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Tata reveals low cost electric vehicle study

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As part of the 2012 North American International Auto Show inDetroit, Tata Technologies was selected by Michelin to display its electric mobility engineering study. The study comes in the form of a four passenger vehicle with an 18.4kWh battery pack that boasts a range of 100miles. It has a top speed of 65mph and can [.].

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Independent testing shows 21.2% reduction in fuel consumption with XL Hybrids retrofit system

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XL Hybrids’ hybrid electric powertrain is a low-cost, low-risk, bolt-on, post-transmission parallel hybrid technology designed for Class 1–3 commercial vehicles that integrates seamlessly with the conventional internal combustion engine and transmission. engine and 6-speed transmission. —Justin Ashton. kWh, Ashton said.

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Low cost supercharger slashes diesel emissions

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Smoke emissions produced by turbocharged diesel engines under heavy load conditions - such as when accelerating from low engine speeds and other similar transient manoeuvres - can be all but eliminated by a relatively simple and low cost electric supercharger says automotive CO2 reduction specialist, Controlled Power Technologies (CPT).

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Achates Power wins $9M from ARPA-E to develop gasoline compression ignition medium-duty multi-cylinder opposed-piston engine

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The unthrottled nature of the compression ignition process provides high engine efficiency while achieving compliant exhaust emissions with conventional, low-cost aftertreatment. This—in addition to the opposed engine architecture—could increase fuel efficiency by 40-50% over the comparable spark-ignited gasoline engine, Achates said.

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A123 Systems reports Q3 revenue and shipments up, along with losses; gross margin improving

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In the call, A123 said that is has moved to vehicle-level validation with GM for the battery pack for the recently announced Spark EV ( earlier post ), and that it expected to complete vehicle validation by 2012. Cost reduction in the 20Ah cell. If you have an oxide cell, then your top voltage is around 4V or higher when totally full.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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Green Car Congress attended the Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street) conference (23-24 June) sponsored by Euromoney Energy Events and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). It is not how can we get low cost capital to take more risk. by Bill Cooke.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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Already Porsche, Mercedes and other high-end automotive manufacturers are making such PHEVs because of the availability of low-cost electricity from wind and solar and the availability of government incentives which make them competitively priced in the beginning. The convenience and low cost of this concept alone merit attention.

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