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DOE AVTA Completes 1M Miles of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Testing

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Manzanita Prius Lead acid. The AVTA’s PHEV testing effort involves more than 75 testing partners, including electric utilities; city, county, state, federal and provincial governments; universities and colleges; clean air agencies; private companies and other organizations. EnergyCS Prius Altair Nano. AVTA PHEV testing.

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Honda announces second plug-in vehicle testing program; Japan joins US, China may follow

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In the US program, the city of Torrance, California along with Stanford University and Google Inc., Study the low noise impact of electric vehicles in residential neighborhoods. VRLA (lead-acid), Panasonic. Solar-powered charging station for the test vehicles. Click to enlarge. drive, regeneration). DC brushless.

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Profile: Li-ion Battery and Pack Supplier Valence Technology

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Green Car Congress had the opportunity recently to have a discussion with Mark Donaghy, the Global Marketing Manager for Valence Technology, Inc., For reference, a typical lead acid battery can survive 500-800 cycles while 2,800 cycles is almost 8 years of use assuming one cycle a day. Click to enlarge. The Edison is a 3.5

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Profile: Li-ion Provider Compact Power, Inc. Focusing on the Automotive and Vehicle Markets

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Green Car Congress recently had the opportunity to spend some time with Dr. Prabhakar Patil, the CEO of Compact Power, Inc. Dr. Patil has an undergraduate degree from IIT, Bombay (India) and a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. it would bring down the neighborhood. by Bill Cooke.

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