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UPS updates 125 Workhorse E-GEN series hybrid electric step vans with smaller genset engine for better fuel economy

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UPS announced an update to 125 Workhorse E-GEN series hybrid electric delivery trucks that improve fuel economy as part of the company’s broader Rolling Laboratory approach. The smaller engine will improve fuel economy, however. The small ICE could be outfitted for gasoline, propane, or CNG.

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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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VTO research pathways focus on fuel diversification, vehicle efficiency, energy storage, lightweight materials, and new mobility technologies to improve the overall energy efficiency and affordability of the transportation system. Area of Interest (AOI) 01a: Lithium Ion Batteries using Silicon-based Anodes-Research. Federal share.

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Chrysler to deploy 20 Ram plug-in hybrid pickups this month; first of 140-unit test fleet

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Chrysler will deliver the first 20 units of its coming 140-unit plug-in hybrid RAM pickup test truck fleet ( earlier post )—10 to Clark County, Nevada and 10 to Yuma, Arizona—later this month, said Chrysler’s Abdullah A. Hemi V8 gasoline engine; a two-mode hybrid transmission; a 12.9 Click to enlarge.

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DOE announces $26.6M SBIR/STTR FY15 Phase 1 Release 2 awards; fuel cells, batteries, power electronics and efficient combustion engines

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It is cleaner, quieter, and friendlier to operate with a fuel cell power plant enabling mobility via renewable energy. ICE Ignition Using Transient Plasma Acceleration Lean-burn gasoline engines have trouble reliably igniting gasoline and air mixtures. 148,393.82. American Lithium Energy Corporation. 149,999.70. 149,975.00.

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Road Test: 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid

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When Clean Fleet Report first reviewed the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid in 2017, it was the only electrified minivan on the market. This means doing errands, taking the kids to sports or visiting friends, even most commutes, will be done without using any gasoline. Using 87 octane fuel, there is a total system of 260 horsepower combined.

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U. Mich study: natural-gas-based ICE, BEV and FCV all show promise for environmental benefits relative to conventional ICE

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. … in this study the environmental impacts of delivering driven vehicle miles are compared for three different vehicle fleets, each powered either directly or indirectly by natural gas. Dai and Lastoskie assumed their three fleets would have the same glider and similar power train configuration, excluding power source parts.

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US National Research Council Report Finds Plug-in Hybrid Costs Likely to Remain High; Fleet Fuel Consumption and Carbon Emissions Benefits Will Be Modest for Decades

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NRC projections of number of PHEVs in the US light-duty fleet. Costs of light-duty plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) are high—largely due to their lithium-ion batteries—and unlikely to drastically decrease in the near future, according to a new report from the National Research Council (NRC). Click to enlarge.

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