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Volkswagen & Audi to pay >$14.7B in US to settle 2.0L diesel emissions case; $2B of that to promote ZEVs

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Under a class action settlement agreement filed today ( earlier post ), Volkswagen and Audi in the US will pay more than $14.7 The class-wide settlement in the Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation will provide owners and lessees of Volkswagen and Audi 2.0-liter liter diesel engines.

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The Greenius Plan For General Motors

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The bailout money they already got should grant us that right. Put Dr. Andrew Franks , Andy Grove and Elon Musk in charge of the new National Electric Motors Corporation. Sell every new plug-in car owner a solar or wind powered charging station for their car. The brain of GM has been dead for a long time now. No severance.

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2nd Time Programs for Impaired EV Batteries – E-Vehicleinfo

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Price Capacity Checking out Assess the battery’s skill in order energy at other discharge charges, similar to prime discharge for electrical cars or low discharge for calories bank techniques. Fee and Discharge Potency Checking out Assesses how successfully the battery converts electric calories throughout charging and discharging.

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H2ME has 100 fuel cell vehicles on the road in Germany, France and UK

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In addition, Daimler has deployed 40 B-Class F-CELL vehicles under H2ME in Germany. This project has received funding from the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking under grant agreement Nº 671438 and Nº 700350.

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Ford Investing $550M to Retool SUV Plant to Produce Focus Small Car and EV

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The transformation of Michigan Assembly, once one of the world’s most profitable auto plants during the SUV boom of the late 1990s, is rooted in the fundamental strategic shift by Ford to leverage its global assets to bring six world-class small cars to the American market by the end of 2012. Ford President and CEO Alan Mulally.

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Chicago awards $13.4M contract to Motiv Power Systems for 20 Class 8 electric refuse trucks

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million contract for 20 Class 8 electric refuse trucks. Motiv says that its ePCS can handle electric trucks from medium-duty to Class 8 heavy-duty, weighing 15,000 lbs-52,000 lbs. Motiv’s battery system design is simulation-driven, with a focus on both charge and thermal management. state of charge. Earlier post.).

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Williams F1 Establishes Technical Center in Qatar; Initial Focus on Commercial Development of Magnetically Loaded Composite Flywheel

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QSTP is a world-class incubator for the research, development and commercialization of new technologies that has attracted significant R&D investment from companies such as Shell, Microsoft and GE. Click to enlarge. Continuous cycling with no detriment to performance or reduction in life.

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