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Unifrax introduces Battery Advisory Board to support SiFAB silicon fiber anode battery technology

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He served as Chief Engineer for Ford’s hybrid technologies during 2003 and was also Chief Engineer for the Ford Escape Hybrid from 1998 to 2003. Patil spent 27 years of his professional career at Ford Motor Company in various engineering and management positions. Rita Lane, former Vice President of Operations, Apple Inc.,

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Researchers find that abiotic methane can charge deepsea Arctic gas hydrates

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Methane produced by serpentinization can escape through cracks and faults, and end up at the ocean floor. In other known settings the abiotic methane escapes into the ocean, where it potentially influences ocean chemistry. —co-author and CAGE director Jürgen Mienert. —Joel Johnson.

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Study Finds East Siberian Arctic Shelf Showing Instability and Widespread Venting of the GHG Methane; Releases May Be Much Larger and Faster Than Anticipated

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These findings do change our view of the vulnerability of the large sub-sea permafrost carbon reservoir on the ESAS; the permafrost “lid” is clearly perforated, and sedimentary CH 4 is escaping to the atmosphere. Earlier studies in Siberia focused on methane escaping from thawing terrestrial permafrost. Click to enlarge.

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Profile: Li-ion Provider Compact Power, Inc. Focusing on the Automotive and Vehicle Markets

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Green Car Congress recently had the opportunity to spend some time with Dr. Prabhakar Patil, the CEO of Compact Power, Inc. He served as the chief engineer for the Ford Escape Hybrid from 1998 to 2003 and holds 12 patents. by Bill Cooke. GM plans to handle module and pack assembly itself, earlier post.) Prabhakar Patil.

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

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Subscribe Green News Events Manufacturers Region New Cars Used Cars Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chrysler , Dodge , AutoblogGreen Exclusive , SAE World Congress Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day by Sebastian Blanco on Apr 22nd 2009 at 7:48PM Two months ago we went for a ride in the Dodge Circuit EV.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Ford Escape PHEV-40 around 2012. First Escape PHEV delivered to SCE Nov 2007; 20 in 2008-2009. First Escape PHEV delivered to SCE Nov 2007; 20 in 2008-2009. When Lutz first proposed creating an electric car in 2003, the idea "bombed" inside GM, he says. "I Establishing dealer network. Batteries not ready.

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