Green Car Congress
MARCH 30, 2021
Schaeffler has secured a volume production order to supply electric motors to a key manufacturer in the commercial vehicle sector, starting in 2023. The 800 V motor, used in pairs in battery-powered vehicles, delivers a maximum continuous output of 180 kW and generates a maximum torque of 950 N·m.
Baua Electric
MAY 30, 2024
Australian equipment specialists Semco recently took delivery of their first Takeuchi TB20e, making it one of the first battery-powered compact excavators on the continent … but that’s not what makes it awesome. Two electric motors – one for drive and one for hydraulics – power the Takeuchi excavator as it gets things done.
Clean Fleet Report
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
Questions & Answers from our Friends at EarthTalk® Are solid-state electric vehicle (EV) batteries a solution to some of the issues with the lithium-ion batteries powering our EVs today? The environmental implications of moving to solid-state EV batteries are significant. See more at E Magazine.
Green Cars News
JUNE 7, 2012
Premium car maker Audi is planning a u-turn on some of its electric car plans according to automotive magazine, Car. According to the British mag, Audi has cancelled its plans to produce a battery-powered A2 model and is likely to axe plans for the A1 e-tron hybrid. It is believed a combination of production costs, [.].
Plug In Partners
JUNE 30, 2008
Here's the story from Motor Trend : VW jumping on plug-in hybrid bandwagon with TwinDrive system Nate Martinez June 26 2008 Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn announced today that pre-production testing of the automaker's plug-in hybrid electric system, dubbed TwinDrive, is underway with the full support of the German government.
Cars That Think
JUNE 4, 2022
Some researchers say PARC was a product of the 1960s and that decade’s philosophy of power to the people, of improving the quality of life. When the center opened in 1970, it was unlike other major industrial research laboratories; its work wasn’t tied, even loosely, to its corporate parent’s current product lines.
Green Cars News
DECEMBER 1, 2009
Despite being a pioneer in the electric car field, the firm saw its image tarnished particularly by safety concerns when a test by Top Gear Magazine, following Euro NCAP specifications, found that occupants could suffer “serious or life threatening” injuries in a 40mph crash. Leaders of the pack.
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