Electric-Car Battery Makers Seek Federal Funds

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  1. kenmce

    kenmce High Voltage Member

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    NY Times article by Claire Cain Miller:

    In the race to make the lithium-ion batteries that will run the electric cars of the future, the United States is losing to Asian countries, and start-ups and big companies need to band together to build a lithium-ion battery industry in the United States, says Jim Greenberger.


    Electric-Car Battery Makers Seek Federal Funds - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
     
    #1 kenmce, Dec 26, 2008
  2. Ogo

    Ogo Prius Owner since 2008

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    They can always ask oil industry for new investment. :)
    Ok, that was meant as a joke.
     
    #2 Ogo, Dec 26, 2008
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    V8Cobrakid Green Handyman

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    so.. if sanyo is participating.. and panasonic owns sanyo... while Toyota works with panasonic for batteries... will Toyota benefit from this plant still?
     
    #3 V8Cobrakid, Dec 26, 2008
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