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	<title>Green cars: latest news &#187; Ricardo</title>
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		<title>HyBoost engine close to matching Toyota Prius</title>
		<link>http://www.thegreencarwebsite.co.uk/blog/index.php/2011/11/03/hyboost-engine-close-to-matching-toyota-prius/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 01:31:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Lucas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The HyBoost demonstrator is showcasing the positive effects of engine downsizing by achieving comparable performance to the conventional 2.0litre version of its vehicle (a Ford Focus) while producing fuel economy and CO2 emissions close to those of a Toyota Prius. Developed by Ricardo and its partners, the HyBoost focuses on aggressive downsizing of the engine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Axeon-led project develops new electric car battery</title>
		<link>http://www.thegreencarwebsite.co.uk/blog/index.php/2011/09/22/axeon-led-project-develops-new-electric-car-battery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:05:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Lawton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Battery manufacturer Axeon, along with partners Ricardo and Allied Vehicles, and co-funded by the Technology Strategy Board have been successful in developing a new battery which promises to improve range by as much as 35% compared to existing technologies, for the same weight. Back in 2009, the Technology Strategy Board handed over £680k of funding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to choose an electric vehicle battery company</title>
		<link>http://www.thegreencarwebsite.co.uk/blog/index.php/2011/06/09/how-to-choose-an-electric-vehicle-battery-company/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Lucas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Electric cars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green cars]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[batteries]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new white paper from Ricardo Strategic Consulting looks at the processes that car manufacturers and investors should use when selecting suppliers in the electric vehicle battery systems market. The paper, titled “A battery of questions for electric vehicle investors”, looks at the absence of industry standards in terms of cell chemistries and performance, as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Electric Land Rover to prove EV tech works for big cars too</title>
		<link>http://www.thegreencarwebsite.co.uk/blog/index.php/2011/02/02/electric-land-rover-to-prove-ev-tech-works-for-big-cars-too/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 09:44:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Faye Sunderland</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Electric cars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ricardo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[challenge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[city car]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[electric car]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freelander]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jaguar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LCVTP]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Clean tech firm Ricardo has announced a new electric car project that it hopes will take EV technology beyond the ‘city car’. According to the tech giant, the Low Carbon Vehicle Technology Project (LCVTP) it run in collaboration with its partners, will demonstrate that EV technologies are capable of delivering ‘acceptable’ performance across all vehicle [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ricardo wins Green Innovation Award</title>
		<link>http://www.thegreencarwebsite.co.uk/blog/index.php/2010/11/03/ricardo-wins-green-innovation-award/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 12:36:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Faye Sunderland</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Green credentials]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk has announced the winner of its third annual ‘Green Innovation’ award today. This year’s winner Ricardo, was selected after much deliberation for its multidisciplinary approach to producing solutions to designed to reduce emissions within the automotive sector. With almost 100 years of expertise, global firm Ricardo works tirelessly developing solutions to reduce the emissions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ricardo works on powertrain development</title>
		<link>http://www.thegreencarwebsite.co.uk/blog/index.php/2010/10/14/ricardo-works-on-powertrain-development/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thegreencarwebsite.co.uk/blog/index.php/2010/10/14/ricardo-works-on-powertrain-development/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 23:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Lucas</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hybrid cars]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ricardo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ECU]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ricardo has teamed up with Pi Shurlok to offer customers a new service that will speed powertrain development. Together they will offer a comprehensive and fully integrated solution that ranges from powertrain products that incorporate new ECUs from Ricardo through to volume electronics manufacture and supply from Pi Shurlok. The service will be based on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ricardo aims to slash marine fuel consumption</title>
		<link>http://www.thegreencarwebsite.co.uk/blog/index.php/2010/04/22/ricardo-aims-to-slash-marine-fuel-consumption/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thegreencarwebsite.co.uk/blog/index.php/2010/04/22/ricardo-aims-to-slash-marine-fuel-consumption/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Lucas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Latest news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ricardo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CO2 emissions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy storage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fuel consumption]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We don’t often look at marine transport here at TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk but we thought this latest development was worthy of mentioning to our environmentally conscious readers. Ricardo has formed the Ship Efficiency &#38; Energy Storage Assessment (SeEsA) consortium to investigate energy management of marine propulsion and auxiliary power systems to identify technological solutions for everything from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UK to launch study into electric vehicles</title>
		<link>http://www.thegreencarwebsite.co.uk/blog/index.php/2010/03/20/uk-to-launch-study-into-electric-vehicles/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thegreencarwebsite.co.uk/blog/index.php/2010/03/20/uk-to-launch-study-into-electric-vehicles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Lucas</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[electric vehicles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Element Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shell]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UK Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has launched a project to forecast and characterise the consumer market for plug-in electric vehicles. As part of its £11million low carbon vehicle plan to support the roll-out of electric vehicles in the UK, the ETI will examine the cost drivers for new powertrain technologies and how these are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ricardo launches consortium to examine biofuels</title>
		<link>http://www.thegreencarwebsite.co.uk/blog/index.php/2010/02/16/ricardo-launches-consortium-to-examine-biofuels/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Lucas</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Green cars]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ricardo]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With a number of engineering issues surrounding the use of biofuels, global engineering firm Ricardo has launched a consortium with the aim of evaluating the impact of biofuels for both current and future light-duty engine technologies. Ricardo hopes to use its insight and research skills in automotive technology to help the consortium address some of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HyBoost project could cut emissions by 40 per cent</title>
		<link>http://www.thegreencarwebsite.co.uk/blog/index.php/2009/12/02/hyboost-project-could-cut-emissions-by-40-per-cent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:10:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Lucas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new project has set the ambitious goal of reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 30-40 per cent. Known as the HyBoost project, this two-year research programme announced recently by the Technology Strategy Board, aims to demonstrate a cost-effective, ultra-efficient petrol engine in a C-segment passenger car. The research is being led by Ricardo, with [...]]]></description>
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