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TEAM Industries licenses NuVinci continuously variable transmission technology for light vehicle applications

Green Car Congress

(TEAM) announced that their development partnership has continued to progress and the two have entered into an exclusive licensing arrangement for the use of NuVinci CVP (continuously variable planetary) technology in North America and Europe for electric and gasoline light vehicle applications. Earlier post.).

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NUS-led study: beltway to divert diesel trucks in São Paulo improved air quality and public health

Green Car Congress

The original intent of building the beltway was to enable heavy-duty vehicles to bypass the densely populated neighborhoods, and thereby ease traffic congestion in the inner-city roads. The change in congestion was transient, as gasoline–ethanol passenger cars responded by filling the space the diesel trucks left behind.

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Fallbrook and TEAM to commercialize NuVinci CVT for low- to medium-speed vehicle by late 2015 or early 2016

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TEAM is the exclusive licensee of NuVinci CVP technology in North America and Europe for electric and gasoline light vehicle applications. Fallbrook Technologies Inc., Initial production units should be available by the end of 2015 or early 2016. Earlier post.).

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How to make heavy-duty electric trucks work in practice

Charged EVs

The small number of operators who run mixed-fuel fleets (diesel and gasoline, or diesel and natural gas) will understand these tradeoffs better. When it comes to diesel fuel, the only significant variables are how far away it is and what it costs per gallon. This is a step that, so far, Tesla has not taken for its own Megacharger standard.

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

Green Car Congress

We want to be a one stop shop, a center of excellence, for engineering and manufacturing located in North America because when I was on the other side as a Chief Engineer for the Escape Hybrid at Ford that was one thing I was looking for but couldn't find very easily. it would bring down the neighborhood. Prabhakar Patil.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

It might be in your neighborhood, but it's something that you will find along interstates or major travel routes. They know it will take a little bit longer than a gasoline car because your gasoline stop. But Nissan has announced that for North America, they too are converting over to CCS. in a Tesla.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

It might be in your neighborhood, but it's something that you will find along interstates or major travel routes. They know it will take a little bit longer than a gasoline car because your gasoline stop. But Nissan has announced that for North America, they too are converting over to CCS. in a Tesla.