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Bush Budget: Plug-ins Hybrids, Not So Much

Plugs and Cars

The Detroit News has the alternative fuel breakdown in the president's budget request, and it isn't pretty. Increases for hydrogen fuel cell research from $289 million in FY 2007 to $309 million in FY 2008. Bush proposes $81 million, which includes $17 million for plug-in hybrid battery grants. We need cars.

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Freescale announces new high-end powertrain microcontroller; 3x performance of prior high-end unit

Green Car Congress

With new fuel choices, and increasing safety demands primarily driven by electric vehicles, automakers need to address increasingly complex powertrain platforms. The Qorivva MPC5777M will help address these needs by powering traditional diesel and gasoline direct injection systems as well as hybrid electric and plug-in electric vehicles.

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Reaction Design introduces model fuel library resulting from work of Model Fuels Consortium

Green Car Congress

Further, subscribers will have the ability to target a fuel model for specific application and simulation goals such as ignition, flame propagation, or emissions of NO x , CO and soot/particulate matter (PM) emission rates. Diesel fuel components, including n-heptane, iso-octane, decalin and alpha-methyl naphthalene (AMN).

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From EV Range Anxiety to Range Confidence

Blink Charging

Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuels Data Center , the U.S. has over 156,000 charging ports for plug-in EVs installed at the aforementioned nearly 60,000 locations. The Importance of Home Charging Solutions for Range Confidence The Blink HQ 200 offers a universal J-1772 plug and up to 50 amps of electricity.

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