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Bob Lutz Joins Transonic Combustions Board of Directors

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a start-up developing a supercritical fuel injection system ( earlier post). Transonic Combustion is on course to directly supply global automotive manufacturers with its high efficiency fuel injection systems. from 1998 to 2001. Before returning to GM, Lutz was CEO of Exide Corp. Previously with Chrysler Corp.,

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High Performance Computing key enabler for accelerating development of high efficiency engines

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Wagner, Director of the Fuels Engines and Emissions Research Center, and Dr. Sreekanth Pannala, Senior Research Staff Member in the Computing and Computational Sciences Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in a keynote talk at the recent Global Powertrain Conference. Dual-fuel Combustion. Stochastic processes.

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SAE Hybrid Standards Committee: Works In Progress For 2009

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Standards under development in these areas include: J1711: Emissions and Fuel Economy Testing. Such procedures will be used during exhaust emissions tests and fuel economy certification tests, and may be used for future “charge economy” certification tests. J2464: Battery Pack and Capacitor Pack Safety.

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GM Quantifies CO2 and Fuel Consumption Reductions Via E-REVs And PHEVs, As Compared To Conventional Hybrids

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Using 2008 estimates from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) as well as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Tate and Savagian note that global primary energy use is projected to rise by 50% over the next 22 years, with worldwide vehicle population increasing by 60% over the same period of time. Tate et al.

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

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Westbrook, 2001 "Gasoline to Electric Conversion Manual: A Workshop Guide for High Schools", published by the Electric Vehicle Society of Canada, July 2005 "History of the Electric Automobile: Hybrid electric vehicles", by Ernest H. com Vigil to save last remaining 78 EV1 cars www.pluginamerica.com/saveev1.htm htm Advocates of the Th!

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