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MAY 23, 2009

Schematic of downsized and supercharged four-stroke hybrid pneumatic spark injection engine. In the pneumatic hybridization scheme, each cylinder is connected via a fully variable charge valve to a shared pressure tank. Source: ETH Zürich. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Dönitz et al.

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MAY 20, 2009

A new Johnson Controls survey, conducted by Harris Interactive, finds that 88% of US adults believe the United States must become a leader in hybrid vehicles and 84% that the government should support the advancement of battery technology in this country.

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MARCH 6, 2010

Bright Automotive, the developer of the purpose-built, plug-in hybrid IDEA ( earlier post ), has been awarded one of five contracts by the United States Postal Service (USPS) to develop and test an electric postal delivery vehicle. The IDEA, Bright noted, is now scheduled for production in 2013.

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JUNE 1, 2010

The new technology offers improved cost, performance and efficiency of hybrid and electric vehicle powertrains; applications include hybrid, plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles, range extenders, auxiliary power units (APU) and integrated starter-generator (ISG) systems. EVO Electric Ltd. , kg/kW nominal). Earlier post.).

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JULY 10, 2012

GE is also looking at using the batteries in heavy-duty hybrid applications such as in buses, locomotives and mining vehicles. New York State committed $15 million when the new plant was announced in May 2009, and $5 million was committed by Schenectady County’s Metroplex Development Authority.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2013

The two companies today unveiled a Ford Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid vehicle with Coca-Cola PlantBottle Technology interior fabric surfaces covering seat cushions, seat backs, head restraints, door panel inserts and headliners. Fabric made from PlantBottle Technology consists of up to 30% plant-based materials.

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APRIL 22, 2009

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JULY 9, 2015

Though there are some exceptions to these positive results for some of the diesel versions of vehicles from a total-cost-of-ownership perspective, the overall direction of the results supports the idea that diesel vehicles are competitive within the U.S. Belzowski 2015. Click to enlarge. Average diesel take rates. Model year.

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JANUARY 7, 2013

UHB Engine Integration for a Hybrid Wing Body : Verification of power plant and airframe integration concepts that will allow fuel consumption reductions in excess of 50 percent while reducing noise on the ground. But the real challenge is to integrate ideas and pieces together to make an even larger improvement.

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JULY 17, 2023

Waymo – Autonomous driving project of Google Google started autonomous car projects in 2009. They say that their journey started at Google in 2009, and became Waymo in 2016. Obviously, once the technology gets matured policies will be updated.

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JANUARY 14, 2010

The North American International Auto Show in Detroit marked the US debut of Hyundai’s Blue-Will plug-in hybrid concept that was first introduced at the Seoul Motor Show in 2009. It promises an electric-only driving distance [.].

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MARCH 20, 2014

Ford now offers three plug-in vehicles: the battery electric Focus Electric, and the C-MAX Energi and Fusion Energi plug-in hybrids. In 2009, there were 3,000 known public charge stations. Ford estimates that its customers now have logged 65 million all-electric miles, increasing at a rate of 290,000 electric miles per day.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 30, 2009

The major selling point of the Insight is its hybrid powerplant, a petrol-electric unit that reduces CO2 emissions and provides a cleaner, greener way of motoring. Read the full 2009 Honda Insight road test report. RoadTestReports.co.uk provides road tests reports written by members of the Guild of Motoring Writers.

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APRIL 2, 2009

From: Leslie A Grossman [mailto:leslieann@lesliegrossman.com] Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 2:47 PM Subject: News Conference Monday - Electric Vehicle Spirit of DC here in Knoxville The Future of transportation is here, and is visiting Knoxville on Monday March 30th. Hybrids are also immediately available. while awaiting others' input.

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DECEMBER 11, 2009

Power car makes a stop in Yuma Forget the Energizer Bunny, one plug in hybrid just keeps going and going. It's a hot idea he thinks will promote jobs and move the U.S. And this Friday morn, 11 December 2009, the "Spirit" was all charged up in Home Sweet Bisbee, all sunny and bright. into a new era of technology.

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JANUARY 22, 2011

Conversely, responses for hybrid vehicles dropped in 2011, and basic/introduction cars fell more than 20 percentage points from last year. In fact, Hans Flick, national tax leader for KPMG’s automotive practice noted that executives appear to indicate that the idea of entry level cars may not have met expectations. Investments.

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JULY 21, 2009

The funding, which comes as part of the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Research Program (funding opportunity AFOSR-BAA-2009-3 ), will be used to tackle a fundamental fuel barrier to designing faster supersonic aircraft. The concentration of the nanocatalyst in the fuel would be very small.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2009

A series of presentations at the SAE 2009 Hybrid Vehicle Technology Symposium held in San Diego (11-12 February) sketched a mixed outlook for mainstream consumer—i.e., not enthusiast or pioneer—adoption of coming plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), given current market conditions and consumer awareness and attitudes.

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DECEMBER 9, 2009

Apart from efficient combustion engines, we will also be focusing our attention on alternative drivetrains such as hybrids and electromobility. Suzuki has our own ideas where the priorities should be, and we have already shared those with Volkswagen. million motorcycles in the 2008/2009 financial year. There are so many things.

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APRIL 7, 2009

The results, say the researchers, suggest that the cathode material could enable production of batteries that meet the demanding performance and safety requirements of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. SEM of Li[Ni 0.64 Mn 0.18 ]O 2 particle with concentration gradient of Ni, Co, and Mn contents. From Sun et al. Click to enlarge.

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Plug In Partners

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

I t's fair to say that the plug in hybrid ( watch video ) was born in California at UC Davis through the vision and tenacity of Andy Frank; but now, as the idea and the technology begins to mature and spread, another State and another University is joining the effort: Here's the story from Channel Nine news : N.C.

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APRIL 16, 2009

REDDIT STUMBLE UPON MYSPACE MIXX IT Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader See all CNNMoney.com RSS FEEDS ( close ) By Peter Valdes-Dapena , CNNMoney.com senior writer Last Updated: April 15, 2009: 2:59 PM ET The Dodge Circuit, slated to enter production late next year, is based on a vehicle platform engineered by Britains Lotus.

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MAY 25, 2014

2009, earlier post. 2009), “Chemical Recycling of Carbon Dioxide to Methanol and Dimethyl Ether: From Greenhouse Gas to Renewable, Environmentally Carbon Neutral Fuels and Synthetic Hydrocarbons”. Carbon dioxide recycling in the methanol economy Source: Olah et al. Click to enlarge. —Methanol report. Goeppert, A. and Prakash, G.

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Green Cars News

MAY 5, 2009

During last month’s SAE 2009 World Congress, Ford presented a research paper into thermoelectric exhaust heat energy recovery. engine with an Atkinson-cycle engine - such as those used in Ford’s Escape Hybrid SUV. engine with an Atkinson-cycle engine - such as those used in Ford’s Escape Hybrid SUV.

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Plugs and Cars

DECEMBER 18, 2009

Because people naturally, logically believe electric cars are a good idea. The press release headline blares: "PLUG-IN HYBRID VEHICLE COSTS LIKELY TO REMAIN HIGH, BENEFITS MODEST FOR DECADES." Tags: plug-in hybrid national academies of science battery electric car. Department of Energy.

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APRIL 19, 2009

This is especially important for electric and hybrid vehicles which can be difficult to hear at lower speeds due to their drive mechanism. When applied externally, Electronic Sound Synthesis, provides engine sound for hybrid or electric vehicles.

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APRIL 21, 2009

Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles Written by Jerry James Stone Published on April 19th, 2009 34 Comments Posted in Electric Cars (EVs) , Plug-in hybrid EVs Just a few hours after General Motors called for a standardized EV plug , one has been created! Subscribe to our RSS feed and stay up to date. as stated.

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AUGUST 11, 2009

An American green technology company has developed a hybrid Hummer capable of over 100mpg. Raser Technologies, the company behind the hybrid hummer, claims to have achieved the impossible by greening up one of the cars with the worse environmental record. Tags: Hybrid cars 100mpg Hummer hybrid Raser Technologies.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

Known as the Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2009, the bill covers research into light-, medium, and heavy- duty vehicles, as well as looking into infrastructure and pilot programmes.

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APRIL 21, 2009

A Brief Look at Todays Plug-in Hybrid and Electric Vehicles and the Companies That Are Revolutionizing an Old Industry Plug-in Hybrids: Vehicles of Tomorrow Monday April 20, 2009, 4:00 pm EDT Buzz up! Press Release Source: Floyd Associates, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2009

Just as there’s widespread support on promising ideas, there also seems to be broad agreement on what’s off the table. Anything that increases the cost of driving is soundly rejected by the public. People are willing to change their behavior in many ways, but they don’t want to be forced into it.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2010

Hyundai brought its Blue-Will plug-in hybrid (PHEV) concept—first introduced at the 2009 Seoul Motor Show ( earlier post )—to the North American International Auto Show in Detroit for its US debut. A 100 kW electric motor is at the heart of Hyundai’s proprietary parallel hybrid drive architecture. The Blue-Will PHEV concept.

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APRIL 21, 2009

ultra You might also like: Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles 9 Electric Cars 100 Years Old or More The Chinese BYD F3DM, First Mass Produced Electric Car, Fails with Consumers GM Ditches Volt for Geo Metro Hybrid? 3 David Herron said on March 16th, 2009 at 12:31 am Fast recharge will require huge power levels.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2009

November 16, 2009: 06:01 PM ET. By contrast, hybrid vehicles that mix traditional internal- combustion engines with electric power accounted for less than 3% of car sales in 2008, more than a decade after their introduction. lawmakers are supportive of the idea. UPDATE:Group Seeks US Tax Credits To Spur Electric Car Use.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2009

The company had already delivered more than 700 vehicles by the end of September, 2009 (see article ). In December last year, BYD began selling the world’s first mass-produced plug-in hybrid vehicle, the F3DM, which is slated to go on sale in Europe in 2010 with a 62mile all-electric range.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 19, 2009

Sounds good to us; driving the upcoming Chevy Volt 200 miles only to find out the cars charger plug doesnt fit the jack at the hotel sure isnt my idea of a good time. The 2009 ExtremeTech Case Mod Contest, sponosred by Newegg, is now accepting submissions. Its enough of a pain when I accidentally leave my cell phone charger on my desk.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

The first manufacturer to produce a full production hybrid, in the form of the iconic Prius, Toyota has also made significant advancements in the development of electric, hydrogen and alternative fuel vehicles. Q: Toyota focuses on hybrids with a few electric cars in the pipeline. When can we hope to see a plug-in version in the UK?

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