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Plug-in Hybrid Cars Zooming Ahead.
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Kiplinger Business Forecasts
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June 26, 2008
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2008 The Kiplinger Washington Editors, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Byline: Jim Ostroff
Get ready to see the USA in your plug-in Chevrolet -- or your Saturn, Ford, Toyota or Mercedes. High gasoline prices have automakers fast-tracking development of fuel sipping vehicles that will allow most motorists to charge up at night from home, then commute to work and run errands without heeding the gas gauge. Even long trips won't drain wallets, with plug-ins averaging 80 to 100 miles per gallon (mpg), cutting fuel costs about 40%, including the cost of recharging.
General Motors and Toyota will get their souped-up hybrids into showrooms first, within two years, followed by Ford. Virtually every major automaker plus niche manufacturers such as ...
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Chrysler will test lithium ion batteries in vans.(News)
Automotive News;
August 20, 2007 ;
Truett, Richard;
714 words
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Report: New Prius' battery won't be lithium ion; Newspaper says Toyota...
Automotive News;
June 4, 2007 ;
Treece, James B.;
312 words
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Frost & Sullivan: Market for Plug in Hybrids Set to Ride on Lithium Ion...
Wireless News;
April 11, 2008 ;
285 words
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Dell reposes faith in lithium ion batteries.
Times of India (New Delhi, India);
August 21, 2006 ;
474 words
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Daimler offers lithium ion battery to all.(News)
Automotive News Europe;
March 17, 2008 ;
218 words
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Series hybrid runs mainly on lithium ion battery.(News)(Interview)
Automotive News;
January 15, 2007 ;
Truett, Richard;
664 words
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Chemical Week;
March 20, 1996 ;
D'Amico, Esther;
787 words
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Purchasing;
February 12, 1998 ;
531 words
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SANYO Energy--USA--Corporation Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against...
Canadian Corporate News;
September 24, 2002 ;
324 words
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Hitachi Rolls Out a New Lithium Ion Micro Driver Drill
Wireless News;
April 2, 2008 ;
234 words
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Nissan, NEC form joint venture to develop lithium ion batteries.(News)
Automotive News;
April 16, 2007 ;
265 words
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Air Products Gets Two Patents for Lithium Ion Batteries
Wireless News;
June 23, 2008 ;
248 words
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Program Recycles Altra EV Lithium Ion Batteries.(Brief Article)
Electric Vehicle Online Today;
December 20, 1999 ;
304 words
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Whistler Investments (WHIS) Delivers Lithium Ion Project to the United...
PR Newswire;
June 22, 2004 ;
621 words
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