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Junkyard Find: 2007 Mini Cooper S

The Truth About Cars

The "New Mini" first appeared in North American showrooms as a 2002 model, as part of the turn-of-the-century wave of retro-styled machinery that included the Volkswagen New Beetle , Chrysler PT Cruiser and Chevrolet HHR. There were convertible versions of the Cooper and Cooper S available as well.

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Study Measures Impact of Biodiesel on Non-Regulated Pollutants in Heavy-Duty Engine

Green Car Congress

Experiments were conducted on a 2002 model year 5.9 The DPF was highly effective at converting gaseous hydrocarbons and PM associated PAH and total nitro-PAH. Voorhees (2010) Article Diesel Particle Filter and Fuel Effects on Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine Emissions. Article ASAP doi: 10.1021/es1008032. Ratcliff, A.

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IEEE Power & Energy Society President Dies at 69

Cars That Think

After retiring from IBM in 2002, Williams volunteered at the Computer History Museum , in Mountain View, Calif. An expert in power electronic converters, electrical machines, and novel grid components, he spent almost his entire career in academia, conducting research in power electronics. Fellow, 62; died 16 May.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

In 1997, Willett Kempton , a professor at the University of Delaware, and Steve Letendre , a professor at Green Mountain College, in Vermont, began publishing a series of journal articles that imagined the bidirectional EV as a resource for electricity utilities. Electric Car tzero 0-60 3.6

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Main Page - EAA-PHEV

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

What changes do we make to convert a gasoline-only hybrid to a Plug-In Hybrid? Formed in 2002, our efforts for "100+MPG Hybrids" took off when we built PRIUS+ , the worlds first plug-in Prius). Our goal: Get car makers to build Bettah PHEVs than we can convert ourselves. 2008.03.20 - New rechargeit.blogspot.com about PHEVs.

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Hasner’s Florida State Electric Car Tax Break Gets Boost

Revenge of the Electric Car

From Josh’s article: As the House Energy and Utilities Committee gave its stamp of approval to the measure, Hasner is planning a showing of “Who Killed the Electric Car?” Read more of the article: Hasner’s electric car tax break gets boost. Here’s the complete text of the article, in case the link goes bad.

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Hasner’s Florida State Electric Car Tax Break Gets Boost

Revenge of the Electric Car

From Josh’s article: As the House Energy and Utilities Committee gave its stamp of approval to the measure, Hasner is planning a showing of “Who Killed the Electric Car?” Read more of the article: Hasner’s electric car tax break gets boost. Here’s the complete text of the article, in case the link goes bad.

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