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NASA awards $16.5M to four teams for additional research into reducing aircraft fuel consumption, emissions and noise

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Cessna Aircraft Company-Cessna Citation, Wichita, Kan., In its earlier assessment, the team found that the SUGAR Volt concept (which adds an electric battery gas turbine hybrid propulsion system) can reduce fuel burn by greater than 70% and total energy use by 55% when battery energy is included. million, three years.

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National Drive Electric Week 2023 Recap: Let’s Give Them Something To Talk About

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For instance, data show that “filling up” an EV at home is cheaper than gas in every single state in the nation, according to one study. This year, like so many before it, NDEW, comprising some 220 events , was th e subject of dozens and dozens of print, digital and broadcast pieces from Maine to Maui extolling the many benefits of EVs.

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