Remove Oil Remove Re-Charge Remove Water Remove Wind
article thumbnail

Volkswagen Group’s MQB plug-in hybrid powertrain; foundation for Golf GTE, A3 e-tron, and more

Green Car Congress

The friction-optimized unit, with six forward gears, features oil supply on demand, two-circuit hydraulic control (high and low pressure, 40 bar and 5 bar) and a highly efficient synchronizer system. The rotor integrates the permanent magnets, while the stator incorporates the three-phase copper windings. Earlier post.).

Plug-in 347
article thumbnail

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

It offers the solution to several significant transitions we need: moving society from burning fossil fuels to substituting renewable resource fuels such as solar, wind and biofuels; and from using fossil materials as fuel to using them for other recyclable uses. Distributed Solar and Wind with the PHEV. slow charge. References.

PHEV 150
article thumbnail

DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

Green Car Congress

The technology areas ( earlier post ) receiving funding are: PETRO: Plants Engineered To Replace Oil ($36 million). Plants Engineered to Replace Oil (PETRO). Energy Plant Design The University of California, Los Angeles, will re-engineer. produces more oil per acre. HEATS: High Energy Advanced Thermal Storage ($37.3

Energy 294
article thumbnail

MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The breakthrough could revolutionize electric car battery technology and pave the way for ultra-fast charging electric vehicles in as little as two years. When the team tested the newly-coated cathode, they discovered it could be charged and discharged in as little as 9 seconds. by RSS or sign up by email. Herron makes a valid point.

MIT 45
article thumbnail

New Ford Mondeo to offer new high-power diesel, 1L EcoBoost, hybrid model, pedestrian detection technology

Green Car Congress

liter gasoline engine combined with two electric motors—one to drive the wheels and another to supply regenerative charging—and a 1.4 liter EcoBoost model for re-investment elsewhere is a recycled Front Energy Absorber, Ford’s first design to meet pedestrian protection requirements in both the US and Europe.

Diesel 230
article thumbnail

This New Breed of Generator Can Run on Almost Any Fuel

Cars That Think

It’s January 2030 and your electric heat pump is warming the house while your electric car charges in the garage, all powered by solar panels on your roof and by wind and solar generators at your local utility. Compared with oil-lubricated bearings, air bearings have lower friction and simpler seals.

Fuel 143
article thumbnail

Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

These zoning decisions blow in whatever direction the development winds are gusting in the city at the moment and there is no consistency, logic or equity in the decisions made. And do you wind up offering your customers some kind of assistance in filing the rebate form? See how this house towers over the one next to it? We’re turnkey.

Solar 210