By Philippe Crowe After the first qualifying session of the 80th running of the Le Mans 24 Hours, a car with hybrid drive is at the front of the field. This is the first time in the history of the endurance classic that a hybrid leads qualifying and the car is the new Audi R18 e-tron quattro. read [...] [...]
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By Jeff Cobb Pennsylvania-based clean energy firm Momentum Dynamics said today it will launch its wireless electrified vehicle fast-charging system to fleets this year, to consumers within two years, then as an original equipment feature by mid-decade. The company’s magnetic induction-based system significantly outperforms level-2 chargers, costs far less than level 3 chargers, works automatically, in any [...] [...] By Philippe Crowe Sacramento’s school buses will likely soon run on one-hundred-percent renewable natural gas. The California Energy Commission awarded yesterday Sacramento-based Atlas Disposal Industries a $300,000 grant to support the construction of the nation’s first anaerobic digestion-based renewable natural gas fueling station. read more [...] By Philippe Crowe The Volvo Group will expand its range of trucks powered by natural gas in the North American market. Under the Mack brand, the range of trucks powered by natural gas will include two more models during 2013, the Mack Pinnacle and Mack Granite. read more [...] Ford Motor Company, its employees, dealers and suppliers today are celebrating production of the all-new Ford Escape at the company’s transformed Louisville Assembly Plant, one of several U.S. manufacturing sites where Ford is adding jobs to meet strong customer demand for fuel-efficient vehicles. [...] With the first retail customers now taking delivery of America’s most energy-efficient compact car, the 2012 Ford Focus Electric, the MyFord® Mobile iPhone app and www.MyFordMobile.com are available to help owners locate charging stations and recharge their cars in half the time of the Nissan Leaf. [...] By Philippe Crowe Infiniti’s first running prototype of the range-extended sports car known as EMERG-E will be making its world dynamic debut on the hill climb of the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed. First shown at the 2012 Geneva motor show, the concept won huge acclaim for its stunning looks and engineering ingenuity. One of the drivers [...] [...] By Philippe Crowe Next-generation electric motors for low carbon emission vehicles are the target of a new collaborative research program to be led by Cobham Technical Services. The project, “Rapid Design and Development of a Switched Reluctance Traction Motor,” will also involve partners Jaguar Land-Rover (JLR) and engineering consultancy Ricardo UK, and is co-funded by the [...] [...] |
 
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