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DOE seeking comment on draft $50M solicitation for new projects over 11 areas of interest to improve vehicle performance and decrease fuel consumption

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Development of High-Performance Cast Alloys and Processing Techniques for Engine Rotating Components. Computer Aided Engineering for Electric Drive Batteries. AOI 5: Development of High-Performance Cast Alloys and Processing Techniques for Engine Rotating Components.

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VIDEO: Driving a Tesla-powered Smart

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Also ferrying guests about a short circuit (so to speak) was a smart fortwo imbued with a Tesla-engineered drivetrain, fruit of its effort to supply Daimler with battery packs for 1,000 smart eds. I wish the thing was for sale as-is. But yes, there was no slalom to see how it handles the twisties. Follow us on Twitter!

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

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Still, the instant torque of the electric motor is a rush you get to experience all the time in city driving; each time you pull away from a red light and stop sign youre wondering why gasoline engines ever became popular. Or maybe just snap up the engineers. Keep reading about the EVs good and bad qualities after the jump.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

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Follow us on Twitter! Granholm and Schwarzenegger talk green mobility Greenlings: What is regenerative braking? Granholm and Schwarzenegger talk green mobility Greenlings: What is regenerative braking? 62) Chryslers first EV will be the Dodge Circuit (41) REPORT: Buyer perception holding back U.S.

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