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DOE announces EcoCAR 2; focus on electric drive technology

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At the SAE 2011 World Congress in Detroit, Michigan, US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs, David Sandalow, announced the official launch of the EcoCAR 2 : Plugging into the Future competition and the sixteen university teams selected to participate.

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2,487.5 MPG Achieved at 2010 Shell Eco-Marathon Americas

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For the second year in a row, the student team from Laval University in Quebec, Canada took home the grand prize at the Shell Eco-marathon Americas, taking top place in the 2010 competition with 2,487.5 mpg achieved by Laval University in 2009, combined with a number of new teams adding fresh innovation and vehicle designs to the competition.

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IU researchers find Z. mobilis can use N2 gas in cellulosic ethanol production; potential major cost savings

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Researchers at Indiana University have shown —for the first time to their knowledge—that the ethanol-producing bacterium, Zymomonas mobilis , can use nitrogen (N 2 ) gas in lieu of traditional nitrogen supplements. Funding for the research was provided by an Oak Ridge Associated Universities Ralph E.

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Wireless Charging of EVs Being Tested

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The other day, I was working on the design of connecting rod for a gasoline engine, and to be honest, it is a tough job. Though I knew it very well that charging time is being reduced drastically with every new EV, I was still a bit bothered but this news from Indiana cheered me up. The Coolest Thing Ever.

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DOE to award up to $137M for SuperTruck II, Vehicle Technology Office programs

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Most of the projects will support the goals of EV Everywhere, an Energy Department program that aims to make PEVs as affordable and convenient as gasoline-powered vehicles by 2022. Ohio State University. Iowa State University. University of Pittsburgh. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Description.

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Stanford launches major new natural gas research initiative

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Stanford University has launched a new research initiative to study comprehensively the development and use of natural gas. Such fuels could lower greenhouse gas emissions from transportation compared with gasoline and diesel fuel. Ritts, most recently with Chevron Asia Pacific Exploration & Production Co., Previously the Robert R.

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CALSTART Small Hybrid Bus Working Group Selects StarTrans-Azure Dynamics for National Hybrid Bus Deployment

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The vehicles are 23-foot, gasoline-powered hybrid electric cutaway buses using the StarTrans Senator bus body, Ford E450 chassis, and the Azure Dynamics Balance parallel electric hybrid system with the Ford 5.4L StarTrans Bus, a Supreme Indiana Operations Inc. engine and the 5-speed automatic TorqShift transmission.

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