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FEV, Inc. to Show Full-Sized Pickup Truck with Solid SCR System for NOx Reduction

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will show its Solid Selective Catalyst Reduction (SSCR) System—based on the use of solid ammonium carbamate (NH 4 NH 2 CO 2 ) as the reductant—installed in a Dodge Ram pickup truck at the 2009 SAE World Congress, 20-23 April in Detroit. Sublimation is also reversible as the cooling gas reforms back to ammonia carbamate.

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NYPD Adds 40 Altima Hybrid Patrol Cars to Fleet

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At 35 miles per gallon for city driving, the hybrid Altima gets double the gas mileage of the Impala, which gets only 16 miles per gallon. The Department also uses Dodge Chargers, mainly for highway patrol. Tags: Brief. To meet its 30% reduction goal by 2017, the City must produce 1.68

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Cash for Clunkers Buoys US Auto Sales; Hybrid Sales Up 31.8% for Monthly New Vehicle Share of 3.55%

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Some highlights: The all-new redesigned Prius mid-size gas-electric hybrid posted best-ever July sales of 19,173 units, up 29.7% Dodge Journey, Avenger and Caliber and Jeep Patriot and Compass registered their best July sales ever. Dodge Caliber sales were up 63% (7,718 units) compared with July 2008. from the year-ago month.

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FEV Showcased Partner and Internal Advanced Hybrid Development Projects at SAE World Congress; Demonstrations of Capability

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Pcific Gas & Electric will buy two this year ( earlier post ), and West said that they have some 12,000 soft orders from utilities for a truck version of the H3 ReEV drivetrain (e.g., Tags: Heavy-duty Hybrids Hydraulic Hybrid Plug-ins. FEV performed the full vehicle integration of the concept. Earlier post.). Vehicle build.

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Chrysler Readying Roll-out of Pentastar V-6 Engine Across 13 Models; Average 7% Fuel Efficiency Improvement

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This requires no Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) and helps reduce the mass of the engine. The soon-to-be-introduced Dodge Charger will feature a Pentastar V-6 providing another 42 horsepower, now 292 hp (218 kW). Tags: Engines. liter Pentastar is designed for all future emission standards. liter V-6.

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Plug-in Manufacturers Grow

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it burned gas and rubber. The company’s first hybrid products , the Dodge Durango and Chrysler Aspen two-mode hybrids, use technology developed jointly by their former parent company Daimler, along with General Motors and BMW. Tags: manufacturers. Now, the very ungreen Chrysler is changing its tune.

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

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Subscribe Green News Events Manufacturers Region New Cars Used Cars Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chrysler , Dodge , AutoblogGreen Exclusive , SAE World Congress Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day by Sebastian Blanco on Apr 22nd 2009 at 7:48PM Two months ago we went for a ride in the Dodge Circuit EV.