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Volkswagen’s new Touareg to offer two PHEV variants

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Volkswagen’s updated Touareg SUV will launch in five powertrain versions: a turbocharged gasoline engine, two turbodiesel engines and two plug-in hybrids. liter V6 engine. The Touareg R eHybrid is the independent flagship model in the product line with the most powerful powertrain. All use a 3.0-liter kWh (net) / 17.9

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New Lexus GX to offer brand’s first hybrid for body-on-frame vehicle

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V6 twin-turbocharged engine delivers impressive output and torque, along with class-leading towing capabilities. turbo-hybrid variant, a Lexus first for a body-on-frame vehicle, provides fuel efficiency without compromising on power output. The vehicle is set to be gradually released in different regions, starting from the end of 2023.

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CES 2002 News: EV Trucks Wars Ratchet Up

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Powering the standard e4WD system on the WT are two motors putting out a combined 510 horsepower (hp) and 615 pound-feet (lb.-ft.) News: GM Commits to EVs The post CES 2002 News: EV Trucks Wars Ratchet Up first appeared on Clean Fleet Report. In addition to the towing mentioned above, it will have a 1,200-pound payload.

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Opposed-piston engine company Achates Power raises $35.2M in Series C Financing; new industry advisory board

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Achates Power, Inc., the developer of a family of two-stroke compression-ignition opposed-piston engines ( earlier post ), has finalized $35.2 The Series C financing follows a $19-million Series B round in 2009 and brings the total raised by Achates Power to nearly $90 million since its 2004 founding. Diesel Engines'

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Niagara Falls Maid of the Mist vessels going battery-electric; ABB power and propulsion

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ABB will supply a comprehensive integrated power and propulsion solution for the new-build vessels, including lithium-ion battery packs and an onshore charging system, enabling sustainable operation with maximum reliability. Quiniones, President and CEO at the New York Power Authority. — Gil C.

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Volkswagen introduces new Coasting 2.0 micro hybrid system and new natural gas engine at Vienna Motor Symposium

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At the 38 th Vienna Motor Symposium Volkswagen is introducing a new, more fuel-efficient “Coasting - Engine off” micro hybrid system—which shuts off the engine completely—as well as a new, compact three-cylinder natural gas engine for the Polo. Coasting - Engine off. liters/100 km. New e-Golf. 6 and I.D.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

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In 2001, a team of engineers at a then-obscure R&D company called AC Propulsion quietly began a groundbreaking experiment. It occurred in the wake of the California electricity crisis of 2000 and 2001, when mismanaged deregulation, market manipulation, and environmental catastrophe combined to unhinge the power grid.

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