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Junkyard Find: 2005 Pontiac Sunfire

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Here's one of those last-year cars , found in a car graveyard in Charlotte, South Carolina. market Js were available as two- and four-door sedans , coupes , three-door hatchbacks , convertibles and station wagons. It's a top-trim-level car with the Sport option package, so its original MSRP was $15,650 plus whatever the options cost.

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FedEx Converts 92 Delivery Trucks to Hybrids, Expanding Hybrid-Electric Fleet by 50%

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has added 92 hybrid-electric trucks to its delivery fleet by converting standard FedEx delivery trucks to hybrid-electric systems. The hybrid conversions were produced in Charlotte, N.C. ISB EPA 07 200-hp (149 kW) EGR diesel engine and Eaton hybrid-electric system, with Li-ion batteries for energy storage. FedEx Corp.

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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. DC/DC Converter Development Program. Partners: CTE, Atlanta, GA; Ohio State ,Columbus, OH; Design Line, Charlotte, NC; Ballard Power Systems, Lowell, MA.

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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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Stationary Fuel Cells and Hybrid Transit Buses Incremental Costs: The purchase of diesel-electric hybrid transit buses and stationary fuel cells for use in the statewide bus system in Connecticut. Hybrid Electric Buses Incremental Costs: For the incremental cost of making transit buses hybrid electric.

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Road Test: 2022 Chrysler Pacifica Limited Plug-in Hybrid

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The EPA rates fuel economy, when using the hybrid gasoline-only engine at 30 miles per gallon. Plug-in charging can be done at your home (and can be scheduled for off-peak hours to save on electricity costs) or a public charging station. An engine for the long haul. Charlotte to Orlando? The only minivan with a plug.

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Road Test: 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid

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The Pacifica runs on a gas engine–and two electric motors. Regenerative braking converts kinetic energy into electricity when braking or coasting. Plug-in charging can be scheduled for off-peak hours to save on electricity costs. Charlotte to Orlando? Expect about 14 hours with a regular, 110-volt household outlet.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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Wireless Radio Frequency Signal Identification and Protocol Reverse Engineering (WiFIRE), $750,000. Unsupervised Physics-informed Machine Learning of Complex Natural and Engineered Geoscience Processes, $250,000. Reducing Protein Production Costs to Enable Cell Free Biocatalysis, $400,000. Caltrode, Inc. Tucson, Arizona).