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DOE awards $18M to 5 projects to accelerate development of plug-in electric vehicles & use of other alternative fuels

Green Car Congress

million to develop and demonstrate a battery-powered electric school bus that improves propulsion energy efficiency by 20-30% and that can connect to the electric grid (vehicle-to-grid). million to accelerate PEV adoption by developing electric highway corridors along I-15, I-80, I-70, and I-84 in Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming.

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Raejean & Tessie’s photographic EV road trip

Electric Auto Association

She recommended a small, battery-powered, $8 lantern for ambient light, good for both inside and outside the car. George, Utah - Photo by Raejean Fellows. My favorite was the new charger in Hines, Oregon, that connected the Supercharger dots for me. Zion National Park, Utah - Photo by Raejean Fellows.

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Road Test: 2023 Genesis GV60 EV

Clean Fleet Report

Starting in 2025 they will have no new internal combustion engine models, then by 2030 will only sell battery-powered cars and SUVs. Bluetooth connection for up-to two devices with USB C-type power and data ports, wireless phone charging and a Wi-Fi Hotspot complete the technology. Touches of luxury & tech.

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Abandoned History: The 2014 VIA VTRUX Pickup, a Forgotten Silverado

The Truth About Cars

The story begins with a company in Utah called Raser Technologies. The newly established company planned to introduce a whole line of PHEV vehicles, and their industry connection for completed passenger vehicles to convert (Lutz) was already in place. This sort of topic is the very reason Abandoned History exists.

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The World’s Most Popular EVs Aren’t Cars, Trucks, or Motorcycles

Cars That Think

As a general rule of thumb, throttle e-bikes that combine a 500-to-750 watt motor and a 480 watt-hour (Wh) battery can cover only about 20 miles at best on battery power alone; or less than 25 watt-hours per mile. Some states, including Pennsylvania, Utah and Colorado, have made exceptions for trails in state parks.

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Xerox Parc’s Engineers on How They Invented the Future—and How Xerox Lost It

Cars That Think

One of the first decisions Pake in turn made was to hire, among others, Robert Taylor, then at the University of Utah , to help him recruit engineers and scientists for the Computer Science and Systems Science Laboratories. A high-speed network that connects computers, printers, and other peripherals in an office or building.

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