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Mazda pitches rotary engine hybrid in super-hot MX-5 Miata idea

Baua Electric

Mazda assists in keeping its rotary engine hopes alive in EV occasion with an eco-friendly hybrid packaged in a super-slick, show-stealing MX-5 Miata idea. The post Mazda pitches rotary engine hybrid in super-hot MX-5 Miata idea appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Volvo XC90 plug-in hybrid review, Chinese EV tariffs, retailers shun EV charging: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Senators push the idea of new tariffs to keep out Chinese EVs. We revisit the XC90 plug-in hybrid. Big-box retailers could be doing more to support EV charging. And could the Rivian R3 help EV revive small cars in America? This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Audi unveils 500 kW series-hybrid RS Q e-tron Dakar racer

Green Car Congress

Just under a year after the initial concept idea, Audi Sport has started testing the new Audi RS Q e-tron series hybrid, with which Audi will tackle the Dakar Rally in January 2022. Because there are no charging opportunities in the desert, Audi has chosen a series-hybrid design. Earlier post.).

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Bombardier (now Alstom) to convert AGC hybrid trains to full battery power

Green Car Congress

One of our first sustainable mobility solutions was a dual-mode Autorail à Grande Capacité (AGC) train, designed and developed by its Crespin site in France; the AGC was the world’s first hybrid train when it entered service in 2007. With 2,473 AGC train cars in operation today, the AGC is the largest regional fleet operated in France.

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2023 Honda CR-V Hybrid goes sporty, angles for half of sales

Green Car Reports

Honda has said that the Honda CR-V Hybrid plays a key role in its electrified-vehicle plans and with a redesigned CR-V lineup revealed Tuesday, we now have a better idea how.

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Honda and Nissan points to partnership for EVs, hybrids, software

Green Car Reports

” As of yet, the companies have only committed to a feasibility study for the idea, but such a partnership would aim to combine strengths and accelerate carbon-neutrality and safety.

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5 Big Ideas for High-Temperature Superconductors

Cars That Think

Hybrid storage systems that combine the superfast discharge of SMES with the higher energy densities of batteries are a promising area of research. As with the other HTS applications, cryogenic cooling boosts costs, as does the need for strong mechanical structures to withstand the Lorentz forces generated by and on the magnet coils.

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