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Lightning Systems’ battery-electric Ford Transit on schedule for March deliveries; fuel cell range extender option

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Lightning Systems, a global developer of efficiency and emissions improvement solutions for fleets, announced that it is on schedule for March deliveries of its new battery-electric LightningElectric conversion system for Ford Transit. Ford’s vehicle warranty covers the base chassis for vehicles with the Lightning conversions.

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Successful first test run of Alstom Coradia iLint fuel cell train; signed letters of intent for 60 trains

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Alstom successfully performed the first test run at 80 km/h (50 mph) of the fuel cell passenger train Coradia iLint ( earlier post ) on its own test track in Salzgitter, Lower Saxony (Germany). The hydrogen used for the test runs is the by-product of an industrial process, which is reasonably reused as a waste product.

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When Straubel—also known for his 1984 Porsche 944 EV conversion—left Tesla, he founded Redwood Materials , a leading lithium battery recycling company in Carson City, Nevada. That was quite a conversion.” Creating the hydrogen fuel at the airport eliminates the need for trucking expensive hydrogen from distant suppliers.

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UK Awards 24M to 6 Low Carbon Vehicle Projects

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A hydrogen fuel cell version of the van is due to be launched in 2017. This will be achieved through the use of novel after-treatment techniques, the on-board generation and use of hydrogen and the development and application of new optimization tools. Minimum top speed: 60 mph. The level will be reviewed in January 2012.

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Toyota FCV Mirai launches in LA; initial TFCS specs; $57,500 or $499 lease; leaning on Prius analogy

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The hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle re-fuels in 3–5 minutes, travels up to 300 miles (482 km) on a full tank, and will be available to customers in California beginning in fall 2015. Additional markets will follow, tracking the expansion of a convenient hydrogen refueling infrastructure. High-pressure Hydrogen Tanks.

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Audi highlights its range of electrification efforts; Q7 diesel PHEV, A7 fuel cell PHEV, BEV, 48V and more; 750 Wh/l by 2025

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mph) as long as traffic is slow-moving. Conversely, high coating thicknesses for the electrodes produce a high energy density. Hydrogen is supplied to the anode, where it is broken down into protons and electrons. lb-ft) of system torque. It accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h (62.1 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers (138.4

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Tsinghua team evaluates impact of types and arrangements of electric traction motors in fuel cell hybrid buses

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The researchers integrated the two powertrains into buses for a series of road on the road around Anting town near Shanghai, based on the China Typical Bus Driving Cycle (CTBDC)—a strictly urban bus cycle with a top speed of 60 km/h (37 mph). The fuel consumption of Bus A was 13.29 km/kg, based on the CTBDC testing, but 14.21

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