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DOE announces $26.6M SBIR/STTR FY15 Phase 1 Release 2 awards; fuel cells, batteries, power electronics and efficient combustion engines

Green Car Congress

Of these, 16 are vehicle-related, encompassing projects developing batteries, power electronics and improved combustion engine technology including on-board reformers, and two are specifically hydrogen fuel cell-related. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 162 projects to receive about $26.6 Earlier post.) 148,393.82.

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Volt for Real?

Plug In Partners

F or those who think that GM is not serious about its new PHEV , the Volt , here is a piece that makes you think they are: The Volt To Be Lutz's Legacy May 21, 2007 So, I heard General Motors’ Bob Lutz on National Public Radio’s “Wait. But given the fact that something like 75% of driving in the U.S. Make that a world changer.

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New to the World of Electric Cars?

Clean Fleet Report

Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs): PHEVs combine an electric motor with a gasoline engine. They can be charged through electric outlets and can also use gasoline when the battery is depleted. PHEVs offer a limited all-electric range and can switch to hybrid (combined gas and electric) mode when needed.

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The non-car EVs hitting our roads, air and ocean this year

Drive Electric

Auckland’s first high-speed PHEV ferry. Fullers360 says this is the first step in a broader plan to replace their ageing diesel fleet with electric vessels – a vision that responds to the climate crisis, supports the Government’s climate reduction goals, and protects the environment their business operates within and on every day.