Electric vehicle battery supply set to outstrip demand by 2013

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Bloomberg New Energy Finance predicts smaller players will struggle to survive in increasingly competitive market

An oversupply of lithium-ion batteries by 2013 will create a highly competitive market for manufacturers, despite helping to drive down the cost of electric vehicles (EVs). That is the finding of new...

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