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Eaton Highlights Range of New Products to Reduce Fuel Consumption and Emissions

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The all-new electronic limited slip differential, Ultra Posi is designed for front and rear-wheel drive vehicles, performs comparably to four-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive systems and provides up to a 10% savings in fuel economy, Eaton says. We’re focused on the customers’ most critical issue—smaller packaging.

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DAF Putting LF Hybrid Truck Into Production; Eaton Hybrid System

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As part of PACCAR’s international hybrid program, the DAF LF Hybrid truck was developed in close collaboration with Eaton, Eindhoven University of Technology and Leyland Trucks Ltd, also a PACCAR company. Energy released during braking is stored in the lithium-ion batteries for re-use during acceleration. Volt cells.

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Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Sprout at Plug-in 2010

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Earlier this year, Nissan Nissan North America (NNA) selected AeroVironment to supply electric vehicle home-charging stations and installation services supporting the introduction of the LEAF. Aerovironment’s home charging dock. The company offers a broad range of Level 1, 2 and 3 charging solutions. Click to enlarge.

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TWAICE battery analytics platform promises enormously valuable insights at every point in a battery’s lifecycle

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Charged spoke with co-founder Michael Baumann about the many applications of his company’s battery analytics platform. Charged : Tell us about the origins of the company. Charged : What exactly is the product? Charged : Taking a step back, how do you get the core data? Michael Baumann: That’s a very good question.

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Burlington Hydro Takes Delivery of First EV in Commercial Fleet Application in Canada

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The REV ACX features a 160-kilometer range (99-mile), and a top speed of 144 km/h (89 mph). Charge time is 3.8 REV will also provide on-board smart-grid and wireless telemetry capabilities, integrated data management and charging infrastructure. to 5 hours at 240V.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

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Intelligent Charging Infrastructure for New Electr. Review of Forestry Carbon Standards 2008 Ford Partners to Commercialize Electric Vehicles A New "Green" Deal.Direction for the economic re. Project Better Place plans to deploy a massive network of battery charging spots. Here we go again.or Carbon trading vs t.

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