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UMTRI study finds US and China could turnover more than 90% of LDV fleet to alternative powertrains by 2050 under very aggressive penetration scenarios

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In their study, they used three different alternative powertrain/fuel models: less aggressive, moderately aggressive and very aggressive, applied across four developed economies (United States, Western Europe, Japan, and South Korea) and four developing economies (Brazil, Russia, India, and China). Source: Belzowski and McManus. South Korea.

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Big Science tools for clean transportation: neutron scattering at ORNL

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This begins an occasional series on “big science” tools hosted at US national laboratories that are being applied to support the development of technology innovations for clean transportation. WAND: US/Japan Wide-Angle Neutron Diffractometer. Click to enlarge. It has an annual budget of around $1.4 Images of GDI injector.

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Who is winning the green car race? The Green Piece

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The vehicle scooped the Car of the Year award in Japan in its debut year, and the third generation of the model took the prize again in 2009. When sales of the Civic Hybrid started to flag, Honda introduced the Insight Hybrid earlier this year. Faye Sunderland.

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

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In developing its E-Flex technology for the Chevrolet Volt (which will come toBritain as the Vauxhall Ampera) General Motors addressed this problem byadding a small petrol engine to start automatically and recharge thebatteries when they are running low and thereby extend the car’s range sothat it can reach a convenient power point.

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Proposed Changes to the Federal EV Tax Credit Passed by the House of Representatives

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To date, two manufacturers — Tesla and General Motors — saw the tax credit phaseout completely. The credit is not available for Tesla vehicles acquired after December 31, 2019 and General Motors EV purchased after March 31, 2020. Effective Date: Jan 1, 2022. 4,500 Bonus Amount for EVs Assembled in the US in a Union Plant.