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Aura to introduce 10 kW hybrid APU

Green Car Congress

Aura Systems, Inc. In 2006, Aura introduced a 5 kW hybrid APU for long-haul trucks. The AuraGen also acts as the starter motor for the internal combustion engine. Aura’s integrated capability of providing and managing both AC and DC power simultaneously is a key to such a solution. Earlier post.).

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Finding Battery Minerals With AI

Cars That Think

And the highest energy density and the greatest cycle life, the greatest durability of a battery as it undergoes many charge and discharge cycles as you fill it up with energy and drive it and recharge it come from batteries that are rich in cobalt and nickel. And then of course we use copper windings in the electric motors as well.

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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

Green Car Congress

The Cadillac CTS/CTS-V is on Car and Drivers Top Ten list and in the July 2009 issue Motor Trend said “ Yet where it really matters, as a performance sedan, the CTS-V soundly spanks the BMW M5. I was able to spend 10 minutes driving a Saturn Aura sedan with an (HCCI) engine system. It also offers better fuel economy than the M5.

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Mercedes-AMG EQE53 4matic+ review

EV Central

Electric motors respond almost instantly to instructions, unlike internal combustion engines, and that’s a fact. The present plan is to import a single-motor rear-drive entry-point version and a dual-motor all-wheel-drive mid-range model. It’s an awesome display, but no mystery.

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News: 2024 Volkswagen ID.Buzz

Clean Fleet Report

2024 ID.Buzz RWD Single, rear-mounted motor 282 horsepower 82 kilowatt-hour (kWh) battery Single speed transmission 11 kW on-board charger Top Speed (electronically limited): 99 miles per hour Driving Range: 262 miles (est.) It will be sold in all 641 VW dealers in 50 states of the U.S., Reincarnated.

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