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OCTOBER 30, 2013

Stanford University’s Precourt Institute for Energy, the Precourt Energy Efficiency Center and the TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy have awarded 11 seed grants totaling $2.2 Precourt Institute for Energy grants. Projects include: Trip Estimation Techniques to Better Manage Hybrid Vehicle Batteries.

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JANUARY 27, 2010

Remy HVH windings have a shorter end turn space than conventional round wires and are well-suited to liquid cooling. is supplying Daimler with HVH (High Voltage Hairpin) electric motors for the two-mode hybrid transmissions used in the 2010 Mercedes-Benz ML450 Hybrid ( earlier post ) recently released to the United States market.

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OCTOBER 29, 2013

The National Science Foundation has selected a project by researchers at the University of Maryland and their partners from Genovation Cars ( earlier post ) for a $438,418 GOALI (Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry) award to develop a novel hybrid energy storage system for electric vehicles.

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APRIL 21, 2019

Supported by a new five-year, $500,000- grant from the National Science Foundation, a researcher from the University of Kansas is developing machine learning technology to monitor and prevent overheating in lithium-ion batteries. The problem is more pressing for large systems as they face higher vulnerabilities. —Huazhen Fang.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2009

million grant from the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-E) ( earlier post ) to develop high-performance, next-generation permanent magnet materials, with a 2x target increase over the state-of-the art magnetic energy density. Source: Univ. of Delaware. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 8, 2010

The US Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded more than $123 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grants to support the construction of new scientific research facilities at 11 universities and one non-profit research organization. Fort Lauderdale-Davis, Fla.)

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APRIL 15, 2011

The Clean Energy Patent Growth Index tracks the granting of US patents in solar, wind, hybrid/electric vehicles, fuel cells, hydroelectric, tidal/wave, geothermal, biomass/biofuels and clean, renewable energy. GM’s 135 patents represent nearly 14% of the total 1,881 received by 700 entities.

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AUGUST 18, 2009

Ford Motor Company has developed an intelligent vehicle-to-grid communications and control system for its plug-in hybrid electric vehicles that communicates directly with the electric grid. All 21 of Ford’s fleet of plug-in hybrid Escapes eventually will be equipped with the vehicle-to-grid communications technology. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 4, 2015

Additionally, the emergence of green technology markets—such as hybrid and electric vehicles, direct drive wind turbine power systems and energy storage systems—have created an increased demand for permanent magnets. Department of Energy (DOE) through grant DE-SC0006420. —Ahmed El-Gendy, a co-author.

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Blink Charging

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

However, the growth in renewable energy sources – like solar, hydro and wind power – across the United States is also helping to eliminate emissions associated with the charging of EVs. The more vehicles that switch to running on electricity, the better.

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JANUARY 26, 2016

DHX traction motor technology is based on proprietary direct-winding heat exchange cooling technology that is able to remove motor heat at the source—the stator windings. The design can use electric or hybrid powertrains and small and light high-efficiency gas, diesel and compressed natural gas (CNG) engines.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

BMW unveiled the BMW i8 2+2 plug-in hybrid sports car ( earlier post ) today at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show. The i8—the first plug-in hybrid vehicle from the BMW Group—will have a manufacturer’s suggest retail price of $135,925 (including destination and handling) when it arrives in US showrooms in spring of 2014.

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OCTOBER 2, 2009

The nation’s second-largest utility owner and operator of wind power, PSE will be exploring how EV charging stations and renewable energy generating facilities, such as wind and solar power, work together to reduce the carbon emissions from the transportation system. Earlier post.).

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MAY 14, 2012

Prayon is the sixth company to reach such an agreement with LiFePO 4 +C, which grants a limited number of sub-licenses to. superior safety profile of which offer great potential for hybrid and electric vehicle batteries as well as stationary applications (solar and wind power storage systems). Phosphates (OCP S.A.)

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Transit agencies began submitting their proposals after the FTA announced rules for the Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) grant program as part of the Recovery Act last March. Since President Obama signed ARRA into law in February, grants totaling more than $7.2 The DOT is making $48.1

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Stanford University’s Precourt Institute for Energy (PIE), TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy and Precourt Energy Efficiency Center (PEEC) have awarded 9 faculty seed grants totaling $2.2 Hybrid Materials for Reversible Capture of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide. PIs: William Chueh, MSE/PIE, and Nick Melosh, MSE.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Energy is something we take for granted, because we just plug things into the wall, and it feels as inevitable as air. The variety of needs—and energy sources—is apparent in a flurry of recent energy-harvesting research , including some hybrid work that integrates multiple modalities. In the future, DIY may not even be necessary.

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APRIL 13, 2009

has signed a definitive Memorandum of Understanding for a multi-year, global supply relationship with Alpharetta, GA-based Exide Technologies for the purchase of Axion PbC batteries—multi-celled asymmetrically supercapacitive lead-acid-carbon hybrid batteries ( earlier post )—and other Axion technologies. Axion Power International Inc.

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EV Info

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Offshore wind: Produce enough offshore wind to power every home in the UK, quadrupling how much it produces to 40 gigawatts by 2030, and supporting up to 60,000 jobs. We will just have to wait and see what the criteria will be for a Hybrid vehicle though. Point 1: Advancing Offshore Wind. So, what is the 10 point plan?

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OCTOBER 21, 2011

In 1996, he was the first to propose the use of nano-scale LTO for lithium-ion batteries and hybrid supercapacitors.). A number of licences have recently been granted for patents within the IP pooled portfolio. Zaghib currently serves as Administrator of the energy storage and conversion unit at Hydro-Québec. It operates at 1.5

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JUNE 7, 2023

2 Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs): PHEVs combine an electric motor with an internal combustion engine. They have a larger battery pack than traditional hybrid vehicles, which can be charged by plugging into an external power source. 5 How to Charge a Hybrid Electric Vehicle? . #5

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Creative Greenius

FEBRUARY 15, 2009

The bailout money they already got should grant us that right. Retool all the GM factories to make plug-in hybrids and plug-in electric cars and trucks. Equip all the GM Dealerships to convert the existing fleet of gasoline powered cars and trucks to plug-in hybrids and full electric vehicles.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MARCH 20, 2009

billion competitive grant program for US battery makers. It’s all part of the Obama administration’s plan get to 1 million plug in hybrids on the road by 2015. billion grant program to aid electric cars. During a visit to Southern California Edison’s Pomona EV test facility, he launched a $2.4 The new $2.4-billion

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NOVEMBER 29, 2010

While China’s experience with rapid, large scale deployment of technologies makes it an important global testing ground and creates opportunities for scientific partnerships between the two countries, it also means that the US cannot afford to take its scientific leadership for granted. Renewable Energy. Supercomputing.

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APRIL 22, 2016

The Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle with Long Electric Range (PHEVLER - pronounced “fevler”) is a new category emerging in the electric vehicle marketplace. which produces hybrid and electric drivetrains for small, medium and large vehicles. by Professor Andrew Alfonso Frank, CTO Efficient Drivetrains Inc.

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JULY 28, 2014

More broadly, similar forms of power electronics are everywhere: in laptops, phones, motors drives, electric vehicles, wind turbines, to give just a few examples. Eligible academics interested in pursuing grant funding must apply by 30 September. Evaluation Of The 2010 Toyota Prius Hybrid Synergy Drive System (ORNL, 2011).

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FEBRUARY 18, 2009

GM’s product plans, as outlined under the updated restructuring plan, sees ongoing enhancements in hybrid and electric vehicle technology, as well as potential natural gas applications, with third generation hybrid systems, lean combustion/ HCCI gasoline engines and fuel cells appearing in 2015. GM Fuel Economy plans. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 27, 2015

liter engine, a hybrid system, a Waste Heat Recovery (WHR) system, along with a number of other upgrades. The SuperTruck also incorporates Predictive Hybrid Control, which optimizes hybrid battery-charging strategies to the terrain of the road ahead. DTNA SuperTruck technology elements. Click to enlarge. Powertrain.

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OCTOBER 10, 2011

The remaining projects are from PIER’s Energy Innovations Small Grant (EISG) program. These grants are capped at $95,000. UC Riverside will receive $94,948 for a project that would reduce the power consumption in a hybrid electric vehicle’s air conditioning system and improve air quality in the vehicle.

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AUGUST 13, 2010

The renewable energy captured by the project’s primary solar energy system will help power the production of fuel-efficient small cars, including Ford’s all-new Focus and Focus Electric going into production in 2011, and a next-generation hybrid vehicle and a plug-in hybrid vehicle coming in 2012.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 27, 2009

This new company, Bright Automotive , is founded by ex-GM EV1 people, and the super efficient Rocky Mountain Institute to make plug-in hybrids in Indiana. Andy Frank makes the observation that parallel hybrids (Toyota Prius) are cheaper than series hybrids (Chevy Volt). At the end of this article, Prof. Lose weight.

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JULY 13, 2010

Case Western Reserve and its partners G&S Titanium and Evans Capacitor Company will receive $2,254,017 to develop novel capacitors for power electronics in the hybrid electric vehicle and consumer electronics markets. Grid energy storage will be needed to enable the widespread use of two key renewable energy sources: wind and solar power.

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JULY 17, 2015

The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In Andrew Frank is a significant industry dignitary credited as being the “Inventor” (or “Father”) of the modern day Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2015

The Energy Commission also approved almost $16 million in research grants to help develop the next generation of energy efficient technologies for commercial and residential buildings; $11 million for projects to convert feedstock and waste into biofuels; and about $900,000 for natural gas innovations. Plug-in electric vehicles.

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APRIL 17, 2010

Clean Energy : solar/PV, wind, geothermal, hydro, tidal, biofuels. Aircraft Efficiency : electric/hybrid aircraft, alternative aviation fuels. X PRIZE has received a grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to develop a prize resulting in the widespread adoption of clean aviation fuel.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Companies that had previously received DOE SBIR or STTR funding were eligible to apply for the Phase III grants. This program can impact hybrid vehicle markets and wind energy industries through this improved magnet composition, helping to revitalize the once-strong U.S. manufacturing base for permanent magnets.

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JUNE 25, 2012

year involvement with NS, which also includes the parallel development of a hybrid system for line-haul locomotives, noted Axion Power Chairman & CEO Thomas Granville. The contract is also a milestone in NS’ quest for a battery/hybrid locomotive, which reaches back a number of years to the Green Goat effort. Micro-hybrids.

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