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Coritech Services orders Ideal Power’s bi-directional battery converters for DoD vehicle-to-grid program

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Ideal Power Inc., developer of a power conversion technology called Power Packet Switching Architecture (PPSA), received a purchase order for ten of its PPSA-enabled 30 kW battery converters from Coritech Services, a provider of custom engineering solutions for a variety of applications including electric vehicle charging.

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Porsche finishes production of the 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid; platform for advanced development for vehicles and manufacturing

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The hybrid super sports concept car made its debut at the 2010 Geneva International Motor Show, and was launched on the market as a limited series in late 2013. To realize the most benefits of the large spread between power and fuel consumption, Porsche developers defined a total of five operating modes.

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Volkswagen CrossBlue Coupé plug-in makes its European debut; showcasing the MQB

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V6; DSG is to the right, with the power electronics unit mounted above it. Volkswagen brought the new CrossBlue Coupé plug-in hybrid sporty mid-size SUV show car, introduced in April at Auto Shanghai 2013 ( earlier post ), to a media event in Berlin for its European premiere. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Volkswagen presents status of fleet study in electromobility; latest generation of twïnDRIVE plug-in hybrid

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One of the goals of Volkswagen AG is to launch numerous plug-in hybrid cars on the market in the years 2013/2014. The flow of electrical energy is regulated by a high-voltage power distribution unit, which, like the battery, is located at the rear of the Golf Variant. kWh, while the Touareg Hybrid battery stores 1.7

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Volkswagen unveiling CrossBlue Coupé concept plug-in hybrid in Shanghai

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At the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show, Volkswagen will introduce the “CrossBlue Coupé” concept plug-in hybrid SUV. The CrossBlue Coupé is powered by a plug-in hybrid system comprising a V6 turbo direct gasoline injection engine (TSI) and two electric motors; maximum system power is as much as 305 kW (409 hp). CrossBlue Coupé.

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Volkswagen Group shows 3 hydrogen fuel cell concepts at LA Show: Audi A7 Sportback h-tron; Golf Sportwagen HyMotion; Passat HyMotion

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The tanks can store around five kilograms of hydrogen at a pressure of 700 bar—enough to drive more than 500 kilometers (310.7 mi) by a battery with a capacity of 8.8 kilowatt-hours, which is recharged by recuperation or alternatively from a power socket. lb) of hydrogen to cover 100 kilometers (62.1 liters (1.0

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Drayson Racing and Lola unveil battery-electric Le Mans prototype; application of structural composite batteries

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Traction power for the Lola LMP is provided by three Li-ion battery packs manufactured by Mavizen comprising li-ion battery cells made by A123 Systems. Additionally, the car features structural composite batteries ( earlier post ) from BAE systems—i.e., of generating multifunctional materials and methods to convert.

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