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NOVEMBER 13, 2012

At the Manhattan stop on its year-long “Born Electric” World Tour, BMW i featured the BMW i8 Concept Roadster—shown for the first time in North America—and the BMW i3 Concept. i3 Concept. A single-speed gearbox sends the power to the rear wheels and accelerates the BMW i3 Concept to a top speed of 150 km/h (93 mph).

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BMW Concept San Francisco Carbon Fiber 273

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

The everyday driving range of the BMW i8 on a full fuel tank and with a fully charged battery is more than 500 kilometers (310 miles) in COMFORT mode. 22 miles) and a top speed of 120 km/h (approx. When power demands allow, the high-voltage battery is recharged by the electric motor. Front-mounted eDrive. Click to enlarge.

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BMW Plug-in 2014 MPG 306

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2011

Audi urban concept with support for wireless charging. Audi is introducing a 1+1 urban concept technology study for urban and metropolitan areas. The cabin of the Audi urban concept offers slightly offset seating for two; the roof slides back for entry, and the canopy can remain open in good weather. Click to enlarge.

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Concept Audi Charging Carbon Fiber 210

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

At the Paris Motor Show, Mercedes-Benz unveiled its close-to-production concept Generation EQ electric vehicle—the forerunner of Mercedes-Benz’s new product brand for electric mobility, EQ. This would enable sufficient power for 100 locally emission-free kilometers to be recharged within five minutes. as its standard-bearer.

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Mercedes Concept Production Electric 150

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MARCH 24, 2010

Group (SAIC) unveiled three models of a concept new vehicle form called EN-V, short for Electric Networked-Vehicle. The concepts will be showcased from 1 May through 31 October at the SAIC-GM Pavilion at World Expo 2010 Shanghai. The Jiao EN-V model. Click to enlarge. GM and its strategic partner Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp.

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GM Concept Future Personal 270

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NOVEMBER 20, 2014

This is the opposite of the approach taken by Toyota with its Mirai fuel cell vehicle ( earlier post ) and Honda with its new FCV Concept ( earlier post ). The h-tron concept car shows that we have also mastered fuel cell technology. kilowatt-hours, which is recharged by recuperation or alternatively from a power socket.

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Audi Hydrogen Fuel Concept 278

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JULY 30, 2013

With its new architecture, use of carbon fiber reinforced plastic, and premium mobility service offerings, the “ i3 marks the beginning of a new mobility age ,” said Dr. Reithofer. kWh hours per mile) in the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC); with the range extender, this figure increases to 0.135 kWh/km.

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BMW New York London Production 247

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Jaguar has unveiled the C-X75 concept, an extended range electric vehicle that uses twin gas micro-turbines from Bladon Jets to power two switched reluctance generators from SR Drives. In this application, regenerative braking technology on all four wheels helps recharge the batteries during driving. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Extended Range Gas-Electric Gas Electric Vehicles 371

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

miles) in the NEDC. miles) from the 9.3 Two carbon-fiber-encased tanks built into the vehicle floor hold around 4.4 In CHARGE mode, charging the high-voltage battery has priority, for example in order to recharge the battery for the maximum overall range prior to refueling with hydrogen. kWh gross).

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Mercedes Plug-in Plug Fuel 186

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MARCH 1, 2016

Techrules, a new China-based automotive R&D company, made its global debut at the 2016 Geneva International Motor Show with the unveiling of a Turbine-Recharging Electric Vehicle (TREV) series hybrid system applied in a 6-motor, all-wheel drive supercar concept. The two concepts. Earlier post.).

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Range Companies China Carbon Fiber 150

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FEBRUARY 2, 2013

Carbon Fiber Polymer Composite. for high-energy batteries for use in PHEV40 (PHEVs with a 40 mile all electric range) and EV light-duty vehicles. Recharge Rate. Steel (Mild, HSLA, AHSS, or Boron automotive alloy). Magnesium (AZ or AM series commercial alloy). Specific Discharge Pulse Power. Discharge Pulse Power Density.

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Li-ion Fuel Vehicles Lithium Ion 240

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JULY 17, 2015

In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.) The pure electric vehicles, for reserve, must carry heavy and expensive batteries—which add expense as well as weight—and must have access to high-powered recharging stations [ 1 ].

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PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy 150

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APRIL 10, 2012

Proposals will be deemed non-responsive if the proposed technology is prohibitive to market penetration due to high cost; requires substantial infrastructure investments or industry standardization to be commercially viable; cannot accept high power recharge pulses from regenerative breaking. Advanced Manufacturing.

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Hydrogen Fuel Range Vehicles 210

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JULY 21, 2014

We had the opportunity to drive the e-Golf from Wolfsburg to Braunschweig—a drive of about 36 km (22 miles) that offers some higher speed highway driving as well as in-city conditions. Higher levels of regen allow the driver to slow the vehicle almost to a stop (with “B”), while recharging the battery. Bottom right.

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Batteries Battery MPH All-Electric 356