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Bob Lutz joins GM-backed NanoSteel

2012-10-12 19:05:00 (читать в оригинале)

Filed under: Emerging Technologies, Lightweight NanoSteel Company, a nano-structured steel materials designer, has announced that one of the most quotable characters in the auto industry, Bob Lutz, has joined its board of directors. The 10-year-old, P...

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Ford working on mass-market carbon fiber components to save weight, improve efficiency

2012-10-12 17:29:00 (читать в оригинале)

Filed under: Technology, Ford Carbon fiber has been in use for many years in the automotive industry in the name of performance, but Ford is trying to bring this lightweight material to the masses in the name of fuel economy. As a part of the German-f...

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The latest way to improve li-ion batteries? Better algorithms

2012-10-12 05:08:00 (читать в оригинале)

Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in It looks like they do more than surf down in San Diego. Folks at the UC San Diego's Jacobs School of Engineering say they've figured out a way to make batteries lighter and faster-charging by creating al...

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Land Rover says plug-in hybrid Range Rover on the way

2012-10-12 03:09:00 (читать в оригинале)

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Land Rover Think of it as an SUV for the environmentally conscious gentry. Land Rover might make a plug-in hybrid-electric vehicle (PHEV) version of its Range Rover as early as 2015, UK's Auto Express reports, citing ...

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Plug In America releases guidebook for Hawaii EV drivers

2012-10-12 01:06:00 (читать в оригинале)

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Green Culture Plug In America is saying Aloha to Hawaii's growing legion of electric-vehicle drivers. The electric vehicle advocate group used a $50,000 grant from the State of Hawaii to produce a 48-page guidebook (PDF) desi...