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You’re outta here! Chevrolet Silverado EV won’t be coming to Australia

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And tow them very long distances, where diesel fuel pumps are far more ubiquitous (and quicker filling) than electric charge points. Then there’s the cost of converting it to right-hand-drive for our market. That said, an EV RHD conversion is a much simpler job than one on a combustion vehicle. Trucks included.

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MIT researchers devise simple catalytic system for fixation and conversion of CO2

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The new reaction, described in an open access paper in the RSC journal Chemical Science , transforms carbon dioxide into a negatively charged carbonate ion, which can then react with a silicon compound to produce formate, a common starting material for manufacturing useful organic compounds. —Knopf et al. 2 -CO 3 )] 2?

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ECE / Featured / Hybrid & Electric / Themes / Welcome - Minds in Motion

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The company is currently focusing on plans to plug the gap between the current market and a future when electric cars hit the mainstream, by converting Lotus Elises and Volkswagen (VW) Golfs to electric power. ECE hopes the glamorous image of these conversions will help raise the profile of electric driving.

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New Engines for the New Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupé: More Power, Less CO2

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The HP turbine housing features an integral bypass duct, which can be opened or closed by means of a charge-pressure control flap triggered by a vacuum cell. This means that the optimum charge pressure can be built up at low engine revs. 1 (Lambda = 1), which is important for emission control by means of three-way catalytic converter.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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Energy Plant Design The University of California, Los Angeles, will re-engineer. streamline the process by which green plants convert carbon. production of oil, which is stored in seeds and is convertible to. plants, and it is a liquid that can be extracted readily, separated, and converted into biodiesel fuel.

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Controlled Power Technologies Packages Its Switched Reluctance Systems in ‘RegEnBoost’ System for Enhanced Support for Downsizing

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RegEnBoost integrates the three devices into a powertrain electrical power network (PEPN), which also incorporates a DC to DC converter and an enhanced lead acid battery, optimized for fast energy storage and release. Hence the industry trend to dual-charging systems, CPT notes.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Fisker $80,000 Karma series luxury 50-mile range series PHEV, S Sunset convertible version.Partnering with Quantum Technologies. Several after-market companies have done PHEV conversions of the Ford Escape hybrid and one has done a retrofit of the F-150 pickup -- see Where PHEVs Are and ICE-Conversions.)

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