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DOE issues $10M incubator FOA for batteries, power electronics, engines, materials, fuels and lubricants

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Carbon Fiber or Lightweight Materials. VTO is seeking projects that address the major challenges to developing and commercializing carbon fiber composites for lightweight structures. Most critical is the cost of the carbon fiber. The cost to manufacture the carbon fiber is high.

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Porsche introduces 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid sports car

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Porsche had unveiled the concept version of the 918 Spyder Plug-in Hybrid at the Geneva Motor Show in 2010. Like the race engine of the RS Spyder, the 918 Spyder power unit features dry-sump lubrication with a separate oil tank and oil extraction. This mode uses all of the available energy in the battery. Earlier post.)

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