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Balqon introduces ZEVQON electric vehicle motor controllers for commercial truck and bus markets

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ZEVQON product line uses latest IGBT transistor technology, providing high efficiency conversion of battery DC voltage to AC voltage. The new line of electric motor controllers are smaller in size, featuring liquid cooling, regenerative braking and compliance to automotive J1939 Can Bus communication protocol.

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"Spirit of DC" Taking on Las Vegas EVA, Monday Eve, 24 November 2008

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

SEE below for December 2008 contents from Las Vegas EVA Watts Happening -- space that was reserved for Stan & Marianne, Bill and Amanda, Bill, Lloyd, Daniel, John, Michelle, et Las Vegas EVA'rs al for webblogging plus posting pixs of the "Spirit of DC" shining & showing on the 2nd level of the Texas Station Casino parking garage.

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Bright Automotives Plug-in IDEA Debuts on Tuesday

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Bright Automotive will unveil its IDEA plug-in hybrid concept on Tuesday in Washington, DC. Bright Automotive launched in January 2008 from Colorado-based Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) with the goal of building on the work of a consortium of organizations, including Alcoa, Google.org, Johnson Controls and the Turner Foundation.

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New study finds GHG emissions from palm oil production significantly underestimated; palm oil biofuels could be more climate-damaging than oil sands fuels

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Business-as-usual’ projections of future conversion rates, based on historical rates over the past two decades, indicate that 6–9 Mha of peatland in insular Southeast Asia may be converted to plantations by the year 2020, unless land use planning policies or markets for products change. Chris Malins. Soares-Filho, Gregory P. Asner, Simon N.

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Magazine Article and 914 EV Wiki

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

My 914 was featured on page 38 along with John Benson's 914 DC conversion! With the transmission fixed, the DC/DC fixed and the DMOC445 smoothed out, I'm starting to relax and really enjoy the car. Maybe for 2008, at least the Tesla roadster will get on the list. Got that EV Grin again.) It's better than nothing.

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Sanyo Installs Two Solar Parking Lots for Bikes and Provides 100 Hybrid Bikes in Tokyo

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It offers the current highest-class power generation level per installation area, based on energy conversion efficiency and temperature characteristics, according to Sanyo. Introduced by Sanyo in Japan in December 2008, the eneloop bike is a 26-inch, three-speed regenerative, pedal-assist hybrid electric bicycle. The eneloop bike.

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DOE Issues RFI for Fuel Cells For Combined Heating and Power and APU Applications; Reflective of New Direction for Hydrogen Program

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The RFI includes preliminary targets developed with earlier stakeholder input, including a workshop in June 2008 at the Program’s Annual Merit Review and Peer Evaluation meeting. Est. 2008 status 2012 2105 2020. 1 DC net/LHV or AC net/LHV. 2015 and 2020 targets include DC-AC conversion efficiencies. 1 DC net/LHV.

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