EV Media Watch This Week From EDTA

GM, government backers show off first Volt battery
Reuters
January 7, 2010

--General Motors showed off the first battery pack for its electric Chevy Volt. "We will just see if the American public is ready for this," GM Chairman and Chief Executive Ed Whitacre said at a new Detroit-area facility that has started to build the massive lithium-ion battery packs for the Volt. CLICK HERE

Tesla, Panasonic partner on electric car batteries
Reuters
January 7, 2010

--U.S electric sports carmaker Tesla Motors will partner with Japan's Panasonic Corp (6752.T) for the next generation of lithium-ion batteries. CLICK HERE

E.P.A. Seeks Stricter Rules to Curb Smog
The New York Times
January 7, 2010

--The Obama administration's proposal sets a primary standard for ground-level ozone of no more than 0.060 to 0.070 parts per million, to be phased in over two decades. CLICK HERE

Think Electric Car Will Be Built in Indiana
The Wall Street Journal
January 5, 2010

--Think, a Scandinavian electric-vehicle maker, will build its first car for the U.S. market in Indiana starting in 2011. The Oslo-based company plans to sell its City subcompact car in the U.S. starting late next year by importing vehicles assembled in Finland. The import sales will be followed by U.S.-produced cars starting in early 2011, said Think CEO Richard Canny. CLICK HERE

Electrics, Hybrids to Star at Car Show
The Wall Street Journal
January 8, 2010

--Electric vehicles, hybrids and small cars are slated to take center stage at the big Detroit auto show that opens Monday as car makers try to forget the bleak year gone by and look to the future. CLICK HERE

8 Green Cars to Watch at the Detroit Auto Show
earth2tech
January 8, 2010

--The annual event will include an array of concepts for greener cars, including hybrids, plug-in hybrids and battery electric vehicles — a sign of how even in a time when more and more car companies are questioning the value of these budget-busting auto shows, they're still betting that demonstrating green innovation (with designs like the eight shown below) will be worth the price. CLICK HERE

Sign of Things to Come: Prius Top-Selling Car in Japan
Daily Finance
January 8, 2010

--The Toyota Prius was the top-selling can in Japan last year -- a sign that the hybrid has come of age. CLICK HERE

Honda FCX Clarity shows hydrogen fuel-cell technology is still kicking
USA Today
January 7, 2010

--Hundreds of hydrogen-powered light-duty vehicles are on U.S. roads driving more than 1,100,000 miles. CLICK HERE

Electric car maker CODA raises $25 million
San Francisco Business Times
January 6, 2010

--Electric car and battery company CODA Automotive Inc. raised $25 million in the first close of its third venture funding round. The Santa Monica business says it will start selling its electric sedan at the end of this year, and has identified San Francisco as an ideal market. CLICK HERE

It's Electric!: Electric Cars Go on Sale This Year
The New York Times
January 6, 2010

-- Several big automakers plan to start introducing a range of electric vehicles in late 2010, giving the broader public its first chance to buy the vehicles that rely more on the electrical outlet than the gas pump. CLICK HERE

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Industry Press Releases:

Tesla Wraps Up Historic Roadster Road Trip on Schedule
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Volvo receives order for 12 hybrid buses to Norway
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GM Builds First Lithium-ion Battery for Chevrolet Volt
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All-electric Volvo C30 project presented for the first time
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Honda Delivers FCX Clarity Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle to 2010 Canadian Olympic Hockey Team Captain Scott Niedermayer
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