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ALABC lead-acid UltraBattery Civic hybrid surpasses 100,000 miles of fleet duty

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The batteries supplied by Exide as part of the C3 Project performed well under the HEV screening test, especially at high temperatures. Ah (at a C1 rate) after 51,000 miles driven, which is a very minimal capacity loss when comparing an average 7.55 The battery capacity was 7.54 Ah for the new modules. Batteries Hybrids'

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DOE awards $35M to 15 projects in ARPA-E ECOSynBio program to reduce carbon footprint of biofuel production

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As a result, there is a critical need to create new pathways for biofuel conversion that reduces carbon waste, prevents the loss of CO 2 emissions, and in turn, maximizes the amount of renewable fuel a conversion process yields. The awardees are: LanzaTech, Inc. Carbon-Negative Chemical Production Platform - $4,160,262.57.

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GM provides technical details of the Gen 2 Voltec propulsion system used in the 2016 Volt

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The drive unit contains two newly developed electric motor-generators for propelling the vehicle and other duties; power electronics to supply and control them; a system of gears, clutches, and hydraulic controls to combine and deliver the mechanical power from the motor-generators and the engine; and an electric oil pump. Click to enlarge.

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