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Lightning Motors champion electric superbike is powered by Balqon's electric truck drive train
In what universe does class 8 big rig drive train technology get used to power a motorcycle? That universe is the one living within the frame of the electric superbike built by Lightning Motors.
National Green Transportation - Thursday, September 2, 2010
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Mercedes-Benz revamps Vito to reduce emissions
Thanks to new engines and new transmissions, both vehicles will now comply with Euro 5 emission standards; and BlueEFFICIENCY technology with ECO start/stop will be provided as [.]. Both the Vito light van and the Viano large capacity van have received a revamp from Mercedes-Benz as it bids to slash both fuel consumption and emission levels.
Green Cars News - Thursday, September 2, 2010
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DOE to Award $25M to Two Consortia for US-China Clean Energy Research with Combined Funding of $100M; Focus on EVs and Carbon Capture and Sequestration
The funding will be matched by the grantees to provide at least $50 million in total US funding and will facilitate joint research and development of clean energy technologies by the United States and China. The consortium will develop and test new technologies for carbon capture and sequestration. The announcement of another $12.5
Green Car Congress - Thursday, September 2, 2010
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  • Spin-off firm aims to slash EV battery cost by 85%
    A new technology start-up believes it holds the secret to reducing the cost of electric car batteries by as much as 85 per cent. The new firm called 24M Technologies, is a spin-off from battery-developer, A123 Systems. Led by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor Yet-Miang Chiang, the new firm is set to develop new [.].
    Green Cars News - Tuesday, August 17, 2010
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  • Hummer achieves 100mpg
    An American green technology company has developed a hybrid Hummer capable of over 100mpg. Raser Technologies, the company behind the hybrid hummer, claims to have achieved the impossible by greening up one of the cars with the worse environmental record. Tags: Hybrid cars 100mpg Hummer hybrid Raser Technologies
    Green Cars News - Tuesday, August 11, 2009
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  • Green Gears upgrades Satish Dharmaraj’s Famous Prius
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    Green Gearhead - Wednesday, September 16, 2009
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  • SunPod Charges Green Gears PHEV Prius
    Tags: Cost Savings Future Technologies
    Green Gearhead - Tuesday, August 31, 2010
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  • Instant Battery-Recharge Technology May Alter The EV Landscape
    The greatest impediment to the general adoption of EV technology has always been physics; an EV battery exhausts it's stored energy far more quickly (thanks to lower energy density) than the fuel-tank of a conventional car, and unlike the ICE vehicle, can't be topped off with a fresh supply in seconds. Researchers from the Fraunhofer
    All Cars Electric - Thursday, October 15, 2009
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  • Transport for London to trial ISA technology
    A reduction in road casualties and the avoidance of speeding penalties - these are the key targets behind Transport for London’s (TFL) six-month trial of Intelligent Speed Adaptation (ISA) technology. This unit can be disabled at the touch of a button and there is also an override system to disable it entirely.
    Green Cars News - Monday, May 11, 2009
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  • Stop-start technology receives diesel boost
    You’ve probably heard of stop-start technology - it effectively switches the engine off in traffic congestion before restarting it when a driver touches the clutch, helping to reduce fuel consumption and emissions. Tags: Green cars Latest news Controlled Power Technologies CPT SpeedStart stop-start technology
    Green Cars News - Thursday, May 21, 2009
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  • Revolve Technologies announces future plans
    Revolve Technologies, formerly known as Roush Technologies, is rapidly establishing itself as one of the key players in the green car market. Tags: Green cars Latest news Engine EXPO Revolve Technologies Stuttgart Diesel engines will be introduced first with gas variants following later.
    Green Cars News - Saturday, June 13, 2009
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  • i MiEV wins ‘Most Advanced Technology’ award in Toyko
    The Mitsubishi Motors i MiEV city car was announced as the winner of the Japanese Car of the Year ‘Most Advanced Technology’ award yesterday at the 41st Tokyo International Motor Show 2009. Tags: Mitsubishi award i miev technology Toyko An additional 900 orders have also been received in Japan for the 2010 build allocation.
    Green Cars News - Friday, October 23, 2009
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  • San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom commits to bring infrastructure, electric vehicles to the San Francisco Bay Area 11/20/08
    Pats Garage/ Green Gears was mentioned as one of the contributors towards making San Francisco the leader in adoption of Electric vehicles and reduction of CO2 emissions.San Francisco City and county will partner with Project Better Place and Coulomb technologies to build out the EV charging infrastructure in the San Francisco Bay Area.
    Green Gearhead - Thursday, November 20, 2008
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