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Velozzi Will Use Capstone Microturbines in Supercar and Crossover Extended Range Electric Vehicles

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Velozzi, a Los Angeles-based car designer and manufacturer, will integrate Capstone Turbine’s C65 and C30 microturbines into its electric supercar and a crossover vehicle, respectively. Capstone microturbines can run on diesel, bio-diesel, ethanol, methanol, jet fuel, propane and compressed natural gas. Earlier post.).

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Ford offering 1.6L and 2.0L EcoBoost engines in new Escape; next generation of Escape hybrid powertrain moves to the C-MAX exclusively

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The new Ford Escape, slated for reveal next month at the Los Angeles Auto Show, features a powertrain lineup with three four-cylinder options, including the new 1.6- liter EcoBoost engines ( earlier post ) and a 2.5-liter liter engine also is expected to deliver better fuel economy than competitors’ larger four-cylinder engines.

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Class 8 Fuel Cell Plug-in Hybrid Heavy-Duty Port Truck Clears Second Stage of Performance Testing

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s prototype plug-in electric/hydrogen fuel cell Class 8 Tyrano truck completed the second stage of its performance testing at the Los Angeles Freightliner facilities in Whittier, CA. Vision designed the Tyrano to replace short haul diesel trucks operating in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

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DOE awards $60M to 24 R&D projects to accelerate advancements in zero-emissions vehicles

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New Engineering Concepts to High Energy Density Li-S Batteries. Scalable Ultra Power-Dense Extended Range (SUPER) Inverter. Fast Simulation of Real Driving Emissions from Heavy-duty Diesel Vehicle Integrated with Advanced Aftertreatment System. Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator. University of Pittsburgh.

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The new MINI makes its debut; new architecture, new fuel-efficient engines, including 3-cylinder diesel

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The new MINI features an all-new vehicle architecture, an evolutionary design and a range of new fuel-efficient engines. The new MINI will make its auto show premiere in Los Angeles this week. The lowest fuel consumption and CO 2 levels comes in the MINI Cooper D with a 3-cylinder diesel: 3.5 – 3.6 liters (4.7 – 4.8

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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

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Byran Nesbitt, Cadillac’s general manager, added that “ Dedicated resources, studio and engineering, allows us to nurture and build the brand identity. ”. The Cadillac Converj extended-range electric vehicle Concept uses the Voltec platform. Direct Injection V6 is a Ward’s automotive “Top Ten Engine” of the year in 2009.

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Audi announces A3 e-tron battery electric vehicle pilot program in US

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The A3 e-tron BEV pilot program will run in the San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington DC, and Denver markets throughout the year and provide actionable feedback and telematics data to Audi engineering teams in the US and Germany. This marks Audi’s first foray into the rapidly developing US electric vehicle landscape.

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