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Reaction Design introduces model fuel library resulting from work of Model Fuels Consortium

Green Car Congress

Part of the industry doesn’t know that yet. How do we now take this pre-competitive work—funded by this group and exclusive to this group—and now make it available? This was quite an accomplishment, I think. It moved the industry forward. —Bernie Sanders, CEO, Reaction Design. With the MFC coming to an end in Dec.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Most charge points available today take much longer to re-energize batteries than it does to fill a gas-powered cars tank. Perhaps more importantly, quickly "pouring" electricity into many of the batteries available today may stress the very expensive component and shorten their useful lifetime.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Neutral Big Papi @ Apr 20th 2009 10:05AM All - The end of the plug that you see is the end that plugs into the car not the part that would plug into the wall. Previous Engadget goes legs-on with Hondas walking-assist devices (with video!) @ Apr 20th 2009 12:34AM They just wont use different plug. Dell Adamo review Is this the Zune HD?

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The hybrid models available today use lead-acid ornickel-metal hydride batteries that are are proven, reliable, and fairlycheap, but their limited storage capacity means that the cars’ driving rangeusing electricity alone is short. Electric cars remain dependent on the development of better,affordable batteries.