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		<title><![CDATA[A Car Guy's Electric Moment]]></title>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lithium-Ion Batteries Could be Too Expensive, MIT Team Says]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By all appearances, battery-powered cars are ready for prime time. The list of companies planning to introduce new plug-in hybrids and electric battery cars in the next few years is long, and includes General Motors (the Volt and a separate plug-in hybrid), Ford, Toyota, Nissan, Chrysler, Infiniti, Aptera, Tesla (theÂ Model...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:53:22 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[EnerDel EV Battery Company Lands $118.5 Million DOE Grant]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[There will be batteries. EnerDel an Indianapolis-based lithium-ion battery with several development and supply contracts in its pocketâ€"with Volvo, Nissan, Fisker and Think Global (as well as the Japanese postal service, which is converting delivery vehicles to EVs)â€"learned last week that it will be the recipient of $118.5 million in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:44:35 -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[Exxon Dips Toe in Electric Car Market]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ExxonMobil generally doesn't evoke the kind of "green" images typically associated with the electric car industry. It is afterall, the world's largest publicly traded oil company, and a conservative one at that. The energy giant tends to stick with what it's good at: making money finding, producing and selling fossil...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:12:47 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[German group gets USD28m to develop batteries]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ A consortium led by BASF Future Business BASF FB is receiving EUR21m (USD27.8m) from the German Ministry of Education and Research BMBF to develop lithium-ion batteries for use in plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles. The HE-Lion consortium consists of 18 members, including Freudenberg Viliesstoffe, SGL Carbon, Fraunhofer Institute Itzehoe, Gaia, Bosch...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:02:54 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[JCS to supply Ford&#8217;s plug-in hybrid]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Johnson Controls-Saft JCS will supply lithium-ion batteries to Ford Motor Company&#8217;s plug-in hybrid electric vehicle PHEV, scheduled to begin production in 2012. Under the five-year deal, JCS will assemble the battery packs in the US. Initially, the cells will be produced at the company&#8217;s factory in France. JCS will...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[GM to invest USD30m in Michigan battery plant]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ General Motors GM will spend USD30m to develop a battery-assembly plant in Michigan. Scheduled for completion in 2010, the company will assemble lithium-ion battery components produced by South Korean developer, LG Chem. The deal, announced last week, will enable GM to mass-produce its plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, the Chevrolet...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Energy Roundup: Lithium Battery Alliance, U.S. Uranium for Sale, EU Fights Warming, and More]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Industry titans including 3M and Johnson Controls call for lithium-ion battery funding, EU passes climate-change laws, U.S. uranium for sale, China cuts fuel prices but raises taxes, and more. by Christopher Wink]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:28:47 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sanyo Posts Loss; Panasonic Considers Acquisition]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greentech Media submits:  By Ucilia Wang Sanyo Electric Co. (SANYY.PK) posted disappointing second-quarter earnings Wednesday amid talks about its sale to Panasonic Corp. PC, which analysts say would benefit from Sanyo's solar cell and lithium-ion battery businesses. by Greentech Media]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chrysler revealed a few tricks up its sleeve, in the form of three fuel-efficient vehicles, including an all-new, battery powered Dodge. Production could start soon, in 2010. by Jim Henry]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:47:02 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sony &#39;to invest 40 bln yen in batteries&#39;]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO AFP &#8212; Sony Corp. said Monday it will invest 40 billion yen (372 million dollars) to boost production of lithium-ion batteries amid growing demand for their use in mobile phones, cameras and other products.  The company aims to boost its monthly production capacity of lithium-ion batteries to 74...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Q&A: Bentley's Eichhorn Says Li-Ion Will Work For Hybrids]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ulrich Eichhorn, who oversees engineering for Bentley, says that for the first time in his career there and with parent Volkswagen, he's encouraged that auto industry engineers will finally get the remaining bugs out of lithium-ion (Li-Ion) batteries similar to those used in laptop computers.    That's good...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:21:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Toyota says to produce new hybrid battery next year]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO AFP &#8212; Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday that it plans to start producing lithium-ion batteries next year as it races against rivals to develop new high-mileage hybrid vehicles.  Toyota, seeking to keep its lead in the growing hybrid market amid rising petrol prices, said its joint venture with...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_April_7/ai_n25126734]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Hitachi Launches a New Lithium Ion Micro Driver Drill]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_March_28/ai_n24961563]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[NORCROSS, Ga. -- Hitachi Power Tools (NYSE:HIT) introduces the DB10DL 10.8-Volt Lithium Ion Micro Driver Drill. Impressively lightweight at 1.8lbs and compact at less than 6" in length, it gets into places where other drills cannot. The DB10DL is ideal for precision drilling and driving applications including general fastening and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[GM Plans Lithium Ion Hybrid System in 2010]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5630/is_200803/ai_n25285435]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[General Motors GM announced at the Geneva Auto Show that it will introduce a lithium ion battery hybrid system beginning in 2010. General Motors GM announced at the Geneva Auto Show that it will introduce a lithium ion battery hybrid system beginning in 2010. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[General Motors will begin mass production in 2010 of hybrid vehicles that use lithium-ion batteries and, in many cases, turbocharged small-displacement gasoline engines. The combination will let GM use the hybrid system on any size vehicle it produces.     The announcement, made at the Geneva auto show...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Hitachi Receives Order from GM for lithium-ion Battery Systems for Hybrid-Electric Vehicles]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_March_4/ai_n24361950]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[GENEVA -- Hitachi, Ltd. (TOKYO:6501)(NYSE:HIT) announced today that it has received an order for lithium-ion battery systems from General Motors Corporation GM. Hitachi's lithium-ion battery systems will be installed annually in more than 100,000 hybrid-electric vehicles HEV, which is scheduled to launch in North America market in 2010.  The...]]></description>
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