called "electric" as none the hybrids currently on the market can be plugged in to recharge the battery pack. More importantly safety is not the sole responsibility of the ...

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Toyota to boost hybrid car battery production capacity – Nikkei – Reuters

June 12, 2009 by  
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Toyota to boost hybrid car battery production capacity - Nikkei Reuters T) is taking steps to boost the production capacity for the nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) batteries used in its Prius hybrid cars , the Nikkei business daily reported. Toyota is seeking enough NiMH batteries to equip 1.1 million hybrid cars in 2010, ... Toyota Boosting Hybrid Car Battery Output Capacity 10% -Nikkei EasyBourse.com all 3 news articles

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Mitsubishi Motors to Preempt Rivals' Electric Cars – Bloomberg

June 5, 2009 by  
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CNET News Mitsubishi Motors to Preempt Rivals' Electric Cars Bloomberg The carmaker has a venture with GS Yuasa Corp. and Mitsubishi Corp

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BASF Corp. wants to build Elyria plant for hybrid-car battery … – The Plain Dealer – cleveland.com

June 4, 2009 by  
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PR Web (press release) BASF Corp.

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BASF Corp. wants to build Elyria plant for hybrid-car battery … – The Plain Dealer – cleveland.com

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PR Web (press release) BASF Corp. wants to build Elyria plant for hybrid - car battery ... The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com, OH by Shaheen Samavati/Plain Dealer Reporter ELYRIA -- BASF Corp., the world's largest chemical company, says it wants to put a cutting-edge facility in Elyria that would make chemicals to be used in electric and hybrid car batteries.

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Obama Administration Sparks Battery Gold Rush – Wall Street Journal

May 26, 2009 by  
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Obama Administration Sparks Battery Gold Rush Wall Street Journal The company has an agreement to supply batteries to closely held Fisker Automotive, a California company with plans to build and sell $88000 luxury- hybrid cars in 2010. Ener1 Chairman Charles Gassenheimer said the Energy Department grants would help it ..

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A vision comes to light – Albany Times Union

May 13, 2009 by  
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New York Times A vision comes to light Albany Times Union, NY GE is also looking down the road at a battery that combines the high storage capacity of sodium with the high energy of lithium to produce a more practical, marketable battery for hybrid cars , a potentially huge market of the future. ... General Electric to Power Up New Battery Plant in Upstate New York GreenBiz GE to Build Locomotive-Battery Plant Wall Street Journal GE To Build Advanced Battery Plant In NY State InformationWeek WTEN  - Seeking Alpha all 201 news articles

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REVOLT: The Segway-maker's next move – Christian Science Monitor

April 29, 2009 by  
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REVOLT: The Segway-maker's next move Christian Science Monitor, MA Today's hybrid cars add a gasoline engine to both power the vehicle and recharge the battery.

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SCiB update: Toshiba develops world's most powerful li-ion battery … – CrunchGear

April 15, 2009 by  
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CrunchGear SCiB update: Toshiba develops world's most powerful li-ion battery ... CrunchGear, NY But now Toshiba might have a new battery in development that could pave the way for better electric/ hybrid cars in the very near future.

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No, you don't have to plug it in, and other hybrid myths – CTV.ca

April 7, 2009 by  
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CTV.ca No, you don't have to plug it in, and other hybrid myths CTV.ca, Canada For example, Toyota's Camry hybrid uses 5.7L/100km, while the normal Camry gets 8.0L/100 km.

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