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Eaton Highlights Range of New Products to Reduce Fuel Consumption and Emissions

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The all-new electronic limited slip differential, Ultra Posi is designed for front and rear-wheel drive vehicles, performs comparably to four-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive systems and provides up to a 10% savings in fuel economy, Eaton says. —Chris Ostrander, vice president and general manager - Eaton Torque Controls.

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ANSI Electric Vehicles Standards Panel to host first plenary 20-21 June in Detroit

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Participation in the June meeting and in the EVSP is open to all affected parties, including representatives of the automotive, electrotechnical and utilities industries, relevant trade associations, standards development and conformity assessment organizations, government agencies, and academia.

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First drive: Volvo XC90 T8 Drive-E Twin Engine PHEV sets a high bar for full-size luxury SUV plug-ins in US

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While the Mercedes GLE 550e will use a 3L twin-turbo V6 and the Audi Q7 e-tron a 3L TDI diesel, the BMW X5 xDrive 40e also features a 2.0L Audi Q7 e-tron. 2 Audi is also developing a gasoline-engine version of the Q7 e-tron specifically for the Asian markets China, Singapore and Japan. Volvo XC90 T8 Twin Engine. Earlier post.).

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

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Engineers from BMW AG and General Motors recently passed a milestone in the adoption of the new SAE standard for DC Fast Charging. Among the suppliers who participated in the testing were ABB, Aker Wade, Eaton and IES.

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Volkswagen Group talks EV charging standards, electrification strategy

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One of approximately twenty VW Golf blue e-motion prototypes under test in the United States, with Eaton’s 50kW DC Quick Charger, at Volkswagen’s Electronics Research Laboratory, near San Francisco. Which charging standard will prevail? “DC Click to enlarge. public DC charging of up to 86 kW. Mitsubishi i-MiEV).

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