Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2009

UPS van fuel economy comparison. Eaton hybrid system schematic. Eaton Corp. Eaton Corp. The hybrid system employs an Eaton automated transmission with an integrated motor/generator (26 kW/ 44 kW peak) and a 340 VDC, 1.8 Eaton hybrid system components on UPS undercarriage. Source: Lammert 2009. Earlier post.)

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Fuel Economy Economy Eaton Hybrid 210

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2012

The two study groups were on different duty cycles and required a route switch to provide a valid comparison, which UPS accommodated. During dynamometer testing, three standard drive cycles were chosen to represent the range of delivery routes. kWh capacity; and power electronics.

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Fuel Economy Economy Hybrid Diesel 350

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Major automotive suppliers see national fuel economy standards as important for long-term planning and investment and don’t want to see them altered by US policymakers, according to a first-of-its-kind industry survey commissioned by CALSTART and conducted by Ricardo Energy & Environment.

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Fuel Economy Auto Economy Standards 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Laboratory and in-use fuel economy comparison. Eaton hybrid system schematic. The hybrid tractors featured the Eaton parallel hybrid propulsion systems with 44 kW peak, 26 kW continuous electric motors working with a Fuller medium-duty automated manual 6-speed transmission. Source: NREL. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Fuel Economy Economy Diesel Hybrid 262

Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2012

Researchers from Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and Eaton have demonstrated the application of downspeeding and supercharging a diesel vehicle, in conjunction with optimizing transmission gear ratios and the shift schedule, to deliver a greater improvement in fuel economy than a downsped and turbocharged configuration.

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Fuel Economy Economy Fuel Eaton 199

Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2015

1 Given that US EPA fuel economy figures for the vehicles are not yet available, we are using the ECE fuel consumption figures from Europe as a means to provide a comparison across vehicles, and are providing the estimated EPA figure where available. Top) 2016 XC90. Middle) T8 Drive-E Twin Engine hybrid components. Click to enlarge.

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Volvo Plug-in PHEV Engine 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2013

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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Standards Charging Eaton DC 319