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FEBRUARY 5, 2010

The team says replacing a metal wheel well with a composite one could enable Volvo to reduce the number of batteries needed to power the electric motor. The laminated architecture of fibre composites mirrors the configuration of many current electrical storage devices. Even the Sat Nav could be powered by its own casing.

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Energy Storage Energy Polymer Carbon Fiber 225

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NOVEMBER 4, 2013

In the new study, these were re-assessed and considered along with 11 other technologies—including fuel cells, electricity storage, electric vehicles and lighting—treated in the new report, this time evaluated on the expected supplies of the metals and not on the current situation as in the first report.

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Wind Light Solar Carbon 290

Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2009

Chinese carmaker BYD and Volkswagen have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore the options for partnership in the area of hybrids and electric vehicles powered by lithium batteries. Hackenberg. The Volkswagen Group said then that it hopes to be able to apply Li-ion technology in its first vehicles by 2010. Earlier post.).

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BYD Lithium Ion Li-ion Hybrid 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

To maintain the battery charge required to supplement the low-speed torque with the e-drive, AVL developed a special strategy to guarantee a consistently high level of charge by using the overboost capability of the turbo-charged combustion engine. Fischer et al. The demo Turbohybrid powertrain. Click to enlarge.

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