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Volvo LX1 series hybrid wheel loader demonstrates 50% improvement in fuel efficiency; renewable diesel in the engine

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The LX1 is a series hybrid that incorporates a driveline that consists of electric drive motors mounted at the wheels, electric driven hydraulics, a battery energy storage system, a significantly smaller diesel engine (3-liter vs. 13-liter) and new machine architecture. Waste Management Inc.

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ARPA-E awards $130M to 66 “OPEN 2012” transformational energy technology projects

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of Natural Gas into Diesel Fuel. methane found in natural gas into liquid diesel fuel. Electron Energy Corporation will develop a technology to. lower cost than those available today, based on a friction. ARPA-E OPEN 2012 selections: Transportation Energy Storage. today’s electric vehicle batteries.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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Though the PHEV combines the two types of energy and power, it is not merely a temporary “transition” between gasoline and diesel cars to pure electric cars. Electricity can be generated from non-CO 2 -creating energy sources like those listed above. It is much more than that. Engineering Advantages of the PHEV.

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NHTSA Modeling and Technology Projections Underlying the Proposed CAFE Target of 34.1 mpg by MY 2016

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Diesel engines: have several characteristics that give superior fuel efficiency, including reduced pumping losses due to lack of (or greatly reduced) throttling, and a combustion cycle that operates at a higher compression ratio, with a very lean air/fuel mixture, than an equivalent-performance gasoline engine.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

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Most charge points available today take much longer to re-energize batteries than it does to fill a gas-powered cars tank. The demands on the grid would require a lot of infrastructure work without some sort of "energy reservoir" in place. They have several stations already built and plan on thousands more.