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Hydrogen Is Coming to the Rescue

Cars That Think

“Any time the fuel cell is producing energy to move the vehicle or to export power, it’s generating water.” Army Corps of Engineers’ Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) in Champaign, Ill., Nicholas Josefik, U.S. Civilian anthropology researcher Lance Larkin at the U.S. homes for about three days. “If

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4 Classic Car Relaunches Transforming the EV Landscape

Clean Fleet Report

Jaguar hopes more people will convert their classic cars into electric vehicles to keep them on the road. Those who convert their internal combustion engines won’t miss a beat, either. However, if you find yourself missing the original 280-horsepower engine , you can swap the battery-powered one with its manual gearbox.

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Latest McLaren P1 Supercar Adds Hybrid Technology To V-8 Engine

Green Car Reports

There are--believe it or not--parallels between the disparate worlds of green vehicles and hypercars, and not just because the new McLaren P1 you see here is. Some, if they're lucky, will be born as McLarens--supercars infused with technology from the race track, with one of the most famous names in motor sport.

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Ricardo applying sound augmentation technology for NVH in sports cars, EVs and PHEVs

Green Car Congress

Ricardo’s Realistic Augmented Sound by Ricardo (RAS-R) technology provides a means by which sound quality can be enhanced and perfected through the use of a real-time software based model of the engine, or by sensor-based dynamic pressure signals from the intake manifold. —Mathew Maunder, Ricardo NVH technical specialist.

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Renesas Electronics and TSMC announce 28nm MCU collaboration for next-generation green and autonomous vehicles

Green Car Congress

To meet ever stricter emission regulations, fuel-efficient engines for next-generation green vehicles require powerful computing performance to implement new combustion systems as well as robust and large-capacity on-chip flash memory to accommodate larger firmware programs.

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Report: Toyota and BMW discussing broad partnership; diesel and hybrid technologies

Green Car Congress

is discussing a broad partnership with BMW AG, including procuring diesel engines. Under the proposed arrangement, BMW will provide diesel engines for Toyota’s passenger vehicles sold in Europe, most likely 2-liter versions for midsize cars. The Nikkei reports that Toyota Motor Corp. Earlier post.).

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OECD paper presents and analyzes policies and programs to foster market growth of green cars

Green Car Congress

Given the specific barriers, suggests author Andrea Beltramello, there is a role for government to support the development and diffusion of green vehicles, including through policies to strengthen the markets for green cars. Alternative propulsion systems include hybrid and electric engines.