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U.S. Unable to Supply Critical Parts for Hybrids and EVs

With the rise of the electric and hybrid vehicle comes the ever increasing demand to supply batteries capable of providing propulsion for the vehicles of the future.  Once again, the U.S. is falling behind.  Unable to meet demand, automakers are now turning elsewhere to source their batteries.  It’s a game of catch up now, and [...]

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Battery Cost Holding Back Hybrids and EVs

“Should Uncle Sam provide billions in loans and grants to a promising but unproven business? Or should the government wait for the market to sort things out before it backs a US company?” Those are questions posed in a BusinessWeek article last week. However, the questions are largely rhetorical: the US Department of Energy (DOE) [...]

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