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California Energy Commission awards $24.9M to 9 medium- and heavy-duty advanced truck demo projects

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Center for Transportation and the Environment; Fuel Cell Hybrid Electric Delivery Van Project. Center for Transportation and the Environment; AC Transit Fuel Cell Bus Power Plant Retrofit. Center for Transportation and the Environment; Battery-Electric Mucker Demonstration Project.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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and UC-Davis Emeritus and Catherine JJ DeMauro. He holds more than 35 patents (12 of which belong to UC Davis), has published more than 100 papers, and is an internationally recognized subject matter expert. The so-called Extended Range Electric Vehicle or EREV or BEVx. by Professor Andrew Alfonso Frank. Authors Max F.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. The utility.will get a Ford plug-in hybrid vehicle by the end of this year and as many as 20 by some time in 2009 to test their durability, range and impact on the power grid, said Susan M.

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