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Magnetic-Confinement Fusion Without the Magnets

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Seattle-based. We think our reactor is the least expensive, most compact, most scalable solution with the shortest path to commercially viable fusion power,” says. But tokamaks aren’t the only path to fusion power. Ben Levitt , Zap Energy’s director of research and development. Zap’s reactor could also be applied someday to.

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How EV Charging Building Codes Help Future-Proof New Developments

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Thanks to building codes that mandate safety systems such as sprinklers and fire escapes, tragedies like the Triangle fire are less common. In a proverbial nutshell, EVSE building codes guarantee that every new commercial or multi-unit dwelling (MUD) has EV charging infrastructure. And this is where EVSE building codes come in.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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Expansion of manufacturing for existing electric drive power electronics components for both passenger and commercial vehicles. Increasing US capacity to manufacture hybrid systems for the commercial truck market. Accelerate the launch and commercialization of PHEVs and EVs by partnering with 15 of America's leading utilities.

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DOE Award Supports Largest Single Deployment of EVs and Infrastructure Yet; Up to 5,000 Nissan LEAF EVs in 5 Regions

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million, for installation of approximately 2,500 charging stations in each of five markets: Tennessee, Oregon, San Diego, Seattle and the Phoenix/Tucson region. 30 million to Ford to deploy up to 150 PHEVs, including 130 Escape PHEVs and 20 Ford E450 Van PHEVs. $10

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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This is from "Commercializing Plug-In Hybrids" (pdf), the current CalCars 24-slide presentation about PHEVs available along with other documents at CalCars Downloads. Ford Escape PHEV-40 around 2012. First Escape PHEV delivered to SCE Nov 2007; 20 in 2008-2009. First Escape PHEV delivered to SCE Nov 2007; 20 in 2008-2009.

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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

For more on plug-in hybrids and V2G, see CalCars Resources , University of Delaware V2G Research Center , and papers from a June 2005 conference in Seattle. DaimlerChrysler is using them in some of its prototype PHEV Sprinter commercial vans. We expect that EVs will return to the market after PHEVs are commercialized.

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Boeing Reinstalled Panel That Later Blew Out of 737 Max Jet

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The Seattle Times reported earlier on Wednesday that Boeing had removed and reinstalled the door plug. said on Wednesday that it would not allow Boeing to expand production of any new planes in the 737 Max series, a linchpin of the company’s commercial plane business, until the agency was convinced that quality control had improved.

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