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Ford to Spend $500M on Michigan Battery, Hybrid Production

Ford Motor Co. has outlined plans to invest as much as $500 million in Michigan to engineer and assemble battery packs for a new generation of electric vehicles and manufacture a new hybrid and plug-in hybrid here — if state lawmakers approve a request for tax credits it is submitting today in Lansing.
These moves would [...]

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Saving the Plug-In Hybrid, Part II

The California Air Resources Board gave the nascent plug-in-hybrid-car industry a reprieve when it rejected a proposal that would have put small conversion companies out of business. The board voted 6-2 on Thursday to allow small companies, such as 3 Prong Power of Berkeley, to convert up to fifty Toyota Priuses into plug-in hybrids before [...]

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100mpg Hybrid Van Launched

The Idea, a multi-use LCV designed to be run by urban-based delivery fleets with typical round journeys of 50 miles, is claimed to be between five and 10 times more efficient than current combustion engine powered vans.
Bright Automotive said when it introduces the zero-emission van here, probably in 2013, it will make it available to [...]

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U.S. Batteries for First U.S. Plug-in Hybrid

The Fisker Automotive Karma, which looks like it will be the first plug-in hybrid sold in the United States, could be powered by lithium ion batteries from Enerdel, based in Indianapolis.
The two companies have signed a letter of intent for a supply contract, pending the results of reliability and performance testing, according to a press [...]

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Ford Unveils New Battery Technology for Hybrids and Electric Vehicles

Ford Motor Company, in an attempt to offer more fuel efficient vehicles and technology, unveils its latest plans by introducing new Lithium (Li-ion) batteries in its hybrid and electric vehicles between 2010 and 2012. According to Ford, the plan has called for extensive research that will better the technology over time. Right now research is [...]

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