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Pike Research forecasts accelerating hybrid locomotive sales from 2015-2020

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General Electric (GE) has built a plant to manufacture sodium metal halide batteries ( earlier post ), and is showing a prototype road locomotive using those batteries that it intends to bring to market. Advanced lead acid batteries will make inroads as well. This will help drive interest in having hybrids meet these strict new regulations.

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Eaton Highlights Range of New Products to Reduce Fuel Consumption and Emissions

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The pursuit of fuel efficient vehicles is driving the development of smaller engines with a greater power density which puts more stress on the internal components like the intake and exhaust valves. China’s largest independent automaker, Chery Automobile Co. Tiggo, 1.3S A3 and Riich 1.3S Volkswagen’s 2010 1.4L

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