Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2016

NASA will test new propulsion technology using an experimental airplane now designated the X-57 and nicknamed “Maxwell.” The X-57 features 14 electric motors turning propellers, all of them integrated into a uniquely-designed wing. NASA researchers ultimately envision a nine-passenger aircraft with a 500 kW power system in 2019. NASA Administrator Charles Bolden highlighted the agency’s first X-plane designation in a decade during his keynote speech Friday in Washington at the American Institute

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Design Electric Electrical MPH 163

Green Car Reports

JUNE 18, 2016

Which huge global automaker promised to launch 30 all-electric cars over the next 10 years? And, what unique feature does the fuel-cell powertrain in a future Mercedes-Benz GLC crossover SUV include? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, June 17, 2016. Friday, we.

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Mercedes SUV Electric Cars Plug-in 88

Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2016

The Government of Canada has published proposed Locomotive Emissions Regulations in the Canada Gazette, Part I. This marks Canada’s first regulation of air pollutant emissions from locomotives. The proposed regulations will criteria air contaminants (CACs), from locomotives operated by railway companies under federal jurisdiction through increasingly stringent emission standards and reduced idling.

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Canada Pollution 2004 Emissions 150