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Eaton to introduce at-home natural gas refuelling

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It was just last week that we told you how GE had received funding from the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) MOVE project to work on an at-home natural gas refuelling station (see article): and now the Eaton Corporation is set to follow suit. Eaton’s efforts have been part funded [.].

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News in brief: Mercedes hybrid truck on way

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We’re a step closer to the introduction of a Mercedes-Benz hybrid truck after the Eaton Corporation supplied key power technology for the Mercedes-Benz BlueTec Atego Hybrid. The vehicle will be part of a new range of Mercedes-Benz Atego trucks and is the first hybrid truck in Europe to gain European Type Approval.

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Another electric vehicle alliance in China

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Just a week after we looked at China’s potential to be the new electric car super power (see article) another alliance has formed for the deployment of electric vehicles in the country. Tags: Electric cars Green cars Latest news AECOM China Eaton Corporation electric vehicles IBM NESTIA.

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Refuse trucks to get green makeover

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However, now the vehicles that take away our trash may be about to undergo a green makeover with diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation [.]. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news Eaton Corporation green garbage trucks green refuse trucks green rubbish trucks hybrid refuse trucks hybrid trucks.

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Numerous electric vehicle charging announcements

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Tags: Electric cars Green cars Latest news Aeronvironment Better Place Coulomb Technologies Eaton Corporation ECOtality electric vehicle charging electric vehicle charging infrastructure electric vehicles Evatran Plugless Power Ingeteam Leviton Liberty Plug-ins Plug-in 2010 Conference Schneider Electric.

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UPS expands hybrid delivery fleet

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Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news Eaton Corporation Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation hybrid trucks UPS delivery UPS delivery trucks Workhorse Custom Chassis.

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Does supercharging beat turbocharging?

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The Southwest Research Institute and Eaton examined the issue. Downspeeding and supercharging while optimising the transmission; or downspeeding and turbocharging – which can offer the greatest fuel economy improvement? They showed that supercharging with downsizing can offer fuel economy gains by around 12.2

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