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NTSB 3rd investigative update on Boeing 787 battery fire in Boston; battery not overcharged

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The lithium-ion battery that powered the auxiliary power unit has been examined in the NTSB Materials Laboratory in Washington. On Tuesday, the group will convene in Arizona to test and examine the battery charger and download nonvolatile memory from the APU controller.

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US DOE launches Vehicles Data Challenge

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As part of the Energy Datapalooza event in Washington, DC, the US Department of Energy (DOE) announced a challenge to to foster new technologies that can. It builds on previous commitments under the Green Button Initiative to help consumers download their own energy data to their desktops.

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Maven deploying its first all-electric shared-use fleet in Austin; 20 Chevy Bolts

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Vehicle reservations are now available in Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. Interested drivers can download the Maven app for Apple in the App Store and for Android in the Google Play Store. Unlimited miles and insurance are included, and there’s no membership fee.

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GM Maven introduces monthly offering for members; vehicles include the Chevrolet Tahoe and Chevrolet Volt

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Members can download the Maven app to view pricing by market in real time for Maven Reserve. and Canada: Ann Arbor, Michigan; Atlanta; Baltimore; Boston; Chicago; Denver; Detroit; Los Angeles; Jersey City, New Jersey; Nashville, Tennessee; New York City; Orlando, Florida; Phoenix; San Diego; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.;

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Washington University in Saint Louis team disseminating code to identify optimal charging protocols for new advanced Li-ion battery materials

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Venkat Subramanian are offering the open download of application code which, in conjunction with their paper published in the RSC journal Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics , can help the developers of new materials or electrodes for Li-ion batteries to determine how optimally to charge their batteries based on the properties of the new materials.

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June '06 - The Film Opens, CARB Ducks, PHEV Debut in DC

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Webad available for free download at www.pluginamerica.com/downloads.html. We worked on the Maker Faire plug-in project, and supported the effort that brought the CalCars Edrive Lithium Plug-in Prius to Washington DC in May. PIA created a webad and bumperstickers connecting rising gas prices and the electric car. $3.$4.$5./gallon.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

This is from "Commercializing Plug-In Hybrids" (pdf), the current CalCars 24-slide presentation about PHEVs available along with other documents at CalCars Downloads. chief executive, said yesterday in Washington. Slide and summary table last modified February 2, 2009. Its not lack of desire. Its lack of science," James E.

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