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Daimler Trucks NA SuperTruck achieves 115% freight efficiency improvement over 2009 baseline; 50.2% engine BTE

Green Car Congress

The Freightliner SuperTruck uses a downsized and downsped 10.7-liter Friction-reducing measures include a variable speed water pump, a clutched air compressor, low-viscosity oil and an improved cylinder kit. Lightweighting: MSI-ACPT, Maxion Inmagusa, Oregon State University, Strick, Toray. DTNA SuperTruck technology elements.

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Silicon Mobility introduces OLEA T222 for hybrid and electric powertrain control

Green Car Congress

OLEA T222 allows the downsizing of electric motors while delivering the best energy efficiency without compromising the vehicle performances. A starter kit will soon be announced to complete the offer with AUTOSAR 4.2 Applications such as damping control for chassis will also get the full benefits of OLEA T222.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Some answers on consumer expectations and daily performance should come out of evaluations of the prototypes to be conducted at the Irvine and Berkeley campuses of the University of California that will begin later this month. We hope Ford will, and then move ahead! and Europe are still undecided, Takimoto said.

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