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Rolls-Royce to power Vertical Aerospace’s all-electric eVTOL UAM aircraft

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Rolls-Royce’s technology will power Vertical Aerospace’s flagship Urban Air Mobility (UAM) aircraft. Around 150 Rolls-Royce engineers based in countries including Hungary, Germany, US and the UK will work with the Vertical Aerospace team on developing the aircraft which is aiming to be one of the world’s first certified eVTOLs.

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Rolls-Royce completes ground-testing of technology set to power the world’s fastest all-electric plane: ACCEL

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Rolls-Royce has completed testing of the technology that will power the world’s fastest all-electric plane. The dedicated team have tested each and every component of the system including running the propeller up to full speed (approximately 2,400 rpm) using the most power-dense battery pack ever assembled for aircraft propulsion.

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GM heat pump recovers energy from EV battery to power heating & propulsion while helping conserve range: Ultium Energy Recovery

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Covered by 11 patents and four publications, the development of Ultium energy recovery traces its inception back to GM’s first EV, the EV1, in the late 1990s, when GM engineers first developed an EV heat pump. EV batteries, power electronics and other propulsion components produce heat.

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The NHTSA is Investigating Some Ram Trucks for Potential Loss of Drive Power

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it had received 82 complaints about certain Ram trucks that allege a loss of power due to a failure of a vital transmission component. Some owners say that they lost drive power due to a failure of the K1 snap ring, which disables forward gears one through four.

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The EMOVE Roadrunner is a hilariously over-powered little 35 mph seated electric scooter

Electrek

The EMOVE Roadrunner from Voromotors seems like what an engineer would design for a seated electric scooter if they didn’t have to follow any rules. It’s powerful. The post The EMOVE Roadrunner is a hilariously over-powered little 35 mph seated electric scooter appeared first on Electrek. It’s small.

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GMC introduces 2022 HUMMER EV Edition 1; powered by all-new Ultium battery tech

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The HUMMER EV will get its energy from General Motors’ all-new Ultium batteries and power from Ultium Drive, GM’s proprietary EV drive units. —Al Oppenheiser, GMC HUMMER EV chief engineer. 24-module, double-stacked Ultium battery propulsion system that will offer excellent range and power to three motors.

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Updated Gen7 BMW 5 Series sedan introduces new 48V MHEV system, more powerful PHEV

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48-Volt mild hybrid technology for six-cylinder engine models. The additional deceleration generated over and above the engine braking effect is also harnessed when the brakes are applied. In addition, the stored energy can be used to provide additional drive power when it is fed back to the 48V starter-generator.

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