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Controlled Power Technologies and Advanced Lead-Acid Battery Consortium to unveil LC Super Hybrid at Geneva show; low-cost “micro-mild” demonstrator

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Despite the enhanced gasoline engine performance the vehicle achieves near diesel levels of fuel economy, but with lower production costs. The additional cost to the vehicle manufacturer is estimated between €750 and €1,500 (US$1,000 to $2,000). The event is supported by the world body for automotive engineering FISITA.

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Opinion: Reinventing fuel-based power for a more secure and resilient grid

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Grid balancing and resilience is not a challenge borne out of our transition to a net-zero carbon economy. For example, demand will often increase when is it raining or peak during half time of a national televised sporting event. Localized balancing is not a new problem. Intelligent Power Generation.

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Torotrak to acquire remaining 80% of Flybrid for up to £23M; targeting commercial launch of M-KERS in 2015

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M-KERS captures and stores energy that is otherwise lost during vehicle deceleration events. This leaves Torotrak’s technologies that improve the internal combustion engine’s performance well positioned as affordable, mainstream solutions in the mass car markets.

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Flybus consortium integrates prototype flywheel hybrid hardware into bus; simulations indicate fuel savings in excess of 10%

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Initial cost estimates suggest that the Flybus system could be available at a fraction of the cost of an electric hybrid, whilst simulation results indicate fuel savings comfortably in excess of 10%. The result is a system which exhibits very low levels of power loss.

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

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The Model 3 its affordable ($35,000 as it was originally advertised, though most have sold for more), smaller model changed everything. Bolts jolts the market with 200+ miles of range and an affordable price. Tesla found the volume (after some initial stumbles) that has moved the company toward fiscal stability.

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Separate MIT, IEA reports both outline major expansion in role of natural gas; caution on climate benefits

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High-level findings of the MIT study include: There are abundant supplies of natural gas in the world, and many of these supplies can be developed and produced at relatively low cost. It is clean and flexible.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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Green Car Congress attended the Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street) conference (23-24 June) sponsored by Euromoney Energy Events and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). Costs are also falling due to classic economics. It is not how can we get low cost capital to take more risk.

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