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Ford begins production of 2012 Focus Electric at Michigan Assembly, C-MAX models on deck

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By comparison, the Nissan LEAF carries a 99 MPGe (combined) EPA rating, while the smaller i-MiEV carries a 112 MPGe (combined) rating. (1 1 gallon of gasoline=33.7 The 19 launch markets also include Atlanta; Austin and Houston, Texas; Boston; Chicago; Denver; Detroit; Los Angeles; San Francisco; San Diego; New York; Orlando, Fla.;

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DOE Selects 8 Projects to Advance Technologies for the Co-Production of Power and Hydrogen, Fuels or Chemicals from Coal-Biomass Feedstocks

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Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, Ga.) Princeton will design, simulate, and analyze 20 process configurations to enable meaningful cross-configuration comparisons and insights into the potential impacts of advanced technologies. Georgia Tech will team with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colo.,

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AMPLY Power: Top 25 US cities could save avg. 37% on fuel costs by switching to electric vehicles and buses; up to 60% with managed charging

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The new metric gives fleet owners, operators, municipalities, and policymakers a direct apples-to-apples comparison between gasoline or diesel fuel and electricity pricing. Unlike gasoline or diesel fuel prices, electricity prices can vary significantly on a kWh basis. At about $0.19/kWh —i.e.,

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Alcoa and Phinergy enter joint development agreement for high energy-density aluminum-air batteries

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Announced at the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference in Atlanta, the partnership will collaborate on new materials, processes and components to commercialize the aluminum-air battery, which could significantly extend electric vehicle range. The aluminum-air range extender has the potential to meet that challenge. Wood, Keith R.

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