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Ford and Portland General Electric Partner to Prepare Region for EVs

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Ford and PGE have also agreed to work together with state and local governments to support charging station permitting, electric vehicle incentives and future legislation or regulations. Ford will introduce its first pure battery electric vehicle, the Transit Connect Electric small commercial van, this year.

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Ford Exec Cites US Energy Policies As Critical Factor in Shaping Future Vehicle Fleet, Calls for Cap-and-Trade Program

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Sue Cischke, Ford group vice president, Sustainability, Environment and Safety Engineering, pointed to the “ key role ” government policies such as fuel standards and greenhouse gas emission regulations, play in the development and support of Ford’s product and technology pathways. Tags: Fuel Efficiency Policy. Earlier post.)

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How Engineers Can Help Protect Earth From Worsening Climate Change

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The microbes and minerals in soil systems regulate water, cycle nutrients, filter pollutants, physically support plants, and sequester greenhouse gasses. IoT food container tags can reduce food and water waste. Our inaction could jeopardize the well-being of current and future generations. Optimism can drive us to achievement.

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Infiniti M35 Hybrid Features Original 1 Motor/2 Clutch Parallel Hybrid System

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To be able actually to implement the 1 motor/1 clutch system and achieve the performance and cost breakthroughs, Nissan needed to develop an integrated control technology to regulate battery, inverter, motor, clutches, engine and transmissions simultaneously. Tags: Hybrids. ” —Toru Saito, Corporate VP, Infiniti.

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Mercedes-Benz Adds Two Four-Cylinder BlueEFFICIENCY Diesels to GLK SUV Lineup; Potential to Meet EU6 and US BIN5 Limits

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Both vehicles meet the EU5 emissions standard and have the potential to fulfill the future EU6 limits as well as the existing BIN 5 requirements in the USA. The two turbochargers are connected in series, and each has a turbine and a compressor driven by this turbine for the combustion air. Tags: Diesel Emissions Engines.

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This Volvo and Harris Poll Study investigates the state of EVs in America

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Further amplifying Volvo’s commitment to electrification, this report sought to provide new insights on the evolution of electric vehicles (EVs), the current barriers to purchasing, and the future of the EV economy. 2 In fact, many believe we will not be able to live without these vehicles in a resource-constrained future.

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The Business of Plugging In: Building the Full Ecosystem for a Successful Plug-in Vehicle Industry in the US

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Daniel Ford, Managing Director and the head of US Utilities Equity Research for Barclays Capital noted that utilities are mature, capital-intensive, highly-regulated groups of companies that are local monopolies. Cooperate with the local regulators to put in place tracking mechanisms for EV infrastructures. They are not risk-takers.

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