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Video Friday: Automotive Artistry

Cars That Think

Well in 1966 it is, but if Professor Thring at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Queen Mary College has his way, by 1976 there could be an Able Mabel in every home. BBC Archive ] I find the sound effects in this video to be very confusing. BBC Archive ] I find the sound effects in this video to be very confusing.

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Peterbilt Launches Model 320 Hydraulic Hybrid, Full Lineup of Natural Gas Powered Vehicles

Green Car Congress

The HLA (Hybrid Launch Assistance) system is a parallel hybrid powertrain that captures a portion of the vehicle’s kinetic energy in the form of hydraulic pressure during braking, and releases that energy to supplement the vehicle’s engine for launch assistance. The Eaton HLA system in the truck. The Eaton HLA system in the truck.

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We visited the OLA Future Factory: Electric Scooter Manufacturing

Plug In India

It was one of the first batches; has not given him significant maintenance issues from the time it was purchased. I met with Preeti Gupta, a freelancer with the BBC. A lot of re-engineering was done on the Etergo. Tarun started EV Gyan in 2019, when he was in the process of researching EVs. He himself was in the market for one.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Why pay $40K for a GM volt… which will look nothing more than a Malibu anyway and only get 40 miles before the gasoline engine kicks in. The fuel engine on the Volt is used to run the generator to recharge the battery when a trip exceeds 40 miles, and it’s rage on a full tank is around 400 miles. — Goodbye 2.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

April 10, 2009 2:28 pm Link Nothing pollutes more than the tailpipe of a internal combustion engine car. And with EV maintenance you are less exposed to being ripped off buy the ICE car repairman. Wind, hydro, DC transmission lines, and smart grid electronics are also Portland strengths. If you charge with solar, is way less.

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