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Skygo receives EPA approval for dual fuel conversions of Cummins ISX engines

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The dual fuel system is available as an aftermarket upgrade for 2007 to 2009 Cummins ISX engines. This system is installed on to the engine in less than 12 hours. The fuel tanks and connections are installed separately from the engine. Skygo is nearing completion of its Detroit Diesel Series 60 engine application.

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Argonne and University of Illinois to form Midwest Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Coalition

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The states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North and South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas are home to a quarter of the US population and consume 30% of electric power generated in the US.

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DOE to provide up to half the cost of NuScale small modular reactor project

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced an award to NuScale Power LLC to support a new project to design, certify and help commercialize innovative small modular reactors (SMRs) in the United States. The award follows a funding opportunity announcement in March 2013. Earlier post.).

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BMW launches Gen2 X5 PHEV in US: X5 xDrive45e

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The X5 xDrive45e is built at Plant Spartanburg, South Carolina, BMW Group’s largest global production plant. liter 6-cylinder TwinPower turbocharged internal combustion engine (replacing the previous generation’s 2.0 The combined power of the new PHEV drivetrain is 389 hp, a bump of 81 hp over the previous generation.

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Pike forecasts growth for wireless charging for plug-in vehicles, but tied to overall growth of plug-in market

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There are signs that such systems, installed at the factory or added at the dealership, could become a market differentiator for EV models, Pike suggests. Evatran plans to have over twenty installations as part of the Apollo Trial Program. Penetration in 2012 was only a fraction of 1% of vehicles sold.

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EPA awards $8M in FY2014 clean diesel grants in 21 states, Puerto Rico

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $8 million to communities in 21 states and Puerto Rico to reduce emissions from the nation’s existing fleet of diesel engines through the agency’s Diesel Emission Reduction Act ( DERA ) program. Florida and South Carolina. Delaware and Virginia.

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First drive with Mercury Marine’s electric Avator motors: A smooth, quiet ride (for small boats) [Video]

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The noted developer of marine technologies has launched its five initial outboards under its new Avator lineup of all-electric motors, and I got the chance to test each of them out in Charleston, South Carolina. Having spent over eight decades specializing in combustion engines, Mercury is admittedly new to the EV game.

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