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Battery breakthrough sought for cars

By NATHAN BOMEY DETROIT FREE PRESS

Big investments in lithium-ion battery manufacturing plants won’t significantly reduce the cost of making batteries, a revised outlook that cautions that sustainable growth in electric-vehicle sales will happen later rather than sooner.

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  • Headline: Battery breakthrough sought for cars
  • Publication: Business, Pages 21 on 03/11/2013
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