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ALABC lead-acid UltraBattery Civic hybrid surpasses 100,000 miles of fleet duty

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In a project co-funded by the US Department of Energy and managed by Ecotality North America, the Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium (ALABC) has demonstrated the durability of lead-carbon batteries in the high-rate, partial state-of-charge operation of a hybrid electric vehicle. The UltraBattery Retrofit Project DP1.8

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27 November 2009 - In First "Plug-in Arizona" Outing to Nogales, AZ, " the "Spirit" Made the News with Nogales International

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Nogales, Arizona Friday, November 27, 2009 Nogales International United States Census 2010 Electric hybrid ‘car of the future’ visits Nogales area By Denise HolleyPublished Friday, November 27, 2009 10:03 AM MST Retired Sgt. If you slow down before a stoplight, this keeps a hybrid car in the cheaper electric mode, he said.“Fuel

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California state senate approves bills extending sole-occupant HOV perk for plug-ins and alt fuel vehicles to 2019

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AB 2628 (Pavley), Chapter 725, Statutes of 2004, established the “yellow sticker program,” which granted HOV lane access to certain single-occupant, hybrid or alternatively fueled vehicles. In April 2006, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) granted conditional approval, enabling the yellow sticker program to go into effect.

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