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ClearFlame Engine Technologies hits multiple manufacturing, customer pilot, and fueling milestones

Green Car Congress

ClearFlame Engine Technologies, a company developing net-zero engine technology ( earlier post ), has hit a number of key milestones through multiple partnerships with customers, manufacturers, and fuel providers. Several other pilots with other companies are also planned through the end of the year.

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What is Tesla’s Mystery Magnet?

Cars That Think

Tesla’s investor day on 1 March began with a rambling, detailed discourse on energy and the environment before transitioning into a series of mostly predictable announcements and boasts. Niron’s executive VP, Andy Blackburn, told Spectrum that the company intends to introduce its first product late in 2024.

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Environmental Charter High School Gets Solar; Greenius Goes EcoMedia

Creative Greenius

SEED Award winner, Scotty “Claus” Martin, founder and owner of the Living Christmas Company , whose sustainable business model has brought a new kind of gift to the holidays was there to see the latest living learning lab being unveiled at the school and to attend its annual community forum.

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Test drive the Fusion Hybrid and attend American Idol finale

Green Cars News

To help generate additional excitement for the Fusion, Ford is collaborating with House Party, a leading consumer activation and experiential marketing company. Local Ford dealers will loan new 2010 Ford Fusions to party hosts for the evening allowing guests to experience the vehicle among friends in a festive environment. to 7:00 p.m.

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Summer Update

Plug In Partners

The bill, sponsored by Representative Frank Hornstein of Minneapolis, would require that the State of Minnesota begin buying PHEVs once they are commercially available and when the price is no more than 10% higher than similarly equipped vehicles. Additionally, other local governments and state agencies are joining the coalition.

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This Lockheed Martin Researcher’s Work on UAVs Saves Lives

Cars That Think

As director of technology integration at Lockheed Martin , in Grand Prairie, Texas, he leads a team that is actively pursuing breakthroughs designed to, among other things, allow life-saving missions to be performed in hazardous environments without putting humans at risk. My grades took off right after he showed up.”

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The Aftershocks of the EV Transition Could Be Ugly

Cars That Think

The introduction of any new system causes perturbations within the current operating environment, which in turn, create behavioral responses, some predictable, many not. One solution is to allow utility companies to control customer thermostats to smooth out the demand.