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ORNL demos 20 kW bi-directional wireless charging on UPS PHEV truck; 11" air gap, >92% efficiency

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Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in late February demonstrated a 20-kilowatt bi-directional wireless charging system installed on a UPS medium-duty, plug-in hybrid electric delivery truck.

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Chrysler to present City of San Francisco with 14 PHEVs as part of a 3-year demo project

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Tomorrow, Chrysler Group LLC will present 14 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) to the City of San Francisco as part of a three-year evaluation program. The city will evaluate the vehicles in real-world driving conditions and report regularly to Chrysler Group LLC all driving and charging experiences with the demonstration vehicles.

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Chrysler providing 10 PHEV Ram 1500 pickups to MBTA as part of demo project

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Chrysler Group LLC, working in partnership with the US Department of Energy (DOE), will deliver 10 demonstration fleet Ram 1500 plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) pickup trucks to Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). Chrysler Group LLC has delivered Ram 1500 PHEV trucks to the city of Yuma, Ariz., Earlier post.).

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Electrovaya to supply Li-ion systems to Chrysler for 25 minivan PHEVs in 2-year fleet demo project with DOE

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Components of the flex-fuel PHEV minivan. The 25 Chrysler minivans will join a fleet of 140 Ram 1500 PHEV pickup trucks ( earlier post ) that are being deployed to 12 partners including local municipalities, state governments, universities and energy companies across the United States. Click to enlarge. Electrovaya Inc. Abdullah A.

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Toyota expands R&D facilities in China; PHEVs coming under Corolla Levin lineup; fuel cell vehicle demos

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Toyota Motor Corporation has expanded the R&D facilities at Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (China) Co., This is in accordance with the initial investment plan, which had been created at the time of the establishment of the R&D facilities.

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

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The Sectran Security PHEV- Renewal Natural Gas Truck Demonstration Project. PGE PHEV-Renewable Diesel Work Truck Demonstration Project. Motiv Power Systems. Electric Refuse and Loader Truck Demonstration. CALSTART, Inc. LADOT-BYD Battery Transit Bus. North American Repower, LLC. Efficient Drivetrains, Inc.;

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ON Semiconductor introducing new family of power modules for Automotive traction inverters

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The first two devices to be released are ideally suited for use in the main traction inverter of all types of electrically-powered vehicles including battery electric vehicles (BEV), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) and full hybrid vehicles (HEV).

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