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Achates Power wins $9M from ARPA-E to develop gasoline compression ignition medium-duty multi-cylinder opposed-piston engine

Green Car Congress

In 2011, Achates CEO Dave Johnson told Green Car Congress : If you think about Rolf Reitz from the University of Wisconsin, and his reactivity controlled compression ignition [RCCI, earlier post ], basically the industry has looked at the academic studies around dual fuel and said, really cool.

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DOE dishes out $300million in grants

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Here’s a look at the top six projects that will benefit in terms of the size of the award: - State of Wisconsin’s Clean Transportation Programme: $15million to deploy 502 alternative and advanced technology vehicles through 119 public and private fleets and install 10 alternative refuelling sites.

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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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He was formerly with the University of Wisconsin and Rockwell International, and holds a Ph.D. If sun is unavailable on a particular day due to rain or other weather conditions, then the owner can use a little biofuel from the local gas station or, if the house is still connected to the grid, use some standard grid electricity.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Pacific Gas & Electric/Bay Area Air Quality Management District, "Sparky," by EnergyCS, July 2006 (San Francisco County, CA) Contact sxtg@. Green Car Company , "Green Machine," Manzanita Micro (PiPrius), April 2007 (Kirkland, WA), contact: greg@greencarco.com. Wisconsin Public Power Inc. Full size photo.

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