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MIT study concludes V2G-enabled electric commercial trucks could offer lower total operating cost than conventional diesel fleet

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Based on the Staples data, the researchers modeled what would happen if the trucks in the fleet were driven 70 miles a day for 253 work days per year, with diesel gasoline costing $4 per gallon. Firms would also save money on fuel, and on maintenance, because electric trucks induce less wear and tear on brakes. kilowatt-hours per mile.

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Behind Audi’s new “rightsized” efficient EA888 Gen.3B family

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TFSI turbocharged gasoline direct injection engine introduced at the Vienna Motor Symposium last week is the first of the company’s EA888 Gen.3B Audi initially deployed its turbocharged, direct injection TFSI technology in 2004; the second generation followed in 2007, followed by the third generation, currently on the market, in 2011.

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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Electric fuel cost is a fraction of gasoline or diesel fossil fuel cost, even at a time when petroleum prices are temporarily reduced due to geopolitical manipulations and manufacturing costs. At present PHEVLERs, PHEVs and conventional gasoline engine vehicles in the USA all use a liquid fuel blend comprising 90% gasoline and 10% biofuel.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

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In the early years of the automobile, battery-powered electric cars were competitive with cars fueled by gasoline and other types of propulsion. At the turn of the millennium, nearly 20 percent of the state’s generating capacity was idled for maintenance. Moreover, deregulation disincentivized the construction of new power plants.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Shifted earlier focus to all-electric Focus in 2011 with Magna. Committed to sales of 10,000 or more vehicles in late 2010, with increasing production in 2011. Hybrid Sonata model year 2011, possible PHEV version in 2013. Company says its focusing on gasoline and hydrogen. Plans Saturn Vue PHEV-10. No announced plans.

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