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Correction: Battery Maker story

Jan 30, 2012, 8:29 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) – In a story Jan. 26 about the bankruptcy of Ener1 Inc., a maker of batteries for electric vehicles, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the company makes lithium-ion batteries for electric cars such as the Chevrolet Volt. Ener1 does not make batteries for the Volt.

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