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GM Will Apply Plug-in Hybrid Technology To One of Its Remaining Four Core Brands, Delivery Still in 2011

Green Car Congress

Prototype Saturn Vue PHEV plugging in to a Coulomb Chargepoint ( earlier post ) in San Jose, CA. of Energy (DOE) and nonprofit Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Based on the current restructuring plan, GM is accelerating the wind-down or sale of Saturn to the end of this year.

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Electric Auto Association

Chapter member Ian Wright cofounded Tesla then later founded Wrightspeed, a company that built large hybrid trucks in San Jose. Wright also developed the Wrightspeed X1 , an EV sports car known for beating gasoline-powered sports cars in a drag race. Richard’s magic sauce has been a battery that is low to the ground.

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Quallion Introduces Li-ion Anti-Idling HVAC Solution for Class 6-8 Trucks; Showcases Battery Pack in CRF Panda Fuel Cell Vehicle Prototype

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Quallion developed the system under a grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE) in partnership with a global Tier 1 supplier to meet OEM specification requirements and has installed the battery in a Class 8 truck for preliminary field testing with plans to obtain data for future commercialization. and a mass flow rate of 75g/sec.

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Coming Soon – The Electric City

Revenge of the Electric Car

In cities like San Francisco, Portland, Ore., and San Diego, a combination of green consciousness and enthusiasm for new technology seems to be stirring public interest in the cars. Battery-powered motors are more efficient than gasoline engines. Nissan plans to build the Leaf in Tennessee eventually.).

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Ford Chairman and CEO Bill Ford at 2006 Shareholders Meeting ) GM top 12/31/07 [GM Vice Chairman Bob] Lutz, 75, is undergoing a green conversion in the twilight of his career. "I We saw Toyota getting highly beneficial rub-off from their Prius success, which permitted them to cloak themselves in the mantle of total greenness," says Lutz.

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