Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2013

The Automobile Division of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers has awarded its Prize for the Environment to Ricardo, Ford Motor Company, Controlled Power Technologies and Valeo engineers for their paper HyBoost—An Intelligently Electrified Optimized Downsized Gasoline Engine Concept. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Johnson Controls unveiled its first-generation 48-volt Lithium-ion Micro Hybrid battery ( earlier post ) at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, Germany. The Micro Hybrid technology has the potential to provide up to 1%t fuel savings in vehicles and is available for testing with key automotive customers this December.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Growth in light duty SSV sales during the next decade will be predominately in the three major market regions of North America, Western Europe, and Asia Pacific, primarily because these regions are the most aggressive in their implementation of fuel economy and emissions regulations. By then, 82.8% billion total in 2013. of the market.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2018

The eTorque mild hybrid system replaces the traditional alternator on the engine with a belt-driven motor generator unit that performs several functions. With the engine running, eTorque’s motor generator unit feeds 48-volt current to a 330 watt-hour lithium-ion Nickel Manganese Cobalt (NMC)-Graphite battery. RAM 1500 with eTorque.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2016

Controlled Power Technologies, a developer of vehicle driveline electrification based on state-of-the-art switched-reluctance machines (SRMs), has partnered with Ricardo, Tata Motors European Technical Centre (TMETC) and Provector to develop a 48V through-the-road hybrid vehicle system and demonstrate it in a B-segment city car.

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Hybrid Vehicles Lead Acid Fuel Economy 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

This is a result that makes the ADEPT powertrain architecture very competitive with other fuel economy solutions such as full hybridization, where costs of implementation can be significantly higher.

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Diesel Hybrid Fuel Lead Acid 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Both the wagon and sedan versions of the new Mazda6 made their collective debut at the Paris Motor Show. i-ELOOP joins the i-stop idle-stop system and SKYACTIV powertrains, chassis and body (introduced on the CX-5) to deliver fuel consumption as low as 3.9 Mazda6 Sedan & Wagon (European Specification). Click to enlarge. Mazda6 Engines.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2013

We believe our evaluation will open up a lower cost product to our OEM customers interested in reaching the fuel economy gains offered by 48-volt mild hybrid systems. In addition, a starter alternator motor is used to supplement the internal combustion engine with some level of power assist during acceleration. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

The ADEPT project was launched in 2013 to demonstrate the potential for 48V-based intelligent electrification to deliver full hybrid-scale fuel efficiency from a highly cost-effective package. An effective limitation on downsizing, however, is the delivery of acceptable driveability characteristics and launch performance.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

During this time, the vehicle's electrical systems—from entertainment to lights—use energy from an advanced lead-acid battery (AGM) rather than the gas-powered engine, thus saving fuel. With the addition of a 12V Lithium-ion battery, automakers can increase fuel economy efficiency by up to 8%.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Electric motor efficiency targets within the FOA. High-power lead acid systems (developer may propose to deliver cells, modules, or battery packs). AOI 5: Advanced Power Electronics and Electric Motors (APEEM) Technologies. The purpose of this AOI is to develop the next generation of power inverters and electric motors.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2016

The ADEPT project is led by Ricardo in a research partnership including the Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium (ALABC); Controlled Power Technologies (CPT); Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies UK Ltd; Ford Motor Company and the University of Nottingham.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

The intent is to enable aggressive yet near term downsizing and downspeeding of existing engine families, delivering proven CO reduction and fuel economy improvement, without the usual dynamic compromises that typically limit market acceptance. —Morris et al. common rail TDI engine.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

The PbC battery technology—multi-celled asymmetrically supercapacitive lead-acid-carbon hybrid batteries—replaces simple lead-based negative electrodes used by other manufacturers with activated carbon electrode assemblies and has significantly enhanced performance characteristics when compared with other advanced lead-acid batteries.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

The system is also designed to supply power to the drive assist motor, improving fuel economy. With this 12V Energy Recovery System, Panasonic aims to approximately double the fuel economy improvement rate of existing start-stop systems over conventional gasoline-engine vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2015

The green line reflects FEV’s 15% cost reduction for the power transmission/clutch/motor subsystems from 2010 to 2013, assuming that the same reductions are achieved in all parts of the hybrid system. Thus, currently the hybrid system needs to offer a major improvement in fuel economy to entice customers to pay the price premium.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Other improvements include internal engine friction reduced by 20% and fuel economy increases by up to 20%. Other capacitor-based systems have been used to provide electricity to a single vehicle component or motor. Expected to offer a high amount of torque as well as cleaner combustion, the SKYACTIV-D 2.2L

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Green Car Congress

MAY 30, 2018

The Ioniq Hybrid’s electric motor delivers an estimated 32 kW (43 horsepower) with an estimated maximum torque of 125 lb-ft (169 N·m), powered by a 1.56 kW (60 horsepower) electric motor can operate at speeds up to 75 mph (121 km/h) and delivers instantaneous torque at low speeds, with available power-assist at higher vehicle speeds.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 1, 2018

EPA combined fuel economy. The Ioniq Plug-in Hybrid’s 45 kW (60 hp) electric motor can operate at speeds up to 75 mph and delivers instantaneous torque at low speeds, with available power-assist at higher vehicle speeds. Ioniq Hybrid (Blue). Ioniq Plug-in Hybrid. Ioniq Electric. 115 mpge (electric) 52 mpg gas+electric.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

General Motors is the first North American automotive OEM to integrate the Continental ultracapacitor-based voltage stabilization as part of the enhanced start-stop system, which lowers fuel costs, improves performance and reduces emissions, delivering an overall superior owner-driver experience. Maxwell Technologies, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2009

This CO 2 level is comparable to that emitted by equivalent sized full hybrid vehicles, yet avoids their need for high voltage and the significant impact a hybrid’s large batteries and traction motors have on overall vehicle cost, mass and packaging. Axial Flux motors and generators are characterized by very high torque and power density.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2016

Hyundai Motor America introduced the Ioniq Hybrid, Plug-in Hybrid, and Electric models for the US market at the New York International Auto Show; the full line of three electrified variants made their global debut earlier this year at the Geneva show. The Ioniq Plug-in’s estimated 45 kW (60 horsepower) electric motor is coupled with the 1.6

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

What I do need is an affordable alternative to Lead Acid. right now, and our conventional 60 Hz is absolute crap - most modern airliners use 400Hz, to save on size of alternators, generators motors and transformers! About 15 amps from a 110v outlet is adequate. transformers, High voltage battery car systems, home systems, etc.,

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 22, 2009

The company launched last month at Green Motors in Berkeley, California. Sherwood and Guzyk say that if the board adopts the new rules at its January 22 and 23 meeting, it likely will force them to shutter their business, which just had its grand opening last month at Green Motors on San Pablo Avenue. Photograph by Chris Duffey.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

" In other words, General Motors is going to lose its shirt until the Volt establishes itself in the marketplace. General Motors has sought $10.3 billion in Department of Energy loans to develop new fuel-efficient vehicles, including the Volt. Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0 "The Volt is a case study.

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