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Peugeot Applying New 1.6L Diesel With ECCS in 308 CC

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liter 112 bhp (84 kW) diesel engine. liter HDi FAP diesel engine has been designed to meet the requirements of the new Euro 5 emission standards. The new four cylinder engine with a capacity of 1,560 cm 3 and eight valves, has a maximum torque output of 270 N·m (199 lb-ft) at 1,750 rpm, an increase of 12.5%

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Georgia Tech researchers develop aluminum-foil-based anodes for all-solid-state Li-ion batteries

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Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and the School of Materials Science and Engineering, is using an aluminum-foil-based anode in a solid-state Li-ion battery to create batteries with higher energy density and greater stability. The new battery system is detailed in an open-access paper in Nature Communications.

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Pierburg introduces air conditioning components specifically for EVs

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In vehicles with a conventional internal combustion engine, the a/c compressor is usually driven via a pulley and the V-belt but in electric vehicles, this mechanism is not available. Pierburg GmbH has developed an electric a/c compressor (eCC) that incorporates the supplier’s many years of experience in the field of mechatronic components.

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NC State team develops new Si/C inverter; 12.1 kW/L & greater efficiency in a smaller, lighter package

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Researchers at the Future Renewable Electric Energy Distribution and Management (FREEDM) Systems Center at North Carolina State University have developed an inverter for hybrid and electric vehicles using off-the-shelf components made of the wide-bandgap semiconductor material silicon carbide (SiC). kW/L by 2020. —Iqbal Husain.

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Study identifies main culprit behind lithium metal battery failure; counters conventional wisdom

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—first author Chengcheng Fang, a materials science and engineering Ph.D. They promise twice the energy density of today’s lithium-ion batteries with graphite anodes, so they could last longer and weigh less. Schuller at UC San Diego, which is supported in part by the Office of Basic Energy Science, US Department of Energy.

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Peugeots Diesel 3008 Hybrid4

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liter HDi FAP 120 kW (163 bhp) diesel engine with an electric motor offering a maximum power output of 27 kW (37 bhp). A maximum torque of 500 N·m (369 lb-ft) is available, split 300 N·m (221 lb-ft) at the front from the HDi diesel engine and a maximum of 200 N·m (148 lb-ft) at the rear generated by the electric motor.

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Citron Introduces New 3.0L Diesel

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liter diesel V6 DPFS HDi 240 engine for the C5 and C6. Improvements in the engine offer a reduction in fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions by between 12% (in the C5) and 15% (in the C6) compared to the outgoing 2.7L The engine complies with the future Euro V emission standards. Click to enlarge. Citroën has introduced the new 3.0-liter

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