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

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Oorja Protonics , a developer and manufacturer of direct methanol fuel cell technology ( earlier post ), has introduced the OorjaPac Model 1 to its product line. kW power output, Model 1 has the highest power output in the methanol fuel cell industry, according to Oorja. With a 4.5 The operating cost for the Model 1 is $0.18/kW-hour.

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Are Air Cars Really An Option, Or The Next Alt-Fuel Joke?

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No style, no performance, no range--electric cars conjured images of glorified golf carts. With talented options like the Nissan Leaf, Tesla Model S and others currently on sale, it's easy to forget that a few decades ago, their image was very different. You can draw your own opinions on.

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New Gas Mileage Rules Will Reshape What Americans Drive: Aerodynamics And Weight

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No, we won''t all be driving golf carts. In fact, as cars change over the next 12 years to meet much tougher fuel-economy rules, automakers will likely do their best to keep the changes invisible. Your next vehicles will deliver better gas mileage than ever before, no matter how large or small they are.

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Wardwizard unveils cutting-edge electric vehicle concepts at the 10th Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit | Autocar Professional

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Additionally, the company is venturing into the commercial electric vehicle sector with concept models of a six-seater Golf Cart, a Garbage Vehicle, an E-Cart, and an E-Loader Vehicle. Taking innovation to the next level, Wardwizard introduced the next-generation hydrogen fuel cell and electrolyzer technology.

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Calif. Energy Commission approves energy efficiency rules for battery charger systems; automotive chargers exempted

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The rules explicitly exclude devices used to charge a motor vehicle that is powered by an electric motor drawing current from rechargeable storage batteries, fuel cells, or other portable sources of electrical current, and which may include a nonelectrical source of power designed to charge batteries and components.

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Jay Leno on Elon Musk & EVs: “I think he should get a certain amount of credit for leading the charge”

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Hybrids are not fully electric but rely on both batteries and fossil fuels yet oddly, count as clean vehicles. “I think he should get a certain amount of credit for leading the charge because before Elon, [people would say] ‘it’s a golf cart,'” Leno told Yahoo! So I give him a lot of credit for it.

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IIHS awards Chevrolet Volt & Nissan Leaf top ratings in 1st US crash tests of mainstream electric cars

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The GEM and Whip belong to a class of golf cart-like vehicles that aren’t required to meet the same federal safety standards as passenger vehicles. For years the debate over fuel economy has been about making cars smaller and lighter, changes that could put people at greater risk of dying or being injured in crashes.

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