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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

Green Car Congress

Enovix Corporation. Exelon Corporation. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (Wabtec Corporation). Ducted Fuel Injection and Cooled Spray Technologies for Particulate Control in Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines. Integrated Fuel Cell Electric Powertrain Demonstration. Shelby County Government.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Some of our engineers think we must go beyond lithium-ion," said Katsuaki Watanabe, president of the Toyota Motor Corporation, referring to what is now the leading battery technology for electric vehicles. ( He said he plans to discuss the idea with [Caroll] Shelby and [Lee] Iacocca. New York Times ) 10/22/07 ".in But its ready now.

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