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Schaeffler preparing 48V mild hybrid Audi TT for road testing

Green Car Congress

Schaeffler is now applying 48V hybridization to an Audi TT. An additional belt-driven starter generator is connected to the engine which also operates at 48 V. When braking, the electric machines act as a generator and recharge the lithium-ion battery.

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SAE taskforce J2954 on wireless charging and positioning standards looking to have final draft of guideline this year; significant industry involvement

Green Car Congress

Wireless Charging enables the customer the ability to have “transparent” recharging of plug-in electric vehicle—EV, combustion engine (IC) PHEV, fuel cell (FC) PHEV—through a seamless connection to the EVSE charger and automated charging process. —Jesse Schneider, Chair SAE J2954.

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Porsche prices $80,450 Macan 4, $106,950 Macan Turbo EV SUVs

Baua Electric

2024 Porsche Macan (electric) Porsche Macan: EV banks on charging tech The electric Macans ride on a new platform design in partnership with fellow VW brand Audi. The so-called PPE architecture is distinct from the J1 component set that underpins the Taycan and Audi E-Tron GT, and it has been designed for higher production volumes.

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BMW, GM complete testing on DC Fast Charge station usage; validation on BMW i3 and Chevy Spark EV

Green Car Congress

—Cliff Fietzek, Manager connected e-Mobility at BMW of North America, LLC. Using DC Fast Charging, EV owners could recharge current battery packs up to 80% in less than 20 minutes. The first vehicles to offer the new SAE Combo DC Fast Charge connector will be the BMW i3 and the Chevrolet Spark EV.

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Audi A1 e-tron: Extended Range Electric Vehicle for City Driving

Green Car Congress

The Audi A1 e-tron was designed specifically for use in the metropolitan areas of Europe and North America and in the rapidly growing megacities of Asia and South America. The synchronous electric motor of the Audi A1 e-tron is mounted transversely at the front of the car. Motor and power electronics.

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Kia EV9 and Volvo EX30: Are they 2024’s most important EVs?

Charged EVs

It’s a subcompact SUV designed first and foremost for Europe, where it’s a starter family car—sized well for tight city streets and alleys, or the winding one-and-a-half-lane roads that connect rural villages. In North America, the EX30 is small enough that four full-size American adults will find it too tight for more than short trips.

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Flash Drive: 2024 Kia EV9

Clean Fleet Report

With a few pulls of the left side steering wheel paddle, the brake regeneration force reaches the maximum setting and you are in iPedal, where regenerative braking uses the motors to recharge the battery when slowing or coasting, converting kinetic energy into electric energy, which is stored in the battery. inches of ground clearance.

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