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Tritium, Miller providing fast chargers and light-duty EVs for mining industry

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As a result, the Relay is the most environmentally-friendly, safe and efficient light-duty mining vehicle of its kind available today. It uses an exceptionally efficient and robustly-tested rechargeable energy storage system (RESS). —Paul Summers, Miller Technology’s Lead Battery Electric Vehicle Engineer.

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ARPA-E awarding $60M to 23 projects; dry cooling and fusion power

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ARA’s ACTIVE cooling technology will use a depolymerization thermochemical cycle to provide supplemental cooling and cool energy storage that can work as a standalone system or be synchronized with air-cooled units in order to cool below the ambient dry bulb temperature. ALPHA AWARDS. Lead organization. Description.

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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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Cylinder deactivation: deactivates the intake and exhaust valves and prevents fuel injection into some cylinders during light-load operation. Variable valve timing: alters the timing or phase of the intake valve, exhaust valve, or both, primarily to reduce pumping losses, increase specific power, and control residual gases.

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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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The alternative-fuel car evolved to reduce exhaust emissions and other problems derived from burning fossil fuels. The hourly and daily generation of power from wind and solar renewable energy varies dramatically and changes from one location to another and from day to day. by Professor Andrew Alfonso Frank.

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