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MAY 13, 2015

Driveline engineering specialist Drive System Design (DSD) will introduce a new 48V e-drive systems concept for mild hybrid vehicles at the 9 th International CTI Symposium later this month. There is a natural limit with 48V of ~15kW per machine so a modular concept makes the lower voltage system more attractive.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles demand power and performance from an engine under a wide range of speeds (RPMs) and loads. Operation of the engine is limited to its most efficient range, appropriately managing the engine’s electricity generation and the amount of electricity stored in the battery.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Freudenberg has received Type Approval by the international classification society RINA for its methanol-powered fuel cell system for ocean-going shipping. This containment design facilitates easy installation on board. The safety concept of this system architecture has now received Type Approval from the classification society RINA.

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MAY 7, 2022

This makes Mercedes-Benz the first car manufacturer with an international valid certification for conditional automated driving to offer such a system as an option ex-works for vehicles from series production. Mercedes-Benz is the first manufacturer to put a Level 3 system with international valid certification into series production.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Toyota Motor Corporation is expanding its “Toyota Concept-i” electric concept car into a series that embodies the future vision of a mobility society through which artificial intelligence (AI) enables cars to understand the driver, effectively allowing people and cars to become partners. Toyota Concept-i series.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Researchers at EPFL have patented a new concept that could cut trucks’ CO 2 emissions by almost 90%. The patented concept is the subject of an open-access paper published in Frontiers in Energy Research. The EPFL system captures CO 2 directly in the trucks’ exhaust system and liquefies it in a box on the vehicle’s roof. 2019.00143.

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JUNE 29, 2023

The BMW iX5 Hydrogen developed on the basis of the current BMW X5 was first unveiled as a concept at the IAA show in 2019. For this, molten aluminum is poured into a mould made from compacted sand mixed with resin in a process specially designed for this small-series vehicle.

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MARCH 20, 2020

Equipped with the drive system components of the latest Volkswagen electric vehicles, the concept vehicle is based on a T1 Samba Bus produced in 1966 and comprehensively restored. Added to this come the lithium-ion modules designed at the Braunschweig components site. Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) unveiled the e-BULLI.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

MANs TGX hybrid concept at IAA. At the IAA, MAN (part of the Volkswagen Group) presented a concept diesel-electric parallel hybrid version of its long-haul TGX truck. The MAN TGX concept hybrid will be driven by a parallel hybrid system, supplied by a 440 hp (328 kW) diesel engine and an electric motor with 130 kW drive power.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Damen Shipyards Group’s inland waterway shipyard, and inland shipping company QaGroup will launch a new inland shipping concept based on a vessel running solely on liquefied natural gas (LNG). The full package comprises ship design, shipbuilding, ship management, leasing, financing arrangements and crews. Bodewes Binnenvaart B.V.,

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MARCH 3, 2015

At the Geneva International Motor Show, Mercedes-Benz unveiled the Concept V?ision ision e: a plug-in hybrid concept version of its V-Class MPV ( earlier post ). The MPV concept can travel up to 50 km in the all-electric mode if driven at a maximum speed of 80 km/h (50 mph). The Concept V?ision The Concept V?ision

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JANUARY 14, 2013

Powertrain of the CrossBlue SUV PHEV concept. Volkswagen unveiled the CrossBlue SUV concept at the North American International Auto Show. The CrossBlue concept. Even at speeds of up to 75 mph, the internal combustion engine is not engaged as long as the battery has sufficient charge. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

PSE), a global provider of advanced process modeling technology, have developed a concept design for shipboard chemical CO 2 capture. The results from the Maritime CCS (carbon capture and storage) research and development project show that the concept is technically feasible and capable of reducing ship CO 2 emissions by up to 65%.

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MARCH 3, 2015

Volkswagen is unveiling the Sport Coupé Concept GTE plug-in hybrid at the 2015 Geneva International Motor Show, ushering in a new and progressive Volkswagen brand design language. Evolution and revolution come together in the Sport Coupé Concept GTE. The Sport Coupé Concept GTE is another milestone of expressive design.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2023

After all, it is one of the most efficient ways of storing and transporting renewable energies. —Oliver Zipse, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG The BMW iX5 Hydrogen developed on the basis of the current BMW X5 was first unveiled as a concept at the IAA show in 2019. Earlier post.)

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MARCH 5, 2013

The concept and layout of the hydraulic hybrid system. The hydraulic hybrid is system is designed to enable a boost effect that would normally be offered only by more complex electric drives. A conventional internal-combustion engine combines with hydraulic units and an accompanying gas (e.g., Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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APRIL 2, 2020

Next, it will introduce the Audi Q4 e-tron SUV and e-tron GT performance sedan, which have already been shown as concept vehicles. The high-voltage battery stores up to 95 kWh of energy and can recover up to 30% of energy used to drive the vehicle during regenerative braking applications. With a wheelbase that stretches 115.3

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FEBRUARY 3, 2010

International Battery (IB), a US manufacturer and developer of large-format lithium-ion rechargeable batteries, has been chosen as the battery system provider for the first-of-its-kind Community Energy Storage (CES) systems, developed by S&C Electric Company for American Electric Power (AEP).

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MAY 23, 2024

See This In Manhattan, a Multimedia Show by Asian Artists and Designers A veteran of the media and design world, William Li founded his art consultancy, Armature Projects, last year as a way of bridging art and interiors. This week, they opened their first international pop-up within the Japanese department store Isetan in Tokyo. “We

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AUGUST 11, 2017

To that end, ARB staff is holding two more workshops on the development of a regulation to limit the amount of time that internal combustion engine-driven TRUs and TRU gensets operate while stationary, as well as requiring an overall zero-emission mode operating time. A Board adoption hearing might be held on the TRU measure in mid-2019.

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JULY 15, 2020

FLECCS Phase 1 teams will design, model, and optimize CCS processes that enable flexibility on a high-VRE grid. At the conclusion of the Phase 1 period, teams will be down-selected based on an engineering design review and the projected economic impact of their Phase 1 projects on a future electricity grid. RTI International.

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JANUARY 14, 2013

Schaeffler presented a new concept vehicle at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. The Efficient Future Mobility North America vehicle is based on a mid-size SUV and highlights a range of Schaeffler solutions for optimizing North American internal combustion engine drive trains. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 8, 2010

The hybrid helicopter concept. EADS Innovation Works is presenting a concept helicopter with a diesel-electric hybrid propulsion system at the ILA Berlin Airshow 2010, 8-13 June. The diesel-electric hybrid concept is one of the projects grouped under the name of eCO2avia by EADS Innovation Works. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Since then, we have extensively studied the concept with regard to suitable technologies and economic viability with international partners in the research and industrial sectors. Together with Porsche and other partners, we now want to build a prototype plant and test the concept as a whole. This stores the CO 2 long-term.

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JANUARY 13, 2016

In a demonstration of its ongoing development of advanced alternative powertrains, Audi unveiled the new h-tron quattro fuel cell concept vehicle at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). The Audi h-tron quattro concept combines an Audi fifth-generation fuel cell stack delivering up to 110 kW with a power-optimized 1.8

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2017

Volkswagen is presenting a fully autonomous, electric Microbus concept at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Pilot”) and a new generation of display elements and controls, the concept conceptually follows the new Volkswagen brand strategy. The overall concept of the I.D. Like the compact I.D.

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JUNE 27, 2023

Rechargeable batteries store electricity in their electrode materials, while redox flow batteries use chemicals stored in tanks attached to the electrodes. Researchers have now developed a battery system based on a hybrid cell, which not only stores and provides electricity but also produces valuable chemicals in a flow system.

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APRIL 19, 2013

At the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show, Volkswagen will introduce the “CrossBlue Coupé” concept plug-in hybrid SUV. The automaker introduced the “CrossBlue SUV” concept—developed specifically for the US and Canada—at the North American International Auto Show earlier this year. Click to enlarge. Earlier post ).

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JANUARY 22, 2013

The hydraulic components (motor and pump) recover and store the energy generated by the internal combustion engine and by braking and deceleration (kinetic energy); kinetic energy from braking that would otherwise be lost as heat is converted into hydraulic energy and stored in a pressure accumulator.

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DECEMBER 13, 2014

Developed on the base of the Renault Master, this prototype is fitted with a powertrain that integrates an electric motor (mild hybridization), Twin-turbo technology and a downspeeding design. Downspeeding: this reduces the running speed of the internal combustion engine by lengthening the gear ratios.

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MARCH 10, 2016

The collaboration between Argonne and MPC is designed to support the “Co-Optimization of Fuels and Engines” initiative, which was recently launched jointly by the DOE’s Vehicle Technologies Office and Bioenergy Technologies Office. Earlier post.) Instead, we must treat them as a combined system to achieve higher efficiencies economically.

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JANUARY 10, 2011

Porsche unveiled the 918 RSR at the North American International Auto Show, combining the flywheel technology of the 911 GT3 R hybrid ( earlier post ) and the design of the 918 Spyder. The mid-engine coupé 918 RSR, is the motor sports version of the 918 Spyder concept car. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Germanischer Lloyd’s concept hydrogen-fuel cell container feeder vessel is fueled by liquid hydrogen. In his presentation Dr Sames set out GL’s design concept for a zero-emission container feeder vessel (above). This design is for a double-ended ferry for with space for 1,500 passengers and 2,200 lane-meters for vehicles.

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

Travertine will develop the design basis for a 1 ton/day CO 2 removal system to demonstrate the technical feasibility and commercial viability of this concept, taking it from proof-of-concept to field-ready. The carbonation reaction will convert REE-bearing silicate minerals to REE-bearing carbonate minerals. An estimated 2.2

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MARCH 14, 2016

Kawasaki aims to complete development design in 2016, then subsequently move forward with commercialization. Artist’s concept of 2,500 m 3 LH 2 carrier. Artist’s concept of 160,000 m 3 LH 2 carrier. Iwatani will contribute facilities for loading hydrogen stored tanks onto transportation vehicles. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 4, 2017

MOIA, the mobility startup from the Volkswagen Group ( earlier post ), is introducing its electric ride pooling concept van just one year after its inception. As MOIA’s first project, the entire ecosystem—including the newly designed electric van—will launch in Hamburg at the end of 2018. —Ole Harms, MOIA CEO.

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JULY 16, 2015

Cryo-compressed hydrogen storage, being developed by the BMW Group based on its long experience with cryogenic storage, involves storing gaseous hydrogen at low temperature on board the vehicle at a pressure of up to 350 bar. BMW worked with LLNL in the development of a prrof-of-concept and in the review of the technology.

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