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Cash for Clunkers Buoys US Auto Sales; Hybrid Sales Up 31.8% for Monthly New Vehicle Share of 3.55%

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Ford, Lincoln and Mercury retail sales increased 9% versus a year ago. Other results included: Ford Fusion sales totaled 17,610, a July record and up 66% versus a year ago, and Mercury Milan sales were up 60%. Ford Escape sales totaled 20,241, a July record and up 94% versus a year ago, and Mercury Mariner sales were up 71%.

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July/August '06 - Activists Promote the Film, Ford Retreats on Hybrids

Plugs and Cars

Who Killed the Electric Car opens across America EAA chapters turn out for openings Summer 2006 has been all about “Who Killed the Electric Car?” Audiences across the country have remained in their seats slackjawed at the tragedy portrayed for Q & A sessions with the filmmakers and electric car activists. Sierra Club.

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Lotfi Zadeh and the Birth of Fuzzy Logic

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Zadeh received an electrical engineering degree from the University of Tehran in 1942. It came from electrical engineering department chairman John Whinnery, who called him at home over the weekend and offered him a position. “If And mostly he’s been right, particularly about the importance of computers in electrical engineering.”.

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A brief discussion of the history of EV charging technology

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Since the first appearance of the electric vehicle (EV) in the mid-19th century, humanity has not given up on the exploration of EV charging technology. The earliest electric car batteries were disposable and were disposed of when they ran out of power, so there was no concept of recharging them. Corner of Battery Room.

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Honda launches new “Green Path” initiatives for manufacturing and operations; new $210M paint line at Marysville with new 4C2B process

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metals such as mercury, cadmium, lead and hexavalent chrome) that pose a known threat to health or the environment. When complete, the new paint shop will be the most energy-efficient paint line in Honda’s US automobile production network. Auto body painting can account for upward of 60% of an automobile plant’s total energy use.

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Big Science tools for clean transportation: neutron scattering at ORNL

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Neutrons do not possess any electric charge; they are stable inside the nucleus, and outside of it, they decay with a lifetime of about 15 minutes (886 seconds)—a long time for a fundamental particle. In the case of ORNL’s SNS, the target is mercury. Specs for the 1.4 MW protons beam: 1 GeV, 1.4 mA, 60 Hz rate.

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National Academies Report Examines Hidden Cost of Energy Production and Use in US; Estimates $120B in 2005

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Health and other non-climate damages by life-cycle component for different combinations of fuels and light-duty automobiles in 2005 (top) and 2030 (bottom). GHG emissions (grams CO 2 -eq)/VMT by life-cycle component for different combinations of fuels and light-duty automobiles in 2005 (top) and 2030 (bottom). Click to enlarge.

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