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Allison Transmission launches eGen Flex, new zero-emission-capable electric hybrid system

Green Car Congress

The eGen Flex electric hybrid system includes a new drive unit, inverter and rechargeable energy storage system. The inverter is now water ethylene glycol (WEG) cooled, which eliminates oil lines, decreasing installation complexity, reducing maintenance expense, and increasing uptime.

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Study finds testing the technology the strongest initial motivation for fleet managers adopting EVs

Green Car Congress

As such, the theory regarding fleet manager EV adoption should be updated now that the automobiles are available for sale and revealed consumer behavior (empirical data) can be analyzed. EVs face barriers to adoption because they are a radical environmental technology.

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Nissan Promises EV for 2010

Revenge of the Electric Car

for sale to regular folks. Regardless, once the $7,500 tax credit is accounted for, and the much lower maintenance costs, these should be about the same as buying a gas car, only the fuel will be less than a dollar a gallon equivalent. Nissan is a first tier OEM building a pure EV in the U.S. -

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles safer than gas-powered cars?

Drive Electric

The high voltage systems pose little to no risk of electric shock, either while driving or recharging. The nickel-metal hydride used in EV batteries is in maintenance-free sealed cells, so nothing gets in or out. There isn’t an electric car for sale in New Zealand today that has scored less than a total five-star ANCAP rating.

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"Spirit of DC" Taking on Las Vegas EVA, Monday Eve, 24 November 2008

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

The extra lead-acid battery pack can be recharged externally at night from the Prius owner’s household 110 VAC source in a home garage. By not employing the gasoline engine to recharge the lead-acid pack, the “electric-only” range of the Nickel-Metal Hydride battery pack is extended from one mile to about 10 miles.

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Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Additional resources: CalCars Environmental FAQ CalCars and Global Warming Plug In Partners: Environmental Benefits Summary of environmental benefits by former DOE official Joe Romm PHEVs will generally recharge at night using excess power from plants that cant shut down completely -- so they dont add to the peak load.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Volvo Ford-owned company exploring PHEVs "ReCharge" flex-fuel series 60-mile concept PHEV w/wheel motors. We believe such production models could be available for sale in three years."Furia GM is committed to putting the system in the Chevrolet Volt for sale by 2010, Lutz said. Detroit Free Press ).

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