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Mack Trucks to showcase Wrightspeed turbine-based extended range electric powertrain in Class 8 refuse truck

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At this week’s WasteExpo2016, Mack Trucks, one of North America’s largest manufacturers of heavy-duty Class 8 trucks, engines and transmissions, will showcase Wrightspeed’s The Route turbine-based extended range electric powertrain ( earlier post ) applied in a refuse truck. Click to enlarge.

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DOE Announces $528.7M Conditional Loan for Fisker Automotive for PHEVs

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million ATVM loan for engineering integration costs as it works with primarily US suppliers to complete the company’s first vehicle, the Fisker Karma. Engineers will also design tools and equipment and develop manufacturing processes. billion for Ford Motor Company; $1.6 and $465 million to Tesla Motors.

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Tesla and Toyota Intend to Work Jointly on EV Development, TMC to Take Equity Stake in Tesla; Tesla Purchases NUMMI Factory

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Tesla Motors, Inc. and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) intend to cooperate on the development of electric vehicles, parts, and production system and engineering support. It is an honor and a powerful endorsement of our technology that Toyota would choose to invest in and partner with Tesla. Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

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ElectronVault launches cloud-based rapid prototyping tool for traction batteries

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an energy storage startup co-founded and led by Rob Ferber, a former Science Director at Tesla Motors who worked on the Tesla Roadster battery system, has launched a new cloud-based service for traction battery design for electric vehicle manufacturers. ElectronVault Inc.,

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Wrightspeed unveils new turbine range extender for medium- and heavy-duty electric powertrains; 30% more efficient than current microturbine generators

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The Route extended range electric powertrains incorporate a range-extending genset designed to recharge the high-power battery pack (currently from A123 Systems) and Wrightspeed’s own geared traction drive (GTD) ( earlier post ). Weighing in at 250 lbs (113.4 There is no vibration, he added. Earlier post.).

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Electric Vehicle Glossary: The Complete list of Electric Car Related Terms

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Blended mode: a type of charge-depleting strategy in which the engine supplements the battery during medium and heavy loads. Extended Range Electric Vehicle (EREV) : Read Series Hybrid. Electricity to drive the motor is directly generated by the chemical reaction of Hydrogen and Oxygen.

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Are You Plugged In?

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Tesla Motors. Tesla Motor. Some of the most talked-about electric vehicles are slated to debut later this year and can travel at least 100 miles on a single charge (even if some of them run on an auxiliary gasoline engine when the battery runs low). Tesla Motors. General Motors. Reuben Munger.

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