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Remy to Supply HVH250 Electric Motors to Advanced Mechanical Products for EV Conversions

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AMP ) have signed a letter of intent for a potential long-term electric motor supply agreement. AMP will use the Remy HVH250 electric motors in their custom electric vehicle conversions. AMP has developed an all-electric high performance, high efficiency drive train for installation into select modern passenger vehicles.

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GM Will Apply Plug-in Hybrid Technology To One of Its Remaining Four Core Brands, Delivery Still in 2011

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Prototype Saturn Vue PHEV plugging in to a Coulomb Chargepoint ( earlier post ) in San Jose, CA. of Energy (DOE) and nonprofit Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). of Energy (DOE) and nonprofit Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). Tags: Plug-ins. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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AMP Unveils Electric Version of GM Equinox; Secret Sauce is the Drivetrain

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AMP’s drivetrain for the electric Equinox. AMP ), a company engaged in the conversion of new vehicles to full battery-electric drive, unveiled its latest all-electric conversion platform, the GM Chevrolet Equinox. signed a letter of intent for a potential long-term electric motor supply agreement. Click to enlarge.

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Ohio State University Takes Top Spot at 2009 EcoCAR Competition with EREV Design

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University students from The Ohio State University earned top honors at the 2009 finals of the EcoCAR : The NeXt Challenge competition in Toronto, Canada for their design of a Extended Range Electric Vehicle (EREV). In year two of the competition, teams incorporate their unique powertrains into the Saturn VUE.

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Grist Writer Gets the URGE2 Electrify

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Everyone is paying attention to green. I hereby propose just such an overarching message, a mere five words long: Use renewably generated electricity, efficiently, or URGE². As far as greens are concerned, everything that advances that goal should be supported. He's written a piece in TomPaine.com that deserves attention.

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GM Releases New Viability Plan, Launches Bond Exchange; Phasing Out Pontiac

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As part of the new plan, GM will accelerate the wind-down or sale of HUMMER, Saturn and Saab to the end of 2009, and phase out Pontiac by the end of 2010. The revised plan moves up the resolution of Saab, Saturn, and Hummer to the end of 2009, at the latest. Tags: Market Background Vehicle Manufacturers.

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GM to Debut Two-Mode Plug-in Hybrid Technology in New Buick Crossover in 2011; LG Chem to Supply the Li-ion Cells

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General Motors will debut its two-mode plug-in hybrid technology—originally intended to appear first in a Saturn VUE, prior to that brand’s sale—in a new Buick crossover vehicle in 2011. In early testing, the plug-in hybrid is capable of electric-only propulsion for more than 10 miles at low speeds. Tags: Hybrids Plug-ins.

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