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Global Battery Equity Index

Posted on July 03, 2008

As oil prices continue soaring and consumers' preference shifts to smaller and more fuel efficient vehicles, we are likely to see a proliferation of hybrid technology. Looking at the most recent car sales data in the US, Honda (HMC) and Hyundai out-sold both GM (GM) and Ford (F), mostly due to their wide selection of smaller more fuel efficient vehicles.So what does this have to do with batteries? I believe quite a lot... It would appear the next natural progression in the auto industry will be the development and sale of plug-in hybrids [PHEV]. Thus far, production of PHEVs has been extre...

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