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UW-Madison Hybrid Vehicle Team working with Engine Research Center to apply dual-fuel RCCI engines in series and parallel hybrids

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Glenn Bower, a mechanical engineering faculty associate and UW vehicle team advisor, estimates that using RCCI, the team vehicles will emit 75% fewer greenhouse gases, surpassing the 2010 vehicle emission standards with minimal aftertreatment. Bower’s team will use ethanol instead of gasoline, and biodiesel instead of standard diesel.

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Remy to Supply HVH250 Electric Motors to Advanced Mechanical Products for EV Conversions

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The first two vehicles available for AMP conversions are the GM Saturn Sky and the GM Pontiac Solstice. AMP will purchase standard Remy HVH250 components and design and develop their own motor housing and interface components to fit the needs of the specific vehicle being converted to electric. kg package operating at 320 VDC.

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AMP to convert 3 Saturn VUEs to battery electric powertrains for DTE Energy

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will convert three of DTE Energy’s fleet Saturn VUE SUVs to battery electric powertrains. The all-electric DTE Energy fleet Saturn Vues will be powered by Amp’s exclusive modular electric powertrain system. AMP Holding Inc. Earlier post.) million Michigan homes and businesses.

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Analysis: What’s the Best Way to Market EVs?

Clean Fleet Report

This carries risks, but separates the EVs from the standard offerings. During this same time GM created Saturn , a totally new brand, which arrived in 1990 with its own showrooms, advertising and vehicles. For our discussion, Saturn dealers were the delivery and service point for GM’s aborted first electric car, the EV1.

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BrightDrop: GM’s silent push into electric commercial vehicles

Charged EVs

Thus, the restructured GM was composed of Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac, while the Hummer, Pontiac, Saab and Saturn brands died. That line was located at a US “supplier partner” that is building low volumes of the Zevo 600 while GM converts its CAMI plant in Ingersoll, Ontario, for mass production of Zevo 600 vans.

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EV Briefs, and Black Rock City & EVs

Plugs and Cars

The founders of Google have made personal investments in Tesla as befits dotcom billionaires, and they're converting Priuses to plug-in hybrids for the company fleet with battery maker A123. The plug-in Priuses are almost doubling the fuel efficiency of Google standard Prius fleet, getting 74 MPG rather than 41 MPG.

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Wall Street Report

Plug In Partners

They see plug-ins as a means to meet tightening air-pollution standards and to use controls over utilities as a way to clean up urban air. Saturn and a 200-horsepower electric motor. Some cities, environmental groups and state pollution regulators have joined this " Plug-in Partners " effort.