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Israel MoEP enforcing vehicle exclusion rules in Haifa Bay Low Emission Zone; $2.8M to retrofit 700 diesel trucks with DPFs

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As part the Israeli Ministry of Environmental Protection’s (MoEP’s) action plan to reduce pollution in Haifa Bay in Israel, Israel Police are actively enforcing exclusion rules that bar heavy vehicles in downtown Haifa Bay at certain times of the day. Supporting the operation of 500 electric taxis through financial incentives.

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US House members introduce Open Fuel Standard Act

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A bipartisan group of House members led by Congressmen John Shimkus (R, Illinois-19) and including Eliot Engel (D, New York-17), Steve Israel (D, New York-2) and Roscoe Bartlett (R-Maryland-6) introduced the technology-neutral Open Fuel Standard (OFS) Act (HR 1687).

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BMW i3 Driven, Fisker Bought, Tesla Beats Israel: This Week In Social Media

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We reported our results from the 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage''s gas mileage test, and we drove the new electric 2014 BMW i3. Stay tuned for.'

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EV battery swapping may aid resolve the U.S. charging sickness

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Greater than a decade in the past, a high-flying startup known as Higher Park made a billion-dollar guess that electrical automobile drivers would favor to switch depleted batteries for unused ones in mins instead than rate them for hours. “We want to be the gas station of electric,” says Hassounah. Within the U.S.,

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PSA evaluating Aquarius Engines’ free-piston linear generator for range-extender

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PSA Groupe is evaluating a free-piston engine linear-generator under development by Israel-based start-up Aquarius Engines for use as a range-extender in its electric vehicles. Toyota envisions that a pair of such units (20 kW) would enable B/C-segment electric drive vehicles to cruise at 120 km/h (75 mph). Earlier post.).

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EP29LPSP: Applications in Plasma Physics, Astronomy, and Highway Engineering

Cars That Think

Optically clear EP29LPSP has superior physical strength, electrical insulation, and chemical resistance properties. Systems and methods for controlling the gas conversion in a fiber-optic gyroscope." Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel. It also meets NASA low outgassing requirements and exhibits a low exotherm during cure.

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Aquarius Engines unveils free-piston linear engine operating on 100% hydrogen

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Israel-based Aquarius Engines unveiled a hydrogen-fueled version of its free-piston linear engine new hydrogen engine. The new Aquarius Hydrogen Engine’s lightweight design and unique internal-gas-exchange-method would greatly reduce emissions and lower the global carbon footprint.

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