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Ohio State takes first place in DOE/GM EcoCAR 3 competition

Green Car Congress

Ohio State EcoCAR built a series-parallel plug-in hybrid electric vehicle powered by E85. For the second leg of competition, teams headed to southern California for track events, including autocross, acceleration, and consumer appeal at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana. This is OSU’s fourth consecutive win.

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Electrify America bug opens hacking vulnerability concerns [Updated]

Teslarati

We continue to investigate these events and intend to protect ourselves and our customers.” Sadly, this bug discovery comes only hours after another Electrify America charger allegedly damaged a vehicle that plugged into it.

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Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid Wagon Prototype: First Test Drive (Video)

All Cars Electric

A few weeks ago we were invited to the Challenge Bibendum - an auto-industry event devoted to fuel economy and green vehicles - in order to drive the Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid Station Wagon. The car we drove was.

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8-state alliance releases action plan to put 3.3M ZEVs on their roads by 2025

Green Car Congress

Eight partnering states released their Multi-State ZEV Action Plan as the first promised milestone for the bi-coastal collaboration to pave the way for increasingly large numbers of zero emission vehicles: plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), battery electric vehicles (BEVs), and hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs).

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Ford, Volkswagen, and GM Explore EV-Powered Houses

Cars That Think

Starting this year, thousands of battery-powered electric drive Volkswagen vehicles capable of both loading and offloading current—bidirectional charging, as industry calls it—have been rolling off production lines in eastern Germany. A side benefit could be plugging in appliances to the car while camping rough.

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Mazda unveiling KAI Concept with SKYACTIV-X SPCCI engine; more details on the technology

Green Car Congress

The company is using the opportunity of the event to provide more details into the SPCCI engine, announced in August. In the SKYACTIV-X, spark plug ignition is used to control compression ignition, resulting in significant improvements across a range of important performance indicators. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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The Race to Plug-In Hybrids Is On

Green Cars News

A powerful roster of key industry players in the rapidly evolving electric vehicle arena will come together at Infocast’s Opportunities in Grid-Connected Mobility in San Francisco, California. Tags: Hybrid cars hybrids plug-in plug-in hybrid. No on has a lock on this future; everything is up for grabs.

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