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QM Power and University of Kentucky demonstrate 50 kW/liter electric motor; DOE 2025 power density goal

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The announcement was made at the 2021 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Expo (ECCE) by the joint team of researchers including Dr. Madhav Manjrekar, SMIEEE, of QM Power, who also holds a tenured faculty position at University of North Carolina, Charlotte, and Dr. Dan M. Ionel, FIEEE, who serves as the inaugural L.

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Ferguson collaborates with Ford on F550 Fuel Cell Prototype

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This data will be used to address ongoing industry challenges within the medium-duty and heavy-duty segments, such as battery range and payload capacity, that have prevented faster conversion to environmentally friendlier options.

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

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As part of the ship-through process, Isuzu trucks built at the Charlotte, Michigan plant will be transported to IMPCO’s OEM Automotive conversion facility in Union City, Indiana for CNG system installation. IMPCO Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Fuel Systems Solutions, Inc., GVWR) trucks to CNG operation.

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Gadget’s New World

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Gadget runs an electric car conversion company called Left Coast Electric. Late last year, Gadget’s workshop was destroyed in a fire. Most people would have been knocked flat by such a turn of events, but the fire seems to have made Gadget and his wife, Charlotte, even more determined to push for a plug-in future.

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Road Test: 2022 Chrysler Pacifica Limited Plug-in Hybrid

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Conversely, when on the highway, having the option to turn off the EV mode and run the gasoline hybrid motor will return the most efficient driving. Charlotte to Orlando? Second row passengers get individual, multimedia 10-inch horizontal, high-definition seat back video screens with HDMI ports as part of the Family Group.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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The 43 winning proposals were submitted by transit agencies from across the country as part of a nationwide competition for the $100 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) funds. City of Charlotte/Charlotte Area Transit System, North Carolina: $3,000,000.

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Road Test: 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid

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Conversely, when on the highway, having the option to turn off the EV mode and run the gasoline hybrid motor will return the most efficient driving. Charlotte to Orlando? And those third row seats quickly and easily flip forward and down, as part of the Stow ’n Go system, hiding under the floor. San Diego to San Francisco?