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Ford Selects Johnson Controls-Saft for PHEV Battery Supplier in 2012; Adds 7 Utilities to PHEV Test Program

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Ford has into a partnership with Johnson Controls-Saft (JCS) to develop advanced lithium-ion battery system to power Ford’s first production plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) beginning in 2012. Initially the cells will be produced at the supplier’s production facility in France, but the system will be assembled in the United States.

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US DOE awards ~$5M to expand research on methane hydrates

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In May 2012, the Energy Department, alongside its Japanese partners, announced a successful field trial of methane hydrate production technologies on Alaska’s North Slope. Earlier post.). DOE Investment: approximately $900,000. ?University University of Washington. DOE Investment: approximately $280,000.

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Ford Crew Chief telematics system can improve fuel economy by up to 20% through better fleet management

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Crew Chief was developed by Ford Motor Company in response to commercial customer demand for a system that would allow fleet managers to monitor the location of the trucks in their fleets. —Bill Frykman, Ford Work Solutions product and business development manager. Crew Chief equipment is mounted under the dash and out of sight.

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Sentience Project Intelligent Automotive Air Conditioning Control System Delivers Fuel Savings in Excess of 9% in Urban Cycle

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The HMI provides appropriate feedback to the driver—for example, of the prevailing speed limit at the vehicle’s current location—as well as input configuration information. The project team unveiled the Sentience research vehicle—based on a Ford Escape Hybrid—at a press launch in early March 2009.

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A New Wildfire Watchdog

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government, and PurpleAir , created via crowd-sourcing of commercial sensors. This temporary coupling of the reader and tag enables small bits of information to be transmitted, such as a serial number or an account balance. These particular networks use. Ultimately, the feared collapse did not occur.).

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The Clean Vehicle Credit Is A Confusing Mess

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On the positive side, we’ve seen a significant number of new battery factories being announced that will be built in the US in the coming years as a by product of IRA and the Clean Vehicle Credit. 1 for up to $7,500 in commercial clean vehicle tax credits, a decision that makes those assembled outside North America eligible.

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Sandia-led team designs feasible hydrogen fuel-cell coastal research vessel; implications for large hydrogen-fueled vessels

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per year, produced entirely by the production and delivery of the LH 2 fuel. In our discussions with the gas suppliers Linde and Air Products, renewable LH 2 can be made available to the Zero-V today in the quantities required. More buoyant than helium, hydrogen rises on its own and eventually escapes into outer space.

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