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Ribbon Cutting For EnerDel (HEV) Lithium Battery Plant Happens Friday

This Friday at noon, Indiana Senator Evan Bayh will be an honored guest of EnerDel (HEV) at a ceremony marking the commissioning of the country’s first commercial scale production line for lithium-ion battery packs.  To meet anticipated demand, EnerDel plans to expand the plant in Indiananopolis, pack assembly capacity at its Noblesville plant and may expand further through the purchase or construction of a 3rd plant.  Anticipated annual production is currently in the neighborhood of … Read the rest

Quantum Technologies (QTWW) Fisker Karma Finalist For Green Car Award

fisker karma The Fisker Karma hybrid-electric car has been nominated as a finalist for Green Car Journal’s 2009 Green Car Vision Award at the Washington DC Auto Show February 4 – 8.   The car uses the Q-DRIVE plug-in hybrid technology, developed exclusively for Fisker Automotive by Quantum Technologies (QTWW) which co-founded Fisker.

A fully charged Fisker Karma burns no fuel for the first 50 miles after which the gasoline engine kicks in to charge the battery and … Read the rest