Archive for January, 2011

Buy Amara Raja Batteries target of Rs 240 Angel Broking
Moneycontrol.com
Angel Broking is bullish on Amara Raja Batteries (ARBL) and has recommended buy rating on the stock with a target of Rs 240 in its January 24, 2011 research

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Inmate suffers burns after starting fire in cell
Amarillo.com
James Brian Wheeler, 27, started a fire in his cell about 7 pm, then threw batteries into the flames, said Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokeswoman

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Mother Nature Network
Questions keep rolling in on electric-car batteries
Dallas Morning News
The Nissan Leaf and other electric vehicles use what is essentially a cluster of lithium-ion batteries for power. By From Wire Reports A variety of electric
The Electric Vehicle Hump: It's the Batteries, StupidEnergy Collective
2012 Ford Focus Electric Won't Charge as Fast as Nissan LEAFAll Cars Electric (blog)
Nissan's Smyrna Lithium-Ion Battery Plant is on ScheduleTreehugger
TFTS (blog) -International Business Times -PluginCars.com
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For Automakers, Better Batteries Crucial to Success of New Electric Cars
NewsHour
MICKY BLY: Solid-state batteries is what we see as that next major breakthrough, with maybe 2X the energy density within a cell, two times.

Storm Could Cause Widespread Mischief
Patch
Have a flashlight with fresh batteries on each floor of your home. Avoid using candles; a battery-operated lantern would be a better bet.

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The National Volunteer Fire Council and Duracell Launch Battery Donation
PR Newswire (press release)
With the help of consumers, the program goal is to provide 10 million batteries to the 23000 volunteer fire departments in the US(4) in order to help power
Two-Thirds of Volunteer Firefighters Report their Department is UnderfundedIpsos News & Polls (subscription)

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Stores running out of flashlights
Muncie Star Press
MUNCIE — Stores are beginning to run out of flashlights — and if you can find one you'll have a hard time finding D batteries to operate it.

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TribLocal
Evanston offers battery recycling
TribLocal
Instead of throwing those old household batteries in the trash, the city of Evanston is
Eco-Friendly Tip: Where To Dump Dead BatteriesPatch

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VentureBeat
On the GreenBeat: Think's electric car gets recalled, Khosla bets against
VentureBeat
will be a lithium ion battery by 2025 because there isn't enough available lithium in the world to power the batteries needed for electric vehicles.

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Wizbang (blog)
Hate Cold Weather? So Do Electric Cars.
Wizbang (blog)
The batteries don't produce as much power so the car has less power. The batteries also have to work harder so the effective range of the car is also
Biden announces plan to deploy a million advanced technology vehiclesElectric Light & Power

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