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...getting $528 million in low-interest, government-guaranteed loans to refine its plug-in hybrid-drive system, originally developed by its partner Quantum Technology of Irvine, Calif., with grants from the U.S. Department of Defense. Using that technology, the Karma can travel for 50 miles on lithium-ion batteries before the gasoline engine turns on to act as a generator, Fisker says. The preliminary price tag for the Karma...
...industrial northeastern Chinese city of Tianjin, Richard Liang, Tianjin Lishen Battery Co.'s vice president of marketing, passes by photos of Chinese state leaders before he reaches a display that contains the heart of the Coda: a gray box of power cells that makes up the car's lithium-ion battery. Lishen manufactures the $12,000 battery as part of its pioneering joint-venture deal to build and sell an electric car in the U.S. and, eventually, China. The idea is simple - Lishen, one of the biggest battery manufacturers in the world, provides hardware manufacturing at a reduced cost, while...
...January that it would spend $1.6 billion over the next three years to develop alternative fuels, and there's already an $8,800 subsidy for local governments and taxi companies that buy electrics and hybrids - which is more than the U.S. government offers. And China already makes more lithium-ion batteries - the energy-dense technology key to new electric cars - than any other country on the planet. "This is a priority for the Chinese government," says Kelly Sims Gallagher, author of the book China Shifts Gears: Automakers, Oil, Pollution, and Development. "They see it as a pathway to a more...
...trunk of a car, but unlike the company's strictly human-powered vehicles, which start at $250 for adults, the Pon-e is very pricey at $1,700. While some previous Trikke models had short-lived lead-acid batteries, this is the first with a lithium-ion battery that can power the Pon-e for up to 20 miles (32 km). And that's if you don't move your legs at all. Sam Jayme, a Trikke rep, points out that if you know what you're doing, you can get 100 miles (about 160 km) from...
...Another smart move for Nissan is what Richter calls the "batteries not included" approach. The lithium-ion batteries that power the Leaf are expensive - about $10,000 per car - so Nissan is leasing battery packs to buyers rather than selling them with the EV, reducing the sticker price...