The company also released initial details of an accelerated vehicle electrification plan for a family of hybrids, plug-in hybrids and battery electric vehicles.
And there are technologies out there that could eliminate all these deaths, particularly, battery electric vehicles where the electricity is provided by renewable energy such as wind and solar power.
Our most recent report on plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) has the market for battery electric vehicles growing at a very rapid pace (32% compound annual growth rate between this year and 2020).
The big investment play on electric-powered vehicles, Tesla Motors (TSLA), the leading developer and maker of battery electric vehicles, recently revised downward its third-quarter delivery from 500 vehicles to 200-225, and its full year target from 5, 000 to 2, 700-3, 250 due to production issues, including delays in delivery due in part to flooding at one of its component suppliers.
Ms Boyack suggested the government should replace their ministerial limousines with a clean, green fleet of battery powered electric vehicles.
Until now, battery power has been seen as primarily a way to reduce emissions and improve fuel economy, whether with relatively conventional hybrids, like the Toyota Prius, with plug-ins, such as the new Chevrolet Volt, or with pure battery-electric vehicles, like the Nissan Leaf.
"Made in America" advanced battery technology and electric military vehicles would reduce fuel demand and cost, afford tactical flexibility, and decrease operational risks.
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Secker believes the fastest growing battery sector will be electric vehicles but at the moment laptops, cell phones and rechargeable batteries still lead the pack.
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With this action, Nissan becomes the first and only manufacturer in the automotive industry to provide limited warranty coverage for battery capacity loss for electric vehicles.
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More than 435, 000 battery powered electric and hybrid electric vehicles were sold in the United States this year, an increase of 53%, compared to 2011 sales numbers, according to the Electric Drive Transportation Association.
Contrast that with Ford, which is building electric vehicles that are basically battery powered versions of conventionally powered cars.
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Hypothetically speaking, body panels already used on a vehicle could be treated with the battery-like spray paint potentially replacing, or at least reducing, the size of bulky battery packs used on current hybrids and electric vehicles.
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Even after overlooking all the Model S' objective blemishes (the team over at CR mentioned its lack of certain high-end features, stereo issues and parasitic battery energy losses when parked), electric vehicles lack a national infrastructure of charging points, accessible cross-country range and remain cost prohibitive for most consumers.
Meanwhile, Google invested in the power of pig poop and researchers rolled out a new inexpensive, powerful, and lightweight jelly battery that could one day power laptops and electric vehicles.
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The company, which grew out of a predecessor company founded by Miles Rubin called Miles Electric Vehicles, is designed around the battery pack.
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This company, much ballyhooed in the media, has had the intriguing idea of creating a network of battery charging and swapping stations to facilitate the growth of electric vehicles.
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There will also be grants for communities to purchase electric vehicles and more research and development funding for battery research.
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If it proves to be as promising as some people suspect, the new battery design developed by MIT researchers may create compelling synergies between electric vehicles and the electric power grid.
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Use of alternative vehicles such as battery operated and CNG, supported by electric charging stations and a CNG refueling station.
Battery technology is still very much in flux, and widespread usage of electric vehicles will require significant investments for charging infrastructure.
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In the medium term, solar power combined with improved battery storage systems will make a difference, as will military vehicles with hybrid electric engines.
Dangers can be reduced if responders have easy access to battery packs and if auto manufacturers create common disconnect locations in all hybrid and electric vehicles, NHTSA said.
Over the next several years GE plans to convert half its vehicle fleet to battery power, including 15, 000 Chevy Volts and perhaps 15, 000 electric vehicles from other makers.
Professor Blythe, who's studying consumer reaction to battery-powered vehicles, reckons 5-10% of British cars will be electric within 10 years.
The "quick drop" system was supposed to remove one of the main obstacles to the adoption of electric vehicles, namely the several hours it takes to recharge a flat battery.
In very related news, GM has struck a deal with Massachusetts-based battery developer A123 Systems to produce flat lithium-ion batteries for use in upcoming plug-in electric vehicles, such as the Chevy Volt.
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Johnson Controls is also increasing its production capacity of advanced battery types like Absorbent Glass Mat that power start-stop vehicles and Li-ion that power hybrid and electric vehicles.
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