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Plan unveiled for battery plant in Holland
Added by freep.com
Thursday, 11 March 2010 19:00
Korean battery maker LG Chem and its U.S. subsidiary Compact Power today confirmed their plans to build a $303-million plant to make lithium-ion battery cells for electric vehicles, including the Chevrolet Volt. >...
KB Homes offers wiring for car charging stations
Added by businessweek.com
Thursday, 11 March 2010 19:00

One of the nation's largest homebuilders has begun offering to prewire homes for electric car charging stations. Los Angeles-based KB Home, which has operations in 10 states, said it will offer the feature on custom-built homes, easing the future installation of vehicle charging stations. >...

Bowling Green native's job is to push car until it breaks
Added by toledoblade.com
Tuesday, 09 March 2010 19:00
As a teenager in the 1990s, Trent Warnke said he would stare at the posters on the wall of his bedroom in Bowling Green and dream of working on cars when he grew up. >...
The Lithium Chase
Added by nytimes.com
Tuesday, 09 March 2010 19:00

For many years, few metals drew bigger yawns from mining executives than lithium, a lightweight element long associated mostly with mood-stabilizing drugs. Suddenly, the yawns are being replaced by eurekas. >...

Chevy To Test Social Media Waters At SXSW
Added by mediapost.com
Tuesday, 09 March 2010 19:00
Chevrolet, which has signed as exclusive automotive sponsor of SXSW music, film and interactive festival for the next three years, will use its freshman presence there this week to tout such vehicles as the Camaro, Volt and Cruze, and to get ideas on best practices and emerging technologies in social media from the intelligentsia who attend. >...
Quebec mine can provide lithium for 40 yrs: developer
Added by montrealgazette.com
Monday, 08 March 2010 19:00
Canada Lithium Corp., developing the old Sullivan mine 60 kilometres north of Val d'Or, said Monday an independent consultant's report confirms the property could sustain annual battery-grade lithium carbonate production of 40 million pounds for at least 30 years. >...

Maryland's electric vehicle program gets $1M spark
Added by baltimore.bizjournals.com
Monday, 08 March 2010 19:00

The state launched a program Monday that offers $1 million in grants to help encourage use of electric vehicles.The money is available to state and local governments, nonprofits and private companies to help them prepare for electric vehicles hitting the nation’s roads. >...

Verdict on the Volt
Added by theglobeandmail.com
Monday, 08 March 2010 19:00
The car I'm driving through Vancouver's famous Stanley Park is worth, oh, in the neighbourhood of $250,000. Perhaps a bit more. >...
Electric vehicle range: What, me worry?
Added by msnbc.com
Thursday, 04 March 2010 19:00
To all those cities worrying about how they are going to get wired for electric vehicles: Fret not. "Range anxiety" may not be as acute as you think. >...
Chevrolet Volt considered for 2011 launch in Japan
Added by caradvice.com
Tuesday, 02 March 2010 19:00
Chevrolet is investigating the possible sale of its extended-range plug-in hybrid Volt to Japan as early as next year in a bid to compete with such names as the Toyota Prius and Honda Insight. >...