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BATTLE CREEK, MI - Toda America on Tuesday, April 20, began construction on its $70 million plant designed to manufacture cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries, the Kalamazoo Gazette reported. The facility will sell chemical components for the advanced battery cells that power electric-drive vehicles.
Read More →MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO, CANADA - Electrovaya, a Canadian-based maker of lithium-ion battery systems for clean transportation, announced that former Chrysler CEO Thomas LaSorda has joined its board of directors.
Read More →WASHINGTON - Energy Sec. Steven Chu announced that the Department of Energy has closed a $1.4 billion loan agreement with Nissan North America to help retool a Nissan Tennessee manufacturing plant to produce Nissan Leaf electric cars and the lithium-ion battery packs to power them.
Read More →WATERTOWN, MA --- A123 Systems, a developer and manufacturer of advanced Nanophosphate lithium-ion batteries and systems, announced a battery supply agreement with automaker Fisker Automotive.
Read More →OSLO, NORWAY --- Electric vehicle manufacturer Think Global announced plans to start production of its Think City electric car in Elkhart County, Indiana, for sale in the North American market.
Read More →DETROIT --- General Motors Co. will start assembling the first lithium-ion battery pack for its Chevrolet Volt electric car on Thursday, Jan. 7, at a ceremony attended by U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu.
Read More →MILWAUKEE --- Johnson Controls-Saft said Dec. 1 that it has been chosen as the lithium-ion battery supplier for Azure Dynamic's Force Drive integration on the Ford Transit Connect Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV).
Read More →DETROIT --- General Motors Co. has plans to produce the Cadillac Converj, an extended-range electric-powered coupe using the same technology as the Chevrolet Volt, the Detroit News reported.
Read More →STOCKTON, CA --- Electric Vehicles International (EVI) has moved its U.S. production operations from Austin, Texas, to Stockton, Calif.
Read More →DEARBORN, MI --- Ford Motor Co. announced it is collaborating with Azure Dynamics Corp. to deliver a pure battery electric Ford Transit Connect van for the United States and Canadian markets in 2010.
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