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Hyundai Motor expands partnership with US Government to support further exploration of hydrogen fuel cell technologies

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As part of the partnership, Hyundai will provide the DOE with five NEXO fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) for use in various regions of the country including Washington, DC, to help advance research and development of fuel cell technologies. Hyundai provided its first NEXO SUV to the DOE in 2019.

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Study Concludes A Second Hydrocarbon Boom Threatens the Peruvian Amazon

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A rapid proliferation of oil and gas concessions threatens the Peruvian Amazon, according to a study by a pair of researchers from the Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals (ICTA) of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), and the Washington DC-based NGO Save America’s Forests (SAF).

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"Spirit of DC's" Visit at Tioga HS in Groveland is Front Page News in The Union Democrat, Monday, 26 January 2009

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Cheers PHEV3A'rs, EVADC'rs, and EVnthusiasts, One & All - The "Spirit of DC's" visit to Tioga High School in Groveland, California, is front page news in The Union Democrat, Monday, 26 January 2009. That’s my baby,” Asher, of Arizona, said with a smile while petting the dashboard of the car he’s dubbed the “Spirit of DC.”

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Envera LLC Nearing Completion of New Actuator Mechanism Project for Variable Compression Ratio Engine

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Charles Mendler, the principal of Envera and the inventor of this particular approach to a VCR engine, provided the update on the project at the Department of Energy (DOE) Merit Review this week in Washington, DC.

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27 November 2009 - In First "Plug-in Arizona" Outing to Nogales, AZ, " the "Spirit" Made the News with Nogales International

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Army in Washington, D.C., He has driven his 2005 Prius, dubbed “Spirit of DC,” to 48 state capitals and five Canadian provinces, and now he’s launching a “Plug-in Arizona Tour,” he said.Spirit is a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). and moved to Bisbee, he said. Now he’s on a new mission to convert America to plug-in cars.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

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CalCars PRIUS+/Ron Gremban, Fall 2004 Ron Gremban, CalCars team; initially with EnergyCS technology (not used in redesigned conversion) Marin County, CA info@calcars.org 2. John Clinton, 2004 Prius+ PbA conversion, EAA-PHEV , January 2008, (Alexandria, VA). Please send it to webmaster@calcars.org. Contact mike@. Green Gears, Inc.

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