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Road Test: 2024 Dodge Hornet R/T Plus Plug-In Hybrid

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seconds MPG: 21 city/29 highway/24 combined Small displacement, but dual power R/T Plus – Plug-in-Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) 1.3-liter, kWh battery is by plugging in. of torque 9-speed automatic All-wheel drive (AWD) 0-60: 6.5 liter, turbocharged 4-cylinder gasoline 288 hp/383 lb.ft The primary way to charge the 15.5

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ICCT paper assesses leading regional EV markets in US and policies behind them

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These typically range from $1,000 to $3,000 per battery electric vehicle in most states, and they are typically about half as much for plug-in hybrid vehicles due to their lesser all-electric driving capability. The white paper identifies the areas with the highest shares of EVs and catalogues the actions that support EV uptake.

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Video Friday: Co-Expression

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Columbia ] Researchers at Stanford University have invented a way to augment electric motors to make them much more efficient at performing dynamic movements through a new type of actuator, a device that uses energy to make things move. days of Modex 2024, in Atlanta. Stanford ] I’m sorry, but the world does not need more drummers.

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DOE awarding $7+ million to four hydrogen and fuel cell projects, including fuel cell delivery trucks

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These projects include: Center for Transportation and the Environment ($3 million DOE investment): Based in Atlanta, Ga., These projects include: Center for Transportation and the Environment ($3 million DOE investment): Based in Atlanta, Ga., Plug Power and Smith Electric Vehicles will join FedEx in this project. .

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USDOT announces $84.9M through Lo-No program to expand advanced bus technologies

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Alabama A&M University. Alabama A&M University will receive funds to replace diesel buses that have reached the end of useful life with zero-emission electric buses, including all related electrical charging station infrastructure. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. Greater Peoria Mass Transit District.

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CMU team details impact of regional and drive-cycle variations on degradation of a PHEV battery pack

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A team at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) led by Dr. Jeremy Michalek has investigated the implications of regional and drive cycle variations on the degradation of a plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) battery. Air cooling can increase battery life by a factor of 1.5–6, 6, depending on regional climate and driving patterns, they found.

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Video Friday: Tensegrity Wheels

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This video from November 24, 2017 was taken as Charlie remotely operated a prototype robot in his unoccupied Atlanta home from rural Tennessee to take care of his family’s cat. RaiLab Kaist ] The KUKA Innovation Award has been held annually since 2014 and is addressed to developers, graduates and research teams from universities or companies.

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