Ford officials have said that the costs of its current hybrid system are 30 percent less than the costs of Ford's previous-generation hybrid systems due in large part to those cost-containment efforts.
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For Ford, the spike in rare earth prices a couple of years ago came at a critical time, when it was finalizing development plans for its next generation hybrid system.
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The company is working on its next generation of hybrid HDD product.
"This novel electrode coating technique has applications for fuel cells in the newest generation of hybrid cars, photovoltaic cells, rechargeable batteries or battery production for a wide range of green technologies, " said the university's Dr. Adam Squires.
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The Panamera S E-Hybrid expands upon the driving performance of the previous generation, while fuel consumption is reduced when compared to the previous Panamera S Hybrid.
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Thats because he is cofounder and a major shareholder in Ener1, a company that makes next generation batteries for electric and hybrid vehicle in Indianapolis.
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Porsche is introducing its first plug-in hybrid and two new extended wheelbase variants with the second generation of the Panamera.
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In addition, IBM said it is piloting a next-generation service platform, displaying public, private and hybrid enterprise computing models.
Clean Beta will review the mission critical role of ten green and clean energy technologies in next generation naval warfare, including unmanned underwater submarines, hybrid propulsion systems, high-powered microwaves and electromagnetic rail guns.
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Ford is reducing the cost of its current hybrid system by 30 percent versus the company's previous-generation system.
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The first GM-designed and built electric motors are scheduled to debut in 2013 in its next-generation, rear-wheel-drive, two-mode hybrid technology.
Planetary Power plans to follow-up their introduction of HyGen with a truly unique solar hybrid power generator early next year that will again change the game for energy generation both on and off the power grid.
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Seagate Technology recently announced a higher flash capacity hybrid drive with twice the flash storage capacity inside the HDD compared to their prior generation product.
This would be a useful trait to engineer into hybrid crops, such as rice, so that the seeds could carry the same properties generation upon generation.
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