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News: 2023 Toyota Crown Hybrid

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Clean Fleet Report was in Austin, Texas, in mid-July 2022, for the press reveal of the 2023 Crown. The 2023 Crown comes with either a standard hybrid or the Max hybrid powertrain with standard all-wheel drive (AWD). liter engine combined with the Toyota Hybrid System that produces 236 horsepower and returns 38 miles per gallon.

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Ford begins production of 2012 Focus Electric at Michigan Assembly, C-MAX models on deck

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The 19 launch markets also include Atlanta; Austin and Houston, Texas; Boston; Chicago; Denver; Detroit; Los Angeles; San Francisco; San Diego; New York; Orlando, Fla.; Ford will also be introducing the C-MAX Hybrid and the C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid—also to be built at Michigan Assembly— for sale in the second half of next year.

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Hydro-Québec, Université de Montréal, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and Süd-Chemie create entity for sublicensing of lithium iron phosphate battery materials; 4 new sublicensees

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Lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO 4 , LFP) is a cathode material that, due to its performance and safety profile, is attractive for use in batteries in applications such as hybrid and electric drives in the automotive industry and for stationary energy storage. A hat-tip to Bob! ).

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6 DOE-funded applied battery research projects targeting Li-ion cells with >200 Wh/kg for PHEVs and EVs

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The objective of the projects is to develop cells that provide more than 200 Wh/kg energy density, along with long cycle life and excellent abuse tolerance to enable 40-mile-range plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and electric vehicles (EVs). hybrid, pug-in hybrid or EV) using particle morphology, composition and nanocoatings.

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Plug-in Manufacturers Grow

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I t wasn't that long ago that I remember a Chrysler ad that bragged about how its new Charger, with the big V 8, was a hybrid. Senior sources say that trials are currently underway in Japan, with a prototype that uses a rotary engine to charge the battery pack. it burned gas and rubber.

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Univ. of Texas researchers propose lithium- or sodium-water batteries as next generation of high-capacity battery technology; applicable for EVs and grid storage

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Batteries incorporating this cathode material are used worldwide for cell phones and other portable wireless devices, power tools, hybrid automobiles, small all-electric vehicles, as well as increasingly for electrical energy storage for alternative energy, such as wind and solar power.”

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Video Friday: The Simplest Walking Robot

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Cybathlon Challenges : 02 February 2024, ZURICH Eurobot Open 2024 : 8–11 May 2024, LA ROCHE-SUR-YON, FRANCE ICRA 2024 : 13–17 May 2024, YOKOHAMA, JAPAN Enjoy today’s videos! This was just presented at the IEEE Humanoids Conference in Austin. Please send us your events for inclusion.

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