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UQ, GMG graphene-enhanced aluminum-ion batteries show very high power density, long life

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volts, and work is being carried out to increase the voltage to directly replace existing batteries and which lead to higher energy densities. A thermal reductive perforation (TRP) strategy is presented, which converts three?layer The current nominal voltage of our batteries is 1.7 ions, graphene?based 60 to 148 mAh g ?1

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2000 miles and counting

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

I broke 2000 miles with the 914 EV this week. If the 12V battery is dead, you need a small 12V battery (9V would probably work) to activate the DC-DC converter relay to bootstrap the 12V charging process. The batteries are 8 volts apiece and the serial port dumps tenths of a volt (scale on the left edge).

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The Power Engineer Electrifying John Deere’s Tractors, Trucks, and More

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Inverters allow a machine’s power train to run power between the electrical machines, acting like a generator or motor, and they convert electricity from AC to DC and back again. In 2000, he became an assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science at Tulane University , in New Orleans. cubic meters.

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Peugeots Diesel 3008 Hybrid4

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It uses the latest generation ECCS (Extreme Conventional Combustion System) combustion chamber design, a variable-geometry low-inertia turbocharger, a high-pressure injection pump allowing a maximum pressure of 2000 bar in the common rail and solenoid injectors with eight apertures.

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52% of GM facilities worldwide are landfill-free

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General Motors said that 52% of its worldwide facilities are now landfill-free; i.e., all waste generated from normal operations is reused, recycled or converted to energy. Plastic caps and shipping aids from the Fort Wayne facility are converted into radiator shrouds for the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups built at the plant.

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China’s New Breeder Reactors May Produce More Than Just Watts

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Fast neutrons—that is, ones with 1 megaelectron-volt or more of kinetic energy—split the plutonium atoms, releasing secondary neutrons that are captured by the U-238 and convert some of that U-238 into plutonium. Breeder reactors use plutonium as the fissile fuel in the core, which is surrounded by a blanket rich in U-238.

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BYD's Auto Expo Presentation - Our Thoughts

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We know that BYD already has showrooms in 24 cities, they have sold more than 700 units of the BYD e6 MPV - this guy (point to car) and have 2000+ bookings of the BYD Atto3 Globally they have sold more than 2 lakh Atto3’s in 2022 - Way more than Hyundai Ioniq5. the 800-volt car platform - so ultra fast charging will be totally possible.

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