Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2020

The stage for the world premiere was to have been Techno Classica 2020. To convert an historic Bulli over to a drive system producing zero emissions, VWCV engineers and designers formed a team along with drive system experts from Volkswagen Group Components and the eClassics company, which specialises in electric car conversions.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

From May 2020, the new BMW X5 xDrive40d (combined fuel consumption: 6.4 – 5.9 l/100 km; combined CO 2 emissions: 164 – 153 g/km) will feature a newly developed straight six-cylinder diesel engine with a 48-volt starter generator. The new diesel engine is assisted by the 48-volt starter generator of the mild hybrid system.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2017

Production will start in 2020. The power electronics control the flow of high-voltage power between the motors and the battery, converting direct current (DC) stored in the battery into alternating current (AC). The on-board electronics are meanwhile supplied with 12 volts via a DC/DC converter.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2021

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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Batteries Battery Power Powered 375

Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2018

The new “EcoDynamics+” powertrain supplements acceleration with electric power from an additional 48-volt battery and extends combustion engine ‘off time’ using a new Mild-Hybrid Starter-Generator unit. kWh 48-volt lithium-ion battery and a new Mild-Hybrid Starter-Generator (MHSG). Kia’s mild-hybrid technology features a compact 0.46

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Winterkorn also announced that Group companies would introduce 20 more electric cars and plug-in hybrids by 2020—from compact cars to the next Phaeton and Audi A8. “ Porsche is a front-runner in introducing innovative 800-volt technology for the first time. No commitment to electro-mobility can be any clearer than that. ”

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2018

The PSM drives convert electrical energy into power with great efficiency, smoothness, and sustained output while generating relatively little heat. Each individual cell has a current of roughly 4 volts. Controlled by the battery management system, this all amounts to the 800-volt battery. That also saves weight.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2014

Navigant Research is forecasting a slow start through the end of this decade but then a quick ramp from 2020 to 2023 for light-duty vehicles with 48V electrical subsystems, with sales reaching nearly 13.5 —“48 Volt Systems for Stop-Start Vehicles and Micro Hybrids”. million worldwide by 2023. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2013

Describing its product goals and tracking progress toward its 2020 manufacturing priorities in its 2012 Sustainability Report , General Motors reaffirmed its commitment to further reduce the energy used and the environmental impacts of building and operating an automobile. The 2020 target is 1.97 The 2020 target is 0.75

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

Unlike conventional ~400-volt full hybrids, the 48V system can utilize less expensive components. A DC/DC converter supplies the car’s 12-volt on-board network from the 48-volt vehicle electrical system. Bosch expects some 4 million new vehicles worldwide to be equipped with this type of hybrid powertrain in 2020.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2010

In a pre-response to that speech, having successfully advocated for plug-in hybrids like the forthcoming Chevy Volt, we propose that the President follow that speech up with a “realistic and conservative” roadmap to halve our oil use in 10 years. We now have a sprinkling of promising companies working to get funded to convert gas-guzzlers.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

The drive components (motor, two-stage 1-speed transmission) of the HyMotion are in the engine compartment of the car as are the hydrogen fuel cell stack; the cooling system; a tri-port converter that regulates the voltage between the electric motor, the fuel cell and the lithium-ion battery; and the turbo compressor. Click to enlarge.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Porsche suggested since its arrival for the 2020 model year that the Taycan had the potential to take full advantage of 350-kw DC fast-charging at 800 volts , but since its launch it’s been limited to around 270 kw. That’s been adjusted upward for 2025 with a new maximum of 320 kw “under ideal conditions,” according to Porsche.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2017

The new 'Coasting - Engine off' micro hybrid system represents a low-cost level of electric-powered motoring on a 12-volt basis. This new Volkswagen system adds a compact lithium-ion battery to the 12-volt vehicle electrics, with the battery supplying the electric consumer units with power when coasting. Coasting - Engine off.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

These three-phase asynchronous motors are liquid-cooled and operate with a nominal voltage of 400 volts. The gearing ratios convert this into 11,000 N·m each, resulting in driving performance on a par with that of a diesel truck. The customer innovation fleet will be on the road until at least mid-2020.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2019

The company aims to extend its plug-in offering to more than 20 model variants by 2020. For the first time on a Mercedes-Benz vehicle, the combustion engine is started by the electric motor—the compact hybrids do not have a separate 12-volt starter. Sale of the B 250 e starts a few weeks later. miles)(NEDC). System output 160 kW.

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EV Info

MARCH 26, 2021

According to the Department for Business, the average cost for standard electricity in the UK in 2020 was 17.2p/kWh. The standard unit of electrical power is the watt, which is defined as a current of one ampere, at a voltage of one volt. More simply, volts x amps = watts. In the UK, the standard wall socket delivers 240 volts.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

48-volt mild hybrid. The head-to-head competition for the Range Rover will soon be restricted to other luxury brands that convert all their gasoline power plants to some form of electric power. See image gallery at cleanfleetreport.com ] Our previous Land Rover/Range Rover interactions: Road Test: 2020 Range Rover Sport Mild Hybrid.

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Cars That Think

JULY 30, 2023

I went in there and explained it—5 minutes, 10 at the most,” Whittingham told me in January 2020. The new chemistry boosted the battery’s voltage by another two-thirds, to 4 volts. One consultant recommended Battery Engineering, a tiny firm based in a converted truck garage in the Hyde Park area of Boston.

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Lithium Ion Recharge Batteries Battery 93

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2013

Microgrids are expected to offer California a way of achieving several important state energy policies and goals, including increasing renewable electricity generation to 33% by 2020, reducing carbon dioxide emissions, and accelerating the adoption of clean energy technologies. million ZEVs on California roads.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2010

NEMP is a German government initiative to develop Germany into a leading market for electric mobility, with about 1 million electric vehicles on its streets by 2020. Angela Merkel. Representing the core of the integral drive are the electric motor together with a transmission and differential. The entire unit is relatively light and compact.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Volkswagen intends to sell 150,000 e-cars—of which 100,000 will be the ID and ID SUV—by 2020, according to Thomas Ulbrich, Member of the Volkswagen Brand Board of Management, E-Mobility division. The power electronics convert the direct current (DC) stored in the battery into alternating current (AC).

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

First was to introduce the second generation Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car (which gets tossed in with plug-in hybrids even though its system really takes a different approach). Road Trip: 2020 Nissan Leaf ; News: The Nissan Ariya Crossover. Related stories you might enjoy: How Long Will It Take To Convert The U.S.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2019

With its new Dual Voltage Battery Management System and PowerPack 48 Volt products, the company is now one of the first on the market to offer innovative battery module solutions for mild-hybrid vehicles. The system allows vehicles with internal combustion engines to be converted to a mild hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2018

CROZZ that has been announced for 2020. The 12-volt vehicle electrical system is supplied by a DC/DC converter. Volkswagen of America will further increase the market share of its SUV fleet with new models such as the production version of the Atlas Cross Sport concept and the all-electric I.D. Powertrain.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Regenerative braking, when applying the brakes or coasting, converts kinetic energy into electric energy and stores it in the battery. kW having four 120-volt outlets and one 240-volt outlet in the bed. Stopping was strong with power anti-lock front and rear discs that are part of the regenerative braking system.

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F-150 Ford Hybrid Fuel Economy 88

Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 29, 2021

kW-hour/270-volt lithium-ion battery stores the energy. The shift-by-wire six-speed automatic with a torque converter is engaged by pushing buttons on the center console. Flash Drive: 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid. Road Test: 2020 Volkswagen Tiguan. kilowatt (kW) electric motor contributes 59 hp and 195 lb.-ft. of torque.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The Tundra hybrid has a regenerative braking system that converts kinetic energy into electric energy, and stores it in the battery. There are USB ports front and rear and 12-Volt power outlets. Road Test: 2020 Chevrolet Silverado Duramax. Road Test: 2020 Ram EcoDiesel. Photos by John Faulkner and Toyota. [

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery is charged when applying the brakes or coasting through the regenerative charging system, which converts kinetic energy into electric energy and stores it in the battery. The front cabin has four USB ports and two 12 Volt power outlets. Road Test: 2020 Honda Insight Hybrid.

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 28, 2022

Census, 2020). At home, when using a 240-volt Level 2 charger and a 100-amp circuit, the onboard 19.2 Additional charging is through Cadillac’s variable Regen on Demand regenerative braking system that converts kinetic energy into electricity when braking or coasting. average of $67,500 (U.S.

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Plug In Partners

JANUARY 11, 2008

for years, if ever, it would be the first plug-in to be commercially available—allowing BYD to steal a march on General Motors ( GM ), which is expecting to launch the Chevrolet Volt in 2010. Although the car won't reach the U.S. But the real win is to plug these cars into renewable energy sources like wind and solar.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

In 2009, we forecast that a breakthrough in hydrogen fuel cells could not be expected before the year 2020. The entire fuel cell operates in the voltage range of 230 to 360 volts. The two electric motors, which are cooled by a low-temperature circuit together with the voltage converters, are permanently excited synchronous machines.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

It went on sale in late 2020 and has been an instant success. We frequently speak with converts to electricity that have all said the same thing. The rear-wheel drive E-Transit will launch with the 67 kilowatt-hour, 400-volt Mach-E battery pack nestled between its frame rails, delivering a 126-mile range.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 16, 2023

Case-in-point is the all-new GV60 EV, which followed its cousins, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 (2020), and the Kia EV6 ( 2021). When coasting or braking, the regen system converts kinetic energy into electric energy and returns it to the battery. So Genesis, you did a great job. Sometimes being third isn’t such a bad thing.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 26, 2023

Gallium Nitride and Silicon Carbide: Where They Compete In the markets for high-voltage power transistors, gallium nitride devices dominate in applications below around 400 volts, while silicon carbide has the edge now for 800 V and above (the markets are relatively small above around 2,000 V). electron volts, as compared with 3.40

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 5, 2021

Clean Fleet Report found the 2020 Sienna to be roomy for both people and their things, but not very fuel efficient, which the all-new Sienna addresses in a big way. The regenerative charging system converts kinetic energy into electric energy and stores it in the battery. Your numbers may differ.

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Charged EVs

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Any power converter for EV applications (charger, inverter, DC/DC converter, etc) that is either supplied by the mains or a >48 V battery pack will pretty much require strict isolation between its power (high-voltage) and control (low-voltage) circuits.

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