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Chrysler and EPA to partner on hydraulic series hybrid powertrain for light duty vehicles

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Acting as a pump, the hydraulic drive is used to re-pressurize hydraulic fluid by using the vehicle’s momentum, thereby converting kinetic energy into potential energy. The system produces power with engine torque driving a hydraulic pump that charges the high pressure accumulator of up to 5,000 psi (34.5 Earlier post.)

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Mahindra Mahindra Takes Majority Stake in REVA Electric Car Co.

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Post the buyout, the Board of Mahindra REVA has been re-constituted under the chairmanship of Dr. Pawan Goenka, President Automotive & Farm Equipment Sectors, Mahindra & Mahindra. Its REVA electric vehicle was first commercially available in Bangalore in 2001 and in London in 2004, under the G-Wiz brand. Earlier post.)

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Encana challenges EPA draft Pavillion groundwater report

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In its study, EPA re-tested private and public drinking water wells in the community and drilled two independent deep monitoring wells. Encana charged that numerous discrepancies exist in the EPA’s approach, data and analysis, and detailed a few: Encana said that the EPA report ignores the Pavillion field’s unique geology and hydrology.

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EPA Proposes to Streamline Approval Process for Fuel Conversion Systems

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Current EPA regulations require vehicle and engine conversion systems to be covered by a certificate of conformity to gain a regulatory exemption from potential tampering charges. MY 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and < useful life mileage. MY 2009, 2010, 2011 and < useful life mileage. Certification application.

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Story of TESLA Motors: Beginning, Fight, Survival, and Success

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The image and common impression of Electric vehicles were re-written by the introduction of the Tesla Roadster in the year of 2008. Though the Roadster was not that much of a success as expected, owing to the huge charging time it still had along with a few other reasons Roaster really perception of an electric vehicle among the public.

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Can We Identify a Person From Their Voice?

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In 2004, Singh fielded her first query about hoax callers from the Coast Guard. Police later arrested a man named Edward Lee King on unrelated drug charges. She analyzed the recordings they provided, and she sent the service several conclusions. “I They found a business card for a CBS staffer in his wallet.

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The next-generation Toyota Prius

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litre VVT-i petrol engine, a powerful electric motor, a generator, a high-performance battery, a power control unit and a power split device, which uses a planetary gear set to combine and re-allocate power from the engine, electric motor and generator as required. The system comprises a 1.8-litre

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