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Road Test: 2022 Chrysler Pacifica Limited Plug-in Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

The regenerative braking system, which recharges the 16-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery, converts kinetic energy into electricity when braking or coasting. Conversely, when on the highway, having the option to turn off the EV mode and run the gasoline hybrid motor will return the most efficient driving. New York City to Toledo?

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Road Test: 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

Regenerative braking converts kinetic energy into electricity when braking or coasting. Clean Fleet Report would like to see an EV on/off button, so the battery charge can be saved and used when needed, such as in the city where electric running is far more efficient than using gasoline. New York City to Toledo?

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Iowa State to manage biorefinery projects for new Manufacturing USA Institute

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The new institute will be known as RAPID, the Rapid Advancement in Process Intensification Deployment Institute. The American Institute of Chemical Engineers in New York City will lead the effort, which was developed in collaboration with the U.S. of Adel; and the Iowa Energy Center.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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New York City Transit Department of Subways, New York: $2,000,000. The facility is used by the LRTA to store, fuel, maintain, and repair transportation vehicles (buses, vans, tow trucks etc.) as well as administrative and dispatch services. Denver Regional Transportation District, Colorado: $770,000.

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How Ted Hoff Invented the First Microprocessor

Cars That Think

His passion for the field led him from New York City’s used electronics stores to elite university laboratories, through the intense early years of the microprocessor revolution and the tumult of the video game industry, and ultimately to his job today: high-tech private eye. and New York City.

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Tata Takes On Air

Plug In Partners

The compressed air technology is basically just a way of storing electrical energy without the need for costly, heavy, and occasionally toxic batteries. So far the possibilities are very limited although we may be able to report soon on some changes in the market for conversion of existing hybrids to plug-ins.