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DOE’s Manufacturing Institute to award $35M to support R&D in recycling, reuse and remanufacturing

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Michigan State University, Sealed Air. Western Michigan University, Idaho National Laboratory, Graphic Packaging International, WestRock Company. Western Michigan University, Graphic Packaging International, Recourse Recovery Systems. The objective of this proposal is to evaluate two innovative processes/technology, viz.,

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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

Cars That Think

There are two major reasons for this: first, EVs are not going to reach the numbers required by 2050 to hit their needed contribution to net zero goals , and even if they did, a host of other personal, social and economic activities must be modified to reach the total net zero mark. For example, researchers at University of Oxford in the U.K.

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TNGA-based 2019 Toyota Avalon features new hybrid system

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Calty) in Ann Arbor, Michigan; Toyota Motor North America Research and Development (TMNA R&D) in Saline, Michigan; and Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. liter four-cylinder Dynamic Force Engine is more fuel efficient, runs cleaner, and is more powerful than previous iterations, and features enhanced thermal management.

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First Drive: 2023 Ford Super Duty Lineup

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Fortunately, the Blue Oval invited us to take a gander at the new trucks at the Ford Michigan Proving Grounds earlier this month. Full Disclosure: Ford invited me out to the 3,880 acres that make up the Michigan Proving Grounds in Romeo.

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Electric Cars and The Volt by Seth Leitman

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

While, I might personally like a plug-in hybrid that then goes to hybrid, to get the market ready for the technology, an EV range / dual-fuel car can work. Also, power plants will reduce emissions overtime making electric cars cleaner per vehicle once the stationary source that powers the vehicle gets cleaner.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

It is aggressively in talks with Portland General Electric Plug-In Charging Stations , ( POR ) and other states including Michigan, and California that are scrambling to offer incentives. My personal criteria for an EV is 80/80 MPH/miles range, but thats because drivers either go 80 or stopped around here.