Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2012

A hybrid vehicle is defined as a motor vehicle with at least two different energy converters and two different energy storage systems on board the vehicle for the purpose of propelling the vehicle. Application deadline is 29 August 2012.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2013

A trailer refrigeration unit traditionally is powered by a small diesel engine or electric motor that drives compressors to provide cooling to the cargo. A fuel cell can potentially provide a clean, quiet and efficient alternative by powering the electric motor. —Kriston Brooks. That truck will make deliveries for a Sysco Corp.

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Fuel San Antonio Hydrogen Plug-in 262

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2020

We didn’t see many e-scooter crashes with motor vehicles, and that may be a result of riders sticking mostly to the sidewalk. Broadly speaking, the researchers found that e-scooter riders suffered injuries more frequently per mile traveled than bicyclists, but bicyclists were 3 times as likely as scooter riders to be hit by motor vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2011

Azure Dynamics Corporation announced that the Transit Connect Electric ( earlier post ), the result of a collaborative effort between Azure and Ford Motor Company, has received a GSA Contract Award allowing US government agencies, affiliated companies and military installations to purchase the all-electric van.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2011

General Motors Ventures LLC will invest $6 million in Proterra Inc., with additional buses to be added, and new buses and charging stations are also headed to San Antonio and Tallahassee, Fla., Comparing fuel costs and fuel efficiency. Source: GM. Click to enlarge. a leading maker of battery-electric commercial transit buses.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Testing conducted with this rig will be complemented with standard tribological interface testing and analysis, motored friction engine testing, in-situ engine wear measurement using radioactive tracer technology, and detailed engine lubrication and bearing system modeling. at SwRI’s headquarters in San Antonio.

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Engine San Antonio Environment International 210

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2009

Toyota Motor announced it will end its Corolla and Tacoma production contract with New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. Following the end of the contract, Tacoma pickups will be produced at Toyota’s manufacturing facility in San Antonio, Texas, which specializes in trucks.

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2010 Toyota San Antonio North America 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2014

The newly formed Scuderi Split-Cycle (SSC) Engine Consortium is having its first meeting at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in San Antonio, Texas on 23 January. The SSC consortium currently comprises the Scuderi Group, SwRI, Hino Motors ( earlier post ) and two suppliers, according to Stephen Scuderi, vice president of the Group.

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Engine Gas Diesel San Antonio 275

Charged EVs

MAY 11, 2022

Used by individual owners and businesses alike, pickups are a massive part of the auto market—20 percent in 2021, totaling nearly 3 million units, according to Motor Intelligence. So how do you make an F-150 powered by electric motors and a battery, if the chassis and powertrain must change radically? Keeping it an F-150.

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F-150 Ford San Antonio Gasoline-Electric 131

Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2015

Toyota also announced an expansion of its joint venture plant, Guangzhou Toyota Motor Co., Once Corolla production begins in Mexico in 2019, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc. By 2019, the Cambridge, Ontario plants will all be producing higher-value mid-sized vehicles, along with Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc.

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Mexico Toyota Manufacturer North America 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2009

San Antonio, San Francisco, Seattle, Tampa, Toronto, Vancouver, and Washington, DC. The hybrids also have an integral transmission-mounted motor/generator and frame-mounted 340-volt, lithium-ion battery pack. The Kenworth T370 hybrid trucks (rated at 33,000 lb.

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Kenworth Hybrid Las Vegas San Antonio 150

Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 14, 2021

I was even able to spin the tires with the hybrid during my test drives of the all-new 2022 Tundra at a Toyota media event in San Antonio. Toyota’s parallel hybrid system automatically switches between the electric drive mode, combined electric motor and gasoline engine, and gasoline-only engine power. versus 583 lbl-ft.,

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Tundra Toyota San Antonio F-150 82

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2009

The Army contracted Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), which has operated the government-owned TARDEC Fuels and Lubricants Research Laboratory in San Antonio for more than 50 years, to provide engineering support services for GSPEL.

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Hybrid San Antonio Fuel Vehicles 150

Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 8, 2022

The I-Force Max engine was smooth and powerful with the instant torque from the electric motor. Toyota’s parallel hybrid system automatically switches between the electric drive mode, combined electric motor and gasoline engine, and gasoline-only engine power. Smooth Performer. Corrosion Perforation – Two years/Unlimited miles.

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Toyota Tundra Hybrid Gasoline-Electric 93

Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The research is part of the Resilient ExtraTerrestrial Habitats institute (RETHi) is led by Purdue University, in partnership with [Harvard] SEAS, the University of Connecticut and the University of Texas at San Antonio. Paper ] Thanks Ram! Paper ] Thanks Ram! HEBI Robotics ] Thanks Dave!

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2009

The stations will allow the fleets to lower their costs by buying fuel in bulk, access federal motor fuel excise tax credits, refuel at the times most convenient to their schedules, and model successful use of propane to nearby peers. To support the vehicles, 35 propane refueling stations will be constructed. Total DOE award: $12,633,080.

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Alternative Fuels Clean Cleaning Grant 236

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 11, 2022

Dual electric motors. Dual electric motors. Clean Fleet Report recently had the opportunity to drive the F-150 Lightning at a media event in San Antonio, Texas. This is only one example of the innovations Ford developed on the Lighting. F-150 Lightning Specifications. Standard Range Battery. 452 horsepower (hp).

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F-150 Ford All-Electric Miles 96

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 8, 2022

By the age of 12 he had moved on to electronics, building things with parts ordered from an Allied Radio Catalog, a shortwave radio kit, and surplus relays and motors salvaged from the garbage at his father’s employer, General Railway Signal Co., San Antonio, Texas, which, architected by Computer Terminals, was named the 8008.

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