Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2009

This method of maintaining temperatures is equally suited for all kinds of vehicles and in all climate zones, although it is somewhat more effective at low temperatures. The original TEG development was a stand-alone underfloor solution developed since 2004 also as part of a project promoted by the US Department of Energy.

BMW 218

BMW Fuel Exhaust CO2 218

Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2014

The V4 gasoline engine with direct injection and turbocharging is integrated in the chassis as a mid-engine. The batteries at the center of the vehicle supply the electric motor at the front axle with energy. The high efficiency of the Porsche 919 Hybrid is the result of a balanced overall concept. Click to enlarge.

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Porsche Hybrid Gasoline-Electric Carbon Fiber 290

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Audi presented a range of its ongoing work on electromobility and efficiency—from fuels and systems to full vehicles—under the “Future Performance Days 2015” banner. On the full vehicle side, Audi put forward the Audi Q7 e-tron 3.0 On the full vehicle side, Audi put forward the Audi Q7 e-tron 3.0 lb-ft) of torque.

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Audi PHEV Diesel Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2011

Preliminary results from vehicle simulations conducted on a Scuderi split-cycle engine at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) show that a base, naturally aspirated Scuderi engine (four cylinders—i.e., SwRI is developing new subroutines for the modelling software to simulate the Scuderi engine in specific OEM vehicles.

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Engine Fuel Hybrid Downsizing 199

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

On the highway, it runs just like any other Prius, with the gasoline engine doing most of the work -- and the extra batteries kicking in to improve performance at ALL speeds. Add batteries and grid-charging, and you get PRIUS+, a "plug-in" hybrid (PHEV). That means no gas when you do your errands on local streets at 35mph.

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Prius Plug-in Plug Hybrid 48

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MARCH 9, 2021

But there is no doubt that Tesla has divided the history of the electric vehicle into two that is, before Tesla and after Tesla. In this article, we are going to explore the thrilling story of Tesla Inc and how they changed the course of the history of Electric vehicles. Story Of Tesla, Inc. The Before Tesla Era. The After Tesla Era.

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Tesla Motors Motor Motors Motoring 52

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Achates Power says that its 2-stroke OP engine offers higher best point brake thermal efficiency than diesel or gasoline engines. In addition to the TARDEC work, Achates has two other programs in play, Johnson said, one for commercial vehicles, and another for non-wheeled vehicles. Source: Achates Power. Click to enlarge.

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Diesel Power Powered Exhaust 334

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Power and Associates 2004 report ]. Despite this, a 2003 EPRI study , assuming only $2/gallon gas , zero buying incentives, and a PHEV premium of $3-$5,000 more than standard hybrids, shows that the total lifetime cost of ownership for a PHEV will be lower than that of any other vehicle type -- so the payback will be there.

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PHEV Nickel Metal Hydride Prius EPRI 37

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Weve kept the summary table below generally up-to-date for passenger PHEVs, but not for BEVs, motorcycles or larger vehicles like buses and trucks.

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV 45