The EPA has come out with its fuel economy ratings for the Nissan Leaf electric sedan, which goes on sale in December in 5 states. EPA labeled the car the best in its...
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EPA says Nissan Leaf range is 73 miles
Salazar moves to streamline offshore wind deployment
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced a broad-based initiative on Tuesday aimed at accelerating the development of offshore wind power projects on the Outer...
A123’s CFO signs on with lighting start-up Digital Lumens
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Massachusetts OKs National Grid to buy Cape Wind power
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China calls on US to take lead at climate talks
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Nissan Leaf battery capacity loss to be covered by new warranty
Nissan is becoming the first manufacturer to offer limited warranty on battery capacity loss, when it implements a new warranty in Spring 2013.
Nissan says class action lawsuit over Leaf batteries "lacks merit"
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Nissan debuts new battery capacity estimators
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A123 will supply battery packs for BMW hybrids
Lithium-ion battery-pack maker A123 Systems, whose customers include General Motors, Fisker and ALTe, will make battery packs for two new BMW hybrid vehicles this year....
EV battery maker A123 Systems lowers forecast, blames Fisker
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Report: Toyota looking to commercialize solid state Li-ion battery in 2015-2020
The Nikkei reports that Toyota Motor Corp. and its partners the Tokyo Institute of Technology and the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization have devised a...
A123 to supply batteries for all-electric Chevy Spark
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New Nissan Leaf could power your home for days
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GM and LG Chem turn to Argonne Lab for battery tech
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Tesla says Model S battery plan will be profitable from lower sales than Leaf
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First full range test of Nissan LEAF yields 116.1 miles
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LG Chem, Renault agree to largest lithium-ion deal to date
LG Chem has signed a massive lithium-ion battery supply agreement with Renault. Indeed, this deal is so big that LG Chem company spokesman Song Choong-sup state










