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Gas Cars Parked In One Electric-Car Spot Earn Raleigh $27,000 A Year

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It''s known as "ICE-ing," referring to cars with internal combustion engines parking where they shouldn''t. But the problem has proved to be lucrative for Raleigh, North Carolina. Gas Cars Parking In Electric-Car.' The problem of gasoline cars parking in spaces reserved for plug-in electric cars to recharge at is nothing new.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Concentric Ring Gas Atomization Die Design for Optimized Particle Production, $150,000 Praxair, Indianapolis, Ind. High-fidelity ignition models to boost engine thermal efficiency, $720,000 Convergent Science Inc., Raleigh, N.C. Development of low-cost magnetocaloric materials, $150,000 General Engineering and Research, L.L.C.,

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Ford begins production of 2012 Focus Electric at Michigan Assembly, C-MAX models on deck

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Raleigh-Durham, N.C.; Both models provide maximum fuel efficiency by pairing the high-voltage lithium-ion battery and electric traction motor with a high-efficiency Atkinson-cycle gasoline engine. More precise controls to deliver higher levels of refinement as the powertrain transitions between engine and electric drive.

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Students Use Their Tech Know-How to Protect the Environment

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To help find ways to address it through technology, EPICS in IEEE , in partnership with the United Engineering Foundation , launched the Environmental Competition last year. universities and colleges to use their engineering and technical skills to mitigate and address the impact of climate change in their communities.

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DOE announces EcoCAR 2; focus on electric drive technology

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Participating universities will use electric powertrains, next generation control systems, and advanced battery technologies to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). North Carolina State University (Raleigh, North Carolina). Colorado State University (Fort Collins, Colorado).

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President Obama announces two new public-private manufacturing innovation institutes; new manufacturing innovation institute competition

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Boeing; Caron Engineering Inc.; Low-cost advanced composites are also needed to make the storage tanks for vehicles that run on hydrogen and natural gas. Caterpillar; CG Tech; Cincinnati Inc.; In the wind energy industry, doubling the length of a turbine blade can quadruple the amount of electricity generated. Earlier post.).

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LA-based SMLC to lead new DOE Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute; ~$800M for 5 new hub competitions

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For example, by simplifying and shrinking the process, this approach could enable natural gas refining directly at the wellhead, saving up to half of the energy lost in the ethanol cracking process today. In the chemical industry alone, these technologies could save more than $9 billion annually in process costs. West Virginia U.