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Tesla Heats Up Race for Universal Electric Vehicle Charge Connector

Green Fleet Magazine

Will there ever be a one-size-fits-all EV plug-and-port like the common fuel pump nozzle? With the growth of EV models and charging networks, whose connector equipment should become the standard?

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Punching above its weight

Electric Auto Association

Lightning formula Erb is a professor emeritus at University of North Carolina Asheville , where he taught mechatronics engineering. Erb was an advisor to this team from the University of Idaho, finishing in first place with this Camaro EV conversion. A guy with pictures of his car in hot rod magazines understands.”

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

Green Car Congress

The Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle with Long Electric Range (PHEVLER - pronounced “fevler”) is a new category emerging in the electric vehicle marketplace. from University of California, Davis and years of experience as an agricultural researcher. by Professor Andrew Alfonso Frank, CTO Efficient Drivetrains Inc. About the authors.

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Biofuels surge under Obama?

Plugs and Cars

in Mother Jones magazine recounts his story and raises questions: "Chu's role in creating the Energy Biosciences Institute may inform his approach to governing the Department of Energy, a major governmental underwriter of research, and one that will face pressure to partner with corporations in pursuing technological solutions to climate change.

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Debunking the Lithium "Mining" FUD

Plug In India

Social Media Lithium FUD When it comes to Lithium Mining, The FUD - Fear Uncertainty and Doubt propagated by Random Youtubers, WhatsApp university and Oil funded media is so easy to debunk, it’s not even funny. According to PV Magazine’s early 2020 report, Various strategy papers for a green mining sector have been prepared.

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EnerDel Teams With Nissan on Electrolyte Research at Argonne Lab

Green Car Congress

O 4 as the main candidate) to support a 10-mile electric range plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV 10) application. Separately, Argonne has also launched a 100% DOE-funded project in partnership with the University of Rhode Island and CSIRO in Australia on novel electrolytes and electrolyte additives for PHEV applications.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

Will we have a universal standard for charging? Fortunately, one of my fellow contributing editors at the magazine is a bundle of answers. It has its own charging station to design its own plug design. You have the Tesla Superchargers standard and plug, which is one thing, but there are two others in the fast-charging world.