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ALABC lead-acid UltraBattery Civic hybrid surpasses 100,000 miles of fleet duty

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Monthly fuel economy of the retrofitted Honda Civic during the first 9 months of the fleet test. The fleet testing is the last task in the Ecotality/DOE work program. Ah (at a C1 rate) after 51,000 miles driven, which is a very minimal capacity loss when comparing an average 7.55 Source: DOE. Click to enlarge.

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Univ of Toronto study details impacts of interaction between driving patterns and electricity generation for WTW energy use and GHG emissions for PHEVs

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C1 is shorter than C2, which is shorter than C3). Results for a similar PHEV with a 16 kWh battery (generally resembling the 2011 Chevrolet Volt) and a PHEV with a split drivetrain configuration and blended mode control strategy (generally resembling the plug-in Toyota Prius) are provided in the paper’s Supporting Information.).

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NASA-led analysis characterizes the impact of jet fuel composition on emitted aerosols

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Using data gathered during four different, comprehensive ground tests conducted over the past decade, researchers from NASA and their colleagues have statistically analyzed the impact of jet fuel properties on aerosols emitted by the NASA Douglas DC-8 CFM56-2-C1 engines burning 15 different aviation fuels. —Moore et al. Richard H.

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