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	<title>Green cars: latest news &#187; Lithium-ion batteries</title>
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		<title>Report: Panasonic turns to China for lithium-ion batteries</title>
		<link>http://www.thegreencarwebsite.co.uk/blog/index.php/2012/02/01/report-panasonic-turns-to-china-for-lithium-ion-batteries/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Lucas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In what could be a significant manufacturing change, Japanese giant Panasonic is said to be considering expanding production of lithium-ion batteries to China. According to reports in Japanese business daily, The Nikkei, Panasonic had previously relied on domestic production because of the technological sophistication needed when producing lithium-ion batteries for both electric and hybrid cars. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toyota turns to Argentina</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Lucas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We’re used to reading stories about carmakers moving into China and other major markets – but now Toyota is looking to tap into Argentina as it bids to expand its green car line-up. A Toyota Group company, Toyota Tsusho Corporation, will start lithium production at the Salar de Olaroz Lithium-Potash Project in 2013 thanks to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boston Power heads to China</title>
		<link>http://www.thegreencarwebsite.co.uk/blog/index.php/2011/12/24/boston-power-heads-to-china/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 01:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Lucas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the leading lithium-ion battery makers in theUSAis set to expand into China after announcing $30million in new private equity. The company has received investment from GSR Ventures, as well as Oak Investment Partners and Foundation Asset Management. It follows on from an announcement in September of $125million in growth capital and Chinese government [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sensor offers lithium-ion battery failure warning</title>
		<link>http://www.thegreencarwebsite.co.uk/blog/index.php/2011/12/22/sensor-offers-lithium-ion-battery-failure-warning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 01:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Lucas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Electric cars]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The bright minds at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, have made an important breakthrough that could help warn about impending lithium-ion battery failure. They have developed an inexpensive sensor based on a study between the internal temperature of lithium-ion cells and the electrical parameter of the cell itself. They found that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Panasonic batteries chosen for Toyota Plug-in Hybrid</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Lucas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Toyota Plug-in Hybrid will be officially launched in January (see article) and the Panasonic Group has confirmed that it will supply the vehicle’s lithium-ion batteries. It marks the first time that Panasonic has been chosen to supply lithium-ion batteries on a mass produced plug-in hybrid vehicle and it believes the decision is reflective of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BASF aims to advance electric car batteries</title>
		<link>http://www.thegreencarwebsite.co.uk/blog/index.php/2011/11/24/basf-aims-to-advance-electric-car-batteries/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Lucas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Electric cars]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[BASF has put together a new global business unit aimed at uniting its current and future battery activities for electric cars and other electric vehicles. The new “Battery Materials” division will be formed on January 1, 2012, and will integrate the activities of BASF’s catalysts division, which focuses on cathode materials; its intermediates division, which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A123Systems reports massive growth</title>
		<link>http://www.thegreencarwebsite.co.uk/blog/index.php/2011/11/10/a123systems-reports-massive-growth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Lucas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the second time this week, A123Systems is in the news for all the right reasons – this time after reporting strong growth during quarter three with record revenue of $64.3million – that’s up 145 per cent compared to the same quarter in 2010. The battery systems company, which has just secured a $25million equity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lithium-ion battery maker secures huge partnership</title>
		<link>http://www.thegreencarwebsite.co.uk/blog/index.php/2011/11/09/lithium-ion-battery-maker-secures-huge-partnership/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thegreencarwebsite.co.uk/blog/index.php/2011/11/09/lithium-ion-battery-maker-secures-huge-partnership/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 07:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Lucas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Battery technology giant A123Systems has expanded its partnership with IHI Corporation, and subsequently secured a $25million equity investment. A123 will licence its battery system to IHI, which is one of the largest industrial equipment manufacturers in Japan, with IHI offering the equity investment in return. IHI will become the exclusive provider of A123 battery systems [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lithium Energy Japan to hike battery output</title>
		<link>http://www.thegreencarwebsite.co.uk/blog/index.php/2011/10/11/lithium-energy-japan-to-hike-battery-output/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Lucas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The joint venture between GS Yuasa Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation and Mitsubishi Motors, known as Lithium Energy Japan, has revealed plans to expand its production capacity by 70 per cent. According to a report in The Nikkei, it will be capable of producing 4.4million lithium-ion battery cells a year – that’s enough to power 50,000 electric [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lithium-ion battery company aims for China dominance</title>
		<link>http://www.thegreencarwebsite.co.uk/blog/index.php/2011/09/22/lithium-ion-battery-company-aims-for-china-dominance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 05:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Lucas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boston Power has set its sights on dominating the lithium-ion battery market in China after announcing $125million in new funding in the country. The growth capital and Chinese government incentives will be used mainly to scale manufacturing, research and development; as well as to boost business development activities for the company’s energy storage technology and [...]]]></description>
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