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Electric Auto Association

When Straubel—also known for his 1984 Porsche 944 EV conversion—left Tesla, he founded Redwood Materials , a leading lithium battery recycling company in Carson City, Nevada. That was quite a conversion.” He was pontificating on an all-electric composite Hypercar using rechargeable batteries back in 2000.

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Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

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Cost increments for a plug-in hybrid compact vehicle will be 10-20% more than a regular hybrid: $2000-3000 extra for a sedan; $5000 for an SUV. PHEV conversions are emerging at a frenzied rate (see the frequency of CalCars-News postings), to the point where its no longer feasible to track every instance of a PHEV.

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New systems biology model for wood formation can lead to progress in biofuel and green chemistry applications

Green Car Congress

We perturb these 21 pathway genes and integrate transcriptomic, proteomic, fluxomic and phenomic data from 221 lines selected from ~2000 transgenics (6-month-old). NC State researchers are looking at how to produce trees that can be paired with thermophilic bacteria for optimal conversion to biofuels and biochemicals, Wang said.

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Developing Fords EcoBoost Combustion System

Green Car Congress

The multi-hold injector is an extension of the gasoline PFI and diesel injectors, but operates in the range of 30 to 200 bar (compared to around 4 bar for PFI and up to 2000 bar for diesel). The cold-start period constitutes the majority of engine emissions due to zero or low conversion efficiency of the aftertreatment system.

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