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Controlled Power Technologies and Advanced Lead-Acid Battery Consortium to unveil LC Super Hybrid at Geneva show; low-cost “micro-mild” demonstrator

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The low voltage (12V) “micro-mild” technology demonstrator includes a production-ready electric supercharger recently sold by CPT to the leading French tier 1 supplier Valeo ( earlier post ). There is no huge upfront cost with this technology and therefore no need for expensive subsidies from the taxpayer.

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First videos of The Boring Company’s working LVCC Loop in action emerge

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The Boring Company’s Las Vegas Convention Center Loop is now complete, and the first batch of videos of the low-cost underground transport system in action have been shared online. The LVCC Loop cost about $52.5 million to complete, making it relatively affordable. — Mick Akers (@mickakers) April 9, 2021.

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CPT developing 48-volt electric supercharger for micro-mild hybrids

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The company has commissioned AVL to build the demonstrator, which is currently undergoing final shake-down trials in Austria in readiness for evaluation by vehicle manufacturers. CPT’s production-ready VTES technology has already been incorporated as a 12 volt system in its LC Super Hybrid technology demonstrator.

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