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Back to Catalog NAFTC Textbooks A Basic Understanding of Battery-Electric and Hybrid-Electric Vehicles Participant Manual – ISBN 978-1-933954-30-2 Page: 234 This manual focuses on the basic concepts of battery electric vehicles. The number of electric and hybrid vehicles is growing every year. Mandates such as the federal Energy Policy Act…
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Each month Driving Alt Fuels features a technical article to give in-depth information for automotive technicians and students. These articles are drawn from National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium (NAFTC) courses and workshops, industry organizations, and guest writers. This month’s article comes from the NAFTC Electric Drive Career and Technical Education…
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Each month Driving Alt Fuels features a technical article to give in-depth information for automotive technicians and students. These articles are drawn from National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium (NAFTC) courses and workshops, industry organizations, and guest writers. This month’s article comes from the NAFTC Electric Drive Career and Technical Education…
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A Basic Understanding of Battery-Electric and Hybrid-Electric Vehicles Click for sample Pages This two-day course focuses on the basic concepts of battery electric vehicles.The number of electric and hybrid vehicles is growing every year. Mandates such as the federal Energy Policy Act and the California Federal Pilot Program require most…
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Electric Vehicles Added to VA Maryland Health Care System’s Fleet February 2012 The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), including the VA Maryland Health Care System, and 20 other federal agencies nationwide, are participating in a General Services Administration (GSA) pilot to test the power of electric vehicles (EV) by…
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Electric Vehicles to Drive Telematics Market to Reach $1.4 Billion by 2017 January 2012 Pike Research reports demand for electric vehicle telematics is set to expand at a rapid rate. Annual revenue of telematics will reach $1.4 billion by 2017. According to Pike’s research, nearly nine out of 10…
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U.S. Department of Energy Awards $7 Million for Hydrogen Storage Technologies in Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles January 2012 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $7 million to four different projects across the U.S. to help develop hydrogen storage technologies to be used in fuel cell electric vehicles….
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Hybrid vehicles are already commonplace, while electric vehicles are becoming more and more common. Make sure you and your department members are prepared. Mitch Petterson of General Motors, NVFC West Virginia director Tom Miller, and Joseph Tebo of the Federal Highway Administration for a live discussion on electric and hybrid…
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Back to Catalog Video Alternative Fuel and Advanced Electric Drive Vehicles – Video Series This Alternative Fuels video series was produced by the National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium (NAFTC) in order to educate and promote people about the use of alternative fuels and advanced electric drive vehicles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-meM-CKmyI&list=PLlW-F4KZGxPMneU-Q1ToX74vyhvIif584
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Clean Air and Energy Independence: An Overview of Alternative Fuel and Advanced Technology Vehicles The course covers alternative fuel and electric vehicle technologies in detail, their advantages, disadvantages, and availability versus conventional fuel technologies. After completing this course, participants will be able to: Describe the sources and effects of air…
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