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DOE BETO seeking input on Optima initiative for co-optimization of fuels and engines

Green Car Congress

Coupled with continuing research into fundamental engine processes, the introduction of affordable high-performance computing, and the adoption of advanced manufacturing techniques throughout industry, those new technologies are leading to potentially disruptive opportunities for the introduction of engines with extraordinarily high efficiencies.

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Ferrariā€™s Plug-in Hybrid One-Ups the Combustion Engine

Cars That Think

In a test by Car and Driver magazine, the car exploded to 60 mph in 2.0 Automakers are finding it difficult to challenge those boldface numbers with internal combustion alone, especially as engines are relentlessly downsized to meet regulations. Ferrari conservatively quotes a 2.5-second

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Before we were saying it will be an awfully long time before we can get the costs down so people can afford it, but actually if you offset the fuel costs, people can afford it." ( Green Car Congress ). This company is not stupid." ( NY Times Magazine ) 2/16/07 In an interview with BusinessWeek on Feb. Hell, yes," he says.

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