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Tag: electric vehicle[1]
A Startup's Electric Sedan May Be First on the Road A Chinese-built electric sedan could be the first on sale in the United States, but it will quickly face competition. Wheel Motors to Drive Dutch Buses The technology moves out of the lab and into commercial vehicles. Toyota to Deliver Plug-In Hybrids The new Prius is designed so that its battery pack can be swapped out for a plug-in lithium-ion battery. Just as the company makes engines, it will now make battery packs for electric cars. Technical advances jump-start electric cars, wind turbines, and solar power. High-Efficiency Generators for Hybrid Vehicles Free-piston engines could be used to generate electricity as efficiently as, and less expensively than, fuel cells. Lithium-Ion Batteries for Less Researchers show a low-cost route to making materials for advanced batteries in electric cars and hybrids. A Carbon-Free, Stackable Rental Car An MIT group hopes that its foldable electric vehicles will cut pollution, and ease congestion. GM plans to develop batteries with A123 Systems for its new electric vehicle. The flexible electric car platform is innovative, but the fuel-cell version is freighted with hydrogen's flaws. A secret, fast-charging, powerful battery. Tax Credits for Plug-In Hybrids? Washington's growing interest could help make plug-in hybrids more affordable. The payoff: 150 miles per gallon. A Texas company says it can make a new ultracapacitor power system to replace the electrochemical batteries in everything from cars to laptops. Powering GM's Electric Vehicles Recent advances in battery chemistry and systems design could lead to working prototypes by year's end. [1]
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