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Wireless charging company WiTricity scaling up EV charging capability as well as itself

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One of the things WiTricity has been doing since the first public disclosure back in 2005 and then the formal formation in 2007 is taking this core of technology of magnetic resonance and applying it into practice. From 2005 to today, we’ve come a long way. WiT-3300 Development Kit. —Alex Gruzen. WiT-3300 components.

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Audi offers two new 3-cylinder engines in refreshed A1: 1.0 TFSI and MDB 1.4 TDI diesel for A1 ultra

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Power output—ranging from from 66 kW (90 hp) to 141 kW (192 hp)—has been increased in most engines, while fuel economy has been reduced by as much as 10% percent. Unlike the predecessor engine used through 2005 in the Audi A2, the new 1.4 TDI follows the 2.0L Earlier post.) The new A1 entry?level The stroke of 95.5

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MAEAA Web Links

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Micro :Electronics, Kits, Surplus, Online Catalog Cand H Sales Co.: EV Technical Files :Some handy info on the EV Album website EPA Fuel Economy :complete list of the EPA fuel economy results for recent years MotorPerformance Data : Graphs and drawings of Baldor, GE, and PrestoliteEV motors. Nice folks. Fair RadioSales Co.:

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Beginning in 2005, we excerpted individual statements of intentions by carmakers, but by the start of 2008, the number of comments became too numerous for us to track. 2/12/07 GM is aggressively pursuing plug-in hybrids "because of the tremendous potential to significantly increase fuel economy," according to spokesman Brian Corbett.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Posts | Profile James Kanter Reporter Mr. Kanter has been a staff correspondent for The International Herald Tribune in Paris and Brussels since 2005, covering European business affairs and the business of green. She is an avid runner and hiker, having grown up camping most summers in the Sierra Nevada.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Posts | Profile James Kanter Reporter Mr. Kanter has been a staff correspondent for The International Herald Tribune in Paris and Brussels since 2005, covering European business affairs and the business of green. She is an avid runner and hiker, having grown up camping most summers in the Sierra Nevada.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Posts | Profile James Kanter Reporter Mr. Kanter has been a staff correspondent for The International Herald Tribune in Paris and Brussels since 2005, covering European business affairs and the business of green. She is an avid runner and hiker, having grown up camping most summers in the Sierra Nevada.

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