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Federal-Mogul electrical brushless diesel fuel pump offers enhanced durability and improved fuel economy

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A typical electric pump is more fuel-efficient than those driven directly by the engine; however, the carbon commutator and brushes found in conventional pumps are subject to wear, which is accelerated by high engine vibration and variations in diesel fuel. Operating durability testing. S15 ULSD: > 10,000 hours.

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In China, Wuling launches electric minivan, Chevrolet introduces 48V MHEV Monza

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The Rong Guang EV supports conventional AC charging and DC fast charging. With DC fast charging, it can be fully charged in just two hours. The mild hybrid system extends the engine’s fuel cut-off time when the vehicle is decelerating, further improving fuel economy. liters/100 kilometers (50 mpg US).

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BAE Systems reports more than 3,500 HybriDrive series hybrid systems delivered or ordered worldwide

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The system also uses no mechanical transmission, a significant maintenance item on conventional diesel buses. Buses equipped with HybriDrive series have travelled more than 300 million miles, prevented more than 280,000 tons of CO 2 emissions and have saved more than 25 million gallons of diesel fuel. Atlanta, Ga. and Everett, Wash.,

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Gillig offering Vanner Hybrid Beltless Alternator as standard equipment on hybrid buses

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The Vanner HBA uses DC Converter technology to replace the traditional. over traditional alternator technology; fuel economy improvements and. reduced exhaust emissions; stable DC power at all temperatures and speeds; and precise and maintenance-free. integrated voltage regulation.

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2016 Prius c hybrid gets big safety boost with Safety Sense-C system

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Toyota’s hybrid technology integrates a gasoline engine, an electric motor within a Continuously Variable Transaxle, a nickel-metal hydride battery, a power control unit (inverter), a DC-DC converter, a step-up converter and a hybrid control computer. The Prius c’s SULEV (Tier 2 Bin 3)-rated 1.5-liter The standard 3.5-in.

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UMTRI study finds US diesel vehicles generally have lower total cost of ownership than gasoline vehicles

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The study — Total Cost of Ownership: A Gas Versus Diesel Comparison —was conducted for Robert Bosch LLC; the results were released at the 2013 Alternative Clean Transportation Expo in Washington DC. —“Total Cost of Ownership”. Highlights from the diesel-gasoline comparisons include: Total Cost of Ownership.

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Georgia Tech life-cycle study finds TCO of medium-duty electric and diesel delivery trucks similar; electric life-cycle energy use and GHG lower than diesel

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The first upstream component accounts for indirect energy input for the production and distribution of power generation fuel and the construction, maintenance, decommissioning, and waste disposal of the power plant. Downstream energy use of the electric truck comprises electric drivetrain (DC?DC Dong-Yeon Lee, Valerie M.

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