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Electric Car Company and Liberty Electric Cars Intend to Form JV for EV Conversions of Luxury 4x4s

Green Car Congress

Liberty Electric Cars replaces the entire internal combustion engine drive train with a proprietary electric power system using four on-board motors (one for each wheel), and incorporating an advanced energy storage system. Liberty Electric Cars is based in Oxford, UK, and with offices in Chicago USA. Electric Car Company, Inc.

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TWAICE battery analytics platform promises enormously valuable insights at every point in a battery’s lifecycle

Charged EVs

Charged spoke with co-founder Michael Baumann about the many applications of his company’s battery analytics platform. Charged : Tell us about the origins of the company. Charged : What exactly is the product? Charged : Taking a step back, how do you get the core data? Is it oversized? Is it undersized? One is lab data.

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Presenting the new EVA Board for 2023

Electric Auto Association

Terri Kirsch was re-elected, and we welcome Arthur Burton, Kate Kruk, and Michael Yared as new board members. The firm supports Community Outreach Group, working to develop and implement Clean Energy Jobs Act and Future Energy Jobs Act programs in underserved areas of Chicago. Three new members elected. Burton Arthur M.

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MY2011 Ford Edge Features First North American Application of 2.0L EcoBoost, Two Ti-VCT Engines

Green Car Congress

Ford is unveiling the refreshed 2011 Edge at the Chicago Auto Show. liter EcoBoost I-4 engine ( earlier post ), plus the new 3.5-liter Plus, Ford’s newest EcoBoost engine will deliver on the promise of 15% fuel economy improvements versus the Edge’s current 3.5-liter liter EcoBoost I-4 Ti-VCT. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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The EV Transition Explained: Reshaping Labor Markets

Cars That Think

Electric vehicles require new or re-tooled factories , each requiring thousands of employees. High-end engineering and computer software and systems jobs at auto suppliers are also at risk , as auto manufacturers are moving to shift those jobs in-house. Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service/Getty Images.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Honda Sees PHEVs as having "unnecessary fuel engine and fuel tank;" promises all-electrics "assuming we can come up with a really high-performing battery that we are working on currently." Cischke, Ford senior vice president for sustainability, environment and safety engineering. "By See Chevy Volt for latest.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

How Real, How Soon, and What Must Happen Next,” which concludes the costs of creating an automotive market dominated by electric and hybrid cars are prohibitively high for the foreseeable future – as high as $49 billion for Europe alone (along with another $21 billion for battery-charging infrastructure). Volt will survive and prosper,” G.M.’s

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