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Michigan State University Receives $2.5M ARPA-E Award to Build Wave Disc Engine/Generator for Series Hybrid Applications

Green Car Congress

About the size of a large cooking pot, the novel, hyper-efficient engine could replace current engine/generator technologies for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. In 1986, Mazda introduced the Mazda 626 Cappela model, which had a 2-liter diesel engine equipped with a Comprex wave rotor (from BBC) used as a supercharger.

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Electric-Car-Hating Top Gear Names Fisker Karma Luxury Car Of The Year

Green Car Reports

For as long as we can remember, there’s been an ongoing love-to-hate relationship between the BBC's Top Gear show and electric cars. Until yesterday that is, when Top Gear Magazine caught everyone off guard by announcing that its Luxury Car of The Year was none other than the $95,900 Fisker Karma Plug-in Hybrid.

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Chelsea Sexton Slams Bias On Both Sides Over Electric-Car Range (Guest Post)

All Cars Electric

by Chelsea Sexton Slanted, anti-EV reporting is hardly a new thing, and I suspect we're in for a lot more of it in 2011 as plug-in vehicles hit showrooms. But the recent BBC "Mini Adventure," a 484-mile journey from London to Edinburgh in a Mini E, has caught fire like nothing I've seen in a while.

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China’s EV dominance and Germany’s electrification push

Baua Electric

year on year, while plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) saw growth of 34%. Robotaxis to hit London’s streets Uber will begin testing robotaxis in London next spring in partnership with UK AI firm Wayve, according to the BBC. Subscribe to the Autovista24 podcast and listen to previous episodes on Spotify , Apple and Amazon Music.

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Jeremy Clarkson seems to know very little about electric cars, sadly

Green Car Reports

One of three long-time hosts of BBC's long-running "Top Gear" TV show, Clarkson was fired after punching a producer. DON'T MISS: Tesla Vs BBC: Top. The things celebrities say. His costars quit soon afterward.

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Yorkshire plans electric car infrastructure

Green Cars News

According to the BBC, which today launches its Electric Ride challenge (see story), a bid for up to £20 million could see Yorkshire seriously strengthen its capacity to facilitate the use of electric vehicles. [.]. Tags: Electric cars charging points city CO2Sense Plugged-in Places Yorkshire.

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Blink Charging Celebrates Women in the Electric Vehicle Industry

Blink Charging

Chelsea Sexton Chelsea Sexton, the co-founder of EV advocacy group Plug In America , has been involved with EVs since the 1990s when General Motors was developing their first modern EV. The group’s membership includes individuals from the U.S., Japan, Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, and various other countries.

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