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CPT presenting two papers at SAE World Congress on SpeedStart and TIGERS for 48V mild hybrid systems

Green Car Congress

For the ADEPT project, the consortium comprises CPT, the European Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium (EALABC), Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, Ford and the University of Nottingham. There is a continual drive within the auto industry for low carbon vehicle technologies.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

80 miles was the range of the EV1 with Lead Acid batteries, that GM tried to use because they wanted the project to fail. And with broadband, government builds the roads, they build the water and sewer systems, I tend to think our communications network should be one of those utilities as well. check your facts.

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