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Oorja Protonics Introduces New Direct Methanol Fuel Cell On-Board Battery Charger

Green Car Congress

OorjaPac addresses low vehicle runtime and operational cost challenges facing material handling fleet managers by continuously trickle-charging the on-board battery in a material handling vehicle, regardless of whether it is operating or parked, thereby ensuring the battery never reaches a state of deep discharge. FEDMFC and Hybrids.

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Feature: Are Electric Fire Trucks in the Near Future?

Clean Fleet Report

Hybrid and fully electric vehicles are already available for a variety of commercial and personal uses. It’s a series plug-in hybrid like the Chevrolet Volt. It may be a few years before a full fleet of electric fire trucks makes its way to the U.S. first appeared on Clean Fleet Report. There have been more than 7.2

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China is testing more driverless cars than any other country – ET Auto

Baua Electric

A fleet of 500 taxis navigated by computers, often with no safety drivers in them for backup, buzz around. Last fall, Japan suspended its test of driverless golf carts that travel 7 mph after one of them hit the pedal of a parked bicycle. No one was injured. The testing resumed in March. automaker Tesla.

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Driving electric in an oil capital

Electric Auto Association

A demonstration of plug-in hybrids and full battery electrics at an HEAA meeting. This includes efforts to electrify the Houston port, a huge hub for petrochemical exports, as well as the city’s 12,000-plus vehicle transportation fleet. They also like them because they’re fast and powerful.”. Everyone’s asking: How do we transition?

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DOE to Award Up to $300M in Stimulus Bill Funding for Projects to Expand Use of Alt-Fuel and Advanced Technology Vehicles

Green Car Congress

LMHDV Electric hybrid vehicles. LMHDV Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Medium and heavy-duty hydraulic hybrid vehicles. Marine applications and locomotives are not eligible under this FOA, nor are prototype or novelty vehicles, golf carts, snowmobiles and other off-road recreational or sport vehicles.

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Senators take green cars for a spin

Green Cars News

Capitol Hill made for a strange sight earlier this week as it was surrounded by everything from two-seat sports cars to vehicles that resembled golf carts and bucket trucks. The bizarre collection of vehicles had one thing in common, however - namely alternative energy. Bright wasn’t alone in bringing its wares for display.

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EV Briefs, and Black Rock City & EVs

Plugs and Cars

Out in the desert as part of Burning Man , our encampment, Snow Koan Solar, is setting up a solar photovoltaic EV Charging Station (at 7:30 and Desert) for electric scooters, golf carts, sofas and barstools. 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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