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Megawatt charging for trucks, beef-fat biodiesel, BYD EV platform: Today’s Car News

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A Portland site is a template for big-rig fast-charging, and open for public use. China’s BYD has revealed its. Biodiesel from beef fat will soon be mass-produced by a Nebraska joint venture. And BYD gives a top-level preview of its third-generation platform for electric vehicles.

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Portland Tests BYD K9 All-Electric Passenger Bus: Quick Ride

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Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway famously invested big in China’s BYD Motors in late 2008 -- likely spurred by the company’s innovative battery technology, bullish plans for electric.'

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New Ricardo 48V electric motor aims to boost power and cut costs of hybrids; up to 50% increase in power density; ECOCHAMPS

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Results of this work are expected to be published and presented at the IEEE ECCE at Portland, Oregon in September 2018. This marks the start of a series of presentations being made on the results of the ECOCHAMPS project in China, Japan, USA, EU, India and the UK.

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Maxwell supplying ultracapacitors for light rail braking energy recuperation system; 2.8% energy savings

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is supplying ultracapacitors for an energy-saving braking energy recuperation system that American Maglev Technology (AMT), is installing on light rail vehicles operated by the Portland, Oregon area’s Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District (TriMet). Batteries China Rail' Maxwell Technologies, Inc.

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IEA: Electric vehicles posted strong gains in 2016; 2M now in global parc

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2016 also saw more than 200 million electric two wheelers on the road and 345 thousand buses, primarily in China. China remained the largest market in 2016, accounting for more than 40% of the electric cars sold in the world. In 2005, electric cars were still measured in hundreds.

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Nissan FY 2014 global corporate activities reduce CO2 emissions by 22.6% compared to FY 2005

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The Nissan Energy Saving Collaboration (NESCO) conducts annual surveys (starting 2003 in Japan and 2013 in Europe, Mexico and China) to measure energy loss at Nissan plants in order to develop ongoing new energy-saving countermeasures. In all, the use of clean energies accounted for 68% of the production at the Aguascalientes A1 Plant.

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President Obama Outlines Vision and Plan for US High-Speed Passenger Rail System; $13B to Start

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As examples from other countries, China runs trains on its 114 km Beijing–Tianjin Intercity Rail line at a top speed of 217 mph (350 km/h) and is buying 100 350 km/h trains for the upcoming Beijing-Shanghai corridor. Pacific Northwest Corridor (Eugene, Portland, Tacoma, Seattle, Vancouver BC). Earlier post.)

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