Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Magnomatics was founded in 2006 by a group of engineers from the University of Sheffield (UK) to commercialize magnetic gearing and motor technology developed there. million) funding to develop magnetically geared motors and generators for the hybrid and electric vehicle market. Source: Magnomatics. Click to enlarge. Background.

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Fuel Economy Hybrid Economy San Diego 270

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Reductions in fuel consumption and CO 2 from base 2.0-liter liter ELC-Hybrid to downsized 1.4L VTES + SpeedStart. CPT and AVL have been working for the past 18 months to develop a value-driven micro/mild HEV solution, utilizing CPT’s production-ready VTES electric supercharger ( earlier post ).

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VRLA Hybrid Downsizing Fuel 210

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2009

RegEnBoost integrates the three devices into a powertrain electrical power network (PEPN), which also incorporates a DC to DC converter and an enhanced lead acid battery, optimized for fast energy storage and release. The three components of the RegEnBoost system. Click to enlarge. Hence the industry trend to dual-charging systems, CPT notes.

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Downsizing Power Powered Exhaust 191

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2009

A multi-cylinder version is practical for a wide variety of vehicles and offers greatest benefit to C and D class passenger cars which can take advantage of the low cost architecture and significantly improved fuel economy and emissions. Fuel system. Wet sump with plain bearings and electric oil pump. Lubrication system.

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Fuel Economy Engine Light Fuel 218

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2014

liter, normally-aspirated V8 engine used from 2006 to 2013 is replaced by a turbo 1.6-liter The fuel flow rate of the new ICE must not exceed 100 kg/hour; this maximum rate can only be achieved above 10,500 rpm. The rest of the energy is recovered by the MGU-H (for ‘Heat’); an electrical machine connected to the turbocharger.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Shifted earlier focus to all-electric Focus in 2011 with Magna. Focusing on all-electric, Nissan-Renault partnership with Better Place for EVs.

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