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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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QM Power and the SPARK Lab at University of Kentucky shared the combined results of a large-scale, multi-objective design optimization study, and lab testing of a prototype motor designed to meet the 2025 power density goals set by the US Department of Energy (DOE). An open frame lab prototype was designed and manufactured by QM Power.

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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. —Jim Buczkowski, executive director, Ford Research and Advanced Engineering.

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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. IMPCO Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Fuel Systems Solutions, Inc., GVWR) trucks to CNG operation.

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Gadget’s New World

Revenge of the Electric Car

Gadget runs an electric car conversion company called Left Coast Electric. The blaze took away some of Gadget’s most prized work, including a super sleek electric powered Silver Porsche which featured at PlugInAmerica’s Sept 08 gala fundraiser alongside the Tesla Roadster and GM’s Volt prototype.

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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. PV canopies will produce power and reduce temperatures underneath canopies. The largest PV installation in Georgia.

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Road Test: 2022 Chrysler Pacifica Limited Plug-in Hybrid

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The 2022 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid has a gasoline-powered 3.6-liter Stopping was straight, with the 4-wheel power-assisted disc anti-lock brakes, which were easy to modulate. Once the battery is depleted, the Pacifica Hybrid is then powered by the gasoline hybrid system. Charlotte to Orlando? How It Works.

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Road Test: 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid

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The 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid is available with either front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive, both utilize a gasoline-powered 3.6-liter Once the battery is depleted, the Pacifica is then powered by the gasoline hybrid system. Charlotte to Orlando? How It Works. The bottom line is the Pacifica Hybrid, with the 16.5