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Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 20, 2009
EcoMotors International, a Khosla-funded startup working to commercialize a diesel opoc (opposed-piston, opposed-cylinder) engine ( earlier post ), has named auto industry veteran Donald Runkle as its new CEO. EcoMotors was founded in 2008 by Prof.
Revenge of the Electric Car
JANUARY 22, 2009
The conversion can double or even triple fuel economy, thereby severely limiting carbon dioxide emissions. But the new rules could make it virtually impossible for current Prius owners to transform their cars into super-efficient vehicles that get up to 150 mpg. “It’s Who Killed the Electric Car 2.0.&#.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
"However," he continued, "If carmakers decide not to take advantage of this offer, AFS Trinity intends to raise the funds to begin modifying existing hybrids or manufacture its own 150 mpg SUVs and, eventually, 250 mpg sedans. When Lutz first proposed creating an electric car in 2003, the idea "bombed" inside GM, he says. "I
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