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SAE International revises recommended practice for electric and hybrid electric vehicle safe battery testing

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The revised version of this document will bring it up to present technology standards to serve the mobility sector and advancements in the years ahead. The document specifically applies to vehicles with RESS voltages above 60 volts. —Bob Galyen, chair of the SAE Vehicle Battery Standards Steering Committee.

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Audi’s €36M e performance research project closes; electric F12 e Sport with split voltage battery packs and 3 motors

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The two battery packs deliver different output voltages of 144 or 216 volts. Under part load, the voltage is around 200 volts to maximize efficiency. Under part load, the voltage is around 200 volts to maximize efficiency. With increasing power demand and speed, this increases to as much as 440 volts. kWh capacity.

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Mercedes-Benz pilot test for automated driving in production

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Examples of this are: Advanced data transmission and hardware solutions, combined under the heading of “paperless factory”, now replace paper documentation. This enables for example the electronic documentation of data, such as the torque, for quality assurance.

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Continental Demonstrates AutoLinQ and Outlines Plans for Android in the Automotive Industry

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Continental also announced that it plans to release an AutoLinQ Software Development Kit (SDK) to the Android Development Community in the first quarter of 2010 and intends to unveil an application store in the second half of the year. Also at CES, GM unveiled a smartphone application for connection with and control of the Volt.

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California Energy Commission awards more than $1.8M additional funding to further UCSD microgrid project; energy storage, EV charging and V2G services are components

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The objectives of the Renewable Energy Charging of Electric Vehicles are to: Document that electric vehicle (EV) emission levels below 130 gCO 2 e/mile can be achieved with renewable distributed energy resources as the charging source. Earlier in 2012, the microgrid included: 30 MW natural gas cogen plant. MW of fuel cells in operation.

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The Vacuum Tube’s Forgotten Rival

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Four hundred experts sifted through billions of pages of documents and shipped 3.5 In the late 1940s, researchers immediately recognized the ability of the new magnetic materials to store data. A circular magnetic core could be magnetized counterclockwise or clockwise, storing a 0 or a 1. volt power supply.

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Road Trips: How to Plan an Accessible Getaway

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Some hosts will make accommodations, such as changing the cleaning supplies or shifting furniture, but document your request using the in-app messaging system so that customer service can help if you run into issues. Review photos and contact the host for more information.

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