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DOE AVTA Completes 1M Miles of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Testing

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The 1 million test miles and more than 26,000 charging events have been accumulated in on-road operations across the United States and Canada. The PHEV testing benchmarks vehicle performance by quantifying energy consumption, both in terms of gasoline and electricity, in a wide variety of operating conditions in 23 states and Canada.

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UNECE: claim that diesel on-road vehicles are the cause of increased lung cancer is misleading

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A discussion paper published by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) asserts “ with a high degree of reliability that it is misleading to claim that people’s exposure to diesel engines of road motor vehicles is the cause of increased risk of lung cancer. ”. —“Diesel Engines Exhausts: Myths and Realities”.

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Road Test: 2022 Maserati Levante Trofeo

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The 2022 Maserati Levante is offered in four models—GT, Modena, S and Trofeo—with either a V6 or V8 engine, all with all-wheel drive. Maserati says this engine has high-turbulence cylinder heads that sound awesome, but I needed some research to really gather-in their benefit. The fire-breathing heart of the Trofeo. Dynamic Presence.

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DOE to award up to $184M for advanced vehicle research and development in 8 areas of interest

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The goal of this AOI is to support advanced fuels and lubricants technologies that will enable optimal performance of advanced combustion engines for passenger and commercial vehicle applications. For all subtopics, technologies may be applicable to compression ignition and/or spark ignition engines. Miller Cycle).

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Profile: Li-ion Provider Compact Power, Inc. Focusing on the Automotive and Vehicle Markets

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Dr. Patil has an undergraduate degree from IIT, Bombay (India) and a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He served as the chief engineer for the Ford Escape Hybrid from 1998 to 2003 and holds 12 patents. it would bring down the neighborhood. Prabhakar Patil. Click to enlarge.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

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He's an actual engineer, with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Stanford. Always a pleasure to be part of IEEE. It might be in your neighborhood, but it's something that you will find along interstates or major travel routes. It has a highway part and a city part. John, welcome to the podcast.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

He's an actual engineer, with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Stanford. Always a pleasure to be part of IEEE. It might be in your neighborhood, but it's something that you will find along interstates or major travel routes. It has a highway part and a city part. John, welcome to the podcast.