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Study Finds That Clean Cars and Climate Policy Can Create Jobs

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The study offers two main insights on the nature of clean energy jobs in the automobile sector: First, the paper documents that saving oil will directly create good jobs by driving demand for specific additional manufactured components.

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RMI Launches Project Get Ready to Help Communities Prepare for Plug-ins

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I think this approach will lead to a faster and better arrival for plug-in vehicles and I am thrilled to have Portland, Indianapolis, and Raleigh in the conversation. Fuel Economy and GHG Emissions Standards Around the World. Plan should give equal consideration to conversions. Laura Schewel, project manager.

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SAE Hybrid Standards Committee: Works In Progress For 2009

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Standards under development in these areas include: J1711: Emissions and Fuel Economy Testing. Such procedures will be used during exhaust emissions tests and fuel economy certification tests, and may be used for future “charge economy” certification tests. laboratories. current at the vehicle itself.

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NHTSA Modeling and Technology Projections Underlying the Proposed CAFE Target of 34.1 mpg by MY 2016

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On 15 Sep, NHTSA and the US EPA proposed a joint rulemaking on fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions for light duty vehicles: an average new car 34.1 mpg if the automotive industry were to meet this CO 2 level just through fuel economy improvements.) ( Earlier post.). Draft Joint Technical Support Document.

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Will CARB’s New Rules Damage EV Startups?

Revenge of the Electric Car

The conversion can double or even triple fuel economy, thereby severely limiting carbon dioxide emissions. The conversion is simple. 3Prong Power is the only plug-in conversion company in the East Bay. A conversion system at Pat’s Garage, for example, costs $10,400.

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Electric Vehicle Project Ideas | Ph.D., MTech, MSc | Electrical, Management, Mechanical & More…

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Impacts of Vehicle to Grid on power quality (DC – AC conversion and power injection happens) You may start as follows. Tech student my project is: High efficiency bridgeless single power conversion battery charger for light electric vehicles which is based on transaction paper. Electric scooter conversion 3.

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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. Has shown some concept fuel-cell PHEVs. That said, the interest in conversions continues to validate hybrid technology as a core technology thats here to stay.

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