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UCLA Health Center receives electric Winnebago as mobile surgical instrument lab; MOTIV EPIC chassis

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delivered the first all-electric mobile surgical instrument lab (eMSIL) to University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) Health Center. The eMSIL is powered by an all-electric EPIC F-53 33-foot chassis from Motiv Power Systems. Winnebago Industries, Inc.

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Pedego Electric Bikes and SiGNa Chemistry Demonstrate Battery-Fuel Cell Solution for Electric Bicycles

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Pedego Electric Bikes and SiGNa Chemistry have developed an ultra-high-performance range extender for electric bicycles. A key innovation is the use of sodium silicide to liberate hydrogen from water as needed by the hybrid fuel cell. For every 1.5 Riders can carry additional cartridges which are real-time hot-swappable.

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Top Factors Affecting EV Adoption

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Industry experts predict that electric vehicles (EV) will account for 40% of car sales by 2030. Yet for all the optimism around the electric vehicle adoption rate, certain human, structural and environmental factors still dictate the pace. Of the 289 million cars registered on US roads, barely 2 million are electric.

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New power-dense 2.0L GDI turbo with twin-scroll turbocharger and new combustion system offered in 2013 Chevrolet Malibu

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A hydraulic tensioner keeps the timing chain adjusted for life, and extended-life spark plugs deliver 100,000 miles (160,000 km) of service. Rotocast aluminum cylinder head with sodium-filled exhaust valves. Rotocast aluminum cylinder head with sodium-filled exhaust valves. Forged steel crankshaft. Direct injection.

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President Obama Awards $2.3B for Tax Credits for New Clean-Tech Manufacturing Jobs; GE Gets Largest Battery-related Award

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At full capacity the plant could produce approximately 10 million cells capable of generating 900 megawatt-hours of energy per year—the equivalent of the battery power required for 45,000 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles with an 80-mile range or enough energy to support 1,000 GE Evolution Series hybrid locomotives. Aerovironment, Inc.

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US DOE Issues Request for Information on Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Market Development; Reports to Congress on Program

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Hydrogen produced by water electrolysis has the potential to be a useful means of storing excess electricity generated using wind, solar, and other intermittent renewable energy. Biogas, including anaerobic digester gas, can be reformed to produce hydrogen and used in a fuel cell to produce significant amounts of electricity and heat.

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EV Range Confidence – Charged and Ready

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Let’s face it – two of the big questions that every electric vehicle (EV) owner ponders: “How far can I travel on a single charge?” However, an electric car’s lithium-ion battery may last as long as the vehicle itself. Range resilience. Range distance. Range confidence. Trust in the EV network is on the rise. Notably, several U.S.

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