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Ford running 12-month trial of 20 plug-in hybrid Transit Custom vans in London

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The project, supported by Transport for London, features a 12-month trial of 20 new plug-in hybrid (PHEV) Transit Custom vans that reduce local emissions by running solely on electric power for the majority of city trips such as deliveries or maintenance work. million (US$5.8-million) million) grant from the Advanced Propulsion Centre.

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California Energy Commission awards $24.9M to 9 medium- and heavy-duty advanced truck demo projects

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The Sectran Security PHEV- Renewal Natural Gas Truck Demonstration Project. CALSTART; UPS Advanced Hybrid Lift Truck Demonstration Program. PGE PHEV-Renewable Diesel Work Truck Demonstration Project. Center for Transportation and the Environment; Fuel Cell Hybrid Electric Delivery Van Project. Motiv Power Systems.

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Fisker Recruits First US Dealers for PHEVs; Appoints First Distributors for Europe

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Fisker Automotive has appointed its first group of 32 US retailers to market and service its luxury plug-in hybrid vehicles, beginning with the $87,900 Karma sedan later this year. Fisker showrooms will reflect the company’s concern for the environment and their vehicles’ low-emission capabilities.

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How Ford got back in the EV game

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The #2 US automaker has made a few plug-in hybrid Escape Hybrids that have been in a test fleet at Southern California Edison for about 18 months. Plans for a 2012 general release of the PHEV Escape did not wow anyone. High gas prices or not, neither the industry nor the environment nor consumers can wait for "next time.".

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.)

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Goal!

Plug In Partners

W hen we started the Plug In Partner initiative, our primary objective was to create a nationwide campaign to urge automakers to accelerate development of plug-in hybrid vehicles. But don’t call them hybrids. The Volt is not a hybrid, and it’s not a plug-in hybrid. And it comes as GM reaches its 100th year.

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Profile: Li-ion Provider Compact Power, Inc. Focusing on the Automotive and Vehicle Markets

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(CPI) shortly after GM selected CPI and its parent LG Chem as the provider for the Li-ion batteries for the Extended Range Electric Vehicle (E-REV) Chevy Volt. (GM He served as the chief engineer for the Ford Escape Hybrid from 1998 to 2003 and holds 12 patents. Prabhakar Patil. it would bring down the neighborhood.

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