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DECEMBER 17, 2013
The Electrification Coalition released two case studies outlining how two cities— Houston, Texas and Loveland, Colorado —are saving money by using electric vehicles (EVs) in their vehicle fleets. Loveland is now aiming to convert all of its light-duty fleet vehicles that work within a close distance of the city to EVs.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 15, 2014
The front compartment houses the electric motor, electronic control system and boost converter. Increasing the voltage produced by the fuel cell, this converter has allowed both the size of the motor and the number of cells to be reduced, thus cutting costs and increasing performance. Earlier post.)
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OCTOBER 9, 2014
The seven awards bring the total number of GCEP-supported research programs to 117 since the project’s launch in 2002. The new funding will be shared by six Stanford research teams and an international group from the United States and Europe. The Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP) at Stanford University has awarded $10.5
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 25, 2011
Volkswagen is staging the world debut of its XL1 diesel plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) prototype at the Qatar Motor Show this week. The XL1 prototype has an all-electric range of up to 35 kilometers (22 miles); total range is approx. The XL1 prototype PHEV. Click to enlarge. L/100 km (261 mpg US), according to VW.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 21, 2013
The plug-in diesel-electric hybrid, which Volkswagen will showcase at the Geneva show, can cover a distance of up to 50 km (31 miles) in all-electric mode. In all-electric mode, the XL1 requires less than 0.1 In all electric mode, the TDI is decoupled from the drivetrain by disengaging a clutch, and is shut down.
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SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
The diesel-electric full-hybrid vehicle, weighing just 380 kilograms (838 lbs), offers an initial glimpse at how a future production version might appear. Volkswagen first revealed a one-liter concept at the annual meeting in 2002, then cancelled the project in 2005. Earlier post.) The two-cylinder 0.8-liter Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
JUNE 14, 2010
For $100 million in one year, we’ll demonstrate how to rapidly reduce use of oil in transportation with safe, warrantied retrofits of tens of millions gas-guzzlers. We’re now in the crisis CalCars knew, when we began in 2002, would some day arrive. (We In the key area of transportation, we submit our Drive Star proposal.
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