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		<title><![CDATA[Exclusive: GM Must Pay Debt, Make Money Before IPO]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By John CrawleyWASHINGTON (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - General Motors GM should focus on making money and repaying U.S. Treasury loans before turning to public markets to sell the taxpayer's stake in the automaker, a senior government official said.Ron Bloom, head of the Obama administration's autos task force, nevertheless told Reuters that an...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:30:31 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Smart Electric Vehicle Headed for Mass Production At Last]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just looking at it, people assume that the Smart car is battery powered, but it hasn't been, except for a handful of aftermarket conversions. After a decade, the factory is finally getting around to it. by Jim Henry]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:16:08 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Would You Consider an Electric Vehicle? More Say Yes]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A small but growing number of people would consider buying a vehicle that runs exclusively on electricity. Practical considerations will whittle down even that small number, but it's a start. by Jim Henry]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:58:16 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[GM and REVA to develops EVs for India]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ US carmaker General Motors GM is partnering with Bangalore-based REVA Electric Car Company  to develop electric vehicles EVs for the Indian market. REVA&#8217;s electric drivetrain and power management technology will be integrated into the vehicle platform of GM, which will produce the cars in its Indian manufacturing plants. Production...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:22:07 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Electric Vehicles Send Designers Back to the Drawing Board]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shifting to battery power doesn't just change what makes a car go. It also opens up new possibilities for re-packaging the passenger compartment, safety features and cargo room. by Jim Henry]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:25:40 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Daimler and TQEV discuss electric van partnership - Rumour]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ China-based Tianjin Qingyuan Electric Vehicle TQEV is in discussions with Daimler to develop an electric version of a van manufactured by the German car maker in China, according to Reuters. The firm is reportedly in talks with other car makers including Hyundai Motors and BAIC joint venture Beijing Hyundai...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:05:42 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tesla raises USD82m for retail expansion]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ California-based Tesla Motors has raised USD82.5m in a Series F funding round led by Fjord Capital Management. Existing investors Daimler and Aabar Investments PJSC also participated in the round to maintain their combined equity stake of approximately 10%. Other investors in the round are undisclosed. The investment, which was...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:05:19 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Chinese electric car group speeds up US plans]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ BYD, the upstart Chinese car company backed by US investment guru Warren Buffett, said yesterday that it would start selling its e6 all-electric sedans in the US next year, a year ahead of schedule.Announcing in Hong Kong that the company had nearly doubled first-half net profits from a year...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[EV Maker Zap Secures $25 Million in New Funding]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to financing its electric vehicle operations, venerable California-based Zap looks eastĂ˘â‚¬"specifically, to Asia. The company, which makes the Xebra and other EVs, has been through its share of controversy. But Zap is riding a tide of EV euphoria and has secured $31 million in new financing since...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:22:07 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ford backs smart grid for electric cars]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Ford is collaborating with 10 utility companies and the US Department of Energy on a smart grid scheme that will allow electric vehicles to communicate with the grid. The system would allow drivers to plug their cars into a power source and set it to recharge while electricity is cheap, for...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:26:25 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ford Readies EV Fleets, Prepares to Connect to the Smart Grid]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[DEARBORN, MICHIGANĂ˘â‚¬"Parked in a row at its Dearborn proving grounds, Ford showed off a trio of electric cars: A Transit Connect commercial van to be introduced next year, a battery electric version of the Focus (coming in 2011) and an Escape-based plug-in hybrid (2012, but not as an Escape). ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 08:56:47 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Can We Run 18-Wheelers on Batteries?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[When President Obama announced the awarding of $2.4 billion in funding for electric vehicles EVs and battery manufacturing yesterday, the big news was that Michigan, the Big Three and established companies with an established connection to Ford, Chrysler or GM and especially the Chevy Volt made out well. Start-up companies...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:46:21 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[$2.4 Billion in Federal Funding for Battery and EV Companies]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama may not usually put Elkhart, Indiana on his travel itinerary, but he was there yesterday to announce that a local company, Navistar International, was a winner in the sweepstakes that awarded $2.4 billion in Department of Energy stimulus funding to companies that make batteries and electric vehicles...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:11:30 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[UK electric van maker wins US green light]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Barack Obama, the US president, has announced a $39m (ÂŁ23m) grant that will help a small Coventry start-up to sell "green" electric vans in the huge American market.Modec, the brainchild of Jamie Borwick, the former chairman of Manganese Bronze, a black-cab company, is setting up a joint venture for...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:52:06 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Big Three Automakers, Michigan Nab Bulk of U.S. Battery Grants]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the latest round of stimulus-funded grant dollars all roads point to Michigan. The Obama administration awarded Wednesday $2.4 billion in federal battery and electric vehicle grants and the bulk of the money went to Michigan-based universities and businesses including the country's three largest automakers.    In all,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:55:03 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Waiting for EVs, Quallion Focuses on Anti-Idling Batteries for Big Rigs]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/auto/10001950/waiting-for-evs-quallion-focuses-on-anti-idling-batteries-for-big-rigs/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Quick, whatĂ˘â‚¬â„˘s the largest manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries in the U.S.? If you answered, Ă˘â‚¬Ĺ“Quallion,Ă˘â‚¬Âť congratulationsĂ˘â‚¬"youĂ˘â‚¬â„˘re in the tiny minority who knows something about AmericaĂ˘â‚¬â„˘s fledgling battery industry.    Ă˘â‚¬Ĺ“WeĂ˘â‚¬â„˘re privately held, profitable for the last five or six years, and weĂ˘â‚¬â„˘re like a little secret,Ă˘â‚¬Âť says Paul...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[New Polls Show Strong Consumer Interest in Electric Cars]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is the world ready for electric vehicles EVs? Yes, says a survey by Better Place, Shai AgassiĂ˘â‚¬â„˘s aggressive EV-chargingĂ‚Â  station company. Of course, Better PlaceĂ‚Â Ă‚Â has a vested interest in an affirmative response to that question, but EV interest does seem to be on the rise.    According to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:28:03 -0700</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Abu Dhabi-based Aabar Investments is paying an undisclosed sum to acquire 40% of Daimler&#8217;s stake in electric vehicle EV firm Tesla. Daimler, which invested in Tesla in May, will retain a 6% stake in the company.          In March, state-owned investment...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[BNET Exclusive: U.S. Fast-Charging for Chinese EVs]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Better Place is definitely better known, but ECOtality is making a strong case for leadership in the race to wire cities, states and whole countries for the electric vehicles EVs of the very near future. In a Bnet.com exclusive, we can report that it will become the first American company...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Will battery switching work to speed the electric vehicle EV recharging networks of the future? The idea that cars can plug in for short trips and swap batteries for those of more than 100 miles is part of the core business plan of California-based, privately held Better Place. The company...]]></description>
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