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    Porsche to Make Electric Sports Car
    German manufacturer Porsche confirmed today it’s commitment to offer an electric sports car in the near future. The company said it is in the process of building three electric Boxsters which will begin testing in Stuttgart next year, as a part of the Stuttgart Model Region for Electromobility. These three electric Boxsters will provide an important preliminary insight...
    by admin at July 26th, 2010 at 06:07 am
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    SK Energy to Provide Batteries for Hyundai-Kia Electric Cars
    SK Energy, South Korea’s top refiner will provide battery packs for future electric cars to be developed by country’s top automaker Hyundai-Kia. SK Energy will provide batteries for the i10, an electric car Hyundai-Kia aim to launch at the end of 2011. The electric i10 can run up to 99 miles (160 km) on a single charge range with a top speed of 81mph (130...
    by admin at July 24th, 2010 at 03:07 am
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    Over 600 Dealers to Sell Chevrolet Volt in Launch Markets
    More than 600 Chevrolet dealers in launch markets have applied to sell Chevrolet Volt when it goes on sale in December, but Chevrolet won’t reveal a full list until later. Chevrolet dealers in California, Washington, D.C., Austin, Texas, the New York City, New Jersey and Connecticut were invited to join the Chevy Volt program earlier this month. The dealers are required...
    by admin at July 24th, 2010 at 02:07 am
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    Itochu Takes Equity Stake in THINK
    Japanese Itochu Corporation has invested US$5m for a 4% stake in Norwegian electric carmaker THINK Holdings AS. This initial investment is characteristic of Itochu’s investment strategy, taking toehold positions and increasing equity stakes on the business achieving certain milestones. Itochu has been an equity investor and strategic partner of Ener1 since 2003. The...
    by admin at July 22nd, 2010 at 11:07 am
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    Senate Panel Approves $2 Billion in Aid for Electric Cars
    The U.S. Senate Energy Committee has approved a $2 billion program that aims to put 400,000 electric cars on the road in three years. The bill approved on a 19-4 vote this morning is a scaled-back version of an $11 billion bill first proposed in May. The legislation from the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee also authorizes a $1.5 billion research program to...
    by admin at July 21st, 2010 at 01:07 pm
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