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MAY 24, 2013

EcoCAR 2: Plugging In to the Future named Pennsylvania State University its Year Two winner at the EcoCAR 2013 Competition in San Diego. The Penn State University Advanced Vehicle Team (PSU AVT) designed a series plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) fueled with E85. in May 2014.

San Diego 207

San Diego PHEV Pennsylvania Lithium Ion 207

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FEBRUARY 5, 2009

The grants will help support further research into two key areas: (1) the lead sulfate corrosion that tends to accumulate on non-PbC lead-acid anodes, shortening the useful life of batteries in most cases; and (2) the use of non-corroding PbC batteries in HEVs (hybrid electric vehicles). Earlier post.)Both

Lead Acid 150

Lead Acid Grant Power Powered 150

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APRIL 13, 2009

has signed a definitive Memorandum of Understanding for a multi-year, global supply relationship with Alpharetta, GA-based Exide Technologies for the purchase of Axion PbC batteries—multi-celled asymmetrically supercapacitive lead-acid-carbon hybrid batteries ( earlier post )—and other Axion technologies. Axion Power International Inc.

Lead Acid 150

Lead Acid Supplies Power Powered 150

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JUNE 13, 2014

OSU’s series-parallel PHEV. The US Department of Energy and General Motors Co. The OSU team’s engineered 2013 Chevrolet Malibu featured a series-parallel plug-in hybrid drive with E85-fueled engine technology. The UW engineers developed a parallel through-the-road (PTTR) plug-in hybrid-electric vehicle (PHEV) architecture.

Ohio 299

Ohio Plug-in Plug Hybrid 299

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AUGUST 10, 2011

This project will develop a novel low cost route to carbon fiber using a lignin/PAN hybrid precursor and carbon fiber conversion technologies leading to high performance, low-cost carbon fiber. The Pennsylvania State University. Increased availability of magnesium can enable vehicle weight reduction and improvement in fuel efficiency.

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Carbon Fiber Lithium Ion Li-ion Vehicles 268