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	<description>EN H2Roma - Obiettivo Emissioni Zero: Ricerca, Industria ed Istituzioni di fronte alla sfida</description> 
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	<title><![CDATA[ELECTRIC PILL No 2]]></title>
	<link>http://www.h2roma.org/en/magazine/1149/electric_pill_no_2</link> 
	<description><![CDATA[Supercondensers, or supercapacitators, are electrophysical energy accumulators that have been long considered one of the most interesting options for electric or partially electric drive cars. Unlike  conventional electro-chemical batteries, they have higher performance (they charge and discharge energy much more quickly) but, on the other hand,  their capacity is lower (they store...]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Better Place Raises US$350m As Operations Deadline Nears]]></title>
	<link>http://www.h2roma.org/en/magazine/1146/better_place_raises_us350m_as_operations_deadline_nears</link> 
	<description><![CDATA[Electric vehicle infrastructure company Better Place said it had raised US$350m in fresh equity as part of a second round of financing.

Better Place, founded by former SAP executive Shai Agassi, said its target was to begin full commercial operations at the end of 2011 when partner Renault plans to offer the first car with a replaceable battery.

Better Place's role is to provide...]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[General Motors To Make Iits Own Hybrid Electric Motors]]></title>
	<link>http://www.h2roma.org/en/magazine/1147/general_motors_to_make_iits_own_hybrid_electric_motors</link> 
	<description><![CDATA[General Motors last night announced plans to be the first major US automaker to manufacture electric motors and said it would spend US$246m on electric motor and electric drive facilities in the US.

Its first electric motors will be used in the next generation of rear wheel drive two-mode hybrids due out in 2013.

GM said bringing manufacturing in-house would lower costs and...]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[BELGIUM: Consortium seeks EC electric vehicle funding]]></title>
	<link>http://www.h2roma.org/en/magazine/1145/belgium_consortium_seeks_ec_electric_vehicle_funding</link> 
	<description><![CDATA[A consortium designed to secure funding from Europe for electric vehicle development says it expects a decision from Brussels by late spring.

The Electric Vehicles for Advanced Cities (EVA) grouping is looking for European Commission (EC) cash to promote the adoption of continent-wide electromobility, with a potential start date of 1 January next year.

Some 19 European cities...]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Detroit Show: Toyota Unveils A Li-Ion Hybrid]]></title>
	<link>http://www.h2roma.org/en/magazine/1139/detroit_show_toyota_unveils_a_li-ion_hybrid</link> 
	<description><![CDATA[Toyota's FT-CH dedicated hybrid 'concept' revealed in Detroit today (11 January) has the automaker's first generation lithium-ion drive battery. When fully charged, it has a maximum electric-only range of about 13 miles (21km) and can reach over 60mph (100km/h) in electric-only mode.

"This ability to utilise all-electric power for short trips or hybrid power for longer drives...]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[In 2010 a Tesla Store in Milan]]></title>
	<link>http://www.h2roma.org/en/magazine/1142/in_2010_a_tesla_store_in_milan</link> 
	<description><![CDATA[Tesla is moving its pieces in the old continent. After opening a store in London, Monaco, Munich, the californian brand is looking at Italy.

Tesla has hired the italian manager Cristiano Carlutti as Vice President for the company's European operations. Formerly he was responsible for the european network of Fiat showrooms. His duty at Tesla will be the coordination of the stores...]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[From PoloIdrogeno Lazio opportunities for business]]></title>
	<link>http://www.h2roma.org/en/magazine/1136/from_poloidrogeno_lazio_opportunities_for_business</link> 
	<description><![CDATA[CIRPS Sapienza University of Rome draws the new energy scenario and shows the activities of PoloIdrogeno Lazio by Lazio Region and higlights the chances it can bring for the companies seeing renewable sources of energy not an alternative but a key factor to development.

During the meeting open to the public, reasearchers from the PoloIdrogeno will display the latest results gained...]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[ELECTRIC PILL N.1]]></title>
	<link>http://www.h2roma.org/en/magazine/1135/electric_pill_n.1</link> 
	<description><![CDATA[The electric car is a system composed basically of batteries, inverter, electric motor, transmission, wheels.

In such a system the efficiency is the ratio between the energy exploited and the one requested by wheel transmission.

Internal combustion engines have a maximum 30% efficiency rate, but rarely in real everyday use the global efficiency is more than 10%, because of...]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Nine electric Cars Ready for Italy]]></title>
	<link>http://www.h2roma.org/en/magazine/1134/nine_electric_cars_ready_for_italy</link> 
	<description><![CDATA["9 are the electric cars ready to roll on the Italian market by 2011"  Fabio Orecchini , chief of the CIRPS Automotive Research Group Sapienza University of Rome reported during the meeting "Dealer and Communication" held by InterAutoNews, forecasting that within 2 years electric cars in Italy will account for about 5000 units.

This year should be the time for the Mitsubishi...]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[BMW Concept ActiveE]]></title>
	<link>http://www.h2roma.org/en/magazine/1137/bmw_concept_activee</link> 
	<description><![CDATA[In the route towards zero emission mobility the BMW Group is developing an electric motor set  to become a further pillar of the BMW Efficient Dynamics programme.

Among the German carmaker’s excellent internal combustion models,  ActiveHybrid cars and the Hydrogen 7 version, the electric motor represents a further option for motorists to go with sustainable mobility.

In...]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Clever Mobility]]></title>
	<link>http://www.h2roma.org/en/magazine/1129/clever_mobility</link> 
	<description><![CDATA[It will be shown at the 80th Geneva Motor Show on March 2010 by Rinspeed, company focused on developing sustainable mobility concepts. 

The two-seater electric concept car is named “UC” Urban Commuter, is just 2.50 meters long, has top speed of 110 km/h and an operating range of 120 kilometers.

The key issue of this vehicle is the symbiosis it establishes among car, train...]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[ Toyota launches Prius plug-in hybrid]]></title>
	<link>http://www.h2roma.org/en/magazine/1125/_toyota_launches_prius_plug-in_hybrid</link> 
	<description><![CDATA[Built specifically to support a global demonstration program that begins this month, the Prius PHV is based on the third-generation Prius. The vehicle expands Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive technology with the introduction of a first generation lithium-ion battery that enables all-electric operation at higher speeds and longer distances than the conventional Prius hybrid.

When...]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[The Volvo Path Toward Zero Emission]]></title>
	<link>http://www.h2roma.org/en/magazine/1121/the_volvo_path_toward_zero_emission</link> 
	<description><![CDATA[Here following a series of quotes matching the H2Roma 2009 issues.

R&D chief Magnus Jonsson refers: "We do not feel that there is any single route to sustainable mobility. For one thing, local conditions vary considerably as regards to biofuels and the necessary infrastructure and we are seeing a steady stream of exciting new technological advances in fields such as electrification,...]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Carmakers Talk About Their Development Plans]]></title>
	<link>http://www.h2roma.org/en/magazine/1116/carmakers_talk_about_their_development_plans</link> 
	<description><![CDATA[“Carmakers are building up the zero-emission future, thanks to more efficient engines, which use new fuels,  as well as to the adoption of electric motors” said Fabio Orecchini, H2Roma scientific coordinator, at a round table scheduled on the second day of the conference. The carmakers who joined H2Roma 2009 as partners had a debate with journalists of Corriere della Sera, EcoCar,...]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[At the Papal Chancery H2Roma sets up the Green Show Exhibiting the Cleanest Cars on the Planet ]]></title>
	<link>http://www.h2roma.org/en/magazine/1118/at_the_papal_chancery_h2roma_sets_up_the_green_show_exhibiting_the_cleanest_cars_on_the_planet_</link> 
	<description><![CDATA[In the inner courtyard of the Papal Chancery (Palazzo della Cancelleria), located in the heart of the capital, visitors to the H2Roma Show will be able to see, touch and get to know the cleanest cars on our planet. In this breathtaking 16th century setting the H2Roma organizers  have set up a Green Show, where on display are the latest solutions concerning environmentally friendly...]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[BMW EfficientDynamics Award 2009]]></title>
	<link>http://www.h2roma.org/en/magazine/1119/bmw_efficientdynamics_award_2009</link> 
	<description><![CDATA[Yesterday at Palazzo Pamphjli, overlooking Piazza Navona, theBMW EfficientDynamics Award 2009, promoted by BMW Group Italia and now in its fourth edition, was presented to the students from class II B of Liceo Claudio Eliano of Palestrina (Rome), as part of theH2Roma educational initiatives.

The young winners were awarded a prize for their “Photobus” and “Photovoltaic PC”,...]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Toyota: 30 years involved in the research and development of the hybrid car]]></title>
	<link>http://www.h2roma.org/en/magazine/1117/toyota_30_years_involved_in_the_research_and_development_of_the_hybrid_car</link> 
	<description><![CDATA[The third generation of the Toyota Prius, the car that unveiled the hybrid technology to many motorists worldwide, is  exhibited at the 2009 edition of H2Roma which is being held at Palazzo Pamphilj and palazzo della Cancelleria on 4th and 5th November. The Japanese carmaker, who has long been involved in the protection of the environment, a stalwart of the company’s industrial...]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[The Polytechnic University of Turin Has Come First at Formula ATA Electric and Hybrid Italy ]]></title>
	<link>http://www.h2roma.org/en/magazine/1096/the_polytechnic_university_of_turin_has_come_first_at_formula_ata_electric_and_hybrid_italy_</link> 
	<description><![CDATA[The Formula ATA – Electric and Hybrid Italy event (ATA, Car Technical Association), which took place at the ENEA Research Centre in the Casaccia area, offered an opportunity to test the range, energy consumption, acceleration, performance and pursuit of battery, hybrid and FC vehicles.                                                                              
Here are the...]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[HYSYDAYS 2009]]></title>
	<link>http://www.h2roma.org/en/magazine/1092/hysydays_2009</link> 
	<description><![CDATA[From the 7th until 9th October the Turin Exhibition Centre will host HYSYDAYS, the conference of young scientists working in the sector of hydrogen energy systems.

It will be attended by researchers from CIRPS, Interuniversity Research Centre for Sustainable Mobility at Sapienza University in Rome and promoter of H2Roma energy&mobility show. Prof. Fabio Orecchini, H2Roma scientific...]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[FORMULA ATA - Electric and Hybrid Italy]]></title>
	<link>http://www.h2roma.org/en/magazine/1091/formula_ata_-_electric_and_hybrid_italy</link> 
	<description><![CDATA[From today until 9th October the Research Centre of ENEA hosts the 5th edition of “FORMULA ATA – Electric and Hybrid Italy (ATA, Automobile Technic Association) on a testing track put  up inside the campus close to the laboratories overlooking the Via Anguillarese (Capanna area).

It is a car race for battery, hybrid and FC vehicles developed by university and high school...]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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