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Ferguson collaborates with Ford on F550 Fuel Cell Prototype

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Ferguson Enterprises is collaborating with Ford Motor Company to place a first-of-its-kind F550 Fuel Cell Prototype Chassis Work Truck in service within Ferguson’s daily fleet operations for six months. This is an image for Ferguson’s current fleet. An image of the prototype is not yet available.

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UQM Technologies to display new PowerPhase HD electric drive system at 2012 HTUF

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will display the new PowerPhase HD 220 electric drive system at the upcoming Hybrid, Electric and Advanced Truck Users Forum (HTUF) national conference and expo in Charlotte, NC. The PowerPhase HD 220 delivers 700 N·m (516 lb-ft) of peak torque, 220 kW of peak power and 120 kW of continuous power. UQM Technologies, Inc.

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IMPCO Automotive selected to provide CNG conversions in new Isuzu ship-through process

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announced that Isuzu commercial vehicle dealers can now select IMPCO as a ship-through option more quickly to convert or to modify gasoline-powered NPR-HD (14,500-lb. This program will simplify the vehicle modification process for dealers and fleet managers. IMPCO Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Fuel Systems Solutions, Inc.,

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Raven Transport to deploy 115 additional heavy-duty LNG trucks; Clean Energy expands refueling network

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Florida-based truckload carrier Raven Transport is expanding its clean-burning natural gas fleet with 115 Peterbilt Model 579s, equipped with sleepers and powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) to haul goods for a leading consumer packaged goods company. The fleet will also fuel at Clean Energy’s existing Albany, Ga.;

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FTA awards almost $16.6M to coordinate fuel cell bus research

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million to CALSTART in Pasadena, CA to coordinate research among fuel cell manufacturers, engineering firms and transit agencies throughout the country for fuel-cell powered buses. Funded projects include: Next Generation Fuel Cell Power System Development Towards Transit Bus Commercialization (Phase I). Amount: $7,200,000.

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Lithium Technology Corporation enters strategic alliance and investment agreement with FN Group for large format Li-ion packs for automotive applications

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The initial amount of cells will be used to build a test fleet of Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles with range extender as well as a certain number of Electric Vehicles for an Asian vehicle manufacturer. This initial equity stake also includes the initial commercial supply contracts for delivery of battery cells between LTC and FN Research.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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billion in grants to US-based manufacturers to produce batteries and their components and to expand battery recycling capacity; $500 million in grants to US-based manufacturers to produce electric drive components for vehicles, including electric motors, power electronics, and other drive train components; and. Compact Power, Inc. (on

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