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Reva EVs to Be Built in New York State

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kW built-in charger with safety interlock. Headquartered in New York, Bannon was founded to design, build and manufacture an affordable plug-in electric vehicle for the North American automotive market. Tags: Brief. Both models feature a 2.2

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

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Pre-conversion, the Chevy Equinox is an outstanding vehicle in its own right—winner of the Consumer Digest Best Buy award and a five-star frontal and side-impact crash safety ratings. This vehicle is truly a modern-day car, with all the features and stringent safety requirements the Chevy Equinox is extolled for.

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DOE Selects 19 Projects to Monitor and Evaluate Geologic CO2 Storage

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Successful technologies will significantly increase the confidence that CO 2 placed in geologic formations is being accurately tracked and remains permanently stored, thus protecting human health and the environment. Columbia University , New York, N.Y. Tags: Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS).

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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Cervero believes that VMT (vehicle miles traveled—the number of miles you drive in your car each year), needs to decrease to have a more sustainable environment and he believes Transit Oriented Development (TOD) is a way to achieve this goal in a way that people can embrace. Still, Prof. Bandivadekar, A., Heywood, J., Kasseris, E.,

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

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For drivers that just cant do without the sound of internal combustion, a separate system inside the car can pipe in a new soundtrack thats meant to mimic the rising and falling sounds of an engine. More data needs to be gathered before we truly understand whether the lack of a running engine makes a difference in pedestrian safety.

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Irradiating the Mail: The Anthrax Attacks of 2001

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Five people died, 18 others became seriously ill, and dozens more tested positive for anthrax exposure in Florida, New Jersey, New York, and the Washington, D.C., Plus, X-rays required safety shielding and monitoring to protect workers. Postal Service had to determine what safety steps to implement permanently.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

ENVI A symbol that represents the first four letters of environment is Chrysler LLCs entrepreneurial in-house organization focused on electric-drive production vehicles and related advanced technologies. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use or tags. New York 2009: The Scion iQ goes Big Wheels!

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