Cars That Think
NOVEMBER 1, 2023
volts for about 60 hours. Challenges: Sustainability and industry collaboration This efficient energy harvester combines piezoelectric composites with carbon fiber–reinforced polymer and epoxy resin, a unique combination that was able to store electricity even after 100,000 uses. They said, ‘We don’t know.
Green Car Congress
JULY 12, 2013
Opel also estimates it will reduce the average carbon tailpipe emissions from its fleet by 27% by 2020. GM’s electrified vehicles today include the extended-range electric Chevrolet Volt, Spark EV and Buick LaCrosse, Regal, Chevrolet Malibu and Impala with eAssist. Earlier post.). Fuel Efficiency Lifecycle analysis Manufacturing'
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
The energy storage unit is charged with household current (230 volts, 16 amperes) via a cable and a plug. A high voltage charge (400 volts, 63 amperes) reduces this to just around 2.5 All add-on parts—doors, covers, sidewalls and roof—are made of a fiber-reinforced plastic. The socket is behind a cover at the back of the car.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 12, 2015
Its exterior skin, painted in Magnetic Blue, combines body parts made of aluminum and carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP), such as the front and rear lids. A heat pump removes waste heat from electrical components for thermal management and for interior climate control—an important efficiency module of the overall concept.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 13, 2016
Depending on the load point, the stack operates in the range of 220 to 280 volts. A high-efficiency heat pump absorbs the waste heat from the electrical components and a thermoelectric auxiliary heating element maintain pleasant temperatures inside the car. The stack, comprising 330 individual cells, is housed in the forward structure.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 10, 2018
There will be electric alternatives in every segment from smart to SUV, with well in excess of 130 variants in total, ranging from 48-volt on-board electrical system with EQ Boost to plug-in-hybrids to all-electric vehicles with batteries or fuel cells. By 2022, Mercedes-Benz’ entire product range will be electrified. kWh battery (gross, 9.3
Cars That Think
AUGUST 8, 2022
But from a feathery (for an electric vehicle) 3,900-pound curb weight to wind-cheating aerodynamics, the carbon-fiber-bodied EQXX is designed for pure efficiency, not winning stoplight races. We don’t get enough waste heat, so we had to insulate the electric motor. The Benz sipped electrons at 8.7
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