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Heard At The Show: Snippets from SAE 2009 World Congress

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Major factors contributing to Li-ion battery aging. shared their data on lithium-ion battery aging. Crane also mentioned that one-quarter to one-third of the cost of a battery system is the packaging, integration and electronics. The operations in Kuwait and Iraq use approximately 431 million gallons of fuel per year.

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Department of Defense releases new operational energy strategy; more fight, less fuel

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From FY 2003 to FY 2007 in Iraq and Afghanistan, a total of more than 3,000 Army personnel and contractors were wounded or killed in action from attacks on fuel and water resupply convoys. operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, jet fuel (JP-8 or JP-5 on ships) is the most prevalent battlefield. In current.

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IEA World Energy Outlook view on the transport sector to 2035; passenger car fleet doubling to almost 1.7B units, driving oil demand up to 99 mb/d; reconfirming the end of cheap oil

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The largest increase in oil production comes from Iraq, followed by Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Kazakhstan and Canada. A growing share of output comes from natural gas liquids (more than 18 mb/d in 2035) and unconventional sources (10 mb/d, largely from Canada and Venezuela). trillion in subsidies over the projection period.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

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A battery electric vehicle (BEV) uses an electric motor instead of an internal combustion engine. These vehicles use large traction battery packs to power the motor. So, are electric vehicles are still as eco-friendly when the manufacturing process of the car and battery are taken into consideration?

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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And in a true smart grid, electric cars will not only be able to draw on electricity to run their motors, they will also be able to do the reverse: send electricity stored in their batteries back into the grid when it is needed. We will own the battery. We will always own the batteries,&# said Mr. Thesen.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

A battery electric vehicle (BEV) uses an electric motor instead of an internal combustion engine. These vehicles use large traction battery packs to power the motor. What’s less clear, is whether electric vehicles are still as eco-friendly when the manufacturing process of the car and battery are taken into consideration.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

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Blog Archive ▼ 2009 (52) ▼ April (6) Waxman-Markey and REDD BlogRoll Review: Space Beams, Leaded Batteries, an. Several early models of passenger vehicles have enough energy stored in advanced batteries to power several homes for hours. Project Better Place plans to deploy a massive network of battery charging spots.

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