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ALABC lead-acid UltraBattery Civic hybrid surpasses 100,000 miles of fleet duty

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Monthly fuel economy of the retrofitted Honda Civic during the first 9 months of the fleet test. A Honda Civic hybrid retrofitted with lead-carbon UltraBattery modules ( earlier post ) (provided by East Penn Manufacturing) has recorded more than 100,000 miles (161,000 km) of courier duty in the local area of Phoenix, AZ.

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SAE International publishes new J2954 wireless charging standard

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There is also possibility to have specific designs for captive fleets; as described in SAE J2954, in this case a GA would only be expected to fully operate with a specific group of vehicles. First paired GAs and VAs provided by the same manufacturer—a so-called “matched subsystem” was tested. Proven interoperability.

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California Air Resources Board Pushes for Restoration of DOE Funding for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles; Tackles the Four Miracles

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In volume production, FCVs are expected to be cost competitive with other advanced vehicles, and are approaching the cost of advanced hybrid system even with current designs and high costs of materials. million miles in real-world testing, ARB staff noted. Earlier post.).

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Junkyard Find: 1959 Studebaker Lark VIII Deluxe 4-Door Sedan

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By the second half of the 1950s, sales of small European cars in North America—mostly Volkswagen Beetles but also machinery from Britain , France and Italy —had grown large enough to alarm American manufacturers. By the 1950s, however, small manufacturers were being crushed by GM, Ford and Chrysler. The Lark VI got a 170-cubic-inch (2.8-liter)

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