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MAN Diesel & Turbo to convert 3 more coastal container ships to LNG

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The vessel now meets both the Tier II and Tier III emission requirements set by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). million) for 10 such LNG-retrofits at the international Our Ocean 2017 conference in Malta recently. Both the North Star and Midnight Sun operate fast routes between Anchorage, Alaska and Tacoma, Washington.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The easiest conversions are for 2004-2008 Prius (not 2001-2003 Prius) and the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner Hybrid. A new trend is conversion of internal combustion engine vehicles. The kit is designed so the batteries can be upgraded to lithium-phosphate.) Conversions are limited to certain vehicle types.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Costar Corporation by Hymotion, October 2006 (Annapolis, MD), contact kliestenfeltz@costar.com Chelan County (WA) Advanced Vehicle Initiative s "Whitebird," by Manzanita Micro, October, 2006. Progress Energy Corporation by Advanced Vehicle Research Center , with Hymotion kit, July 2007 (Raleigh, NC), contact Mike.Ligett@.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

When Lutz first proposed creating an electric car in 2003, the idea "bombed" inside GM, he says. "I is likely to unveil a prototype plug-in hybrid at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit as part of its company-wide focus on "electrifying" the car, GM officials said Thursday. I got beaten down a number of times."

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